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Standardization in the competent production and use of reference materials, including the concepts, terms and definitions related to reference materials

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ISO/TC 334
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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 8 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

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Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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Reduced Inequalities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
10

Published ISO standards *

6

ISO standards under development *

28
Participating members
14
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 334/AG 1   Information services Working group
ISO/TC 334/AG 2   Liaison coordination Working group
ISO/TC 334/CAG   Chair's Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 334/WG 8   Quality control materials Working group
ISO/TC 334/WG 9   Use of reference materials Working group
ISO/TC 334/WG 10   RM Terms and definitions Working group
ISO/TC 334/WG 13   Qualitative reference materials Working group
ISO/TC 334/WG 14   RM Accompanying documents Working group
ISO/TC 334/WG 16   RM Value assignment Working group
ISO/TC 334/WG 18   Organic purity RMs Working group
ISO/TC 334/WG 19   Purity RMs for metals Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 334

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 334:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/TC 24/SC 4 Particle characterization ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 4 Cereals and pulses ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 9 Microbiology ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 16 Horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis ISO
ISO/TC 69 Applications of statistical methods ISO
ISO/TC 147/SC 2 Physical, chemical and biochemical methods ISO
ISO/TC 158 Analysis of gases ISO
ISO/TC 164 Mechanical testing of metals ISO
ISO/TC 183 Copper, lead, zinc and nickel ores and concentrates ISO
ISO/TC 212 Medical laboratories and in vitro diagnostic systems ISO
ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 334

ISO/TC 334 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/TC 24/SC 4 Particle characterization ISO
ISO/TC 34 Food products ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 4 Cereals and pulses ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 16 Horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 Environmental aspects ISO
ISO/TC 69 Applications of statistical methods ISO
ISO/TC 158 Analysis of gases ISO
ISO/TC 164 Mechanical testing of metals ISO
ISO/TC 212 Medical laboratories and in vitro diagnostic systems ISO
ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies ISO
ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
AOAC INTERNATIONAL AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Association of Analytical Communities A
BIPM International Bureau of Weights and Measures A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency A
IAG - Geoanalysts International Association of Geoanalysts A
IFCC International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine A
ILAC International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation A
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry A
OIML International Organization of Legal Metrology A
UILI Union Internationale des Laboratoires Indépendants (UILI) A
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization A
VAMAS Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards A
WASPaLM World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine A
WHO World Health Organization A

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
CITAC Cooperation on International Traceability in Analytical Chemistry C
EURACHEM EURACHEM C
PDG Pharmacopoeia Discussion Group C
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
4 June 2024 Virtual () ISO/TC 334  
5 June 2024 Virtual () ISO/TC 334  
7 June 2024 Virtual () ISO/TC 334  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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