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NIST Special Publication 912

Profiles of National Standards-Related

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Robert B. Toth, Editor

NIST Special Publication 912

Profiles of National Standards-Related

Activities

Robert B. Toth, Editor

Office of Standards Services

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001

April 1997

U.S. Department of Commerce

William M. Daley, Secretary

Technology Administration

Mary L. Good, Under Secretary for Technology

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Robert E. Hebner, Acting Director
National Institute of Standards U.S. Government Printing Office

and Technology Washington: 1997

Special Publication 912

Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol.

Spec. Publ. 912

169 pages (April 1997)

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FOREWORD

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) has developed a wide range of

reference publications which provide ready access to information about organizations responsible

for standards development, product certification, and accreditation. While most of these focus on

U.S. activities (e.g., Directory ofPrivate Sector Product Certification Programs, and Standards

Activities of Organizations in the United States), some compile information on international or

regional organizations (e.g., Directory ofEuropean Regional Standards-Related Organizations).

These directories are very useful to domestic enterprises, and are often-used references outside

the United States.

With the expanding global economy, there is an increasing demand from the private sector and

government agencies throughout the world for details on metrology and calibration systems,

accreditation bodies, and certifying organizations of current and potential trading partners. In many countries, no single body is responsible for all aspects of metrology, standards, testing, and

quality (MSTQ); and a wide range of public and private sector organizations may be involved.

Obtaining authoritative information can be difficult and time-consuming since there is no single

worldwide database of MSTQ activities. To fill this void, NIST has prepared Profiles ofNational

Standards-Related Activities.

Users will find in one place a wealth of information about the MSTQ systems of the world's major

economies and many less-developed countries. Perusal of the entries will demonstrate that there

are many different models for national MSTQ systems. For the first time the information gathered

in one place provides names and addresses of a country's metrology center and legal metrology

agency; its primary standards and quality organizations; government and private sector accreditors

of calibration and testing laboratories; product certifiers; quality and environmental management

system registrars; information sources and many other aspects of the country's industrial

infrastructure. When all the descriptive information for a country is considered, a clearer picture

emerges of the state of development of that country's MSTQ system.

This is the first edition of this directory. Some countries did not respond to requests for

information, while others did not provide all the information requested. As this directory becomes

more widely used, we trust that existing entries will be updated and expanded and that countries

not yet included will submit entries.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

More than 200 organizations verified information and submitted additional data for this directory.

Special thanks are due Dr. Lawrence D. Eicher, Secretary General of the International

Organization for Standardization, for making available data ISO had accumulated fi"om its member bodies, and Carl J. Dahlman, of the World Bank, who first identified the need for this

directory.

Maureen Breitenberg ably coordinated and monitored this project for NIST's Office of Standards

Services. Special thanks are due the staff of R. B. Toth Associates, who compiled this directory

under contract to NIST. In particular, Mary Ellen Hinkley managed all aspects of information

gathering and processing.

Robert B. Toth

Editor

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ABSTRACT

This directory describes the metrology, standardization, testing, and quality (MSTQ) activities of

more than 70 countries. Each entry includes basic data on the country's economy and trade;

agencies and institutions responsible for metrology and calibration, standards development,

testing, product certification, quality and environmental system registration and accreditation; and

key contacts and information sources. Entries are formatted to facilitate access to specific

information. An introductory section provides general information on development of the

directory and an overview of world-wide MSTQ activities.

Keywords: accreditation; calibration; certification; conformity assessment; metrology; mutual

recognition agreements; registration; standards; testing;

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CONTENTS

Page

Foreword iii

Acknowledgments iv

Abstract v

Introduction 1

National Profiles 7

Appendix I - Format of Entries 177

Appendix II - List of Acronyms and Initials 183

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INTRODUCTION

As the world moves toward a global economy driven by rapid technological change, standards

and conformity assessment have become strategic business issues. Most nations recognize that an

effective industrial infrastructure includes not only ready access to capital, energy, and transportation, but the systems and institutions which support metrology, standardization, testing, and

quality (MSTQ). The ability to compete in global markets is directly related not only to the

availability of MSTQ resources, but the credibility of certification programs, calibration systems,

environmental management registration, and accreditation schemes. Attention to MSTQ issues

has expanded fi'om coteries of technical specialists to the board rooms of major corporations,

conclaves of heads of state, and the fi^ont pages of business and financial journals. A basic

problem for both experienced technical specialists and those newly involved in MSTQ issues is identifying the responsible MSTQ organizations within the countries in which they are planning to do business. At times it can be difficult identifying these organizations even within their own

countries. This directory aims to alleviate this problem by providing information on the primary

institutions or agencies which are responsible for, or coordinate, national MSTQ activities.

Scope and Format

This directory profiles the MSTQ systems of the world's major economies and many less- developed countries. The entries are based on information from a wide range of sources together

with information provided by the principals. Rather than providing a questionnaire with a request

to fill in the blanks, a draft entry was prepared from existing data sources in accordance with the

format presented in Appendix I. Each organization received only those sections of the draft entry

for which it has responsibility. Recipients were asked to verify or correct the information and, if necessary, coordinate with other organizations within their country to ensure that all relevant

national organizations were listed. Entries or portions of entries were sent to more than 300

organizations. Many organizations did not respond despite numerous reminders. Nevertheless,

more than 200 responses were received; and the information presented here is the best available at

this time. As this directory becomes widely circulated, it is anticipated that missing information

will be provided so that all entries will be complete, and those countries which chose not to be

included will reconsider and submit entries.

Each entry is formatted into the following sections, and key information is highlighted to facilitate access:

Basic Data

To enable readers to put the MSTQ information into context, each entry includes comparative

data on the country's size and population, basic financial indicators, and primary exports, imports,

and trading partners. Most of the data in this section are extracted from the 1995 Central

Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook, supplemented by data from the World Bank and the

U.S. Department of Commerce. As with most data of this type, these are cumulative data which

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are one to two years old at time of publication and should, therefore, be used only as relative

indicators of each country's capabilities and capacities.

National MSTO Coordination

Recipients were asked to identify the organization which coordinates, or provides the forum for

coordinating, standards-related activities at the national level.

