INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

IEC and its Affiliate Country Programme

Jan-Henrik Tiedemannjti@iec.ch

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Types of participation

IEC is a voluntary association of National Committees that fully represent electrotechnical interests in their countries Government, industry, testing laboratories, academia,

consumer groups…

Membership – one member per country Full Members (60)

Associate Members (22)

Affiliate Country Programme 82 participants (as of 2013-04)

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Membership and Affiliation

60 Full Members

22 Associate Members

82 Affiliates

May submit votes on all TC/SC and Council documents via

electronic voting system

May submit votes/ comments on documents of 4 selected

TC/SCs via electronic voting system

May not vote

No membership

May submit comments on all TC/SC and Council documents

May submit comments only on TC/SC documents but not on

Council documents

May submit comments on the documents of 10 selected

TC/SCs by e-mail

Fully participate in international standardization activities

Limited participation of countries with limited resources

A type of participation, but notmembership

Full access to IS for adoption and for commercial exploitation

Full access to IS for adoption and for commercial exploitation

Selection of 200 IS to start basic electronic library.

Facilitated adoption procedure

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82 Members 82 Affiliates

IEC Family: 164 countries

Survey on Conformity Assessment needs in Affiliate countries

Dialogue 16 sent in November 2012

Identify Affiliate needs to support and find adapted solutions in conformity assessment within IEC

52 countries participated 50% Africa, 29% Latin America, 21% Asia-Pacific

Proposal for new IEC Affiliate CA Status (ACAS) to be submitted for CAB decision in June 2013

Implementation scheduled before next IEC GM / New Delhi – October 2013

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Assessing mentoring needs in Affiliate Countries

Dialogue 17 survey sent in November 2012

Assess Affiliate country current situation and their needs of their participation in IEC technical works, such as through commenting on documents

56 countries participated 50% Africa, 25% Latin America, 25% Asia-Pacific

Proposal of a framework for mentoring programme

Implementation scheduled before next IEC GM / New Delhi – October 2013

IEC CA Systems and AFSEC

IECEx-AFSEC: Workshop with AFSEC in Côte D’Ivoire, Nov 2012

40 participants from 9 countries

3-day course on IEC 60079-14, 60079-10-1 and 60079-17 with site inspection

Experts from IEC TC 31: Equipment for explosive atmospheres

IECEE-AFSEC Regional seminar in Kenya, Aug 2013

Refrigerators and freezers / Meters / Luminaires 7

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CA & Affiliates

Workshop on electrical safety of domestic appliances GM10 (IECEE, TC 59 and TC 61)

CAB energy efficiency survey to developing countries Affiliate Dialogue 9

IECEx seminar in Brunei (Nov10) leads to Workshop on personal certification in GM Melbourne 2011

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History of the Affiliate Programme

In 2001 IEC had stable membership (since 1906!), but membership requirements were deterring developing countries

World Trade Organization was looking for ways “to ensure effective participation of Members, and particularly of developing country Members in [international standardization organizations] activities.”

The IEC found a unique approach to ensuring that participation.

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AFRICAAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCentral African Rep.ChadComorosCongoCôte d'IvoireDRC CongoEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea BissauLesothoMadagascar

ASIAAfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanBangladeshBhutanKyrgyzstanLebanonMongoliaMyanmarNepalPalestineTurkmenistanYemen

AMERICASAntigua and BarbudaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaCosta RicaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaPanamaParaguayPeruSaint LuciaSaint Vincent & GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoUruguay

ASIA-PACIFICBrunei DarussalamCambodiaFijiLao PDRPapua New Guinea

MalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigerRwandaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSouth SudanSudanSwazilandTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

82 Affiliates

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A Unique Approach

Affiliate commitment to use International Standards

No participation fee, no right to vote, not a form of membership

100% electronic environment / correspondence

200 free IEC International Standards for adoption

Selection of 10 technical fields and access to working documents

New Affiliate Plus status

Guidance on IEC Conformity Assessment Systems

Attendance to IEC General Meetings

A Leader, a Secretariat, two Coordinators, a website.

