Newsletter of the South Asian Regional Standards Organization...ISO/DIS 11132 Sensory analysis — Methodology — Guidelines for monitoring the performance of a quantitative sensory

Volume 6/ Issue 04/ October – December 2020

Newsletter of the South Asian Regional Standards Organization

A Specialized Body of SAARC

Volume 6/ Issue 04/ October – December2020

Fifty-Eighth Session of the Programming

Committee of SAARC

The Fifty-Eighth Session of the Programming Committee of the South Asian Association for

Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was held on 15 December 2020 in virtual mode. The

Programming Committee is a Charter Body of SAARC comprising of the Heads of SAARC

Divisions (Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary/Director General) from the Ministries of

Foreign/External Affairs or National Focal Points of the Member States of SAARC. The

Programming Committee considers the Calendar of Activities, administrative and financial

matters of the Secretariat, Regional Centres and Specialized Bodies of SAARC

Left to right: Mr. Bharat Kumar Regmi (Joint Secretary of Nepal and Chairperson of the SAARC

Programming Committee), H. E. Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal, (Foreign Secretary of Nepal and Chairman of

the SAARC Standing Committee) & H. E. Mr. Esala Ruwan Weerakoon, (Secretary General of SAARC)


H. E. Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal, Foreign

Secretary of Nepal and Chairman of the

SAARC Standing Committee, addressed the

Inaugural Session of the Programming

Committee. In his Address, the Foreign

Secretary highlighted the importance of the

Programming Committee’s Sessions in

taking forward the SAARC process.

Recognizing SAARC as the collective

aspiration of the people of South Asia for

peace and prosperity through regional

cooperation, he said that the Association

had taken some important steps for

promoting regional integration through

trade, finance, transport, power,

connectivity as well as people-to-people

contacts. He said, “Blessed with abundant

natural and human resources, South Asia

holds a high potential for development and

prosperity.

Delegates of 58th Session of the Programming Committee of SAARC (at SAARC Secretariat)

H. E. Mr. Esala Ruwan Weerakoon, Secretary

General of SAARC, also addressed the

Inaugural Session. In his remarks, the

Secretary General of SAARC thanked the

Foreign Secretary of Nepal and Chairman of

the SAARC Standing Committee, for his

presence in the Inaugural Session. He

conveyed condolences to the people and

Governments of the Member States of

SAARC over loss of life caused by the

pandemic. Presenting a synopsis of

developments in regional cooperation since

the last Session of the Programming

Committee, he referred to the high-level

meetings of the SAARC Leaders and Health

Ministers during the ongoing pandemic as well

as other Ministerial Meetings on Education

and Planning. He highlighted the need to

strengthen regional cooperation to contain

the further spread of the Coronavirus and

mitigate its after-effects in the region

.


Mr. Bharat Kumar Regmi, Joint Secretary

(Regional Organization Division), Ministry of

Foreign Affairs of Nepal, chaired the

Meeting. In his opening remarks, Mr. Regmi

welcomed the delegates to the Meeting. He

appreciated the excellent documentation

and technical arrangements made by the

SAARC Secretariat in facilitating the

Meeting.

The one-day Session of the Programming

Committee reviewed the current status of

regional cooperation in the identified areas

since its last Session. Besides considering

the SAARC Calendar of Activities for 2021,

the Committee reviewed matters relating

to the SAARC Secretariat, Specialized

Bodies and Regional Centres, including the

budgets and Calendars of Activities for

2021.

Mr. K. J. Sirikumara, Director and Mr.

Ramesh Khadka, Dy. Director of SARSO

attended the Fifty-Eight virtual Session of

the Programming Committee. Mr.

Sirikumara presented the highlights of

activities of SARSO in the year 2020,

recommendations of the Ninth Meeting of

the Governing Board of SARSO, Financial

report, and draft budget of SARSO for the

year 2021 and Draft SARSO’s 2021 meeting

& training calendar.

Mr. K. J. Sirikumara (Director, SARSO) presenting

during programming committee meeting of

SAARC

Ninth Meeting of the Governing Board (GB)

of SARSO

The Eight Meeting of the Governing Board approved the Ninth Meeting of the Governing

Board (GB) of SARSO and Eight Meeting of the Technical Management Board (TMB) of SARSO

to be held in Bhutan or Sri Lanka. However due Covid-19 pandemic, the Ninth Meeting of the

Governing Board (GB) of South Asian Regional Standards Organization (SARSO) was held

virtually as recommended by SAARC Secretariat. The Ninth Meeting of the Governing Board

of South Asian Regional Standards Organization (SARSO) was held from 29-30 October 2020


under the Chairpersonship of Mr. Bishwo Babu Pudasaini, Director General, Nepal Bureau of

Standard and Metrology (NBSM). The Meeting was hosted and facilitated by SARSO

Secretariat.

