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11、System) 2 IECQ 01:2014 IEC 2014 CONTENTS FOREWORD . 3 1 Title . 4 2 Object . 4 3 Scope 4 4 Governing documents 4 5 Membership and National organizations 5 6 Organization 6 7 Officers and administration 8 8 Conformity Assessment Bodies Committee (CABC) 9 9 Board of Appeal . 10 10 Legal provisions 11
12、10.1 International level . 11 10.2 National level 11 10.3 Legal protection 11 10.4 Exclusion of liability 11 10.5 Exoneration 11 11 Standards and specifications . 11 12 Quality assessment . 12 13 Voting 12 14 Finance . 13 15 Amendments to the Basic Rules 13 16 Dissolution of the IECQ System . 13 Ann
13、ex A (normative) Procedure for the Board of Appeal 14 Annex B (normative) Terms and definitions 16 Annex C (normative) Scope of the IECQ System 19 Annex D (normative) Normative documents approved for use in the IECQ System . 20 Annex E (normative) Conditions for Bodies and Organizations domiciled in
14、 non-IEC member countries to become members of an IEC Conformity Assessment System . 21 IECQ 01:2014 IEC 2014 3 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components (IECQ System) Basic Rules FOREWORD This publication has been approved by the Management Co
15、mmittee (MC) of the IECQ and subsequently approved by the IEC Conformity Assessment Board (CAB). It cancels and replaces IECQ 01:2012, Third edition. Changes to the 2012 Edition relate to the clarification from the IEC Conformity Assessment Board concerning time limits for non-IEC member participati
16、on in IEC Conformity Assessment Systems and include changes to: Clause 5.2 Membership and National organisations Annex E Conditions for Bodies and Organisations domiciled in non-IEC member countries Changes incorporated in this draft are shown using the tracking tool. 4 IECQ 01:2014 IEC 2014 IEC Qua
17、lity Assessment System for Electronic Components (IECQ System) Basic Rules 1 Title The title of the System is “IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components“, hereinafter referred to as “the IECQ System“ or “System”. The abbreviation is “IECQ”. 2 Object Taking into account the object of th
18、e International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as given in Article 2 of the Statutes, the particular object of the IECQ System, operated in conformity with the Statutes and under the authority of the IEC, is to facilitate international trade in electronic components of assessed quality, by provid
19、ing a global framework for independent assessment and certification. The object is achieved by the implementation of quality assessment procedures in such a manner that organisations, processes, and components certified as conforming to the requirements of an applicable standard or specification, ar
20、e acceptable to all participants. The IECQ System provides manufacturers with a “Supply chain verification tool” for seeking assurance that electronic components, assemblies, processes and related materials conform to declared technical Standards and Specifications. 3 Scope The IECQ System is applic
21、able to all electronic components, assemblies and related materials and processes for which quality assessment is required in standards and specifications approved for use in the IECQ System. The IECQ System provides procedures for the quality assessment and certification of organisations, processes
22、 and components but does not give assurance of compliance with safety requirements of equipment using those components. The full Scope of the IECQ System as approved by the IEC Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) is listed in Annex C. In the IECQ System an applicable standard or specification denotes
23、a standard or specification which is in accordance with clause 11. 4 Governing documents The documents that state the Rules of the IECQ System and that govern the organization of its work are as follows: a) the Statutes of the IEC; b) the Rules of Procedure of the IEC; c) the ISO/IEC Directives, unl
24、ess otherwise specified; IECQ 01:2014 IEC 2014 5 d) the Basic Rules (this document) that define the principles of the IECQ System and that are approved by the CAB; e) the Rules of Procedure that define the working procedures of the IECQ System and its programmes. The Rules of procedures are decided
25、upon and amended by the Management Committee (MC) of the IECQ, in accordance with the voting procedure described in Clause 13. The Rules of Procedure of the IECQ System and amendments shall be notified to the CAB; f) documents prepared by the Conformity Assessment Bodies Committee (CABC) on procedur
26、es to ensure the uniform application of the Rules of Procedure and equivalence of national procedures, that shall be approved in accordance with the voting procedure described in Clause 13 and shall become part of the Rules of Procedure. In case of a conflict, contradiction or inconsistency between
27、the provisions of one of the above mentioned documents and provisions of another of the above mentioned documents, the provisions of the document listed in a higher position shall take precedence over the provisions of the document listed in a lower position. In addition the IECQ System makes use of
28、 the following international standards: ISO 9001, Quality Management Systems Requirements ISO 10011, Guidelines for quality and/or environmental management system auditing; ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories relevant ISO/IEC Guides 5 Member
29、ship and National organizations 5.1 Membership of the IECQ System is open to any country in which there is a Full or Associate Member National Committee of the IEC, as defined in Article 4 of the Statutes of the IEC. Membership of the IECQ System is also open to non-IEC countries, subject to the con
30、currence of the IEC Executive Committee (ExCo) regarding general IEC policy and satisfaction of the specific requirements for membership, as set out in Annex E. 5.2 The IECQ System Member Bodies nominated by Full or Associate Member National Committees or from non-IEC member countries are entitled t
