The 16th Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum(NEAS Forum)3 – 5, July 2017
Jeju, Korea
Resolutions
The 16th NEAS Forum was held from the 3rd July to 5th July 2017, Jeju, Korea, which washosted by KATS and KSA. The 16th NEAS Forum was attended by 112 experts from public
and private sectors of Korea (68 participants), China (17 participants) and Japan (27participants).
Acronyms
NEAS Forum- WG
SG
CJK-SITE
SAC
CAS
JISC
JSA
KATS
KSA

North East Asia Standards Cooperation Forum- Working Group (of NEAS Forum)
Study Group
China, Japan, Korea –Standards Cooperation on IT and Electronics
Standardization Administration of China (Chinese government)
China Association for Standardization (Chinese Secretariat)
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (Japanese government)
Japanese Standards Association (Japanese Secretariat)
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (Korean government)
Korean Standards Association (Korean Secretariat)

1. Opening
The Heads of Delegation from governments of Korea (Dr. KANG Byung-goo, KATS), China(Mr. JIA Ke, SAC) and Japan (Mr. HOSAKA Shin, JISC) addressed the opening remarks byreaffirming their support for the successful 16th NEAS Forum to strengthen the trilateral
cooperation amongst China, Japan, and Korea. Participants reconfirmed the importance ofcollaboration in the NEAS Forum to facilitate international standardization activities as statedin the “Joint Declaration for Peace and Cooperation in Northeast Asia” adopted at theTrilateral Summit in November, 2015.

2. Country Updates
KATS (Mr. PARK Jai-hun), SAC (Ms. FAN Chunmei) and JISC (Mr. MATSUMOTO Mitsuo)
gave their respective presentations to share information on their recent important
standardization policies and activities. ISO REI (Regional Engagement Initiative) Director(Mr. GOH Adrian) gave presentation on ISO’s initiatives on regional engagement.
13. Ongoing Cooperative Items
KSA (Mr. KIM Sang-hun), CAS (Ms. CUI Yan), and JSA (Ms. SUZUKI Takako) presented
ongoing cooperative items led by each country to review the progress of cooperative items
since the last meeting. After presentations and interactive discussion, the 16th NEAS Forumagreed to continue close cooperation on the following twenty-five items :3.1

Studying Procedure for more efficient operation of the Forum (C-J-K)

3.2

Reinforcement of information exchanges, such as those on national mirror
committee of ISO/IEC TC/SCs of each country (C-J-K)

3.3

Joint response to the new business of ISO and IEC (C-J-K)

3.4

Accessible Design (J)3.5

Cooperation in ISO/TC 171 (Document management applications) of evaluationand preservation of 2-byte font design (J)

3.6

Test Method for Fibrous Activated Carbon (J)3.7Standardization of Thermal Conductivity of Thermal Spray Coating Layers inCeramics (K)3.8

Cooperation on the International Standardization of Products for Seniors (K)3.9

Cooperation for Standardization of Eco-friendly Electroplating (K)

3.10

Freight container (C-K)

3.11

Information exchanges and cooperation on Graphical Symbols (K)3.12Standardization cooperation of Printed Circuit Board (C-J-K)

3.13

Information exchanges and cooperation on standardization Nuclear Energy andInstrumentation (K)3.14

Measurement of Young’s modulus of thermal barrier coating (J)

3.15

Common Standardization on Test Method of Photo catalysis (K)

3.16

Improving global supply chain efficiency by RTI (Returnable Transport
Items) standards and guidelines (K)

3.17

Design, fabrication, characterization and standardization of 3D digital
functional reference nano-structure (C)3.18

Test Methods for Thermal Conductivity of Electronic Circuit Board forHigh-Brightness LEDs Guidelines(J)3.19Electrical Scanning Probe Microscopy(K)3.20

Testing Procedure for Deck Equipment of Vessel Intended for Cold ClimateRegion(K)3.21

Pension Service and Experimental Units (Elderly care service) (C)3.22Standardization of Smart Manufacturing (J)3.23

Capacity building on antimicrobial products and material and their evaluation test
method (J)
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Testing method for coefficient of linear expansion of thermal barrier coatings (J)3.25

Developing International Standards for refrigerated parcel delivery service (J)The secretariats of the three countries shall identify, if not confirmed yet, and update contact
information for the ongoing cooperative items. Based on the results of study group meeting,the secretariats will review the ongoing cooperative items and working groups activities toidentify non-active ones, which will be discussed to be terminated or disbanded at the next
forum. The country indicated in the parenthesis is the proposing or responsible country, andthe country shall present a status report on each item in the plenary meeting of the 17th NEAS
Forum in 2018.