Members of the Governing Board of SARSO (in the Ninth meeting through Virtual Mode)

The opening session was attended by the

Mr. Bishwo Babu Pudasaini (Chairperson of

GB), Director General, Nepal Bureau of

Standard and Metrology (NBSM), Mr.

Chanchal Chand Sarkar, Director (ETF),

SAARC Secretariat, Members of the

Governing Board of SARSO and SARSO

Secretariat.

The Ninth Meeting of the GB noted the

report of SARSO Activities for the year

2020 presented by SARSO Secretariat,

reviewed the Status chart of follow up and

Implementation of recommendations

/directives of the Eight Meeting of GB of

SARSO (Dhaka, Bangladesh, 05 to 06

November 2019), endorsed the Report of

the Eight Meeting of the Technical

Management Board (held virtually on 28

October 2020) presented by the

Chairperson of TMB, considered the

proposed Budget of SARSO (Institutional

and Program) for the year 2021 and

discussed other matters.


The Governing Board (GB) noting the

presentations received from International/

Regional Partner Organizations, appreciated

and thanked ISO, IEC, CEN/CENELEC and

the PTB-Germany for sharing the updates

of their respective organizations relevant to

SARSO

The GB unanimously elected Pakistan as the

next chairperson of GB of SARSO for

tenure of two years (02 March 2021 to 01

March 2023) as per alphabetical order and

congratulated the distinguished member of

GB from Pakistan. The GB also recorded its

deep appreciation for the outgoing

chairman Mr. Bishwo Babu Pudasaini,

Director General of NBSM, Nepal for

providing the leadership and efficient

functioning of SARSO. Mr. Jayanta Roy

Chowdhury, Scientist G & Deputy Director

Mr. Bishwo Babu Pudasaini (Chairperson of the

GB of SARSO)

General, Standardization (Products and

Methods), Bureau of Indian Standards, and

Government of India proposed the vote of

thanks. He expressed his sincere gratitude

to SARSO Secretariat for hosting the

Meetings of TMB and GB of SARSO

Virtually even in light of the COVID 19

Pandemic, the Chairperson of the GB for

effectively steering the Meeting and the

Members of the GB for active and fruitful

discussions.

Eighth Meeting of the Technical Management

Board (TMB) of SARSO

The Eight Meeting of the Governing Board

approved the Eighth Meeting of the

Technical Management Board (TMB) of

SARSO to be held either in Bhutan/Sri

Lanka However due Covid-19 pandemic,

the Eight Meeting of the Technical

Management Board (TMB) of South Asian

Regional Standardization Organization

(SARSO) was held virtually as

recommended by SAARC Secretariat. The

Eight meeting of the TMB hosted by

SARSO Secretariat through Virtual mode


was held on 28 October 2020 under the

Chairpersonship of Shri. D K Agrawal,

Deputy Director General, Standardization

Service Sector, and Bureau of Indian

Standard (BIS), India.

Members of the Technical Management Board of SARSO (in the eight meeting through Virtual Mode)

The Meeting noted the relevant decisions of

the Eight Meeting of the Governing Board

of SARSO including brief report of SARSO

Activities in the year 2020 presented by

SARSO Secretariat; reviewed the progress

of implementation of recommendations of

the Seventh Meeting of TMB of SARSO held

on 04 November 2019 in Dhaka,

Bangladesh; noted the updates and status of

the SARSO Sectoral Technical Committees

(STCs) presented by the Secretariat;

discussed and recommended the SARSO

STC Meeting calendar. Considering the

prevailing situation due to Pandemic, the

TMB recommended SARSO Secretariat to

conduct all the STCs meetings in Virtual

Mode till the end of July 2021.

The TMB also recommended SARSO

Secretariat to announce and host the

meetings virtually in consultation with host

member even after July 2021 if situation due

to pandemic remains unfavorable to

conduct physical meetings.


The meeting also reviewed the Guideline

for selection of proposed project proposals

/ new work items for regional

harmonization / formulation of Regional

Standards‘ and noted the status of working

group and its Terms of Reference (ToR)

for projection of common Interests of

SARSO in ISO/IEC Forums.

Ms. Chenzom, Offtg. Head, Standardization

Division Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB)

proposed the vote of thanks. Ms. Chenzom

thanked the Chairperson of the TMB for

exceptional steering of the meeting and

SARSO Secretariat for excellent facilitation

of the Meeting even in virtual mode. Shri.

