The General Assembly received with appreciation the report (ref IAF GA23_11) from the Chair of the User Advisory Committee (UAC) as presented.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report by the Treasurer on the Financial Affairs of IAF and the Report of the Financial Auditor on the Financial Operations of IAF, December 31, 2008 as presented.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report of the Financial Oversight Committee (ref IAF GA23_12-2), as circulated and endorsed the recommendation that the 2008 financial accounts be accepted.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report by the Treasurer on the financial affairs of IAF for the period 1 January to 30 September 2009 as presented.

The General Assembly, approved the IAF Budget for 2010 as submitted by the Treasurer and directed the Secretary to send invoices for membership fees for 2010 based upon the budget amount.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the liaison reports and presentations from ISO/TC 176 (ref IAF GA23_13-1), IAQG (ref IAF GA23_13-2), GFSI (ref IAF GA23_13-3) and GLOBALGAP.

The General Assembly congratulated the following Directors on their election:

1. Mr Randy Dougherty (ANAB) elected unopposed as IAF Chairman, for a three year term ending at the 2012 General Assembly Meeting.
2. Mr Xiao Jianhua (CNAS) elected as Vice Chair for a three year term ending at the 2012 General Assembly Meeting.
3. Dr Thomas Facklam (DAR) elected as Director representing Accreditation Body Members located in a high income economy, as designated by the World Bank, for a three year term ending at the 2012 General Assembly Meeting.

Notes:

1. Dr Girdhar Gyani (NABCB) will complete his second term as Director representing Accreditation Body Members located in a low and medium income economy, as designated by the World Bank, at the 2010 General Assembly Meeting.
2. Mr Guenther Beer (BDI) will complete his second term as Director representing Industry and User Association Members, at the 2011 General Assembly Meeting.
3. Mr Roger Bennett (IIOC) will complete his first term as Director representing Conformity Assessment Body Association Members, at the 2011 General Assembly Meeting.

The General Assembly confirmed the Resolutions adopted by IAF and ILAC at the 9th IAF-ILAC Joint General Assembly as listed in Annex 1 to this document. IAF-AM-09-006 IAF.23 General Assembly - 2009

The General Assembly expressed its appreciation for the generous hospitality and excellent arrangements provided by CALA (Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation Inc.) as the host of the IAF Twenty Third Annual Meetings, held in October 2009, in Vancouver, Canada.

The General Assembly accepted with appreciation the invitation by CNAS (China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment) to host the 2010 Annual Meetings in Shanghai, China, from 20 to 29 October 2010, in association with the ILAC General Assembly.

The General Assembly accepted with appreciation the invitation by NAC to host the 2011 Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2 to 11 November 2011, in association with the ILAC General Assembly.

The General Assembly accepted with appreciation the invitation by Cgcre/INMETRO to host the 2012 Annual Meetings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in association with the ILAC General Assembly.

The Joint General Assembly agrees that the wording provided by IEC (refer to notes 1 and 2) conforms with the intent of Joint General Assembly Sydney Resolution 7. The Joint General Assembly supports the preparation of a joint communiqué by the ILAC and IAF Executives publicising this resolution. Note 1: For IECEE System: Certificate of Approval of a Manufacturer's Testing Laboratory. The above Manufacturer’s Testing Laboratory facilities and staff have been assessed in accordance with the IECEE Peer Assessment Programme and found to comply with the requirements of the latest Editions of the Basic Rules IECEE 01, Rules of Procedure IECEE 02 and the applicable requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 for the testing of electrotechnical equipment and components under the IECEE System, as specified in the IECEE Operational Documents.   Note 2: For IECQ System: Certificate of Approval of an Independent Testing Laboratory. The organization, facilities and procedures of the Laboratory have been assessed and found to comply with all the relevant requirements for Independent Testing Laboratory organization approval, in support of the IECQ system, which is in accordance with the Basic Rules IECQ 01 and Rules of Procedure QC 001002-3 clause 2.4 of the IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components (IECQ) and with the applicable requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 for the testing of electronic components under the IECQ System, as specified in the IECQ Operational Documents.

