1. Korea’ Conformity Assessment Scheme & Standards Development Policy (COSD)
31 Oct
Technology and Standards Policy Division
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards(KATS)

2. 1. Korea’ Conformity Assessment Scheme

3. What is Conformity Assessment ?
Current definition from the International Standard ISO/IEC 17000:2004, Conformity assessment - Vocabulary and general principles
Conformity assessment
demonstration that specified requirements relating to a product, process, system, person or body are fulfilled
Note 1 - the subject field of conformity assessment includes activities defined elsewhere in this International Standard, such as testing, inspection and certification, as well as the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies
Some subtle differences, including the concept of a hierarchy of roles, no mention of certification etc. ISO notes that an accreditation body is not a conformity assessment body

4. Conformity assessment - Vocabulary and general principles
Testing - determination of one or more characteristics of an object of conformity assessment, according to a procedure
Inspection - process or installation and determination of its conformity with specific requirements or, on the basis of
professional judgment, with general requirements
Certification - third-party attestation related to products, processes, systems or persons
Accreditation - assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific
conformity assessment tasks

5. Conformity assessment - Vocabulary and general principles
First-party conformity assessment activity ?
- conformity assessment activity that is performed by the person or organization that provides the object
Second-party conformity assessment activity ?
- conformity assessment activity that is performed by a person or organization that has a user interest in the object
Third-party conformity assessment activity ?
- conformity assessment activity that is performed by a
person or body that is independent of the person or
organization that provides the object, and of user interests in that object

6. WTO(World Trade Organization)
economies :
Membership, 30 Observer, 121 Full Member
(January.2010)
WTO Establishment Launch : Punta del Este(1986.9)
Uruguay Round(UR) :
WTO Establishment : Marrakesh Agreement ( )
WTO Agreement Effectivation :

7. WTO’ important Agreement
TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade)
- Agreement on Standards, Technical Regulations,
Conformity Assessment
SPS (Sanitary & Phytosanitary Measures)
- Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and
Phytosanitary measure

8. Alteration of international trade environment
Restriction of import
Before WTO Agreement After WTO Agreement
- duty Standards
- Subsidy & Quarter Technical Regulations
- Conformity Assessment
Policy, Political Regulations
Technical Regulations

9. Summary of TBT Agreement
Transparency
- All technical requirements shall be acquired
Justification
- Restriction to specified product shall be sufficient scientific
or technical reasons
Equivalence
- Requirement applied to foreign products shall be applied to
domestic same products
Standard
- Technical Requirement based on international Standard
Notification to WTO
- New or revised regulations seriously affect trade shall be
notified to WTO.

10. One test, Accepted everywhere Certified once-accepted everywhere
APLAC/PAC
IAAC
SADCA
POLAND
PCA
ARGENTINA
OAA
CUBA
ONARC
EGYPT
NLAB

11. Conformity Assessment Scheme
ISO/CASCO, IEC/CAB
IAF
ILAC
PAC
APLAC
KAS
(ISO/IEC 17011)
KAB
(ISO/IEC 17011)
KOLAS
(ISO/IEC 17011)
Accreditation
(ISO/IEC
17020)
accreditation
(ISO/IEC
Guide 65)
accreditation
(ISO/IEC
17021)
Accreditation
(ISO/IEC
17025)
Inspection Body
CB for Product
CB for QMS
Test & Cal Lab
Certification((product certification standard
certification
(ISO 9001,14001)
Test Method
Suppliers
(manufacturer, services)
Suppliers
(Government, consumer, manufacturer

12. IAF(International Accreditation Forum) Membership
1993. International Organization
The number of IAF members now totals 80 Members(56 Economies),with
62 Accreditation Body Members,18Association Members
4 Regional Groups with Special Recognition being
EA (European Cooperation for Accreditation), IAAC (Inter American Accreditation Cooperation),PAC (Pacific Accreditation Cooperation) and SADCA (Southern African Development Community in Accreditation)
The number of IAF MLA Signatories at 23 November 2010 is :
- Main scope of ISO/IEC and the sub-scope of ISO 9001:    
3 Regional Accreditation Groups (EA, PAC & IAAC) and 46 Accreditation Bodies
- Main scope of ISO/IEC and the sub-scope of ISO 14001:   
  2 Regional Accreditation Groups (EA & PAC) and 41 Accreditation Bodies
- Main scope of ISO/IEC Guide 65: 
2 Regional Accreditation Groups (EA & PAC) and 38 Accreditation Bodies ,

13. ILAC(Membership) Full Members (Signatories); Associates; Affiliates;
The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) first started as a conference in 1977
ILAC was formalised as a cooperation in 1996 when 44 national bodies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Amsterdam.
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES:
Full Members (Signatories);
Associates;
Affiliates;
Stakeholders; and
Regional Cooperation Bodies;
CURRENTLY:
73 Full Members from 60 economies;
18 Associates from 18 economies;
21 Affiliates from 20 economies;
26 Stakeholders ; and
4 Regional Cooperation Bodies;

15. AB’ Operating Trend - One AB : ILAC & IAF the most Members
* 51/ 60 Economies(85%) : One AB
* EU : One AB (08’ Reg No 765/2008)
- Plural AB Country
- integration of IAF-ILAC
* Task force Team : ’08 IAF/ILAC General Meeting
- Korea’ AB
* 3 ABs→1 AB : 2012 or 2013 (Scheduled)
Country
USA
CAN
JAP
THAI
INDIA
KOR
No of AB 11 2 3