Metrology and Calibration Services

One indicator of a nation's capability to produce manufactured goods of uniform quality, deliver

the quantities ordered, and comply with quality system registration and laboratory accreditation

criteria is the capability and capacity of its metrology and calibration services. Memberships in the

International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), International Organization of Legal

Metrology (OIML), and regional metrology networks provide some measure of experience,

proficiency, and knowledge of current practices. Budgetary information and the number of

accredited secondary calibration laboratories are not only useful indicators, but can help all countries to benchmark their existing or planned metrology systems.

Standards Development and Adoption

Much of the information in this section had been collected in prior years by the International

Organization for Standardization (ISO) from its member bodies and published every four or five

years in the ISO Memento. ISO had decided to forego publishing the 1996 edition and the

accumulated data were made available for this directory. Each ISO member body received a copy

of the reformatted data for verification and updating. It was also asked to indicate the number of

other government and private sector standards developers within its country and the total number

of available standards. The total number of publicly available standards is the combined total of: (a) all standards developed or adopted by the primary (national) standards body; and (b) all other

standards developed by other national organizations. Participation in international and regional

standardization organizations is listed for each country. Membership may be held by an agency or

organization other than the primary standards body.

Testing and Product Certification

This section lists the accreditors of testing laboratories and product certifiers and the number of

laboratories and certifiers which have been accredited. In many cases, respondents provided

information on existing and pending mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) and memoranda of

understanding (MOUs).

Quality Management Registration

This section provides indicators on the extent to which ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 have been

implemented, and fijrther insight on the country's accreditation system including certification of

quality assessors.

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Related Information

Many countries require that certain standards-related activities be performed by certified

technicians or accredited organizations. Others prjDvide opportunities for voluntary certification.

This section summarizes information on these requirements and the responsible organizations.

Additionally, information is provided on environmental management standards and their implementation, and the primary source of information on MSTQ topics. This source is usually the

designated World Trade Organization (WTO) Enquiry Point. If the country is not a member of

WTO or has not notified the WTO as to the Enquiry point, the source is identified as the

Information Center.

An Overview

Gathering related MSTQ information in one location provides an opportunity to consider the

national frameworks within which the responsible organizations flinction and their

interrelationship. The most noteworthy observation is that among the listed countries the focus

for policy, direction, and coordination has shifted from the primary standards body to the national

accrediting authority. The WTO agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade has provided the

impetus to create an efficient, transparent, fair and harmonized means of international acceptance

of traded goods. To support domestic industries and promote trade, countries have established, or are in the process of establishing, a national infrastructure for accrediting testing and calibration

laboratories; inspection bodies; and certifiers of products, personnel, quality systems, and other

standards-related activities. Nations are implementing the concept of "one-step conformity

assessment" not only to minimize costs, but to achieve recognition by other nations. The national

accrediting authority fills the need for a recognized body empowered to formalize agreements

with regional organizations and other nations. This development, which centers on the

implementation of standards rather than on their preparation, coupled with the enhanced role of

regional and international standards organizations, has prompted some primary standards bodies

to reassess their role and organizational structure. In many cases, the national accrediting

authority is also the national MSTQ coordinator or part of the government agency which serves

as the coordinator. Half of the listed countries identified a national body which coordinates or oversees MSTQ activities. Nearly all of these organizations are government agencies. Four

members of the European Union have such coordinating bodies: Austria, Belgium, Italy, and the

United Kingdom. Canada, Mexico, and the United States did not identify MSTQ coordinating

bodies.

Most countries have centralized standardization systems within a single standards body.

However, it may be a surprise to some that the standardization systems in many countries are not

monolithic. Some of the larger countries have numerous standards developing organizations in

addition to the primary standards body. In Germany, for example, 153 private sector standards

developers have prepared 1 5 000 standards, while Deutsches Institut fiir Normung (DIN) has

prepared 22 000. In Japan, more than 200 trade associations and professional societies prepare

standards within the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) framework. In France, 30

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semi-autonomous sectorial bodies (bureaux de normalisation) prepare industry-specific standards,

while Association fran^aise de normalisation (AFNOR) prepares cross-cutting horizontal

standards. In the United States, it is estimated that there are 620 formal and informal developers

of standards in the private sector, as well as 80 Federal agencies which develop standards (See

NIST SP 806, 1996 Edition).

U.S.A.

Germany

Russia ll^^^l^^^l 22 000

France

Japan

China jjHHIH 17 000

India j^miim

Italy

U.K.

Taiwan ^^^Hl 13 000

Turkey

Sweden HH^I 12 100 Spain HHI 11 900

Indonesia IH^I 10 000

Korea, Rep BHI 9 400

Brazil HI 8 000

Argentina m 7 900

93 000

37 000

Figure 1 . Some of the world's larger collections of national standards.

Figure 1 compares the number of standards in some of the major collections in the world.

(Countries formerly associated with the Soviet bloc generally have large numbers of standards,

e.g., Ukraine 21 000, Belarus 19 000, Poland 15 400, Bulgaria 13 000.) The U.S. total includes

8000 Department of Defense standards for uniquely military applications. These should be

subtracted from the total for comparisons with the totals of other nations. The number of

available standards, however, is not necessarily indicative of their level of implementation or their

value to industry and commerce. Some claim that in spite of 5-year reviews, 25 to 30 percent of

U.S. standards refer to and document obsolescent technology that, while appropriate for spares

and maintenance of older equipment, is no longer appropriate for new designs. This situation

probably exists in many other countries.

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The number of national standards reported by all respondents exceeds 560 500. The total number

of standards published by those ISO member bodies which did not respond is 90 600. On this

basis, and taking into account (a) the under-reporting of standards prepared by national organizations other than the ISO member body, and (b) national standards of countries which are not yet

members of ISO, it is estimated that there are currently about 780 000 national standards in the

world. It is probable that a significant portion are very similar to each other. Those responding

report that fi"om 5 to 90 percent of their national standards are identical to, technically equivalent

to, or based on international standards; the average is 43 percent.

