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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>

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)

* Conformity Assessment Committee (CASCO)

* Consumer Policy Committee (COPOLCO)  

* Consumer Policy Committee (COPOLCO)

* Committee for Developing Country matters (DEVCO)

* 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 '''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>

The '''ISO Central Secretariat''' has 154 full-time staffs from 124 countries who are tasked to provide administrative and technical support to the ISO Members.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/about/iso_in_figures.htm ISO in figures for the year 2010]</ref> 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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