About
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Secretary:
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Chairperson (until end 2026):Ms Caroline Outa
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1970
Scope
The Policy Development Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) shall:
a) Develop International Standards and other ISO and ISO/IEC documents related to conformity assessment;
b) Promote recognition and broad acceptance of international, regional and national conformity assessment systems, and appropriate use of International Standards and other ISO and ISO/IEC documents for conformity assessment;
c) In relation to conformity assessment:
- i. Identify and analyze new or emerging trends;
- ii. Provide a forum for the exchange of information on the experience of stakeholders in the development and implementation of standards and on other related questions of interest;
- iii. Provide advice and recommendations to the ISO Council regarding new or revised policies or actions;
- iv. Evaluate current and new conformity assessment methods as relevant to emerging or changing standards or other technical specifications
d) Support, through advice and oversight, ISO and ISO/IEC Technical committees when developing ISO and ISO/IEC documents related to conformity assessment requirements and guidance, including but not limited to sectoral conformity assessment requirements, and;
e) Prepare supporting material such as brochures and other information related to the activities covered by CASCO.
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This committee contributes with 6 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
Joint working groups under the responsibility of another committee
Reference | Title |
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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42/JWG 6 | Joint Working Group ISO/IEC JTC1/SC42 - ISO/CASCO: Conformity assessment schemes for AI systems |
ISO/TC 207/SC 2/JWG 1 | Joint ISO/TC 207/SC 2-ISO/CASCO WG: Validation and verification of sustainability information |
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/JWG 6 | Joint TC 207/SC 7 - CASCO WG: Verification and validation of environmental information |
ISO/PC 302/JWG 1 | Joint ISO/PC 302 - ISO/CASCO WG: Revision of ISO 19011 |
Liaison Committees to ISO/CASCO
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/CASCO:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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IEC/CAB | Conformity Assessment Board | IEC |
ISO/COPOLCO | Committee on consumer policy | ISO |
ISO/DEVCO | Committee on developing country matters | ISO |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 | Software and systems engineering | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 | Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
ISO/TC 20/SC 13 | Space data and information transfer systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 34 | Food products | ISO |
ISO/TC 34/SC 17 | Management systems for food safety | ISO |
ISO/TC 46/SC 11 | Archives/records management | ISO |
ISO/TC 69 | Applications of statistical methods | ISO |
ISO/TC 85 | Nuclear energy, nuclear technologies, and radiological protection | ISO |
ISO/TC 108/SC 5 | Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machine systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 135 | Non-destructive testing | ISO |
ISO/TC 135/SC 7 | Personnel qualification | ISO |
ISO/TC 146/SC 4 | General aspects | ISO |
ISO/TC 174 | Jewellery and precious metals | ISO |
ISO/TC 176 | Quality management and quality assurance | ISO |
ISO/TC 176/SC 1 | Concepts and terminology | ISO |
ISO/TC 176/SC 2 | Quality systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 176/SC 3 | Supporting technologies | ISO |
ISO/TC 207 | Environmental management | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 1 | Environmental management systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 2 | Environmental auditing and related practices | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 3 | Environmental labelling | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 | Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities | ISO |
ISO/TC 210 | Quality management and corresponding general aspects for products with a health purpose including medical devices | ISO |
ISO/TC 212 | Medical laboratories and in vitro diagnostic systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 215 | Health informatics | ISO |
ISO/TC 232 | Education and learning services | ISO |
ISO/TC 241 | Road traffic safety management systems | ISO |
ISO/PC 250 | Sustainability in event management | ISO |
ISO/TC 251 | Asset management | ISO |
ISO/TC 267 | Facility management | ISO |
ISO/TC 268 | Sustainable cities and communities | ISO |
ISO/TC 269 | Railway applications | ISO |
ISO/TC 272 | Forensic sciences | ISO |
ISO/TC 276 | Biotechnology | ISO |
ISO/TC 283 | Occupational health and safety management | ISO |
ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
ISO/TC 301 | Energy management and energy savings | ISO |
ISO/TC 304 | Healthcare organization management | ISO |
ISO/TC 309 | Governance of organizations | ISO |
ISO/TC 334 | Reference materials | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/CASCO
ISO/CASCO can access the documents of the committees below:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 | Software and systems engineering | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 | Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
ISO/TC 34/SC 17 | Management systems for food safety | ISO |
ISO/TC 44/SC 11 | Qualification requirements for welding and allied processes personnel | ISO |
ISO/TC 67 | Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy | ISO |
ISO/TC 85 | Nuclear energy, nuclear technologies, and radiological protection | ISO |
ISO/TC 176 | Quality management and quality assurance | ISO |
ISO/TC 176/SC 1 | Concepts and terminology | ISO |
ISO/TC 176/SC 2 | Quality systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 176/SC 3 | Supporting technologies | ISO |
ISO/TC 207 | Environmental management | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 1 | Environmental management systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 2 | Environmental auditing and related practices | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 3 | Environmental labelling | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 4 | Environmental performance evaluation | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 5 | Life cycle assessment | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 | Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities | ISO |
ISO/TC 212 | Medical laboratories and in vitro diagnostic systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 268 | Sustainable cities and communities | ISO |
ISO/TC 276 | Biotechnology | ISO |
ISO/TC 279 | Innovation management | ISO |
ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
ISO/TC 301 | Energy management and energy savings | ISO |
ISO/TC 309 | Governance of organizations | ISO |
ISO/TC 323 | Circular economy | ISO |
ISO/TC 334 | Reference materials | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym | Title | Category |
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BIPM | International Bureau of Weights and Measures | A |
CAC | Codex Alimentarius Commission | A |
EFAC | European Federation of Associations of Certification bodies | A |
EOQ | European Organization for Quality | A |
EUROLAB | EUROLAB | A |
GFSI | Global Food Safety Initiative | A |
IAF | International Accreditation Forum, Inc. | A |
IFAN | International Federation of Standards Users | A |
IIOA | Independent International Organisation for Assurance | A |
ILAC | International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation | A |
INLAC | Latinoamerican Institute for Quality Assurance | A |
IPC | International Personnel Certification Association (IPC) | A |
IQNet | IQNet Association - The International Certification Network | A |
ISEAL | ISEAL | A |
ITU | International Telecommunication Union | A |
NCSLI | NCSL International | A |
OIML | International Organization of Legal Metrology | A |
TIA | Telecommunications Industry Association | A |
TIC Council | TIC Council | A |
UILI | Union Internationale des Laboratoires Indépendants (UILI) | A |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | A |
WADA | World Anti-Doping Agency | A |
WOAH | World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) | A |
Organizations in liaison (Category C)
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
Acronym | Title | Category |
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ERA_European Union Agency for Railways | European Union Agency for Railways | C |
Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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8-10 | April 2025 | Berlin (Germany) | ISO/CASCO |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional