The General Assembly noted the admissions to the IAF MLA, since the 2014 General Assembly, of the following IAF Members:

• • IARM The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Main Scope: Product Certification – ISO/IEC 17065 (EA)
• • ONAC Colombia - Main Scopes: Product Certification – ISO/IEC 17065, Management System Certification – ISO/IEC 17021; Sub-Scopes: Level 5: ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (IAAC)

The General Assembly noted the MLA scope extensions, since the 2014 General Assembly, of the following IAF AB Members:

• • IAS USA - Main Scope: Management System Certification – ISO/IEC 17021; Sub-Scopes: Level 5: ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (PAC)
• • OUA Uruguay - Main Scope: Product Certification – ISO/IEC 17065 (IAAC); Sub-Scopes: Level 4: GlobalG.A.P. General Regulations; Level 5: Product, GlobalG.A.P. IFA Control Points and Compliance Criteria
• • BoA Vietnam - Level 4: GlobalG.A.P. General Regulations; Level 5: Product, GlobalG.A.P. IFA Control Points and Compliance Criteria (PAC)
• • BoA Vietnam, CNAS China, EMA Mexico, JAB Japan, JAS-ANZ Aust. & NZ, KAB Korea, KAN Indonesia, NABCB India, SAC Singapore, SLAB Sri Lanka, TAF Chinese Taipei – Level 4: ISO/TS 22003 and Level 5: ISO 22000 (PAC)
• • JAB Japan, NABCB India, TAF Chinese Taipei - Level 4: ISO/IEC 27006; Level 5: ISO/IEC 27001 (PAC)

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report from the new Chair of the User Advisory Committee (ref IAF GA29_14).

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report from the Chair of the Conformity Assessment Body Advisory Committee.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report from the Co-Chair of the Accreditation Body Information Exchange Group.

The General Assembly congratulated the following Directors on their election to the IAF Board for three year terms ending at the 2018 General Assembly:

• - Mr Xiao Jianhua (CNAS), elected as IAF Chair
• - Mr Emanuele Riva (ACCREDIA), elected as IAF Vice-Chair
• - Ms Sheronda Jeffries (QuEST Forum), elected as Director representing Users and Industry Association Members
• - Mr Geir Samuelsen (NA), elected as Director representing High Income Economy Accreditation Body Members

Notes:

1. Mr Vũ Xuân Thủy (BOA) will complete his first term as Director representing Low and Medium Income Accreditation Body Members at the 2016 General Assembly Meeting.
2. The Director representing Industry and User Association Members is automatically the Chair of the User Advisory Committee (UAC) as per IAF PL5.
3. The Director representing High Income Economy Accreditation Body Members is automatically a Co-Chair of the Accreditation Body Information Exchange Group (ABIEG) as per IAF PL5.

The General Assembly congratulated the following members elected as IAF Committee Chairs for three year terms ending at the 2018 General Assembly Meeting:

• - Mr Ekanit Romyanon (NSC), re-elected as Technical Committee Chair
• - Mr Jon Murthy (UKAS), re-elected as Communications and Marketing Committee Chair
• - Ms Sheronda Jeffries (QuEST Forum), elected as User Advisory Committee Chair
• - Mr Norman Brunner (AA), elected as MLA Committee Chair
• - Mr Geir Samuelsen (NA), elected as Accreditation Body Information Exchange Group Co-Chair
• - Ms Andrea Barroso Melo Monteiro de Queiroz (CGCRE), elected as Development Support Committee Chair

The General Assembly agreed to appoint Jan van der Poel for a three-year term as an Accreditation Body Member for the complete years of 2016, 2017 and 2018. Notes:

1. Mr Marcos Aurélio Lima de Oliveira will complete his second term as FOC Chair and Accreditation Body Member at the end of 2016.
2. Mr Eric Janssens will complete his second term as FOC Association Member at the end of 2016.

The General Assembly expressed its appreciation to the outgoing Board members, Chairs and FOC member for their dedicated service to IAF.

