Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum

The Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum (NEAS Forum) is a platform for standards organizations from China, Japan, and South Korea to exchange information, propose joint standards,[1] harmonize standards, and promote policy coordination.[2] They have helped establish 29 international standards.[3]

It includes national government standardization bodies like

and standards association secretariats like

Forums

Date N Location Notes
/2002-10-29 1 South Korea Establishing working-level consultations for ISO/IEC-related project cooperation and intellectual property rights research cooperation, regularization of forum to prepare for the Northeast Asia Standardization Dialogue, regional project research, development of educational programs.[4]
/2003-10-31 2 China Agreement to publish the Standardization Glossary in English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese; intellectual property rights issues exchange; co-operating on public signage pictograms, signs for the elderly and disabled, etc.; personnel training programs implementation.[4]
/2004-12-14 3 Japan ISO NWI-proposal for public signage pictograms; progress management charts for cooperation projects quarterly presentations; future cooperation agendas; co-operation promotion for insurance and medical information systems, energy loss management and electrical steel sheet analysis, lightning protection systems and terminology, and water supply and sewage treatment.[4]
/2005-11-25 4  South Korea T-pallet for international trade; to establish Asia Pallet System Federation; agreement on Joint Submission of Standardization Proposal for elderly and disabled, energy loss management, and international electrical steel sheets; agreement on cooperation on pictograms.[4]
/2006-11-14 5  China Discussion of ISO/TC 71 concrete, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete; ISO/TC 206 fine ceramics; ISO/TC 38 textile care labels using symbols; and assistive products for the elderly and disabled[4]
/2007-11-14 6  Japan Strengthening cooperation in ISO/TC 162 doors and windows, ISO/TC 171 document management, and test methods for fibrous activated carbon.[4]
/2008-11-07 7  South Korea Completion of cooperation in ISO/TC 38 textile care labels using symbols, and ISO/TC 206 fine ceramics; future cooperation in antimicrobial effects of antifungal agents, and measurement methods for LED backlights.[4]
/2009-11-18 8  China To establish working groups energy efficiency, welfare, and logistics; completion of antifungals projects; future cooperation on basic emission limits for adhesives' volatile organic compounds, guidelines on quality and safety technologies for consumer products, ISO/TC 164 mechanical testing methods for metals info exchange, products for the elderly, eco-friendly textiles.[4]
2010-07-20/21 9  Japan, Toyama 112 participants. Discuss future possible framework to implement the 2010-05-29 Joint Statement on Standards Cooperation[5]; agree to hold the Korea-China-Japan Information and Electronics International Standardization Cooperation (CJK-SITE) plenary session concurrently from the next forum; completed projects: ISO/TC 71 concrete, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, corporate social responsibility, education, eco-friendly textiles; future projects: smart grids including joint proposals to the IEC, wastewater treatment, utilization of regenerated urban wastewater.[4]
2011-06-22/24 10  South Korea, Busan 123 delegates.[6] Completed projects: consumer goods quality and safety technologies, basic emission limits for volatile organic compounds in adhesives, auxiliary devices, ISO/TC 162 doors and windows, testing method for the thermal conductivity of electronic circuit boards for high-brightness LEDs. Future projects: printed circuit boards, smart city infrastructure.[4]
2012-04-23/26 11  China, Chengdu 107 delegates.[7] Project launch regarding thermal conductivity of thermal shielding coatings.[4]
/2013-06-01 12  Japan Methods for measuring Young's modulus of thermal insulation films; photocatalyst testing methods; enhancing global supply chain efficiency through RTI (Returnable Transport Items); 3D digital design, manufacturing, characterization, and digital functional reference nanostructures.[4]
2014-06-30/07-03 13  South Korea, Gyeongju 121 experts.[8]
2015-06-19/18 14  China, Tsingtao 106 experts.[9]
2016-07-11/13 15  Japan, Matsue 106 experts.[10]
2017-07-03/05 16  South Korea, Jeju 112 experts.[11]
2018-06-27/29 17  China, Hangzhou 122 experts.[12]
2019-07-16/18 18  Japan, Takamatsu 123 experts, including ISO/REI and IEC/APRC.[13]
2021-06-22/23 19 online 42 experts, virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
2022-06-21/22 20 online 62 experts, virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
2023-07-24/26 21  Japan, Tokyo+online 150 stakeholders, including ISO and IEC/APRC.[1]
2024-07-15/17 22  South Korea, Seoul 127 attendees, including ISO/CS and IEC/APRC; discussed 9 projects including for freight containers, 18 new projects and forming working groups for them including for metaverse healthcare, participation in the IEC's MVDC project, and support for 6 ISO proposals including service robot test methods.[3][16]
2025-07-21/23 23  China, Xi’an 166 participants, including ISO/CS and IEC/APRC, discussed cooperation in quantum technology, smart cities, circular economy, sustainable electrified transportation, pet products, and humanoid robots; enhancing cooperation under the frameworks of APEC and PASC.[17][18]
2026-07-14/16 24  Japan, Hiroshima Proposed.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Resolutions of the 21st NEAS forum" (PDF). 2023-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Standards". Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat. 2019.
  3. 1 2 "22nd Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum Held in Seoul". GCA Korea. 2024-07-17.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Government consultative body - standardization" (in Korean). 2018.
  5. ↑ "Resolutions of the 9th NEAS forum" (PDF). 2010.
  6. ↑ "Resolutions of the 10th NEAS forum" (PDF). 2011.
  7. ↑ "Resolutions of the 11th NEAS forum" (PDF). 2012.
  8. ↑ "13th Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum (NEAS Forum) 30 June - 3 July 2014, Gyeongju, Korea, Resolutions" (PDF). 2014.
  9. ↑ "Resolutions of the 14th NEAS forum" (PDF). 2015.
  10. ↑ "Resolutions of the 15th NEAS forum" (PDF). 2016.
  11. ↑ "Resolutions of the 16th NEAS forum" (PDF). 2017.
  12. ↑ "Resolutions of the 17th NEAS forum" (PDF). 2018.
  13. ↑ "Resolutions of the 18th NEAS forum" (PDF). 2019.
  14. ↑ "The 19th Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum (NEAS Forum) 22 – 23 June 2021, Virtual, Resolutions" (PDF). 2021.
  15. ↑ "The 20th Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum (NEAS Forum) 21 – 22 June 2022, Virtual, Resolutions" (PDF). 2022.
  16. ↑ "The 22nd Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum (NEAS Forum) 15 – 17 July 2024, Seoul, Korea, Resolutions" (PDF). 2024.
  17. ↑ "The 23rd Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum Held in Xi'an". 2025-08-12.
  18. ↑ "The 23rd Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum (NEAS Forum) 21 – 23 July 2025, Xi'an, China, Resolutions" (PDF). 2025.
  19. ↑ "Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum (NEAS Forum) #24". 2025.
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