16. About Korea AB
1. Name of AB : KOLAS(Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme)
- Foundation Day :
- Organization: MKE KATS
- KOLAS’ present condition (March : 706)
* Test Labs: 427, Cal Labs: 185,
Inspection Body : 85, Reference Materials Producers : 9
2. Name of AB : KAS (Korea Accreditation System)
- Foundation Day :
- KAS’ present condition (August.2011)
* CBs for Product : 13
3. Name of AB : KAB (Korea Accreditation Board)
- ISO 9001, 14001,22000,27001, TL9000 & OHSAS18001
- 32 Certification Body

17. Korea Accreditation System
ISO/IEC Guide 65
- Product Evaluation(Testing, Inspection & System Audit)
- Certification Fulfilling Ability
Product Certification & MLA

18. Korea Laboratory Scheme
ISO/IEC 17025, 17020, 15189, Guide 34
- Testing, Calibration, Inspection & Reference Materials Producing)
MRA
- APLAC MRA : 37 ABs, 24 Economies
- ILAC MRA : 71 ABs, 58 Economies
Customer
ISO/IEC
17020
17025
ISO
15189
Inspection Method
Test & Cal Method
ISO Guide 31, 35
Reference Materials Producers
Inspection Body
Test & Cal Labs
Guide 34
Medical Inspection Method
Medical Labs
KOLAS
ISO/IEC 17011

19. 2. Korea’s Standards Development Policy - COSD : Co-operation Organization for Standards Development

20. International Trend about Standard Development
Market Relevance → Global Relevance
System Approach
Increased Cooperation between Product TC and System TC
Applying International Standard
Select National Standard or Technical Criteria
Stakeholder’s Participation
Appear Various Technical Fields
Improvement of Standard Development Efficiency
Related to Expense and Time

21. KAT’s Policy to the Standard
Standard development activity is transferred From government to private area
Strategic part and International activity are strengthened
Policy
International
Standard
Development
2008 yrs
2010 yrs
2012 yrs
National Standard System
International Standard
Activity Increasing (to 12th)
KATS(100 %)
Strengthen
Interrelationship
Between Gov. Div.
KATS(40 %), COSD(60 %)
Expand Private Standard Activity
KATS(20 %), COSD(80 %)
Activity Increasing (to 7th) -

22. Background of COSD Increasing the Number of Korean National Standard
Insufficient Gov. Human Resources Who are responsible for the Standard Development
Paradigm Change of Standardization
International Trends US
∙ Private-centered Standard System
∙ Gov : Policy
UK, Germany
Private : Country Representative
Gov : MoU with Private
Japan
Private: Standard Dev. Manage
Gov. : Policy, deliberate, notify

23. SDOs System Classification of SDOs GSOs SSOs FSOs International Org.
Consortia
(GIS, ITS etc.)
GSOs
Government
International Org.
(ISO, IEC, ITU etc.)
Europe based Org.
(CEN, CENELEC, ETSI etc.)
Other Location based.
(PASC, COPANT, ARSO etc.)
Nation based Org.
NSO(ATS, AFNOR, BSI, DIN etc.)
SSOs
According to
Related Field
FSOs
International
(ASME, API, ASTM, etc.)

24. SDOs System(Cont.) Country by country Germany(DIN) UK(BSI) US(ANSI)
Under DIN
83 TCs
4200 WGs
UK(BSI)
Designate BSI
3,000 TC/SCs
US(ANSI)
Designate ANSI
279 ASDs
France(AFNOR)
Designate AFNOR
31 ASBs
Japan(JISC)
Designate JISC
588 CSBs

25. Korea SDOs Systems Accreditation : 37 Institute Standard : 24.9% COSD
5,753 Standards Designate/23,062 Standards
Apply
Assessment
Evaluation Committee
Notify
Approved
’08.9
(24)
’08.9~’08.10 ’ ’
Korea Standard Association etc. (14 Institute)
’08.12
(40)
’09.1~’09.2 ’ ’
Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute etc.
(10 Institute)
’09.2~’09.3 ’ ’
National Radio Research Institute (4 Institute)
’09.6
(27)
’09.6~’09.7 ’ ’
Korea Iron & Steel Association tec. (9 Institute)
COSD
Specific
Research
Institute
Association
/Group
Technical
Committee
Technical
Committee
Technical
Committee

26. Korea SDOs Operation Policy
Market Conformity
Openness
Voluntary
Participation
Consistency
Transparency
Unity
Public Interest
Mutual
Agreement

27. Constitute and Manage Committee Demand Investigation, Planning
Korea SDOs Operation Part
Constitute and Manage Committee
Demand Investigation, Planning
Related Technical Committee
And Working Group
Standard demand Investigation,
Planning Standard Development
COSD
Work
Stakeholder’s opinion gathering
National Standard Development and Manage
Public symposium for stakeholder’s opinion discussion
Making Draft/Manual and Standard enact/revise

28. Korea SDOs Operation Effect
Change of Standard Operation System
Private Standard Activity Increasing
Harmonization between Technical Regulation and National Standard
Deliberate/notify
Policy/Planning
Develop Standard
Research
Draft Develop
Agreement
Approval
Develop Standard
Spread Standard
Spread Standard

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