The General Assembly confirmed the Resolutions adopted by IAF and ILAC at the 15th IAF-ILAC Joint General Assembly as listed in Annex 1 to this document.

The General Assembly expressed its appreciation for the excellent meeting arrangements and friendly atmosphere provided by L’Ente Italiano Di Accreditamento (ACCREDIA) for the 29th meeting of the IAF General Assembly and associated meetings, 28 October to 06 November in Milan, Italy.

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

• • International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• • International Organisation for Legal Metrology (OIML)
• • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

The Joint General Assembly received with appreciation the presentation and report from the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) and in particular the activities of CASCO. Further the Joint General Assembly expresses its appreciation for the liaison work and cooperation and leadership of Messrs Rob Steele, Lane Hallenbeck and Sean Mac Curtain.

The Joint General Assembly endorses the re-signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IEC, ILAC and IAF, as a replacement for the existing MoU between IEC, ILAC and IAF.

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

The Joint General Assembly expresses its appreciation to ACCREDIA, for hosting the Joint IAF/ILAC meetings 28 October to 6 November 2015, in Milan, Italy.

The General Assembly received and accepted the list of apologies for nonattendance and accepted the notifications of proxies by Members.

The General Assembly adopted the draft Agenda (ref IAF GA 28_3).

The General Assembly approved the draft Minutes as a true record of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting, held in Seoul, South Korea, on 23 and 25 October, 2013 (ref IAF GA_27_minutes).

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

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report on the Financial Affairs of IAF and the Report of the Financial Auditor on the Financial Operations of IAF, December 31, 2013 as presented.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report of the Financial Oversight Committee (ref IAF GA28_6.2), as circulated and endorsed the recommendation that the 2013 financial accounts be accepted.

The General Assembly approved Rev. 1 of the IAF Budget for 2015, as submitted by the Treasurer.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report by the Secretary on the current IAF membership as at October 2014.

The General Assembly received the Secretary’s report on the admission to the IAF MoU, since the 2013 Annual meeting, of the following Members (in order of the date of membership approval) :

• • The Quality System for Feed Additives and Premixtures (FAMI-QS)
• • The Gulf Cooperation Council Accreditation Center (GAC)

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report (ref IAF GA28_8) from the Chairman of the Technical Committee and noted the Technical Committee Program.

The General Assembly, acting on the recommendation of the Technical Committee, resolved to endorse ISO 14001: 2015 as a normative document. The General Assembly further agreed that the transition period of ISO 14001: 2015 will be three years from the date of publication.

The General Assembly, acting on the recommendation of the Technical Committee, resolved to endorse ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, as a normative document. The General Assembly further agreed that the transition period for the implementation of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 will be two years from the date of publication.

The General Assembly, acting on the recommendation of the Technical Committee, recognizes that the ISO 50001 and ISO 50003 are the appropriate standards for certification and accreditation in the energy management systems field. The General Assembly further agreed that the implementation period for ISO 50003:2014 will be three years from the date of publication.   Note: As the date of publication was 14 October 2014, the deadline for Certification Bodies to conform will be 14 October 2017.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report from the Chairman of the MLA Committee (ref IAF GA28_9) and noted the MLA Committee program

The General Assembly noted the admissions to the IAF MLA, since the 2013 General Assembly, of the following IAF Members:

• • NCA Kazakhstan (PAC) – Main Scope: Product Certification -ISO/IEC Guide 65/17065
• • SLAB Sri Lanka (PAC) – Main Scopes: Product Certification -ISO/IEC Guide 65/17065, and Management System Certification -ISO/IEC 17021, and Sub-Scopes, Level 5: ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

The General Assembly noted the MLA scope extensions, since the 2013 General Assembly, of the following IAF Members:

• • EGAC Egypt -Main Scope: Management System Certification -ISO/IEC 17021, and Sub-Scope, Level 5: ISO 14001
• • ATS Serbia – Main Scope: Management System Certification – ISO/IEC 17021, and Sub-Scopes, Level 5: ISO 9001, and ISO 14001
• • AA Austria, ACCREDIA Italy, ANSI USA, BELAC Belgium, CAI Czech Republic, CGCRE Brazil, CNAS P.R. China, COFRAC France, DAkkS Germany, DANAK Denmark, EMA Mexico, ENAC Spain, ESYD Greece, INAB Ireland, IPAC Portugal, JAS-ANZ Australia and New Zealand, NA Norway, NABCB India, OAA Argentina, RvA Netherlands, SAS Switzerland, SANAS South Africa, SNAS Slovakia, SWEDAC Sweden, TURKAK Turkey, and UKAS United Kingdom  for the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Certification Scheme for Level 4: Product, General Regulations, and for Level 5: Product, IFA Control Points and Compliance Criteria.

The General Assembly, acting on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, resolved to extend the scope of the IAF MLA to include the accreditation of GHG Validation and Verification Bodies, noting that the extension of the MLA will be part of the IAF MLA based on the Main scope, ISO 14065. The scope extension process can commence on acceptance of this Resolution.

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report from the Chairman of the User Advisory Committee (ref IAF GA28_12).

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report from the Chairman of the Conformity Assessment Body Advisory Committee (ref IAF GA28_13).

The General Assembly received with appreciation the report from the Co-Chair of the Accreditation Body Information Exchange Group (ref IAF GA28_14).

The General Assembly congratulated Mr Trevor Nash, ABCB, elected as Director representing Conformity Assessment Body Association Members, for a three-year term ending at the 2017 General Assembly. Notes:

1. Mr Vu Xuan Thuy (BOA) will complete his first term as Director representing Low and Medium Income Accreditation Body Members, at the 2016 General Assembly Meeting.
2. Mr Randy Dougherty (ANAB) will complete his second term as IAF Chairman, at the 2015 General Assembly Meeting.
3. Mr Xiao Jianhua (CNAS) will complete his second term as IAF Vice Chair at the 2015 General Assembly Meeting.
4. Dr Thomas Facklam (DAkkS) will complete his second term as Director representing Accreditation Body Members located in a high income economy, as designated by the World Bank, at the 2015 General Assembly Meeting.
5. Mr Martin Stadler (BDI) will complete his first term as Director representing Industry and User Association Members at the 2015 General Assembly Meeting.

The General Assembly agreed to appoint Mr Eric Janssens (EOQ) for a second two-year term as an Association Member, for the complete years of 2015 and 2016, and Mr Marcos Oliveira (CGCRE) for a final two-year term as an Accreditation Body Member, for the complete years of 2015 and 2016, and as Chair of the FOC for 2015 and 2016.

The General Assembly confirmed the Resolutions adopted by IAF and ILAC at the 14th IAF-ILAC Joint General Assembly as listed in Annex 1 to this document.

The General Assembly expressed its appreciation to our Korean hosts of the 2013 Annual Meeting for the refund of the surplus from that meeting, to be applied against future annual meetings.

The General Assembly expressed its appreciation for the excellent meeting arrangements and friendly atmosphere provided by the National Standardization Council of Thailand and IAF and ILAC for the 28th meeting of the IAF General Assembly and associated meetings, 08 to 17 October 2014, in Vancouver, Canada.

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

• • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
• • International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)
• • International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• • European Commission (EC)
• • International Organisation for Legal Metrology (OIML)
• • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

The Joint General Assembly welcomed the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between OIML, ILAC and IAF, as a replacement for the existing MoU between OIML, ILAC and IAF.

The Joint General Assembly welcomed the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNIDO, ILAC and IAF, as a replacement for the existing MoU between UNIDO, ILAC and IAF.

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

The Joint General Assembly expresses its appreciation to TISI, in the role of honorary host for the Joint IAF/ILAC meetings 8 to 17 October 2014, in Vancouver, Canada

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 27_3).

The General Assembly approved the draft Minutes as a true record of the Twenty Sixth Annual Meeting, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 27 and 29 October, 2012 (ref IAF GA_26_minutes).

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