International Cooperation

  BIS as a founder member of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) continues to take part in international standardization activities. BIS as a member of ISO

	participates in its policy making bodies like Committee on Developing Country Matters (DEVCO), Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO), Committee on Information (INFCO) and Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO)
	is also a member for the Council which comprises of 18 members besides the ISO office bearers
	Director General, BIS has been nominated Regional Liaison Officer for South and Central Asia for the period 1998-2000

BIS is also actively involved in the activities of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and has participation status in 34 Technical Committees. Director General, BIS has been elected as a member of Council Board for IEC which advises Council on various policy decision.

BIS is also having memorandum of understanding in the field of standardization, certification and quality assurance on metrology with the following countries.

	Germany
	Russian Federation
	China
	Turkey
	Mauritus
	Israel
	Cuba

BIS holds secretarial responsibilities for 5 Technical Committees and 5 Subcommittees and maintains participation status in 51 Technical Committees.

	ISO/TC 34/SC7	Spices and Condiments
	ISO/TC 50	Lac
	ISO/TC 56	Mica
	ISO/TC 113	Measurment of Liquid Flow an Open Channel
	ISO/TC 113/SC 1	Velocity Area Methods
	ISO/TC 113/SC 6	Sediment Transport
	ISO/TC 120	Leather
	ISO/TC 120/SC 1	Raw Hides and Skin Including pickled Felts
	ISO/TC 120/SC 2	Tanned Leather
	ISO/TC 149	Cycles

  

BIS activities with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

BIS has taken a leading role in ISO and its activities from the  time of its very creation. It has also taken keen interest and is P-member in its policy making committees like Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO), Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO), Development Committee (DEVCO), Committee on Information (INFCO) and Committee on Reference Materials (REMCO). It has occupied important position by virtue of its significant contributions through its technical committees. BIS is a P-member in 51 and O-member in 111 committees and also holds Secretariat in 5 technical committees (ISO/TC 50, ISO/TC 56, ISO/TC 113, ISO/TC 120 and ISO/TC 149) and 5 subcommittees (ISO/TC 120/SC 1 & SC 2, ISO/TC 34/SC 7, ISO/TC 113/SC 1 and SC 6).

India started taking part in IEC from 1911. BIS took over the responsibility of Indian National Committee of IEC in 1949 from Institution of Engineers. BIS is participating member in 37 technical committees.

Since 1968 BIS has been organizing training programme on standardization for nominees of developing countries every year in the month of October.

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