CASCO
Committee on conformity assessment
- Secretariat: ISO Central Secretariat
- Secretary: Mr. Sean MacCurtain
- Chairperson: M. Olivier Peyrat (France) until end 2010
- Creation date: 1970
- Work programme
(drafts and new work items of CASCO)
Scope:
Membership
CASCO membership is open to interested member bodies as participating (P) or observer (O) members and to interested correspondent members as observer (O) members.
Terms of reference
- To study means of assessing the conformity of products, processes, services and management systems to appropriate standards or other technical specifications.
- To prepare international guides and International Standards relating to the practice of testing, inspection and certification of products, processes and services, and to the assessment of management systems, testing laboratories, inspection bodies, certification bodies, accreditation bodies and their operation and acceptance.
- To promote mutual recognition and acceptance of national and regional conformity assessment systems, and the appropriate use of International Standards for testing, inspection, certification, assessment and related purposes.
More information about CASCO and related ISO activities
| Number of published ISO standards under the direct responsibility of CASCO: | 26 |
| Participating countries: | 71 |
| Observing countries: | 38 |
ISO committees in liaison:
TC 34, TC 69, TC 135, TC 176, TC 176/SC 1, TC 207, TC 207/SC 1, TC 207/SC 7, TC 212, TC 248, COPOLCO, REMCO, DEVCO
Organizations in liaison:
BIPM, CAC, CEOC, EOQ, EUROLAB, IAF, IFAN, IFIA, IIOC, ILAC, INLAC, IPC, IQNet, ITU, OIML, UILI
Subcommittees/Working Groups:
| Subcommittee/Working Group | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO/CASCO/TIG |
Technical Interface Group The convener can be reached through the secretariat |
| ISO/CASCO/IAG 9000 | ISO 9000 Advisory Group |
| ISO/CASCO/STAR |
Strategic Alliance and Regulatory group The convener can be reached through the secretariat |
| CASCO/CPC | Chairman's Policy and Coordination Group |
| CASCO/IAF/ILAC JWG | IAF-ILAC-ISO Joint Working Group |
| CASCO/WG 21 | Management system certification |
| CASCO/WG 23 | Common elements in ISO/IEC Standards for conformity assessment activities - STANDBY |
| CASCO/WG 28 | Proficiency testing |
| CASCO/WG 29 | Product certification |
| ISO/CASCO/WG 30 | Certification of persons |
| ISO/CASCO/WG 31 | Inspection |
| ISO/CASCO/WG 32 |
Fundamentals of product certification The convener can be reached through the secretariat |
| ISO/CASCO/WG 33 |
Third-party management system audit report The convener can be reached through the secretariat |
Meeting calendar
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional
| Month | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2010 | 18-19 | Paris (France) | * | CASCO |
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