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RMI/1 - Reference Materials

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Quality management and quality assurance | Non-ferrous metals. General | Chemical technology | Metal production | Testing | Technical product documentation | Standardization. General rules | Metrology and measurement. General | Chemical reagents

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 334 Reference Materials (previously ISO REMCO)

Committee standards activity

In Progress (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/NP TS 4807 - Requirements for reference materials for particle characterisation

Categories: Testing | Chemical technology | Standardization. General rules | Quality management and quality assurance | Chemical reagents

Proposal begins : 2020-11-27 		Proposal
BS ISO 33408 Guidance for the production of pure inorganic substance certified reference materials

Categories: Metal production

Approval begins : 2025-10-21 		Approval
BS ISO 33400 Reference materials — Selected terms and definitions

Categories: Chemical technology | Chemical reagents

Public comment begins : 2025-04-04 		Public comment
Published (11)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 79:2015 Reference materials. Examples of reference materials for qualitative properties

Categories: Chemical reagents

Published standard begins : 2015-06-24 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 33402:2025 Good practice in reference material preparation

Categories: Chemical reagents

Published standard begins : 2025-01-21 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 16476:2016 Reference materials. Establishing and expressing metrological traceability of quantity values assigned to reference materials

Categories: Chemical reagents

Published standard begins : 2016-06-15 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 11773:2013 Global distribution of reference materials

Categories: Chemical reagents

Published standard begins : 2013-02-21 		Published standard
PD ISO GUIDE 31 Reference matls - C Reference materials - Contents of certificates and labels

Categories: Unclassified documents

Published standard begins : 2014-09-15 		Published standard
PD ISO GUIDE 30:2015 Reference materials. Selected terms and definitions

Categories: Chemical technology | Chemical reagents

Published standard begins : 2015-02-24 		Published standard
BS ISO 33407:2024 Guidance for the production of pure organic substance certified reference materials

Categories: Chemical reagents

Published standard begins : 2024-01-22 		Published standard
BS ISO 33406:2024 Approaches for the production of reference materials with qualitative properties

Categories: Chemical reagents

Published standard begins : 2024-05-09 		Published standard
BS ISO 33405:2024 Reference materials. Approaches for characterization and assessment of homogeneity and stability

Categories: Chemical reagents

Published standard begins : 2024-05-09 		Published standard
BS ISO 33403:2024 Reference materials. Requirements and recommendations for use

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Chemical reagents

Published standard begins : 2024-06-05 		Published standard
Withdrawn (8)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO GUIDE 35:2017 Reference materials. Guidance for characterization and assessment of homogeneity and stability

Categories: Chemical reagents

Withdrawn begins : 2024-05-09 		Withdrawn
PD ISO Guide 34:2009 General requirements for the competence of reference material producers

Categories: Quality management and quality assurance | Chemical reagents

Withdrawn begins : 2016-11-21 		Withdrawn
PD ISO GUIDE 33:2015 Reference materials. Good practice in using reference materials

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Chemical reagents

Withdrawn begins : 2024-06-05 		Withdrawn
PD ISO GUIDE 31:2015 Reference materials. Contents of certificates, labels and accompanying documentation

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Quality management and quality assurance | Metrology and measurement. General | Chemical reagents

Withdrawn begins : 2024-01-22 		Withdrawn
PD ISO Guide 30:1993+A1:2008 Reference materials. Guide to terms and definitions used in connection with reference materials

Categories: Testing | Chemical technology | Standardization. General rules | Chemical reagents

Withdrawn begins : 2015-02-24 		Withdrawn
PD 6532-5:2000, ISO Guide 34:2000 Reference materials. Guide to the contents of certificates of reference materials. General requirements for the competence of reference material producers

Categories: Quality management and quality assurance

Withdrawn begins : 2010-01-13 		Withdrawn
PD 6532-3:2000, ISO Guide 33:2000 Reference materials. Guide to the contents of certificates of reference materials. Guide to the uses of certified reference materials

Categories: Standardization. General rules

Withdrawn begins : 2015-08-26 		Withdrawn
PD 6532-2:2000, ISO Guide 31:2000 Reference materials. Guide to the contents of certificates of reference materials. Guide to the contents of certificates and labels of reference materials

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Quality management and quality assurance | Metrology and measurement. General

Withdrawn begins : 2015-11-25 		Withdrawn