IEC Full Member

Any country which can demonstrate that its National Committee has been constituted in accordance with the IEC Statutes and Rules of Procedure may apply to become an IEC Full Member. IEC Full Members, after paying their yearly membership fee, have the possibility to send experts to participate actively in any technical committee/subcommittee of their choice. They are also able to apply for management positions and functions in the IEC and have voting rights in the IEC General Assembly.

IEC Associate Member

Some countries can opt to become an IEC Associate Member. IEC Associate Members can access all working documents and opt to send experts to participate in a limited number of technical committees/subcommittees. They cannot occupy management positions and functions within the IEC and do not have voting rights in the IEC General Assembly.

Participation

Individuals or companies can’t become a member of the IEC. They can only participate in the IEC via their National Committee.

The IEC also runs the Affiliate Country Programme, which allows developing or newly industrializing countries to participate in IEC work without the financial burden of membership.

For details regarding participation in IEC conformity assessment work visit Conformity Assessment

Experts & delegates

Experts

Individuals with specialist knowledge in a technical field and who are delegated by their Country’s National Committee (NC) to participate in IEC work.

IEC Member countries can opt to send experts to participate in technical areas that are of interest to them.

Some organizations which have a formal relationship with the IEC can also appoint experts to certain working groups and project teams of technical committees (TCs) and subcommittees (SCs).

Experts participate in IEC technical work in a personal capacity and do not represent their company/organization or NC.

Procedures to appoint experts are described in the IEC Directives.

Delegates

Delegates participate in TC/SCs to represent the interests of an NC.

Each NC assigns a Head of delegation to speak and vote on behalf of the NC during the TC/SC meeting. Other members of the NC delegation may speak but not vote, every country has only a single vote.