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New Affiliate Leader as per 2011-06-01

Phuntsho WangdiDirector of Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB) Nominated by IEC General Secretary

Voice of the Affiliates within IEC

Regular dialogue

Promotes the Affiliate Country Programme (regional events, WTO)

Leads Affiliate delegation during the General Meeting

Reports to IEC management boards

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Affiliate Coordinator for Latin America

Carlos Rodríguez Executive director of Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO) Affiliate Leader (2006-2011)

Coordinates Affiliate participation in Latin America

Close collaboration with IEC-LARC in liaison with regional organizations

Assists Affiliate Leader and Secretariat in his region

Affiliate Forum during General Meeting

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Affiliate Coordinator for Africa

Evah OduorKEBS Managing DirectorAFSEC Vice-President for CA Coordinates Affiliate

participation in Africa

Assists Affiliate Leader and Secretariat for African issues

Liaison with AFSEC

Represents IEC in African meetings

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Affiliate Secretariat

Françoise Rauser - Secretary

Organizes workshops / GM

Reports to WTO

International liaison for DCs

Thomas Robertson - Project Coordinator

Sei-Yun Park - Assistant

Affiliate Forum

Activated in Tel Aviv at the 73rd IEC GM

Chaired by Affiliate Leader - Report

Break out into regional sessions with coordinators and IEC Regional Centres Participation of AFSEC

NEC exchange of experience

Participation of IEC mentors TC 86, TC 82/JWG 1

Ex Affiliates (NG, KE, JO)

Other IEC Members (IT, KR, NO, ZA)

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A dedicated website

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AFRICAAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African Rep.ChadComorosCongoCôte d'IvoireDRC CongoDjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea BissauGui.Equatorial

ASIAAfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanBangladeshBhutanKyrgyzstanLebanonMaldivesMongoliaMyanmarNepalPalestineSyriaTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanYemen

AMERICASAntigua and BarbudaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaCosta RicaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSt Vincent & GrenadinesSaint LuciaSurinameTrinidad and TobagoUruguay

ASIA-PACIFICBrunei DarussalamCambodiaFijiLao PDRPapua New GuineaSolomon IslandsSamoaTonga

LesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigerRwandaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSouth SudanSudanSwazilandTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

82 Affiliates and 12 potentials

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Results

82 Affiliates: South Sudan joined Affiliates (April 13)

Use of Standards: 10’009 in use by 70 countries Mozambique (March 2013)

144 experts with logins in 38 countries

Adoption: 3’762 in 41 Affiliate Countries Bhutan, Dominican Republic (January 2013) Adoptions on line: http://www.iec.ch/affiliates

NECs: 39 established

Affiliate Plus: 18 countries

Ethiopia (November 2012)

General Meeting 2012: 13 countries represented

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Declaration of Adoption: just a formality

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IEC International Standard adopted by Affiliate

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Affiliate Plus

Criteria At least 50 adoptions of IEC IS A NEC

New benefits 400 free adoptions instead of 200 Mentoring on case by case basis

18 countries granted with new status AF, BD, BN, CD, CI, ET, GH, GY, LA, LB, MW, PE, PS,

RW, SD, UG, UY, ZM Plus Jordan and Moldova that became Associate

Members

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Mentoring

National – Regional level AFF + NEC / IEC National Committee

Existing mentoring approach Canada Peru / US Costa Rica

FINCA / Copant / Comccanor / Andean Community

South Africa / Botswana / Rwanda

AFSEC (IEC Members / Affiliates)

ASEAN: to be implemented

Technical level NEC Secretary / TC/SC Secretary

NEC expert / TCSC expert

Encourage commenting on CD-CDV document

Affiliates Plus and potentials

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Afghanistan89NECAF+

Bangladesh149NECAF+

Barbados1NEC

Benin 169

Bhutan13NEC

Bolivia22NEC

Botswana 97

Brunei Daruss. 74NECAF+

Burkina FasoNEC

BurundiNEC

Costa Rica24NEC

Côte d’Ivoire 51NECAF+

Dominican Republic 2NEC

DRC52NECAF+

Ecuador32NEC

El SalvadorNEC

Ethiopia 197NECAF+

Gambia NEC

Ghana 270NECAF+

Guyana 169NECAF+

Honduras7NEC

Laos PDR 50NECAF+

Lebanon 374NECAF+

Malawi 200NECAF+

Mauritius48NEC

Mongolia52

MozambiqueNEC

NamibiaNEC

NigerNEC

Palestine200NECAF+

Peru 101NECAF+

Rwanda 100NECAF+

Senegal 16NEC

Sierra Leone 27 NEC

Sudan 101NECAF+

SurinameNEC

Trinidad and Tobago 20 NEC

Uganda 122 NECAF+

Uruguay 117NECAF+

Zambia 107NECAF+

Zimbabwe 16 NEC

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AFSEC news

An electrotechnical standardization commission in Africa (AFSEC)