There are insufficient data fi^om the larger countries to derive useful indicators on the number of

secondary calibration laboratories, accredited testing laboratories, or product certifiers. Table 1 illustrates the wide range of data in these categories. There appears to be some correlation

between the number of enterprises registered to ISO 9000 and the number of calibration

laboratories as shown in Table 2.

Table 1 . Comparison of accredited laboratories in selected countries

Country GDP

$ billions

Accredited Laboratories

Calibration Testing

United Kingdom 1045 570

Italy 998 72

Brazil 886 65 70

Mexico 723 36 214

Indonesia 571 19 10

Australia 375 200 2328

Taiwan 257 100

South Afiica 194 86

Malaysia 167 18 71

Sweden 163 380

Switzerland 148 145

Finland 82 66

Singapore 57 70

Ireland 49 12 57

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Table 2. Comparison of the number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 and 9002

and the number of accredited secondary calibration laboratories

Country Facilities

/vccreaiiea

Calibration Labs

United Kingdom 50 000 570

Australia 10 000 200

Italy 4 000 72

Ireland 2 500 12

Brazil 1 250 65

Malaysia 836 18

Mexico 340 36

Indonesia 38 19

Future Updates

The value of a directory of this type is dependent on the completeness and currency of its information. Now that MSTQ institutions and agencies throughout the world can see the product

and test its usefulness, it is hoped that they will keep NIST advised of any changes in their entries.

They are particularly encouraged to provide the full range of data that will enable users to have a complete profile of their MSTQ activities. Users are also encouraged to suggest improvements

for subsequent editions. Organizations that are not included in this directory are invited to use the

form in Appendix I to send pertinent information to:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Office of Standards Services

Bldg.. 820, Room 280

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

Fax: (301) 963-2871

e-mail : maureen.breitenberg@nist . gov

Internet website: http://www.nist.gov

This directory will in the near future be available on the Internet. The Web site will include forms

so that listed organizations can update their entries, and new entries can be submitted by those not

yet listed.

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Argentina

BASIC DATA

Land area' 2 736 690 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US

Population: 34 292 000; growth rate 1 . 1 1%; labor force: 10.9 milhon; hteracy 95%, age 15 and over GDP: $270.8 bilUon; real growth rate: 6%; national product per capita: $7990

Exports: $15.7 billion; meat, wheat, com, oilseed, manufactures; partners: US 12%, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Netherlands Imports: $21.4 billion; machinery, chemicals, metals,

fuels and lubricants, agricultural products; partners: US

22%, Brazil, Germany, Bohvia, Japan, Italy, Netherlands

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Department of Industry

Argentine Ministry of Economy, Public Works,

and Services Av. Juho A. Roca 651

1322 Buenos Aires

Tel. (54-1)349-4351

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Departamento de Fiscica y Metrologla

Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Industrial Av. Leandro N. Alem 1067, 7 piso

1001 - Buenos Aires

TeL (54-1 ) 3 1 3-3368; Fax (54- 1 ) 3 1 3-2 1 30

Intemet: inti@inticc.edu.ar

This is a government body

Participate in: SIM

Accreditor

2.2 Organismo Argentino de Acreditacion

Address same as 2.

Tel. (54-1) 313-3013; Fax (54-1) 31 3-2130

This is a private sector organization

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs nine

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Instituto Argentino de Normalizacion

Chile 1192

1098 Buenos Aires

Tel. (54-1) 383-3751; Fax (54-1) 383-8463

Intemet: postmaster@iram.org. ar

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO. Regional: COPANT, MERCOSUR,

FTAA, CMN

Founded 1 935; staff 111; total number of committee

members: 3000

Annual budget: $4 million; Portion of revenue from sales of publications and services 1 5%; certification 55%; pri- vate sector subscription 30%

Total number of publicly available standards: 7900

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body: 7900; voluntary 95%; mandatory 5%.

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on intemational standards: 60%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ILAC, lAF; Regional: MERCOSUR

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Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Number of accredited testing laboratories 2 Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions - no response; private sector - one in process

Countries with product certification MOUs: Brazil

Government accreditor of product certifiers:

4.3 no response

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers:

4.4 Same as 2.2

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 1.1

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 170

Number of registrars geographically located in Argentina 17. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor - 3 in process

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2

Countries with quality registration MOUs - None

Participate in: ISOAFC 176

Certifier of quality assessors

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here Voluntary Mandatory

A ISl Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A: Same as 2.2

6.2 B: Same as 3.1

6.3 C : Det Nordske Veritas

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.4 Secretaria de Industria y Comercio Exterior

Direccion Nacional de Negociaciones

Economicas y Comerciales

Av. Julio A. Roca 651-4 piso, sector 1

1 322 Buenos Aires

Tel. (54-1) 349-4039; Fax (54-1) 349-4038

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Spanish

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Spanish

5.3 Same as 2.2

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Australia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 7 617 930 sqkm; comparative area: slightly smaller than the US

Population: 18 322 000; gro\vth rate 1.31%;

labor force: 8.63 million; literacy 100%, age 15 and over GDP: $375 billion; real growth rate: 6.4%; national product per capita: $20 720

Exports: $50.4 billion; coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina,

wheat, machinery and transport equipment; partners: Japan 25%, US 1 1%, South Korea 6%, New Zealand

5.7%

Imports: $51.1 billion; machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, crude oil and petroleum products; partners: US 23%, Japan 18%, UK 6%,

Germany 5.7%, New Zealand 4%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

National coordinator

2.1.1 National Standards Commission

P.O. Box 282

North Ryde, N.S.W. 2113

Tel. (61-2) 888-3922; Fax (61-2) 888-3033

Primary laboratory

2.1.2 National Measurement Laboratory

Bradfield Road

West Lindfield N.S.W. 2070

Fax: (61-2)413-7631

This is a government body

Accreditor

2.2 National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA)

7 Leeds Street Rhodes, N.S.W. 2138

Tel. (61-2)736-8222; Fax (61-2) 743-531

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Internet: http://www.aaa.com.au/nata

This is a private sector organization

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 200

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

Member of OIML; Regional: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Standards Australia P.O. Box 1055

Strathfield N.S.W. 2135

Tel. (61-2) 746-4700; Fax (61-2) 746-8450

Internet: intsect@saa.sa.telememo.au

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex. Regional:

APEC, PASC, ACCSQ

Founded 1922; staff 309; total number of committee

members: 9000

Annual budget: $10.7 million; portion of revenue fi-om

sales of publications and services 69%; private sector subscription 9%; government subvention 14%; other 8%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body: 5400; voluntary 70%; mandatory 30%.

