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ABOUT MEMBERSHIP IN SIST
Who can become a SIST member?
Any citizen of the Republic of Slovenia or any legal person established
under the law of the Republic of Slovenia and based in the Republic of
Slovenia may become a member of SIST. Membership in SIST is obtained through
a written application, and shall run as from the date when SIST receives a
signed statement of accession and a receipt of the membership fee. A member
of SIST undertakes to conform to the basic principles of standardization and
to provide to SIST, all by considering his own justified interests, any
information necessary for its work.
Every
member is bound to conform to the Standardization Act; the Decision on
Founding SIST; the SIST Articles of Association and other internal
regulations of SIST, as well as the decisions adopted by the SIST bodies in
order to attain the goals set out in its Articles of Association; and to
regularly pay the membership fee.
What are the benefits of membership in SIST?
The members of SIST are entitled to the following benefits:
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a free copy of the SIST house journal;
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discount on prices of Slovenian standards;
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discount on certain services of SIST;
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discounts on fees for seminars and conferences organized by SIST;
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a copy of the SIST Annual Report.
The
SIST Secretariat shall inform its members of its work by sending them
materials for all SIST Assembly meetings, annual business reports, and other
information and communications.
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Who can give initiative for the development of a new standard?
The SIST technical working bodies, the two SIST technical boards, the
state authorities, and any legal or natural person in the Republic of
Slovenia may give initiative for adoption of a standard. The initiative
must be made in writing and must include an explanation of the reasons
for adoption of a new standard. A working draft standard may be attached
to the initiative.
What are the methods of preparing Slovenian standards?
A Slovenian national standard or any other standardization document can
be prepared on the basis of an original text or on the basis of
transposition of an international, European or other national standard
or other documents. The methods of transposition are: endorsement,
reprint or translation.
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Who is entitled to make comments to and give opinions on standards
during public enquiry?
Any natural or legal person, except the members of the relevant
technical committee, can comment on a draft standard (OSIST) during
public enquiry.
ABOUT
PURCHASING STANDARDS
How do we order standards?
Orders must be made in writing (sent by mail or fax or e-mail or handed-in
personally); the subsequently sent master copy of the order form must bear a
note stating the initial order and the precise address for the invoice.
Address for orders:
SIST, Sales Department
©martinska c. 152, 1000 Ljubljana
tel. +386 1 478 30 63
faks. + 386 1 478 30 97
e-mail prodaja@sist.si
How much does a standard cost?
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The
rates for Slovenian standards are defined according to the number of
pages.
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The
rates for reproductions of foreign standards are based on the rates of the
foreign organizations.
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Discounts are given for further copies, for the SIST members, state
authorities and students.
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See
Rates.
I
know neither the title nor the marking of the standard. How can I find out
what I need?
The SIST Information Point will answer any inquiries referring to standards
and technical regulations as well as conformity assessment procedures.
Click
on
About
inquiries
and
Information
Point
for more information.
How soon will I receive the standard that I ordered?
Most of the standards will be sent to you by ordinary mail in a couple of
days; but you may also arrange to collect them in person. When originals of
standardization documents have to be ordered abroad, this may take a little
longer.
Will you also charge me with postage?
The actual rates for Slovenian standards and reproductions of foreign
standards do not include postal charges for deliveries within Slovenia.
However, the price for delivering originals of foreign standardization
publications does include postal charges (as charged by the supplier) and
our commission of 20 %, or at least SIT 3,400.
Who is entitled to a discount?
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The
SIST members can buy Slovenian standards or other publications (except the
SIST Catalog book) and reproductions of foreign documents at 20 %
discount. They also receive free copies of "Messages".
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The
state authorities can buy Slovenian standards or other publications
(except the SIST Catalog book) and reproductions of foreign documents at
20 % discount. They have a 50-% discount on "Messages".
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Students can buy Slovenian standards or other publications (except the
SIST Catalog book) at 50 % discount, and untranslated SIST DIN and
reproductions of foreign documents at 20 % discount.
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There is a general discount for any further copies. See next answer!
Am I
entitled to a discount when purchasing more than one standard?
The discount for purchasing more than one copy of the same Slovenian
standard the discount is 60 % for the further copies (20 % for untranslated
SIST DIN standards).
For reproductions of foreign standardization documents, the discount on
further copies is 20 % (except when the price is formulated according to the
rates for the Slovenian standards, in which case it is 60 %).
ABOUT
INQUIRIES
What questions may I ask SIST?
The SIST Information Point will answer any topical inquiries in relation to
standards, technical regulations and procedures for assessment of
conformity. Inquiries may also be made into the technical legislation in
force in the Republic of Slovenia, and into the international and European
standards and the standards and regulations in force in individual countries
of the world. SIST will charge its answers to the inquiries in accordance
with the applicable
rates.
Customers must send (by mail or fax or e-mail) written inquiries requesting
written answers, since these will take more time for browsing through the
files, information material or literature.
How much information can I get free of charge?
SIST will provide, free of charge, only brief information on the work of the
Slovenian Institute for Standardization. The customers will be given only
basic information related to an inquiry, or instructions to send in written
inquiries. The customers will be advised of the
rates
for the services and of the possibility of free reading of a standard in our
reading room.
Will I always get an answer to my question?
The SIST Information Point will provide answers to all written inquiries.
Should we not dispose of the appropriate answers, we will refer the customer
to the body in charge of the area in question. In many cases the answer
could be negative (e.g., "We have not found any standard covering this
area"). In such cases, the SIST staff will offer the solution they deem most
appropriate.
How are the costs of inquiries calculated?
In accordance with the current
rates,
we charge inquiries with regard to the time spent on searching information
and preparing an answer. The time spent depends on the clarity and
complexity of the inquiry, the country of interest and the accessibility of
databases. The lowest calculation unit is half an hour.