12 Statutory Members Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya,

Libya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan

6 Affiliate Members UPDEA, AFREC, EAPP, SAPP, PIESA, SADC

President: Côte d’Ivoire

Vice Presidents Technical work: Nigeria

Conformity Assessment: Kenya

NECs: Senegal

Secretariat: South Africa

Co-operation agreement with IEC and CENELEC

AFSEC IEC Capacity building seminar 11

Nairobi, KE, 5-8 Sept 2011 – 68 participants from 11 countriesTC 8: Systems aspects for electrical energy supply (RW/NG)

TC 13: Electrical energy measurement, tariff- and load control (ZA/EG)

TC 57: Power systems management and associated information exchange (GH/KE)

TC 64: Electrical installations and protection against electric shock (KE/ZA)

TC 77: Electromagnetic compatibility (NG/EG)26

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76th General Meeting Oslo / Norway

13 countries sent 24 delegates to Oslo BT, CM, CI, CD, GH, LB, NA, PN, SD, SZ, TZ,

YE, ZM

Affiliate Forum

Workshop on Adopting and referencing IEC International Standards for use in technical regulations

Council day

TC meetings

Affiliates at technical meetings 2012

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TC/SC BT CM CI CD GH LB NA PN SD SZ TZ YE ZM

TC 3 x x

TC 3 Workshop x x x

SC 3C x

TC 8 x x x x x x

TC 16 x x x x x

TC 23 x

SC 23A x

SC 23B x x

SC 23C x x

SC 23E x x x

TC 31 x

TC 59 x

SC 59A x x

SC 59C x x

SC 59D x x

SC 59K x x

SC 59L x

TC 64 x x x x x x x x x

TC 73 x

TC 82 x x x x x x x x x

TC 114 x

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Workshop on Adopting and referencing IEC IS for use in technical regulations

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National Electrotechnical Committees

39 established

10 now IEC Members

Guidelines from Leader (EN/FR/SP)

Forum during GM

Country visits back to back to regional events

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Way forward in 2013

More Affiliate Plus countries

Mentoring programme

Cooperation with regional bodies

Reach out to Pacific Islands and West Africa

Training on regional basis / Virtual training

Adoption event with ISO

New benefits in conformity assessment

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IEC cooperation for developing countries

Observer status in WTO TBT Committee WTO delegation at IEC CO

With ISO: Common regional course on adoption Singapore, February 2011 Burkina Faso, March 2012 Ecuador, Sept-Oct 2013

DCMAS (Network on metrology, accreditation and standardization for developing countries) 10 Members (BIPM, IAF, IEC, ILAC, ISO,

ITC, ITU-T, OIML, UNECE and UNIDO) UNECE hold secretariat 2011-12 Next meeting: April 2012

International collaboration

With SE4ALL (Sustainable ENERGY FOR ALL) Practitioner Network workshop in Cambodia, March 2013

IEC at CEM New Delhi, April 2013

With UNIDO: MME (Mechanical and Electrical Equipment) Capacity Building in China

With IRENA: Workshop in Bonn, Oct 2012

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World Standards Cooperation – IEC-ISO-ITU

WSC CA Workshop: 21-22 November 2013 in Geneva

Target audience: DCs and economies in transition / Regulators/ NSBs/ Industry

Content Introduction to CA/IEC, ISO, ITU activities

Challenges for DCs

Generic path for a well-functioning regulatory system in a DC

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A springboard to IEC membership

2004: Kazakhstan

2005: Macedonia, Kenya

2006: Nigeria

2007: Cuba

2008: Libya

2009: Albania

2010: Georgia, Jordan

2012: Moldova

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