COPOLCO
Committee on consumer policy
- Secretariat: ISO Central Secretariat
- Secretary: Mrs. Dana Kissinger-Matray
- Chairperson: Ms. Jai Ok Kim (Korea, Republic of) until end 2009
- Creation date: 1978
- Work programme
(drafts and new work items of COPOLCO)
Scope:
Membership
COPOLCO membership is open to interested member bodies as participating (P) or observer (O) members andto interested correspondent members as observer (O) members.
Terms of reference
- To study means of helping consumers to benefit from standardization, and means of improving consumer participation in national and international standardization.
- To provide a forum for the exchange of information on the experience of consumer participation in the development and implementation of standards in the consumer field, and on other questions of interest to consumers in national and international standardization.
- To advise ISO Council as to the consolidated viewpoints of consumers on matters relevant to ISO's current and potential standardization and conformity assessment work.
- To advise ISO Council on the need for new or revised policies or actions within ISO as they relate to consumers' needs.
More information about COPOLCO and related ISO activities can be found in the section Resources for consumers.
| Number of published ISO standards under the direct responsibility of COPOLCO: | 6 |
| Participating countries: | 62 |
| Observing countries: | 43 |
ISO committees in liaison:
Organizations in liaison:
Subcommittees/Working Groups:
| Subcommittee/Working Group | Title |
|---|---|
| COPOLCO/WG 1 | Chair's group members and other participants |
| COPOLCO/WG 2 | Priorities from the consumer's point of view |
| COPOLCO/WG 3 | Working group on Consumer participation |
| COPOLCO/WG 4 | Working group on product safety |
| COPOLCO/WG 5 | Consumer protection in the global market place |
| COPOLCO/WG 6 | WG on training |
| COPOLCO/WG 7 | Working group, Revision of ISO/IEC Guide 37 |
| COPOLCO/WG 8 | Guidelines on standardization of services |
| ISO/COPOLCO/WG 9 | Priorities Group Key Persons |
Meeting calendar
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional
| Month | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | 25-29 | Bali (Indonesia) | * | COPOLCO |
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