How soon can I expect an answer?
This depends on the complexity of the inquiry. If the data are accessible,
the answer can come in one or two days; however, if the information has to
be sought from other institutions within Slovenia or abroad, the customer
will be notified to that effect before we start the search.
Where are the sources of your information?
SIST actively participates in the work of the international and European
standardizing bodies; as their member, we have access to the sources of
information regarding standardization activity. Access to a number of
databases on standards and technical regulations is available to us; as the
Slovenian contact point under the WTO/TBT Agreement, we collaborate with
other national contact points worldwide. We also prepare special information
tables for the areas of highest interest, which can serve as the initial
information on a particular subject.
ABOUT
QUALITY SYSTEMS ACCORDING TO ISO 9001:2000
What does ISO 9000 mean?
"ISO 9000" is the popular name for a group of standards composed of
standards and instructions on the quality management system. Quality
management means everything an organization does to ensure that its products
or services meet the requirements of the user. Click on
Quality management
system and the Slovenian standard SIST ISO 9001:2000 for more.
Which Slovenian organizations already hold an ISO 9000 Certificate?
The
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Slovenia, contact person
Iztok Kun¹ek,
keeps files of the organizations holding the Certificate.
ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ACCORDING TO ISO 14000
"ISO 14000" is a group of standards dealing with the environmental
management system. At the moment, environmental topics are the 'hottest'
topics worldwide. All types of organizations – either private or public –
use the tools provided by these standards for managing their activities in
terms of preserving the environment, economizing energy and recycling or
re-using waste. The ISO 14000 Certificate provides evidence of an
organization's environmental consciousness and offers certain marketing
advantages. Click on
Environmental
management and the standards ISO 14000 for more.
Which Slovenian organizations already hold an ISO 14000 Certificate?
The
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Slovenia, contact person
Iztok Kun¹ek,
keeps files of the organizations holding the Certificate.
ABOUT
EVERYTHING YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE HEARD OF
CEN
is the European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de
Normalisation) based in Brussels. Its members are NSBs from the EU and ETFA,
Czech Republic and Malta. The Slovenian Institute for Standardization is an
associate member getting ready for full membership.
CENELEC
is the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Comité
Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique) based in Brussels. Its members
are NSBs for the electrotechnical field from EU and ETFA, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Malta and Slovakia. The Slovenian Institute for Standardization is
an associate member getting ready for full membership.
Certification is the procedure by which a third party gives written
assurance that a product, process or service conforms to specified
requirements.
ETSI
is the European Telecommunications Standards Institute based in
Sophia-Antipolis near Nice, France. Its members are companies and
institutions interested in developing telecommunications standards, the
Slovenian Institute for Standardization being one of them.
ISO
9000
is a family of standards, which represents international consensus on good
practices in quality management, with the objective for organizations to
provide such products and services that would always meet the customers'
requirements. The standards ISO 9000 (Fundamentals and Vocabulary), ISO 9001
(Requirements) and ISO 9004 (Guidelines for performance improvements) were
revised end of 2000.
ISO/CASCO
is the ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment, which studies the methods and
prepares international guides and standards for assessing the conformity of
products, procedures, services and management systems, with the appropriate
standards and other technical specifications. Other ISO committees are:
DEVCO, COPOLCO and REMCO.
ISO/COPOLCO
is the ISO Council Committee on Consumer Policy, which advises the Council
on standardization work in issues reflecting the needs of consumers. Other
ISO Council committees are: CASCO, DEVCO and REMCO.
ISO/PAS
(Publicly
Available Specification) is a normative document that
represents consensus within a working group. Parallel specifications
offering various technical solutions are possible, provided that they do not
disagree with existing international standards.
ISO/REMCO
is the ISO Council Committee on Reference Materials, which has developed and
maintains six general ISO Guides, 30 – 35), intended for the users,
manufacturers and certification bodies of reference materials.
ISO/TS
(technical
specification) is a normative document that represents
consensus within an ISO technical committee, but has not obtained sufficient
support to be issued as a standard.
Supplier's declaration
is a procedure by which a supplier gives written assurance that a
product, process or service conforms to specified requirements. For a
product the declaration may have the form of a document, label or any other
appropriate form, e.g. printout in letters, catalogs, invoices, user's
manuals etc.
National standards body
is a standards body recognized at the national level, that is eligible to be
the national member of the corresponding international and regional
standards organizations. Pursuant to the Standardization Act (RS Official
Gazette No. 59/1999), the Slovenian Institute for Standardization is the
Slovenian national standards body.
Transposition
of an international standard
is
the publication of a national normative document based on a relevant
international standard, or endorsement of the international standard as
having the same status as a national normative document, with any deviations
from the international standard identified.
Regional standardization
is standardization in which involvement is open to relevant bodies from
countries from only one geographical, political or economic area of the
world. For our country, for example, the European standardization is
important. Distinction is also made between international and national
standardization.
SIST
is the abbreviation for the Slovenian Institute for Standardization, and at
the same time, it constitutes the first part of the Slovenian Standards'
reference mark, e.g. SIST ISO 9001:2000.
Reference to standards
(in regulations)
is reference to one or more standards in place of detailed provisions within
a regulation. A reference to standards is either dated, undated or general,
and at the same time either exclusive or indicative.
Conformity assessment
is any activity concerned with determining directly or indirectly that
relevant requirements are fulfilled. Typical examples of conformity
assessment activities are sampling, testing and inspection; evaluation,
verification and assurance of conformity (supplier's declaration,
certification); registration, accreditation and approval as well as their
combinations.
Updated: 2007-03-16 |
