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IECEE CMC Meeting held in Canada, Halifax – June 22nd, June 24th

IECEE CMC


IECEE CMC Meeting held in Canada, Halifax – June 22nd, June 24th
Sixty-four participants have attended the two-day 2022 IECEE Certification Management Committee (CMC) Annual Meeting which was held in Halifax, Canada between June 22nd, June 24th. It was the first IECEE CMC to be held in person since the 2019 Annual Meeting in Santiago, Chile. With an additional 50 participants attending remotely given the ongoing global restrictions, the total number of participants is over 100. The 2022 IECEE CMC was hosted by Standard Council of Canada.
IECEE CMC Meeting held in Canada, Halifax
The IECEE CMC Annual Meeting brings together delegations from the 54 IECEE Member Body countries. The blend of delegates represents the various stakeholder groups involved in conformity assessment from regulatory authorities to manufacturers, certification bodies and testing laboratories.
PCN has been represented in the event by its CEO for the Latin American operations, Mr. Kim Rieffel - which is also a member in the directive council of the Brazilian Conformity Assessment Association - ABRAC and in the Satekeholders Committee of the Interamerican Accreditation Cooperation – IAAC.
Important agenda topics
During the IECEE CMC Annual Meeting the participants were able to discuss ongoing general matters related to membership, external liaisons, the 2021 financial results of the IECEE as well as the activities of the various committees and working groups that served as its operational infrastructure. Participants have also engaged and shared ideas regarding the recently approved IEC Strategic Plan as well as a new initiative, the IEC Global Impact Fund, which are intended to lead IEC Standards and IEC Conformity Assessment Systems to address global environmental and societal challenges.
About IECEE
IECEE is the IEC System for Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components. It is a global multilateral certification system based on IEC International Standards and offers testing and certification related to safety, performance and efficiency for 23 categories of electrical and electronic products.
Its members use the principle of mutual recognition (reciprocal acceptance) of certifications to establish private certifications and/or national approvals around the world. Since its establishment in 1985, the IECEE System has had a substantial global impact demonstrated by the over 1,6 million certificates issued to date.