2) Which following statements about the activities and support that ISO/COPOLCO can provide are true? |
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a. ISO/COPOLCO produces a report annually which reports on consumer representatives activity in selected areas. |
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d. ISO/COPOLCO organizes an annual workshop on a subject topical for consumers and relevant to standards. |
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f. ISO/COPOLCO identifies topics where standards would be helpful for consumers and prepares background material for ISO Council and ISO's Secretary-General |
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g. ISO/COPOLCO is involved in training activities which are aimed particularly at developing countries. |
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b. ISO/COPOLCO asks for reports from all consumer representatives working at the national level. |
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c. ISO/COPOLCO can provide funding for consumer representatives |
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e. ISO/COPOLCO responds to requests from any consumer |
3) Which of the following help to ensure the openness and transparency of ISO and IEC procedures and hence confidence in the standards? |
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a. Established and published procedures |
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b. Allowing experts from all interested stakeholders to participate in standards development. |
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c. The principle of consensus |
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e. The availability of Draft International Standards for comment, depending on the consultation procedures at the national level, |
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f. Voting, subject to strict rules, by the membership, on the acceptance of any standard |
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d. Journalists’ presence during the proceedings of technical committee or working group meetings |
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g. Lobbying of committee members by special interest groups |
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d and g are actually destructive to transparency and openness.
- For d: Concern over negative publicity will inhibit free and open discussions among experts.
- For g: Lobbying by special interest groups is destructive because it gives powerful groups unfair advantages in the market place. Lobbying is not conducted in an open forum and it therefore runs counter to the consensus process.
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