British Standards Institution

Sector: Governance & Resilience

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)

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In Progress (3)

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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 Comment resolution begins : 2025-10-06	Comment resolution
BS ISO 33400	Reference materials — Selected terms and definitions Categories: Chemical technology \| Chemical reagents Public comment begins : 2025-04-04	Public comment

Published (11)

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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)

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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

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Aro Scientific Ltd
B O C Gases
Bureau of Analysed Samples Limited
Cayman Chemical Company
Committee Manager (External)
Elemental Microanalysis Ltd
ESSLAB Limited
Health and Safety Laboratory
Institute of Measurement and Control
Jaytee Biosciences
L G C Group
M H R A - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Malvern Panalytical Ltd
Merck Sigma-Aldrich Company Ltd
N I B S C - National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
National Physical Laboratory
Paragon Scientific Ltd
United Kingdom Accreditation Service

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - SS/6/-/4
Individual Capacity - Altus Science
Individual Capacity - Conformity Assessment & Accreditation
Individual Capacity - Metrology and international standardisation
Individual Capacity - Reference materials & Clinical and Forensic Toxico
Individual Capacity - Spectroscopy and analytical science
Individual Capacity -Sales Specialist For Analytical Reference Materials
Liaison - PTI/13

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Committee Chair

Standards Development

RMI/1 - Reference Materials

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