BS QC 001002:1991

1 Participation
1.1 Types of participation
1.2 Entry to the System
1.3 Entry as a certifying country
1.4 Entry as a full member of the Inspectorate
      Co-ordination Committee
1.5 Register of participating countries
2 Certification Management Committee (CMC)
2.1 General
2.2 The Chairman
2.3 The Vice-Chairman
2.4 The Treasurer
2.5 The Secretary
2.6 Meetings
2.7 Voting
2.8 Duties
2.9 Guidance Documents
3 Inspectorate Co-ordination Committee (ICC)
3.1 General
3.2 Composition
3.3 The Chairman
3.4 The Vice-Chairman
3.5 The Secretary
3.6 Meetings
3.7 Voting
3.8 Duties
4 Working Groups
4.1 Setting up of a Working Group
4.2 Procedures
5 Secretariat
5.1 Function
5.2 Duties
6 Financial administration
6.1 Preparation and approval of the budget and dues
6.2 Expenditures
6.3 Bank account
6.4 Auditing and circulation of accounts
7 Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the System
8 Standards and specifications
8.1 General principles
8.2 Preparation and implementation of IEC standards
8.3 Acceptance of provisional specifications
8.4 Preparation and adoption of detail specifications
8.5 Generic and sectional specifications
9 Approval of a National Supervising Inspectorate
9.1 Description and general requirements
9.2 National Statement of Surveillance Arrangements
9.3 Examination of National Statements
9.4 Nomination of the Examination Team
9.5 Examination procedure
9.6 Reporting and decision
9.7 Changes in the National Statement
9.8 Maintenance, suspension, and withdrawal of
      approval of a National Supervising Inspectorate
10 Approval of Manufacturers, independent
      distributors and independent test laboratories
10.1 Non-discriminatory access to the System
10.2 Approval of manufacturers
10.3 Extension of manufacturer's approval
10.4 Approval of independent distributors
10.5 Approval of an independent distributor acting in
      another role
10.6 Approval of independent test laboratories
10.7 Suspension or withdrawal of approval
11 Qualification approval of components and
      capability approval
11.1 Eligibility for qualification approval
11.2 Application for qualification approval
11.3 Granting of qualification approval
11.4 Modifications likely to affect qualification
      approval
11.5 Maintenance of qualification approval
11.6 Suspension or withdrawal of qualification approval
11.7 Capability approval
12 Quality conformance inspection of components
12.1 General principles
12.2 Formation of inspection lots
12.3 Quality conformance tests
12.4 Defectives
12.5 Release or rejection of lots
12.6 Procedure in the event of failure in a periodic
      test
12.7 Use of the Mark of Conformity or Certificate of
      Conformity
12.8 Delayed delivery
13 Mark of Conformity and Certificate of Conformity
13.1 Mark of Conformity
13.2 The Certificate of Conformity for use by
      manufacturers
13.3 The Certificate of Conformity for use by
      independent distributors
13.4 Additional requirements for both forms of
      certificate
13.5 General conditions of use of the certificate
14 Certified Records of Released Lots
14.1 Introduction
14.2 General
14.3 Contents of a Certified Record of Released Lots
15 Access to the System by manufacturers,
      distributors and independent test laboratories in
      non-participating countries
15.1 Countries which are members of the IEC
15.2 Countries which are not members of the IEC
15.3 Acceptance of provisional specifications from
      countries not having a National Authorized
      Institution or National Management Institution
15.4 Body acting as a National Authorized Institution
15.5 Appeal
15.6 Finance
16 Arbitration and appeals
16.1 Arbitration and appeals procedure
16.2 Arbitration procedure
16.3 Appeals procedure
16.4 Costs
16.5 Record
Appendices
A Certificate of Conformity for use by manufacturers
B Certificate of Conformity for use by independent
      distributors

Describes the rules of procedure of the IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components. Covers committees, structures, procedures, financial administration, auditing, rules and other administrative matters.