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TESTING AlVD PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

This is a private sector organization.

Participate in : International: ILAC; Regional: APLAC

Countries with test and calibration MRAs: USA, UK,

New Zealand, Hong Kong, Sweden, Netheriands and

Singapore. An MRA with the European Cooperation for Accreditation Laboratories (EAL) covers testing laboratories in 1 2 countries. MRA for calibration laboratories is being finalized.

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Number of accredited testing laboratories: 2328

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Joint Accreditation System of Australian and New

Zealand (JAS-ANZ)

P.O. Box 164

Civic Square, A.C.T. 2608

Tel. (61-6) 276-1999; Fax (61-6) 276-2041

Internet: jhulbert@dist.gov.au

Countries with product certification system MOUs: USA

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 The Australian Organization for Quality

P.O. Box 123

Flemington Markets, N.S.W. 2129

Tel. (61-2) 746-241 1; Fax (61-2) 746-2377

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 10 000

Number of registrars geographically located in Australia

17. Number of registrars accredited by the national

accreditor: 14

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2

Tel. (61-6) 276-1999; Fax (61-6) 276-2041

Internet: jhulbert@dist.gov.au

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs: Ja- pan, Netherlands, Korea, Malaysia, EAC, US

Participate in: ISOAfC 176, CASCO, lAF, PAC, lATCA

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Quality Society of Australiasia P.O. Box 742

Crows Nest, N.S.W. 2065

. Tel. (61-2) 9901-9944; Fax (61-2) 9901-4677

This is a private sector organization

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here

Voluntary Mandatory

A IS Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A, C, D, E and F: Same as 2.2

Environmental management systems

National interim standards exist. Number of facilities at which tliese standards are implemented: 40. Number of

EMS registrars geographically located in Australia: 9; Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national

accreditor: pilot program being conducted

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 2.2

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WTO Enquiry Point

6.3 Trade Obligations Section (GTO)

Trade Negotiations and Organisations Division

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Cariberra A.C.T. 2600

Tel. (61-6)261-3037; Fax (61-6) 273-1527

A list of all mandatory standards is not available A list of all publicly available standards is not available

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Austria

BASIC DATA

Land area: 82 730 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Maine

Population: 7 987 000; growth rate 0.35%;

labor force: 3.47 million; literacy 100%, age 15 and over GDP: $139.3 billion; real growth rate: 2.5%; national product per capita: $17 500

Exports: $44.1 billion; machinery, iron and steel, lumber,

textiles, paper products, chemicals; partners: EU 63.5%

(Germany 38.9%), EFTA 9%, Eastern Europe 12.3%,

Japan 1.5%, US 3.4%

Imports: $53.8 billion; petroleum, foodstuffs, machinery,

vehicles, chemicals, textiles and clothing, pharmaceuticals; partners: EU 66.8% (Germany 41.3%), EFTA

6.7%, Eastern Europe 7.5%, Japan 4.4%, US 4.4%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs Section IX/2

Stubenring 1 A-1011 Wien

Tel. (43-1)71102 Fax: (43-1)714-3582

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Legal metrology administrator

2. 1 Gruppe Eichwesen

Bundesamt filr Eich- und Vermessungswesen

Postfach 20

Arltgasse 35

A- 1163 Wien

Tel. (43-1)491101; Fax (43-1) 492-0875

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Austrian Standards Institute Heinestrasse 38

Postfach 130

A- 1021 Wien

Tel. (43-1) 21300; Fax (43-1) 2130-0650

Internet: iro@tbxa.telecom.at

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex. Regional:

CEN, CENELEC

Founded 1 920; staff 111; total number of committee

members: 7700

Annual budget $19.5 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 53%; certification and

testing 1 .4%; private sector subscription 2.2%; govern- ment subvention 7%

Total number of publicly available standards 7500

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 7500; voluntary 88.5%; mandatory 1 1 .5%.

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards - no response

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Same as 1 .

1

This is a government body

Participate in : Regional: EAL, EAC

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1.1 No data provided

Number ofEU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

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Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 1.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 1.1

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 1 200

Number of registrars geographically located in Austria

6. Number of registrars accredited by the national

accreditor: 3

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 1.1

Countries with quality registrafion MOUs or MRAs: No

information provided

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED EVFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here Voluntary Mandatory

A H El Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B H IS Welders

C H Non-destructive testing technicians D H Quality Assessor certification bodies

E H Quality Assessor training providers F s Quality training providers

G Quality consultants ^ H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A:FMEA

Same as 1 .

6.2.1 B: INDUZERT

4020 Linz

Voest-Alpine-Strasse 3

6.2.2 B: SZA

Arsenal. Objckt 207

1030 Wien

6.2.3 B: WIFI Osterreich

Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63

1045 Wien

6.2.4 B: OGIZP

Krugerstrasse 16

1015 Wien

6.2.5 B: bfi-CERT

8700 Leoben

Kappenstrasse 7

6.3 C: Same as: 6.2.4

6.4 D,E:OQS

Tel. (43-1) 533-3050 Fax (43-1) 533-3050-9

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.6 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO/TC 207; Regional: EMAS

Environmental management systems standards do not

exist WTO Enquiry Points

6.7.1 For technical regulations and certification systems: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs Division 1/6 Stubenring 1 A-1011 Wien

Tel. (43-l)71100/ext.5452; Fax (43-1) 715-9651

6.5 F:OVA

Tel. (43-1) 533-3052 Fax (43-1) 533-3050-9

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Tel. (43-l)71100/ext.5452; Fax (43-1) 715-9651

6.7.2 For nongovernmental standards: Same as 3.1 A list of all mandatory standards is available in German

A list of all publicly available standards is available in German and English

Belgium

BASIC DATA

Land area: 30 230 sq km; cxsmparativc area: slightly

larger than Maryland

Population: 10 million; growth rate 0. 17%;

labor force: 4. 1 3 million

GDP: $181 .5 bilhon; real growth rate: 2.3%; national product per capita: $ 1 8 040

Exports: $17 billion; iron and steel, transportation equipment, tractors, diamonds, petroleum products; partners: EU75.5%, US 3.7%

Imports: $120 billion; fuels, grains, chemicals, foodstuffs; partners: EU 73%, US 4.8%, oil exporters 4%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Conseil National D'Accreditation et de Certification c/o Ministere des Affaires Economiques Secretariat North Gate HI

Boulevard Emile Jacqmain 1 54

B- lOOOBruxelles

Tel. (32-2) 206-4721 ; Fax (32-2) 206-5744

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Service de la Metrologie

Address same as 1 .

