Introduction
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission standard is short.
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IEC (International Electro technical Commission, referred to as IEC), founded in 1906, is the world's oldest non-governmental organizations International Electrotechnical Standardization, is the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the Class A consulting organization. After the establishment of ISO 1947, IEC was incorporated as the electrical department of ISO, but technically, still maintain their financial independence. According to ISO and IEC, 1976, the new agreement, the two organizations are legally independent organizations, IEC is responsible for the electrical, electronic field of international standardization work by ISO is responsible for other areas. IEC member countries currently included as part of the vast majority of industrialized countries and developing countries. These countries have 80% of the world's population, its production and consumption of electricity accounted for 95% of the world, manufacture and use of electrical and electronic products account for 90% of world production. IEC electrical standards aim is to promote international uniformity, electrical, electronic engineering and other interested parties in the standardization of international cooperation, to promote international understanding. To achieve this goal, including international standards published in various publications, including, and hope that the National Committee in its national conditions permit, the use of these international standards. IEC areas of work including electrical, electronic, telecommunications and atomic energy electrical technology.
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IEC's highest authority is the Council. There are currently 53 members, known as the IEC National Committees, each country can only have a body as its members. Each Member State are members of the Council, the Council meeting once a year, known as the IEC Annual Meeting, held in rotation in member states. Assigned by the Executive Committee Council Matters. IEC's technical work by the Executive Committee (CA) responsible. In order to improve the efficiency of the Executive Committee, divided into A, B, C three groups, respectively, simultaneously in different areas of the standard formulation of the coordination problem. There are currently 104 IEC technical committees, 143 sub-technical committee. China in 1957 to become executive committee members of the IEC. IEC has three certification committee, a quality assessment committee of electronic components (IECQ), a committee of electronic security certification (IECEE), one is explosion-proof electrical Certification Board (IECEX). In order to formulate a unified certification standards, IEC has also set up in 1996, Conformity Assessment Board (CAB), including the system responsible for a series of certification, including certification and accreditation.