Institute of European Standards and Quality 
Scope of international work
Technical questions often cross organisational and national boundaries. International cooperation is described through the actual work undertaken, the parties involved and the jurisdictions or technical contexts to which it relates.
Forms of cooperation
Cooperation may concern research, guidance, professional exchange or a defined project. Its form follows the agreement and task. A cross-border activity is not, by itself, an agreement for mutual recognition of assessment results.
Participating organisations and projects
Public project information identifies participating organisations and their agreed roles. Country references describe the location or context of work; they do not indicate a national office, government mandate or representative status.
Allocation of responsibilities
Each project identifies who carries out the work, reviews the technical findings, controls the information and authorises publication. Where local requirements affect delivery or use of results, those requirements are considered within the project scope.
Working arrangements
Language, location, timing and access to technical information are agreed for each activity. Translation of a technical output requires attention to meaning, version control and the rights of the original publisher.
Results and publications
Public outputs are linked to their project and identify the responsible parties. The scope and limitations of a result apply wherever it is used; international cooperation does not broaden a technical conclusion beyond its evidence.
Propose cooperation
A proposal should identify the shared technical question, the intended users, each party's contribution and the arrangements for resulting work. State any funding and public communication requirements at the outset.