November 14 2019 OMB Meeting Materials

AOAC OMB MEETING MATERIALS 127

• AOAC INTERNATIONAL develops national and international analytical consensus standards according to the national * and international principles ** which includes basic principles to ensure due process in the development of standards: openness, transparency, lack of dominance,

balance, due consideration, coordination, consensus, and appeals. Rules of engagement and parliamentary procedures for AOAC standards developing bodies follow Robert’s Rules of Order (latest edition) in accordance with AOAC bylaws and policies, such as the AOAC Policy on Antitrust.

*US OMB Circular A‐119 (United States Executive Branch Office of Management and Budget Circular A‐119), *American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Essential Requirements:  Due process requirements for American National Standards **World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade

Proposed AOAC Policy Statement

12/11/2019