The Joint General Assembly notes with appreciation the presentation detailing the process and mechanisms of the new model of assessment collaboration between ILAC, IEC and IAF and agrees to commence implementation in 2010 as appropriate. The Joint General Assembly supports the preparation of a joint communiqué by ILAC, IAF and IEC, describing the proposed processes associated with the new model for distribution to the members.

The Joint General Assembly agrees with the formation of a single IAF/ILAC/IEC CAB steering committee in support of improved cooperation and agrees to disband the current IAF/ILAC/IEC Technical Panels.

The Joint General Assembly supports the development of a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IAF, ILAC and IEC, which will replace the existing MoUs between ILAC and IEC and between IAF and IEC. The Joint General Assembly gives a mandate to the ILAC and IAF Executive Committees to develop the text of the MoU with IEC.

The Joint General Assembly endorses the recommendations from the ILAC Executive Committee and the IAF Executive Committee for the Joint Committee for Closer Cooperation to be disbanded and replaced with joint sessions of the ILAC Executive Committee and IAF Executive Committee.

The Joint General Assembly agrees that a ballot be conducted by the ILAC and IAF Secretaries to determine which of the options on the future structure of IAF and ILAC, as presented by the Future Directions Task Force at the Ninth Joint General Assembly, will be implemented.

The Joint General Assembly received with appreciation the reports provided by APLAC, EA, IAAC, PAC and SADCA.

The Joint General Assembly received with appreciation the presentations and reports from the following international organizations:

• • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
• • International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) and ISO/CASCO
• • International Organisation for Legal Metrology (OIML)
• • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

The General Assembly received and accepted the list of apologies for non-attendance and accepted the notifications of proxies by members.

The General Assembly adopted the draft agenda (ref IAF GA 22_3 Rev 3).

The General Assembly approved the draft Minutes as a true record of the Twenty First Annual Meeting, held in Sydney, Australia, on 27 and 29 October, 2007 (ref IAF-AM-08-001) as amended.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report of the Chairman as presented.

The General Assembly received the report by the Secretary on the current IAF membership as at October 2008 (ref IAF-AM-08-002 Rev1).

The General Assembly received the Secretary’s report (ref IAF GA22-6) on the admission to Accreditation Body membership since the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Directorate of Accreditation (DA) Albania, the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property - Technical and Commercial Regulations Commission of Peru (INDECOPI-CRT), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) USA, and the Bureau of Accreditation (BoA) Vietnam. Note: DA (Albania), ANSI (USA) and BoA (Vietnam) signed the IAF MoU at a ceremony during the IAF-ILAC Gala Dinner on 20 October 2008.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report from the Chairman of the Technical Committee (ref IAF GA 22-7) and noted the Technical Committee Program.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report from the Chairman of the MLA Committee (ref IAF GA 22-8) and noted the MLA Committee program.

The General Assembly noted that CNAS (China, PAC) and ANSI (USA, PAC) have been accepted for membership in the IAF MLA for Product, BoA (Vietnam, PAC) has been accepted for membership in the IAF MLA for QMS and TURKAK (Turkey, EA) has been accepted for membership in the IAF MLA for EMS and Product, as a consequence of PAC or EA MLA membership. Note: CNAS and ANSI signed the IAF MLA for Product, BoA signed the IAF MLA for QMS, and TURKAK signed the IAF MLA for EMS and Product at a ceremony during the IAF-ILAC Gala Dinner on 20 October 2008.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report (ref IAF GA 22-11) from the Chair of the User Advisory Committee (UAC) as presented.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report by the Treasurer on the Financial Affairs of IAF and the Report of the Financial Auditor on the Financial Operations of IAF, December 31, 2007 as circulated and presented.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report of the Financial Oversight Committee (ref IAF 22-12-2), as circulated and endorsed the recommendation that the 2007 financial accounts be accepted.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report by the Treasurer on the financial affairs of IAF for the period 1 January to 31 August 2008 as presented.

