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==Governance & Operation==

==Governance & Operation==

A five-year strategic plan approved by its members serves as a guideline in the operations of the organization. The membership of the organization is divided into three categories: Members Bodies which has the only right to vote, Correspondent Members and Subscriber Members. Based on the Statutes of ISO, the '''General Assembly''' is the highest authority of the organization, which is composed of its Principal officers and delegates of appointed by the member bodies. The General Assembly meet every year. The governance of ISO is handled by the '''Council''' which meets twice a year and it is composed of different policy development committees including: the Conformity Assessment Committee (CASCO, Consumer Policy Committee (COPOLCO), and the committee for Developing Country matters (DEVCO). <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref>

A five-year strategic plan approved by its members serves as a guideline in the operations of the organization. The membership of the organization is divided into three categories: <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref>

* Members Bodies which has the only right to vote

* Correspondent Members  

* Subscriber Members. Based on the Statutes of ISO,  

 

The '''General Assembly''' is the highest authority of the organization, which is composed of its Principal officers and delegates appointed by the member bodies. Members of the General Assembly meet every year.  

 

The governance of ISO is handled by The '''Council''' which meets twice a year and is composed of different policy development committees including:<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref>

* Conformity Assessment Committee (CASCO)

* Consumer Policy Committee (COPOLCO)  

* Committee for Developing Country matters (DEVCO)

 

The '''Technical Management Board (TMB)''' handles the entire management of the technical work as well as some of the organizations' strategic and technical advisory groups and it reports to the Council.Meanwhile, the Secretary General (CEO) manages the operations at the ISO Central Secretariat Office in Geneva. The '''ISO Central Secretariat'''' has a small staff who are tasked to provide administrative and technical support to the ISO Members. It is also responsible in coordinating and publishing the output of the decentralized standards' development program and serves as the secretariat of the governing bodies, policy development committees and their subsidiary bodies.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/governance_and_operations.htm Governance & Operation]</ref>

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