Progress with the work program of ISO/REMCO during 2020.

ABSTRACT

The 43rd meeting of the Reference Material Committee of ISO, ISO/REMCO, that was scheduled to take place in Milan, Italy, from 30 June to 3 July 2020 with Accredia, the Italian accreditation body and INRIM, the Italian Metrology Institute as the hosts, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report shares the details of the important decision that was taken by the ISO Technical Management Board (TMB) in December 2020 to transform ISO/REMCO into an ISO technical committee, ISO/TC 334, Reference materials. The background that led to the decision is provided as well as the implications of the decision for the future of the development of guidance for the production and use of reference materials. The report also gives an update on the progress with the work program of the committee during the past year and the strategy for the future work of the committee.