IAF Template for comments – Amendments to IAF Bylaws (EC-05-008 Rev1) / Date: August 2005 / Document:IAF GM-05-011A
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on each comment submitted
BAS / No comments on the draft amendments – recommendapproval
CAI / No comment
COFRAC / Section 3.01 / Annex A / General / In absence of criteria to make such decision, it's better to have it taken by all members / At the end of the proposed modification replace "Board of Directors" by "General Assembly". / Any decision on membership is still to be made by the IAF Membership. This wording is to enable the Board to use its discretion in considering an application and/or recommending its approval or otherwise.
DANAK / 3.01 / Annex A / Ge / The general assembly shall decide on membership of IAG, not the Board / Replace the last three words “Board of Directors” by “The General Assembly” / See above
DSM / No comment
EFAC / No comment
JAB / JAB does not have any comments on these amendments and we'd support them.
KAN / No comments
NAC / No comment
RvA / Section 3.01 / Annex A / Gel / In absence of criteria to make such decision, it's better to have it taken by all members / At the end of the proposed modification replace "Board of Directors" by "General Assembly". / See above
SAC / No comment
SAS / Applicants for Accreditation Body membership of IAF are encouraged to first seek membership of an appropriate Special Recognition Organisation Regional Accreditation Group, if such membership is available. Applications from Accreditation Body applicants which are not members of an appropriate Special Recognition Organisation Regional Accreditation Group shall be considered at the discretion of the IAF Board of Directors. / ge / We should address the case where the applicant has applied and has seen its application rejected by the Regional Accreditation Group. It will be useful for IAF to know that he has applied and the reasons why its application was rejected.
This should be part of the application form:
Have you first applied to a regional group?
If Yes, to which regional group?
Was your application rejected?
If Yes, Why?
Etc. / Applicants for Accreditation Body membership of IAF are encouraged to first seek membership of an appropriate Special Recognition Organisation Regional Accreditation Group, if such membership is available. Demonstration of such an application and if relevant reasons given for the rejection shall be provided. Applications from Accreditation Body applicants which are not members of an appropriate Special Recognition Organisation Regional Accreditation Group shall be considered at the discretion of the IAF Board of Directors / Wording adopted
SWEDAC / No comments. We think that they are good.

1MB = Member Body (enter the IAF Member acronym, e.g. RvA)

2Type of comment:ge = generalte = technical ed = editorial

NBColumns 1, 2, 4, 5 are compulsory.

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