D. K. Agrawal, Deputy Director General,

Standardization Service Sector, Bureau of

Indian Standard and Chairperson of Eight

Meeting of TMB, SARSO closed the Eight

Meeting of the TMB of SARSO held on 28

October 2020 through virtual mode. He

thanked the delegates of the Meeting for

active participation and fruitful

deliberations.

Shri. D K Agrawal (Chairperson of the Eight

Meeting of TMB, SARSO)

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A PANORAMIC VIEW OF A FEW EMERGING

SUBJECTS IN ISO/IEC THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST

TO SAARC COUNTRIES

# ISO/IEC number Title ISO/TC or IEC/SC

number

1. ISO/DIS 21690 Glass in building — Glass blocks — Specification

and test methods

ISO/TC 160/SC 1

2. ISO/DIS 80601-2-74 Medical electrical equipment — Part 2-74:

Particular requirements for basic safety and

essential performance of respiratory humidifying

equipment

ISO/TC 121/SC 3

3. ISO/DIS 45003 Occupational health and safety management —

Psychological health and safety at work : managing

psychosocial risks — Guidelines

ISO/TC 283

4. ISO/DIS 21629-1 Bamboo floorings — Part 1: Indoor use ISO/TC 296

5. ISO/DIS 2076 Textiles — Man-made fibres — Generic names ISO/TC 38

6. IEC/DIS 62304.3 Health software — Software life cycle processes ISO/TC 215

7. ISO/FDIS 17090-1 Health informatics — Public key infrastructure —

Part 1: Overview of digital certificate services

ISO/TC 215

8. ISO/FDIS 17090-3 Health informatics — Public key infrastructure —

Part 3: Policy management of certification

authority

ISO/TC 215

9. ISO/FDIS 21364-1 Domestic gas cooking appliances — Safety —

Part 1: General requirements

ISO/TC 291

10. ISO/IEC DTR 22116.2 Information technology — A study of the

differential impact of demographic factors in

biometric recognition system performance

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37

11. ISO/DIS 21725-1 Simplified design of prestressed concrete bridges

— Part 1: I-girder bridges

SO/TC 71/SC 5

12. ISO/DIS 23889 Ageing Societies – Guidelines for carer-inclusive

organizations

ISO/TC 314

13. ISO/DIS 25539-4 Cardiovascular implants — Endovascular devices

— Part 4: Application of ISO 17327-1 for coated

endovascular devices

ISO/TC 150/SC 2


14. ISO/DIS 11132 Sensory analysis — Methodology — Guidelines

for monitoring the performance of a quantitative

sensory panel

ISO/TC 34/SC 12

15. ISO/DIS 50005 Energy management systems — Guidelines for a

phased implementation

ISO/TC 301

16. ISO/DIS 6717 In vitro diagnostic medical devices — Single-use

containers for the collection of specimens, other

than blood, from humans

ISO/TC 76

17.

ISO/DIS 23032 Meteorology — Ground-based remote sensing

of wind — Radar wind profiler

ISO/TC 146/SC 5

18.

ISO/PRF 5775-2 Bicycle tyres and rims — Part 2: Rims ISO/TC 31/SC 10

19. ISO/DIS 15886-2 Agricultural irrigation equipment — Sprinklers —

Part 2: Design and operation requirements

ISO/TC 23/SC 18

20. ISO/FDIS 19734 Eye and face protection — Guidance on

selection, use and maintenance

ISO/TC 94/SC 6

21. ISO 21857 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas

industries — Prevention of corrosion on pipeline

systems influenced by stray currents

ISO/TC 67/SC 2

22. ISO/DIS 23623 Ageing Societies — Framework for Dementia-

inclusive communities

ISO/TC 314

23. ISO/PRF TS 16733-2 Fire safety engineering — Selection of design fire

scenarios and design fires — Part 2: Design fires

ISO/TC 92/SC 4

24. ISO/FDIS 23234 Buildings and civil engineering works — Security — Planning of security measures in the built

environment

ISO/TC 59

25. ISO/PRF 12404 Soil and waste — Guidance on the selection and

application of screening methods

ISO/TC 190/SC 3

26. ISO

1750:1981/DAMD 7

Pesticides and other agrochemicals — Common

names — Amendment 7

ISO/TC 81

27. ISO 22341 Security and resilience — Protective security —

Guidelines for crime prevention through

environmental design

ISO/TC 292

28. ISO/DIS 8600-8 Endoscopes — Medical endoscopes and endotherapy devices — Part 8: Particular

requirements for capsule endoscopes

ISO/TC 172/SC 5

29. ISO/DIS 31030 Travel risk management – Guidance for

organizations

ISO/TC 262


30. ISO/DIS 6781-1 Performance of buildings — Detection of heat,

air and moisture irregularities in buildings by

infrared methods — Part 1: General procedures

ISO/TC 163/SC 1

31. ISO/DIS 80601-2-90 Medical electrical equipment — Part 2-90:

Particular requirements for basic safety and

essential performance of ventilatory high-flow

therapy equipment

ISO/TC 121/SC 3

32. ISO/DIS 30422 Human Resource Management – Learning and

development

ISO/TC 260

33.