The General Assembly, approved the IAF Budget for 2009 as submitted by the Treasurer and directed the Secretary to send invoices for membership fees for 2009 based upon the budget amount.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the GLOBALGAP Report (ref IAF GA 22-13-3) as presented.

The General Assembly congratulated the following Directors on their election:

1. Ms Elva Nilsen (SCC) elected on an interim basis as Vice Chair for a one year term ending at the 2009 General Assembly Meeting.
2. Mr Guenther Beer (BDI) elected unopposed as Director representing Industry and User Association Members, for a three year term ending at the 2011 General Assembly Meeting.
3. Mr Roger Bennett (IIOC) elected as Director representing Conformity Assessment Body Association Members, for a three year term ending at the 2011 General Assembly Meeting.

Notes:

1. Dr Thomas Facklam (DAR) will complete his second term as IAF Chairman at the 2009 General Assembly Meeting.
2. Dr Lorenzo Thione (SINCERT) will complete his first term as Director representing Accreditation Body Members located in a high income economy, as designated by the World Bank, at the 2009 General Assembly Meeting.
3. Mr Girdhar Gyani (NABCB) will complete his second term as Director representing Accreditation Body Members located in a low and medium income economy, as designated by the World Bank, at the 2010 General Assembly Meeting.

The General Assembly confirmed the Resolutions adopted by IAF and ILAC at the 6th IAF-ILAC Joint General Assembly as listed in Annex 1 to this document.

The General Assembly confirmed the Resolutions adopted by IAF and ILAC at the 7th IAF-ILAC Joint General Assembly as listed in Annex 2 to this document.

The General Assembly confirmed the Resolutions adopted by IAF and ILAC at the 8th IAF-ILAC Joint General Assembly as listed in Annex 3 to this document.

The General Assembly expressed its appreciation for the generous hospitality and excellent arrangements provided by SWEDAC as the host of the IAF Twenty Second Annual Meetings, held in October 2008, in Stockholm, Sweden.

The General Assembly accepted with appreciation the invitation by CALA (Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation Inc.) to host the 2009 Annual Meetings in Vancouver, Canada, from 9 to 21 October, 2009 in association with the ILAC General Assembly.

The General Assembly accepted with appreciation the invitation by CNAS to host the 2010 Annual Meetings in Shanghai, China, in association with the ILAC General Assembly.

The General Assembly accepted with appreciation the invitation by NAC to host the 2011 Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, in association with the ILAC General Assembly.

The IAF and ILAC Joint General Assembly reaffirm the JGASydney Resolution 7 – Certification to accreditation standards and confirm that, unless otherwise specified, resolutions adopted in session are valid from the date of endorsement as shown on the resolution document.

The IAF and ILAC Joint General Assembly agree to revise IAF/ILAC A3:05/2007 IAF/ILAC MRAs: Key Performance Indicators – A Tool for the Evaluation Process to remove the KPIs and create a self-assessment report based on the clauses of ISO/IEC 17011.

The IAF and ILAC Joint General Assembly received with appreciation the reports provided by APLAC, EA, IAAC, PAC and SADCA.

The IAF and ILAC Joint General Assembly received with appreciation the presentations and reports from the following international organizations:

• • European Commission (EC)
• • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
• • International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and ISO/CASCO
• • International Organisation for Legal Metrology (OIML)
• • Industry Cooperation for Standards and Conformity Assessment (ICSCA)
• • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

The General Assembly received and accepted the list of apologies for non-attendance and accepted the notifications of proxies by members.

The General Assembly adopted the draft agenda (ref IAF GA 21_3).

The General Assembly approved the draft Minutes as a true record of the Twentieth Annual Meeting, held in Cancun, Mexico, on 12 and 14 November, 2006 (ref IAF GA 21_4) as circulated.