1

Tel. (32-2) 206-4735; Fax (32-2) 206-5745

This is a government body

Member BIPM; Regional: EUROMET

Accreditor

2.2 Belgium Organization for Certification (BELCERT)

Address same as 1 .

1

Tel. (32-2)206-4685; Fax (32-2) 206-5745

Number of accredited secondary cahbration labs 14

Participate in: EAL

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

Tel. (32-2)206-4735; Fax (32-2)206-5745

This is a government body

Member OIML since start; Regional: WELMEC

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body:

3 . 1 Institut Beige de Normalisation Av. de la Braban9onne 29

B- 1000 Bruxelles

Tel. (32-2) 738-01 11; Fax (32-2) 733-4264

Internet: instituut Normalisation@pophost.eunet.be

This is a parastatal affiliated with the Ministry of Economy

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC, EOTC, EOQ, ETSI

Founded 1 946; staff 42; total number of committee members: 6000

Annual budget: $0.5 million; portion of revenue from

sales of pubhcations and services 30%; private sector subscription 20%; government subvention 33%

Total number of publicly available standards: 8545

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body: 7 342; voluntary 99%; mandatory 1%.

Number of standards bodies: national government 1

;

private sector 1 . Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards: 90%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Tel. (32-2)206-4680; Fax (32-2) 206-5742

This is a government body

Participate in: EAL

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Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 40; Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - no response

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 BELCERT Products

Currently being established

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Centre Beige Pour La Gestion de la Qualite

F. Williotstraat, 9

B - 2600 Berchem

Tel. (32-3)280-4704; Fax (32-3) 280-4719

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 2400

Number of registrars geographically located in Belgium

13. Number of registrars accredited by the national

accreditor: 13

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISOATC 176: Regional: EAL, EOTC

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Belcert Personnes

Currently being established

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here

Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C ta Non-destructive testing technicians D El QuaUty Assessor certification bodies

E B Quality Assessor training providers F B Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A: Same as 4.1

6.2 B. C and D: Same as 2.2

6.3.1 E: Association Wallonne pour la Quality (AWQ)

rue Puissant 1

B - 6000 Charleroi

Tel. (32-7) 123-5706; Fax (32-7) 123-5719

6.3.2 E: Vlaams Centrum voor Kwaliteitszorg (VCK)

Pontbeeklaan 43

B- 1731 Zellik

Tel. (32-2) 466-0306 Fax (32-2) 463-2728

6.3.3 E: Centre Quality Region Bruxelloise (CQRB)

c/oDBN

avenue de la Braban9onne 29

B - 1000 Bruxelles

Tel. (32-2) 738-0100; Fax (32-2)733-4264

6.4 F: Same as 6.3.2

6.5 G: Same as 6.3.3

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist Number of facilities at which these standards are implemented: 2-EMAS,l-IS0 14000

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Belgium: 4

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Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.6 Same as 2.2

Tel. (32-2) 206-4721; Fax (32-2) 206-5744

This is a government body

Participate in: EAC

WTO Enquiry Point:

6.7 Same as 3.1

Tel. (32-2) 738-01 11; Fax (32-2) 733-4264

A list of all mandatory standards is available in French and

Dutch

A list of all publicly available standards is available in French and Dutch

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Bolivia

BASIC DATA

Land area: i 084 390 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than three times the size of Montana

Population: 7 896 000; growth rate 2.25%; labor force: 3.54 milhon; hteracy 80%, age 15 and over GDP: $18.3 billion; real growth rate: 4.2%; national product per capita: $2370

Exports: $1.1 billion; metals 39%, natural gas 9%,

soybeans 1 1%, jewelry 1 1%, wood 8%; partners: US

26%, Argentina 15%

Imports: $1.21 billion; capital goods 48%, chemicals

1 1%, peti-oleum 5%, food 5%; partners: US 24%,

Argentina 13%, Brazil 1 1%, Japan 1 1%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 National Council for Quality

Secretaria Nacional de Industria y Comercio

Av. Camacho 1488

CasiUia 4480

La Paz

Tel. (591-2) 372046; Fax (591-2) 372047

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2 . 1 BoUvian Institute of Metrology (IBMETRO)

Av. Camacho No. 1488, Edit. Anexo SMIC

Casilha 5034

La Paz

Tel. (591-2) 372045, ext. Ill; Fax (591-2) 372047

This is a government body

Member BIPM - no

Accreditor

2.2 Organismo Boliviano de Acreditacion (OBA)

Currently being estabUshed

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Bolivian histitute of Standardization and Quality

(IBNORCA)

Address same as 2.

1

Tel. (591-2) 317262; Fax (591-2) 317262

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, FAO/Codex. Regional: COPANT,

CMN

Founded 1993; staff 16; total number of committee members: 250

Annual budget: $0.25 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 5%; testing and certifi- cation 75%; private sector subscription 20%;

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 760; voluntary 90%; mandatory 10%

Total number of publicly available standards 760

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 20%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 BoUvian Accreditation Organization (OBA)

Currently being estabUshed

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories:

4.2 Same as 3.1

Tel. (591-2) 3 1 9 1 85 Fax (59 1 -2) 3 1 7262

Government accreditor of product certifiers 4.3 Same as 4.

1

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 3.1

Fax (591-2) 317262

National accreditor of quality management system regis

trars

5.2 Same as 4.1

This is a mixed (government/private sector) organization

Participate in: COPANT 176

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 4.1

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D QuaUty Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quahty training providers

G Quality consultants H Testing Laboratories

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 AandD:OBA

Same as 4.

6.2 B, C, G and H: IBNORCA

Same as 3.1

Environmental management system

National standards exist

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.3 Same as 4.

Participate in: COPANT 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6.4 IBNORCA

Same as 3.1

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Brazil

BASIC DATA

Land area: 8 456 5 10 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than the US

Population: 160 737 000; growth rate 1.22%;

labor force: 57 million; literacy 80%, age 15 and over GDP: $886.3 billion; real growth rate: 5.3%; national product per capita: $5580

Exports: $43.6 billion; iron ore, soybean bran, orange

juice, footwear, coffee, motor vehicle parts; partners: EU

27.6%, Latin America 2 1 .8%, US 17.4%, Japan 6.3%

Imports: $33.2 billion; crude oil, capital goods, chemical

products, foodstuffs, coal; partners: US 23.3%, EU

22.5%, Middle East 13%, Latin America 1 1 .8%, Japan

6.5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 National Council of Metrology, Standardization, and

hidustrial Quality (CONMETRO)

Rua Santa AJexandrina, No. 416

Rio Comprido

20 261-232 Rio de Janeiro RJ

Tel. (55-21) 293-9002; Fax (55-21) 293-0954

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 National Institute for Metrology, Standardization and

Industrial Quality (INMETRO)

Same as 1 .

1

Tel. (55-21) 502-1009; Fax (55-21) 502-6524

This is a government body

Annual budget: $50 million; portion of revenue from

fees for services 70%; government subvention 30%

Member BEPM since 1875

Participate in: SEM

Accreditor

2.2 INMETRO

Address same as 2.

1

Tel. (55-21) 679-131 1; Fax (55-21) 679-1420

This is a government body

Number of accreditated secondary calibration labs 65

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 INMETRO

Av. Nossa Senhora das Gra9as No. 50

Xer^

Duque de Caxias - 25250-020

Tel. (55-21) 679-1407; Fax (55-21) 679-1761

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1 983

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Associa9ao Brasileira de Normas Tunicas

Av. 13 de Maio, no 1 3, 27 andar

Caixa Postal 1680

20003-900 - Rio de Janeiro-RJ

Tel. (55-21)210-3122; Fax (55-21) 532-2143

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAQ/Codex; Regional:

COPANT, MERCOSUR, CMN

Founded 1940; staff 195

Annual budget: $7.5 million; portion of revenue from

sales of pubUcations and services 17%; testing and certifi- cation 12%; private sector subscription 48%; government

subvention 17%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 8000; voluntary 100%

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TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.1

Tel. (55-21) 293-5286; Fax (55-21) 293-1564

This is a government body

Participate in : ILAC; Regional: MERCOSUR

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.1

Number of accredited testing laboratories 70

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Brazilian Technical Committee for Quality Av. 1 3 de Maio No. 1 3 - 27 Andar - Sala 27 1

20003-900 - Rio de Janeiro-RJ

Tel. (55-2 1 ) 220-663 1

; Fax (55-2 1 ) 220 1 -6376

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 1250

Number of registrars geographically located in Brazil

1 5. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 1

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 INMETRO

Same as 4.

Tel. (55-21) 293-5286; Fax (55-31) 293-1564

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - None

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered by the national accreditor Participate in: ISOflC 176; Regional COPANT with

CB-25-Brazilian Committee for Quality - ABNT

Certifier of quality assessors

5 . 3 Currently being established

This is a government body

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A IS Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodie

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Inspection bodies for transport of

dangerous products

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A through H: INMETRO

Same as 2.1

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented 1 00

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Brazil 2 WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Centro de Informa9ao e Difiisao Tecnologica - CIDIT

Rua Santa Alexandrina, 414, 8° andar

20261-232 Rio de Janeiro-RJ

Tel. (55-21) 293-0616; Fax (55-21) 293-1564

This is a government body

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A list of all mandatory standards is available in Portuguese

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Portuguese

25

Canada

BASIC DATA

Land area: 9 220 970 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than the US

Population: 28 435 000; growth rate 1 .09%; labor force: 13.38 million; literacy 97%, age 15 and over GDP: $639.8 billion; real growth rate: 4.5%; national product per capita: $22 760

Exports: $164.3 billion; newsprint, wood pulp, timber,

crude oil, machinery, natural gas, aluminum, motor vehicles and parts, telecommunications equipment; partners: US, Japan, UK, Germany, South Korea, Netherlands,

China

Imports: $151.5 billion; crude oil, chemicals, motor

vehicles and parts, consumer goods, computers,

telecommunications equipment and parts; partners: US,

Japan, UK, Germany, France, Taiwan, South Korea

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Institute for National Measurement Standards

National Research Council of Canada

Ottawa, 0NK1A0R6

Tel. (613) 993-9326; Fax (613) 952-51 13

hitemet: ray.vankoughnett@nrc.ca

This is a government body

Annual budget: $6.8 million; portion of revenue from

fees for services 12%; government subvention 88%

Member BIPM since 1 907

Participate in: NORAMET

Accreditor

2.2 • Standards Council of Canada

1210-45 O'Connor

Ottawa, 0NK1PEN7

Tel. (613) 238-3222; Fax (613) 995-4564

Internet: enilsen@sci.ca

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 14

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Legal Metrology Branch

Industry Canada

Standards Building, Tunney's Pasture Ottawa, Ontario Kl A 0C9

Tel. (613) 952-0655; Fax (613) 957-1265

Internet: johnston.alan@ie.ge.ca

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1982; Regional: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3. 1 Standards Council of Canada

45 O'Connor Street, Suite 1200

Ottawa, Ontario KIP 6N7

Tel. (613) 238-3222; Fax (613) 995-4564

Internet: info@scc.ca

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

NAFTA

Founded 1970; staff 60

Annual budget: $1 1 .2 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 23%; government subvention 62%

Total number of publicly available standards 5500

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1800; voluntary 100%

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TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 sec Program for Accreditation of Laboratories

Address same as 2 1

This is a government body

Participate in: ILAC

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.2 Same as 2.1

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

National accreditor of quality management system registrars:

5.1 Same as 2.1

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 3000

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6. 1 sec Standards and Information Service

Same as 2.

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Chile

BASIC DATA

Land area: 748 800 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana

Population: 14 161 000; growth rate 1.49%; labor force: 4.73 million; literacy 94%, age 15 and over GDP: $97.7 billion; real growth rate: 4.3%; national product per capita: $70 1

0

Exports: $11.5 billion; copper 41%, other metals and

minerals 8.7%, wood 7.1%, fish and fishmeal 9.8%, fiiiits 8.4%; partners: EU 29%, Japan 17%, US 16%, Argentina

5%, Brazil 5%

Imports: $10.9 billion; capital goods 25.2%, spare parts

24.8%, raw materials 15.4%, petroleum 10%, foodstuffs 5.7%; partners: EU 24%, US 21%, Brazil 10%, Japan

10%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Institute Nacional de Normalizacion (INN)

Matias Cousifio 64 - 60 piso

Casilla 995 - Correo Central Santiago

Tel. (56-2) 696-8144; Fax (56-2) 696-0247

This is a parastatal organization

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Calibration Coordinator

2. 1 Laboratorio de Metrologia

Universidad Catolica de Chile

Vicuna Mackenna 4860

Santiago

Tel. (56-2) 686-4630; Fax (56-2) 686-5828

Intemet: ilira@ing.puc.cl

This is a private sector cahbration laboratory. No primary

laboratory exists in Chile. Annual budget: Portion of revenue from fees for services 100%

Participate in: SIM

Accreditor

2.2 Planning is under way

Legal metrology administrator - None

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same 1.1

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

COPANT, APEC/SCSC

Founded 1973; staff 43

Annual budget: $1 .9 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 10%; government subvention 62%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1900; voluntary 70%; mandatory 30%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.1 Same as 1.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.2 Same as 1 .

1

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Asociacion Chilena de Control de Calidad

Casilla 509-V

Correo 2

1

Santiago

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National accreditor of quality management system registrars:

5.2 Same as 1.1

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 1 .

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 D:INN

Same as 1 .

Environmental management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Directorate-General for International Economic

Relations, Ministry ofExternal Relations

Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins 1315 2 piso

Santiago

Tel. (56-2) 696-0043; Fax (56-2) 696-0639

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Spanish

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Spanish and English

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China

BASIC DATA

Land area: 9 326 410 sq km; con:^>arative area: slightly

larger than the US

Population: 1 203 000 000; growth rate 1.04%; labor

force: 583.6 million; literacy 78%, age 15 and over GDP: $2.98 trillion(estimated); real growth rate: 1 1.8%;

national product per capita: $2500

Exports: $121 billion; textiles, garments, footwear, toys, machinery, weapon systems; partners: Hong Kong, Japan,

US, Germany, South Korea, Russia

Imports: $1 15.7 billion; rolled steel, motor vehicles,

textile machinery, petroleum products, aircraft; partners: Japan, Taiwan, US, Hong Kong, Germany, Soutii Korea

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 China State Bureau of Technical Svqiervision

4, Zhichun Road

Haidian District P.O. Box 8010

Beijing 100088

Tel. (86-1)6202-5835; Fax (86-1) 6203-1010

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 National Institute of Metrology (NIM)

No. 1 8, Bei San Huang Dong LU

Beijing 100013, China

TeL (86-1) 6421-8703; Fax (86-1) 6421-8703

This is a government body

Annual budget: $5.6 million; portion ofrevenue from

fees for services 24%; government subvention 76%

Member BIPM since 1 977

Participate in: APMP, IMEKO

Accreditor

2.2 China National Accreditation Committee for Laboratories (CNACL)

Address same as 1 .

1

Tel. (86-1) 6236-1005; Fax (86-1) 6203-1010

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - None

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 1 .

1

Tel. (86-1)6236-9419; Fax (86-1) 6203-1010

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1985i Regional: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

Tel. (86-1) 6203-2424; Fax (86-1) 6203-3737

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

PASCAPEC

Founded 1 957; staff 40; total number of committee members 25 000

Annual budget: $2.3 milhon; govenmient subvention

100%

Number of standards pubUshed or approved by primary

standards body 17 000; voluntary 90%; mandatory 10%

Nxanber of other standards bodies; national government

88, 58 ministries and 30 provincial authorities; private

sector - None

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TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 China National Accreditation Committee for Product

Certification Bodies (CNACP)

Address same as 2.

This is a government body

Participate in: ECEE, ECQ, lAF, QSAR/ISO;

Regional: PAC

Government accreditors of testing laboratories

4.2.1 China National Accreditation Committee for Laboratories

Address same as 1 .

4.2.2

State Administration for Import and Export

Commodity Inspection of PRC

Fangcaodi Xijie 15

Beijing 100022

Number of accredited testing laboratories 220

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions - None; private sector - None

Historically all product certifiers were set up by sectors and ministries. National accreditation service will be

operated soon after procedures and criteria are developed

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.1

Tel. (86- 1 0) 6202-2288 ext 900 1

Fax (86-10) 6203-1010

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - None

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 China Quality Control Association P.O. Box 2210

Beijing

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 769

Number of registrars geographically located in China

35. Number of registrars accredited by the national

accreditor 25

National accreditor of quality management system registrars:

5.2 China National Accreditation Committee for Quality

System Registration Bodies (CNAC)

Address same as 1 .

This is a government body

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - None

Foreign quality system registrars are required to be regis- tered by the national accreditor Participate in: ISOA'C 176, lAF, lATCA, QSAR;

Regional: PAC

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 China National Registration Board for Auditors

(CRBA)

Address same as 1 .

Tel. (86-10) 6204-6174; Fax (86-10) 6203-1010

This is a government body

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RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C IS Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible accrediting/certifying organizations were not

identified

Environmental management systems - No response

Information Center

6. 1 Same as 1 .

1

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Chinese

with English abstracts or sub-titles. A hst of all publicly available standards is available in Chinese with English abstracts and sub-titles.

