International Electrotechnical Commission

　　IEC’ssuccessfulconformityassessmentschemesbuildtrustthroughthepeerassessment

　　processandmanyoftheirparticipatingcertificationbodiesandtestinglaboratoriesare

　　assessedbothbyaccreditationbodiesandbytheirpeers.ThereforetheIECworksclosely

　　withtheinternationalaccreditationnetworkinordertoreducecostsforallstakeholders

　　inconformityassessment.Closecooperationrelievesanyduplicationburdenonbusiness

　　whilstenhancingtheassessmentprocessoverall.

　　DonGray,VicePresident