4. Report from the CJK-SITE
The Korean Head of Delegation of the CJK-SITE, Mr. LEE Jaeyoung summarized the recent
activities of the CJK-SITE. The NEAS Forum noted that CJK-SITE plenary meeting was heldin parallel with the NEAS Forum.

5. New Cooperative Item Proposals
11 new cooperative item proposals were considered, and the NEAS Forum will adopt thecooperative items on the voting forms by 7th August, 2017.
5.1

Developing harmonized GDP standards on medical devices for the benefits ofCJK trading (K)5.2

Guideline for robust performance for video surveillance systems (K)5.3International standard development of temperature controlled supply chain
technology (K)5.4

Request to cooperate with the development of standards related to buildingawnings (K)5.5

Test Method for accelerated outdoor weathering of Polyolefin (K)5.6

The accessibility on information & communication technology for old persons andpersons with disabilities (K)5.7

Technical communication equivalent terms in Chinese, English, Japanese andKorean (C)5.8

ISO 1496/5 International cooperation project (C)5.9

Developing an ice and snow tourism safety signage standard (C)5.10

New proposal regarding thermal power infrastructure requirement for the qualityof thermal power infrastructure (J)35.11

Measurement of Young’s modules of thermal barrier coating at elevatedtemperature by flexural resonance method (J)The three Secretariats shall provide results as well as the detailed contact information to theproposers of New Cooperative Item Proposals by 7th August, 2017 through the secretariat of
the 16th NEAS Forum.

6. Study Group meeting
SG discussed the efficient management of working groups, such as the responsible country
should inform the hosting country of the size of group and meeting agendas before themeeting.

7. WG Reports
Four WG meetings were held as a part of the 16th NEAS Forum as follows:
7.1 WG 10 Report - Returnable Transport Items (RTI)
WG on Returnable Transport Items (RTI) held the meeting and detailed report will be sent tothe secretariat of 16th NEAS Forum by the end of July, 2017.
7.2 WG 13 Report - Electrical Scanning Probe Microscopy
WG on Electrical Scanning Probe Microscopy held the meeting and detailed report will besent to the secretariat of 16th NEAS Forum by the end of July, 2017.
7.3 WG 16 Report - Standardization of Smart Manufacturing
WG on Standardization of Smart Manufacturing held the meeting and detailed report will besent to the secretariat of 16th NEAS Forum by the end of July, 2017.
7.4 WG 19 Report - Developing International Standards for refrigerated parcel delivery service
WG on Developing International Standards for refrigerated parcel delivery service held themeeting and detailed report will be sent to the secretariat of 16th NEAS Forum by the end ofJuly, 2017.
7.5 Approval of reports
The 16th NEAS Forum will note and adopt the four WG reports by the end of July, 2017. The
16th NEAS Forum expressed its deepest appreciations to WGs for their excellent activities.

48. Next Meeting
China made a proposal to host the 17th NEAS Forum in 2018 in China. Detailed schedule andvenue will be announced later.

9. Adjournment
The NEAS Forum expressed its appreciations to KATS and KSA for their hospitality andoutstanding management of the Forum.

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On behalf of the Korean Government
Dr. KANG Byung-goo

On behalf of the Chinese Government
Mr. JIA Ke

On behalf of the Japanese Government
Mr. HOSAKA ShinOn behalf of theAssociation
Mr. YOO Yeon-baekKoreanStandards

On behalf of the China Association forStandardization
Mr. GAO Jianzhong

On behalf ofAssociation
Mr. IBI ToshiotheJapaneseStandards

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