1. INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

5. established standards development process National Committees involved at each stage Technical Committees established for specific fields of activity

9. Path to publication of IEC IS CDV – Committee Draft for Vote + Report on Vote – all Members can comment and vote – public enquiry in some countries - month 24 FDIS – Final Draft International Standard – Report on vote for FDIS – 2/3 majority needed, no more than 25% negative votes - month 32 IS – International Standard – month 35

11. IEC Global relevance policy Inclusion of essential differences  environment  infrastructure 11

12. Patent = exclusive rights granted by government to inventor Standards and patents encourage investment into innovations and the dissemination of technology.

13. publications must be exploitable by users without undue constraints respect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of owners RAND (reasonable and non- discriminatory)

14. National adoption  national or regional adoption  formal adoption process in some countries  used directly by reference in regulation Regulation  safety  health  environment  EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) 14

22. INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION