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ISO 19600 Compliance management systems - Guidelines (ISO Draft International Standard)
ISO 19600 is a draft international standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)[1] that provides guidance to public and private organisations of all sizes to establish, develop, implement, evaluate, maintain and continually improve an effective best practice compliance management system.

Background
In 1998 Standards Australia issued the world's first national compliance programme standard, the Australian Standard on Compliance Programs AS 3806. Developed in 1995 on the initiative of the Australian Consumer & Competition Commission in cooperation with businesses, the standard was intended to give public and private organizations a framework for designing, introducing and maintaining effective compliance programmes. AS 3806 was revised in 2006 (AS 3806-2006).

On 1st of June 2012 Standards Australia submitted a new work item proposal on Compliance programs to the ISO member bodies. The new work item proposal, based on AS 3806-2006, was approved by the ISO member bodies and ISO Project Committee (PC) 271 Compliance management systems was established. The first plenary meeting of ISO PC 271 took place in April 2013 in Sydney, followed by plenary meetings in October 2013 in Paris and in July 2014 in Vienna.

The Draft International Standard ISO/DIS 19600 established by ISO/PC 271 in 2013 was commented by the ISO member bodies by middle of April 2014 and comments made by the ISO member bodies were discussed by 25 international experts at the ISO/PC 271 plenary meeting in Vienna in July 2014.

DIS/ISO 19600 is a document of approximately 30 pages, currently available in English and French.[2] Countries and their standardization bodies participating in the development of ISO 19600 are: Australia (SA), Austria (ASI), Canada (SCC), China (SAC), France (AFNOR), Germany (DIN), Malaysia (DSM), Netherlands (NEN), Singapore (SPRING SG), Spain (AENOR) and Switzerland (SNV).

Key principals and elements of ISO 19600
ISO 19600, which is a management system standard, is based on the concept that the governing body and top management create the right conditions, that all those concerned are involved, that a process and system-oriented approach is applied and that continual improvement takes place.

ISO 19600 underlines the key role of the governing body and top management of any organisation in setting the right tone, in leading by example and in promoting a culture of ethics and compliance with the law throughout the entire organisation. The governing body and top management shall establish the values of the organisation, implement the principles of good compliance governance (in particular the compliance function's access to the governing body, its independence and the availability of appropriate authority and resources), establish a compliance policy, direct and support the employees to contribute to the effectiveness of the compliance management system and promote continual improvement of the compliance management system.

ISO 19600 provides detailed guidance on understanding the context of the organisation, on good governance and leadership, on planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and improvement for establishing, implementing and maintaining an effective best practice compliance management system.

Further development
All comments on DIS/ISO 19600 being resolved, ISO 19600 is expected to enter into force towards end of 2014 or early 2015.