ISO/DIS 10017 Quality management — Guidance on statistical

techniques for ISO 9001:2015

ISO/TC 176/SC 3

34. ISO/DIS 23826 Gas cylinders — Ball valves — Specification and

testing

ISO/TC 58/SC 2

35. ISO/DIS 23345 Jewellery and precious metals — Non destructive

precious metal fineness confirmation by ED-XRF

ISO/TC 174

36. ISO/DIS 12312-1 Eye and face protection — Sunglasses and related

eyewear — Part 1: Sunglasses for general use

ISO/TC 94/SC 6

37. ISO/FDIS 15223-1 Medical devices — Symbols to be used with

medical device labels, labelling and information to

be supplied — Part 1: General requirements

ISO/TC 210

38. ISO/DIS 23592 Service excellence — Principles and model ISO/TC 312

39. ISO/FDIS 6182-1 Fire protection — Automatic sprinkler systems

— Part 1: Requirements and test methods for sprinklers

ISO/TC 21/SC 5

40. ISO/PRF 10013 Quality management systems — Guidance for

documented information

ISO/TC 176/SC 3

41. ISO/DIS 21621 Tourism and related services — Traditional

restaurants — Visual aspects, decoration and

services

ISO/TC 228

42. ISO 7970 Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) — Specification ISO/TC 34/SC 4

43.

ISO/DIS 14298 Graphic technology — Management of security

printing processes

ISO/TC 130

44. ISO 21191 Equipment for crop protection — Closed

transfer systems (CTS) — Performance

specification

ISO/TC 23/SC 6

45. ISO/PRF TR 18568 Packaging and the environment — Marking for

material identification

ISO/TC 122/SC 4

46. ISO/IEC DIS 27002 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy

protection — Information security controls

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27


47. ISO/DIS 23616 Cleaning, inspection and repair of firefighters'

personal protective equipment (PPE)

ISO/TC 94/SC 14

48. ISO/IEC DIS 17030 Conformity assessment — General requirements for third-party marks of conformity

ISO/CASCO

49. ISO/DIS 22156 Bamboo — Structural design ISO/TC 165

50. ISO 817:2014/DAMD

2.2

Refrigerants — Designation and safety

classification — Amendment 2

ISO/TC 86/SC 8

51. ISO

14021:2016/DAMD 1

Environmental labels and declarations — Self-

declared environmental claims (Type II

environmental labelling) — Amendment 1:

Carbon footprint, carbon neutral

ISO/TC 207/SC 3

52. ISO/DIS 37166 Smart community infrastructures —Urban data

integration framework for smart city planning

(SCP)

ISO/TC 268/SC 1

53. ISO 17420-1 Respiratory protective devices — Performance

requirements — Part 1: General

ISO/TC 94/SC 15

54. SO/DIS 23767 Children’s furniture — Mattresses for cots and

cribs — Safety requirements and test methods

ISO/TC 136

55.

ISO/DIS 37180 Smart community infrastructures — Guidance on

smart transportation with QR code identification

and authentification in transportation and its

related or additional services

ISO/TC 268/SC 1

ISO/DIS 23155 Interpreting services — Conference interpreting

— Requirements and recommendations

ISO/TC 37/SC 5

56. ISO/FDIS 16321-1.2 Eye and face protection for occupational use —

Part 1: General requirements

ISO/TC 94/SC 6

57. ISO/DIS 14119 Safety of machinery — Interlocking devices

associated with guards — Principles for design

and selection

ISO/TC 199

58. IEC

60038/AMD1/FRAG2

ED7

Amendment 1 (f2) - Standard voltages for AC

supply and AC equipment (Proposed horizontal

standard)

IEC/TC 8

59. IEC

60038/AMD1/FRAG3

ED7

Amendment 1 (f3) - Standard voltages for DC and

AC traction systems (Proposed horizontal

standard)

