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Appendix Two: International and Regional Standards and Conformance Bodies


Standards, Accreditation and Measurement: Supporting Our Economy

Regulatory and Competition Policy Branch
[ Last Updated 8 August 2006 ]


Activity International Organisation Asia/Pacific Regional Organisation37 New Zealand National Authority38 Australian National Authority
Documentary Standards Development International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO); International Electro-technical Commission (IEC) Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) Standards New Zealand (SNZ) Standards Australia International (SAI)
Physical Standards of Measurement Bureau International Poids et Mėsures (BIPM); Confėrence Genėrale Poids et Mėsures (CGPM) Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand (MSL), a division of Industrial Research Limited National Measurement Institute (NMI), a division of the Department of Tourism, Industry and Resources (DITR)
Trade Measurement (legal metrology) Organisation International de Mėtrologie Lėgale (OIML); Comitė International de Mėtrologie Lėgale (CIML) Asia Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Measurement and Product Safety Service (MAPSS), a division of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs NMI - as above
Accreditation of Laboratories International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) *** International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA)
Accreditation of Inspection Bodies International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) / International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) *** / Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ); Joint Accreditation System for Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA)
Accreditation of Certification Bodies (for systems, products and personnel) International Accreditation Forum (IAF); International Auditor and Training Certification Assoc'n (IATCA) Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) Joint Accreditation System for Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) Joint Accreditation System for Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ)

37 These bodies are recognized as "Specialist Regional Bodies" in the context of the APEC Committee on Trade and Industry, Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC).

38 These are New Zealand's technical infrastructure bodies. The Ministry of Economic Development is responsible for standards and conformance policy and for liaison with, and coordination of, the infrastructure bodies.


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