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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION IECQ01 First edition2003-11 IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components(IECQ)Basic Rules Reference number IECQ 01:2003(E)LICENSED TO MECON Limited.-RANCHI/BANGALOREFOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION IECQ01 First edition2003-11 IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components(IECQ)Basic Rules IEC 2003 Copyright-all rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from the publisher.International Electrotechnical Commission,3,rue de Varemb,PO Box 131,CH-1211 Geneva 20,SwitzerlandTelephone:+41 22 919 02 11 Telefax:+41 22 919 03 00 E-mail:inmailiec.ch Web:www.iec.ch Commission Electrotechnique InternationaleInternational Electrotechnical Commission LICENSED TO MECON Limited.-RANCHI/BANGALOREFOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.IECQ 01 IEC:2003-2-ContentsForeword.3 1 Title.4 2 Object.4 3 Field of application.4 4 Governing documents.4 5 Means of attainment.5 6 National organization.6 7 International organization.7 8 Officers and administration.7 9 Report to the Conformity Assessment Board.8 10 Requirements for participation.8 11 Legal provisions.9 12 Standards and specifications.10 13 Quality assessment.10 14 Voting.11 15 Termination of participation.12 16 Finance.12 17 Amendments to the Basic Rules.13 18 Dissolution of the System.13 Annex A(normative)Terms and definitions.14 Annex B(informative)Index to terms.17 Annex C(normative)Guide on reciprocity.19 LICENSED TO MECON Limited.-RANCHI/BANGALOREFOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.IECQ 01 IEC:2003-3-INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION _IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components(IECQ)Basic Rules FOREWORDThis publication has been prepared by the Management Committee(MC)of the IECQ and approved by the Conformity Assessment Board(CAB),following the merger of the IECQ and CECC in April 2003.It cancels and replaces QC 001001,Sixth edition,2002.Compared to the sixth edition,the new names of the main committee and its subcommittee(Management Committee and Conformity Assessment Bodies Committee respectively)have been introduced throughout.The reference number,IECQ 01 is similar in format to the Basic Rules reference number in the other IEC conformity assessment programmes.The field of“solar photovoltaic home systems”is deleted from clause 3,Field of application,and from term A.5,as decided by CAB.In 5 c)3),the acronym NMI is explained in a footnote.In 7.2 a),larger delegations are permitted in the case of additional SIs.The beginning of 10.1 is clarified.Annexes A and C to this publication are normative.Annex B is informative.The text of this publication is based on the following documents:Document Report on Voting CAB/433/DV CAB/453/RV Full information on the voting for the approval of this publication is contained in the report on voting indicated in the above table.The editorial change of the name of the scheme from IECQ-CECC to IECQ,reflected in the present document,was decided by the Conformity Assessment Board meeting held in Geneva on 2005-06-06(Decision 17/9).LICENSED TO MECON Limited.-RANCHI/BANGALOREFOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.IECQ 01 IEC:2003-4-IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components(IECQ)Basic Rules 1 Title The title of the System is IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components,hereinafter referred to as the System.The abbreviation is“IECQ”.2 Object Taking into account the object of the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)as given in Article 2 of the Statutes,the particular object of the System,operated in conformity with the Statutes and under the authority of the IEC,is to facilitate international trade in electronic components of assessed quality,in accordance with the principle of reciprocity*.The object is achieved by the definition and implementation of quality assessment procedures in such a manner that components,released as conforming with the requirements of an applicable specification,are acceptable to all participants.In this System an applicable standard or specification denotes a standard or specification which is in accordance with clause 12.This System provides procedures for the quality assessment of components but does not necessarily give assurance of compliance with safety requirements of equipment using those components.3 Field of application The System is applicable to all electronic components and related materials and processes for which quality assessment is required in specifications approved for use in the System.4 Governing documents The documents which state the Rules of the System and which govern the organization of its work are as follows:a)the Statutes of the IEC;b)the Rules of Procedur