The Standards Engineeer - Glossary

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PC - Project Committees

Identification
Name

PC - Project Committees

Definition (1)
Source

CEN.

Role/Definition

"Is a technical body set up by the Technical Board with a view of undertaking a specific short term standardization task within a given target date, and is composed of a convenor and national delegations."
Note: Project Committees are still referred to as BT Task Forces in the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations – Part 2.

Responsibilities
  1. Follows up and ensures the achievement/delivery of the limited work programme as agreed by the BT.
  2. Decides when a draft is ready to be submitted to CEN Enquiry, Formal Vote or UAP (Unique Acceptance Procedure).
Comparison TC / PC

Comparison of Role/definition, responsibilities, rights, composition, mode of working of a Project Committee and an a Technical Committee

Theme Technical Committees (TC) Project Committee (PC)
Secretariat/Chairmanship The BT allocates the Secretariat of the TC to a CEN Member. The BT allocates the Secretariat and the Chairmanship of the PC to (a) CEN Member(s).
Note: In general, the BT allocates both the Secretariat and the Chairmanship to the same CEN Member.
Chairman The TC appoints the TC Chairman (delegated decision) on the nomination of the CEN Member holding the TC Secretariat. The CEN Member holding the PC Chairmanship appoints the PC Chairman.
Note: The rights and responsibilities of a PC Chairman are the same as those of a TC Chairman.
Business Plan All TC shall establish a Business Plan PC are not obliged to establish a Business Plan, unless requested by BT.
Note: However, a programme of work, formally approved by BT, is mandatory. (Later additions to the work programme shall not normally be permitted.)

Definition (2)
Source

ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. "Procedures for the technical work". Eight Edition 2011.

Role/ Responsibilities

Project committees are establiseh by the technical management board to prepare individual standards not falling within the scope of an existing technical committee.

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