International and Regional Standards and Conformance Bodies

New Zealand's Standards and Conformance System: A Guide for Business

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[ Last Updated 1 November 2005 ]

Activity	International Organisation	Asia/Pacific Regional Organisation¹	New Zealand National Authority²
Documentary Standards Development	International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO); International Electro-technical Commission (IEC)	Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC)	Standards New Zealand (SNZ)
National Measurement Standards	Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM); Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (CGPM)	Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP)	Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand (MSL)
Trade Measurement (Legal Metrology)	Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale (OIML); Comité International de Métrologie Légale (CIML)	Asia Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF)	Trading Standards Service (TSS - a division of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs)
Accreditation of Laboratories and Inspection Bodies	International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)	Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC)	International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ)
Accreditation of Certification Bodies (for systems, products and personnel)	International Accreditation Forum (IAF); International Auditor and Training Certification Association (IATCA)	Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC)	Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ)

¹These bodies are recognised as "Specialist Regional Bodies" in the context of the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment, Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC)

²These 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.