31、o participate fully in the committees and activity of the IECQ System, except that representatives of IEC Associate Members and of non-IEC member countries are not eligible for election to any officer or Executive position, and not eligible to appeal decisions concerning their membership. Suspended
32、IEC National Committees, or bodies notified by them for System membership, shall not be permitted to retain membership of the IECQ System or be admitted to membership in the System during the period of suspension. A Member Body (MB) (and its nominated certification bodies) associated with a suspende
33、d IEC member will not be permitted to participate in the activities of the IECQ System. 5.3 A national organization shall be established to co-ordinate the activity for the quality assessment of electronic components, materials and processes in a participating country. This organisation acts as the
34、IECQ Member Body and may be the National Committee of the IEC or a body nominated by the National Committee of the IEC. It shall be fully representative of the national electrotechnology community and should include a wide representation from manufacturing and user industries and standards bodies in
35、 addition to conformity assessment interests and shall fulfil the following functions: 6 IECQ 01:2014 IEC 2014 a) the management of the operation of the IECQ System at the national level and the responsibility for the national representation of its country in the IECQ System; b) the preparation and
36、issue of national standards and other documents associated with the IECQ System. This function may be performed by a National Standards Organization (NSO). 5.4 Application for membership shall be submitted to the IECQ Secretariat by the National Committee of the IEC. The National Organization shall
37、undertake to abide by the Basic Rules and Rules of Procedures of the IECQ System. Applications for IECQ System membership from non-IEC member countries will be handled in accordance with the procedure set out in Annex E. 5.5 Any National Committee of the IEC, or a body nominated by the National Comm
38、ittee of the IEC, desiring to participate in the IECQ System shall submit an application to the IECQ Secretary, accompanied by a National Statement of Surveillance Arrangements (NSSA). The NSSA shall consist of two parts, the first of which relates to the national administration. The second, where a
39、ppropriate, shall consist of a series of annexes prepared in accordance with the Rules of Procedure by IECQ CBs recognized by the MB to operate in the country, giving descriptions of their resources. In the first part the applicant shall make the following declarations: a) that it wishes to be recog
40、nized as an MB; b) that it agrees to implement the Rules of the System and to publish documents which are necessary nationally; c) that it agrees to recognize without discrimination all approvals, accreditations and validations granted in accordance with the IECQ System by other participants; d) tha
41、t it agrees to meet the financial obligations of clause 14. The first part shall also give the following information: e) a description of the relationship between the IEC National Committee, the MB and any Certification Body(ies) proposing to operate in the country; f) a statement regarding the rela
42、tionship to government and industry with reference to any relevant law(s) and other legal provisions. 5.6 A Member Body wishing to withdraw from membership of the IECQ System shall give at least one calendar years notice. The MB shall pay its annual dues for the calendar year following the year duri
43、ng which the notice was given, unless notice of withdrawal is received up to and including 30 June, in which case the MB shall only be required to pay the current years dues. 5.7 Any proposal to suspend membership of the IECQ System, or to cancel such suspension, shall require agreement by a majorit
44、y of at least four-fifths of the total number of MBs, except in the case of suspension for non-payment of dues, application fees, surcharges, etc. as decided by the MC. If the suspension of the membership has not been cancelled during the year after which the decision was taken, the body concerned s
45、hall ceases to be a member of the IECQ System. 6 Organization 6.1 The overall responsibility for the functioning of the IECQ System is vested in the MC, which is a committee of the IEC and operates under the authority of the CAB. IECQ 01:2014 IEC 2014 7 6.2 The organization comprises: a Management C
46、ommittee (MC) a Conformity Assessment Bodies Committee (CABC) an IECQ Executive a Board of Appeal a Secretariat 6.3 The composition of the MC is as follows: a) a delegation from each member country attending the MC meeting, consisting of not more than three delegates appointed by its MB, in which at
47、 least one delegate should be representative of manufacturing industry interests; b) the Officers; c) two representative appointed by the CABC; d) the General Secretary of the IEC. 6.4 The MC shall meet at least once per year. 6.5 The MC may establish working groups, with clearly defined terms of re
48、ference, to advise it on matters related to the management of the System. 6.6 The MC shall establish a Conformity Assessment Bodies Committee (CABC) with composition and terms of reference in accordance with Clause 8. The relationship between the MC and the CABC is governed by the Rules of Procedure
49、. 6.7 The MC provides a report on its activities at least annually to the CAB and submits proposals for approval by the CAB with regard to: a) modifications to the Basic Rules of the System; b) the appointment of officers of the System; c) the budget and annual accounts of the System; d) the policy of the System; e) proposals for extensions to the Scope of the System; and f) proposals for the use of normative documents other than IEC Standards. 6.8 The MC shall determine: a) questions related to membership o