IEC/TC 8

60. IEC 60152 ED2

Designation of phase differences by hour numbers

in three-phase AC systems

IEC/TC 3

61. IEC 60255-1 ED2

Measuring relays and protection equipment - Part

1: Common requirements

IEC/TC 95


62. IEC 60255-27 ED3

Measuring relays and protection equipment - Part

27: Product safety requirements

IEC/TC 95

63. IEC 60335-2-

40/FRAG2 ED7

Household and similar electrical appliances -

Safety - Part 2-40: Particular requirements for

electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners and

dehumidifiers

IEC/TC 61/SC 61D

64. IEC 60335-2-79 ED5

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-79: Particular requirements for

high pressure cleaners and steam cleaners

IEC/TC 61/SC 61J

65. IEC 60384-1 ED6 Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment -

Part 1: Generic specification

IEC/TC 40

66. IEC 60400/AMD2

ED8

Amendment 2 - Lampholders for tubular

fluorescent lamps and starter holders

IEC/TC 34/SC 34B

67. IEC 60502-1 ED3

Power cables with extruded insulation and their

accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um =

1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV) - Part 1:

Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV)

and 3 kV (Um = 3,6 kV)

IEC/TC 20

68. IEC 60669-2-1 ED5

Switches for household and similar fixed electrical

installations - Part 2-1: Particular requirements -

Electronic control devices

IEC/TC 23/SC 23B

69. IEC 60730-1 ED6

Automatic electrical controls - Part 1: General

requirements

IEC/TC 72

IEC 60751 ED3

Industrial platinum resistance thermometers and

platinum temperature sensors

IEC/TC 65/SC 65B

70. IEC 60825-2 ED4 Safety of laser products - Part 2: Safety of optical

fibre communication systems (OFCSs)

IEC/TC 76

71. IEC 60910 ED2 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation systems

important to safety - Containment monitoring for

early detection of developing deviations from

normal operation in light water reactors

IEC/TC 45/SC 45A

72. IEC 60987 ED3

Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and

control important to safety - Hardware

requirements

IEC/TC 45/SC 45A

73. IEC 61010-2-201 ED3

Safety requirements for electrical equipment for

measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part

2-201: Particular requirements for control

equipment

IEC/TC 65


74. IEC 61217 ED3

Radiotherapy equipment - Coordinates,

movements and scales

IEC/TC 62/SC 62C

75. IEC 61537 ED3

Cable management - Cable tray systems and cable

ladder systems

IEC/TC 23/SC 23A

76. IEC 61557-12/AMD1

ED2

Electrical safety in low voltage distribution

systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC -

Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring

of protective measures - Part 12: Power metering

and monitoring devices (PMD)

IEC/TC 85

77. IEC 61812-1 ED3

Time relays for industrial and residential use -

Part 1: Requirements and tests

IEC/TC 94

78. IEC 61851-23-1 ED1

Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part

23-1: DC electric vehicle charging station with an

automated connection device

IEC/TC 69

79. IEC 61914 ED3

Cable cleats for electrical installations IEC/TC 23/SC 23A

80. IEC 62083 ED3

Medical electrical equipment - Requirements for

the safety of radiotherapy treatment planning

systems

IEC/TC 62/SC 62C

81. IEC 62281/AMD1

ED4

Amendment 1: Safety of primary and secondary

lithium cells and batteries during transport

IEC/TC 35

82. IEC 62305-2 ED3

Protection against lightning - Part 2: Risk

management

IEC/TC 81

83. IEC 62471-6 ED1

Photobiological Safety of Ultraviolet Lamp

Products

IEC/TC 76

84. IEC TR 62681 ED2

Electromagnetic performance of high voltage

direct current (HVDC) overhead transmission

lines

IEC/TC 115

85. IEC 62682 ED2

Management of alarms systems for the process

industries

IEC/TC 65/SC 65A

86. IEC TS 63116 ED1 Lighting systems - General requirements IEC/TC 34

87. IEC SRD 63235 ED1

Smart city system - Methodology for concepts

building

SyC Smart Cities

88. IEC 63281-1 ED1

Personal e-Transporters - Safety requirements

and test methods

IEC/TC 125

89. IEC TS 63290 ED1

General technical requirements for intelligent

assemblies

IEC/TC 121/SC 121B

90. IEC 63338 ED1

General guidance for reuse of secondary cells and

batteries

IEC/TC 21/SC 21A

91. ISO TS 82304-2 ED1

Health software - Part 2: Health and wellness

apps - Quality criteria across the life cycle - Code

of practice

TC 62/SC 62A

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Newsletter of the South Asian Regional Standards Organization...ISO/DIS 11132 Sensory analysis — Methodology — Guidelines for monitoring the performance of a quantitative sensory