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Colombia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 1 038 700 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than three times the size of Montana

Population: 36 200 000; growth rate 1.7%; labor force: 12 million; hteracy 88%, age 15 and over GDP: $172.4 billion; real growth rate: 5.7%; national product per capita: $4850

Exports: $8.3 billion; petroleum, coffee, coal, bananas,

fresh cut flowers; partners: US 39%, EU 25.7%, Japan

2.9%, Venezuela 8.5%

Imports: $10.6 bilhon; industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper

products; partners: US 36%, EU 18%, Brazil 4%,

Venezuela 6.5%, Japan 8.7%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio

Carrera 13 #27-00 piso 10 Bogota D.C.

Tel. (571) 334-1221 and (571) 281-3515;

Fax (571) 334-1593

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Centro de Control de Calidad y Metrologia

Cra. 37 No. 52-95, piso 4

Santaf^ de Bogota

Tel. (57-1) 221-8715; Fax (57-1) 221-8695

This is a private sector organization

Legal metrology administrator

2.2 Same as 2.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Institute Colombiano de Normas T^cnicas

(ICONTEC)

Address same as 2.

1

Tel. (57-1)315-0377; Fax (57-1) 222-1435

Internet: sicontec(^itecs5. telecom-co.net

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAQ/Codex; Regional:

COPAOT, PASC, JUNAC

Founded 1963; staff 140

Annual budget: $4.5 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 10%; training, testing

and certification 50%; private sector subscription 19%;

government subvention 1 7%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 4000; voluntary 92%; mandatory 8%

Number of other standards bodies: private sector 1

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1 .

1

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 1.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

6.2 Same as 1.1 Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation WTO Enquiry Point

5.1 Coqjoracion Calidad 6.3 Ministerio de DesarroUo Economico

Carrera 20-90-40 Division de Normalizacion y Calidad

Bogota. D.C. • Direccion: Carrera 1 3 No. 28-01 , Piso 8

Santafe de Bogota

Tel. (571)622-0811; Fax (571) 61 1-2630

Tel. (57 1 ) 338-064 1 ; Fax (57 1 ) 245-7256

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 1.1

This is a government body.

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs: Venezuela

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A ISl IS Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quahty consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A:ICONTEC

Same as 3.1

Environmental management systems

National standards exist Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Colombia - None

Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

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Costa Rica

BASIC DATA

Land area: 50 660 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than West Virginia

Population: 3 419 000; growth rate 2.24%;

labor force: 868 300; literacy 93%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $16.9 billion; real growth rate: 4.3%; national product per capita: $5050

Exports: $2.1 bilUon; coffee, bananas, textiles, sugar;

partners: US, Germany, Italy, Guatemala, El Salvador,

Netherlands, UK, France Imports: $2.9 bilhon; raw materials, consumer goods,

capital equipment, petroleum; partners: US, Japan,

Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Germany

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia

P.O. Box 5589-1000

San Jos6

Tel. (506) 296-3000; Fax (506) 290-1044

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Ministerio de Economia Industria y Comercio

Oficina Nacional de Normas y Unidades de Medida

Ciudad Cientifica, UCR

San Pedro, Montes de Oca

San Jos^

Tel. (506) 283-6580; Fax (506) 283-5133

This is a government body

Accreditor

2.2 Being established

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Instituto de Normas T6:nicas de Costa Rica

(INTECO)

400 Norte de Mufioz y Name

Ciudad Cientifica San Pedro, Montes de Oca

San Jos6

Tel. (506) 283-4522; Fax (506) 283-4831

Internet: inteco@sol.racsa.co.cr

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

COPANT

Founded 1987; staff 7; total number of committee members 48

Annual budget: $223 000; portion of revenue fi-om sales of pubhcations and services 1 1%; private sector subscription 5%; government subvention 45%

Total number of publicly available standards: 10 000

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 154; voluntary 80%; mandatory 20%

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on

international standards 90%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Being established

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Being established

37
National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Ente Nacional de Certificacion Bemg established Address same as 1 .

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A IE) Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B lEI Welders

C El Non-destructive testing technicians D El Quality Assessor certification bodies

E El Quality Assessor training providers

F El Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certrfying organizations are

6.1 A: Same as 2.1

6.2 B and C: Universidad de Costa Rica

Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica

other pnvate entities

6.3 D through?:

Same as 3.1

Environmental management system

National standards: in draft Participate m: ISO/TC 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6.4 Direccion General de Normas y Unidades de Medida

Mimsteno de Economia, Industria y Comercio

Apartado Postal 1 736-2050

San Pedro de Montes do Oca

Tel. (506) 283-5133; Fax (506) 283-5133

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Czech Republic

BASIC DATA

Land area: 78 645 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than South Carolina

Population: 10 432 000; growth rate 0.26%; labor force: 5.4 million; literacy 99%, age 15 and over GDP: $76.5 billion; real growth rate: 2.2%; national product per capita: $7350

Exports: $13.4 billion; manufactured goods, machinery

and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, minerals, metal,

agricultural products; partners: Germany 28%, Slovakia

15.5%, Austria 7.9%, Italy 6.4%, France 3.2%, Russia

3.2%, US 2.1%

Imports: $13.3 billion; machinery and transport

equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and

lubricants, raw materials, agricultural products; partners: Germany 24%, Slovakia 15.6%, Russia 9.8%, Austria

7.6%, Italy 4.9%, France 3.6%, US 3.2%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Czech Metrological Institute Okruzni 31 63800 Brno

Tel. (42-5) 528755; Fax (42-5) 529149

Legal metrology administrator

2.2 Same as 2.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing

Biskupsky dvur 5 110 02 Praha 1

Tel. (42-2) 232-4430; Fax (42-2) 232-4373

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1968; staff 51 Annual budget: $10 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 22%; government subvention 78%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 16 000; voluntary 10%; mandatory 90%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 3.1

This is a government body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 3.1

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 3.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION - No

response

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.1 Same as 3.1

Tel. (42-2) 232-4564; Fax (42-2) 232-4564

39

Denmark

BASIC DATA

Land area: 42 370 sq km; comparative area: slightly more

than twice the size of Massachusetts

Population: 5 200 000; growth rate 0.22%; labor force: 2.6 million; literacy 99%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $103 billion; real growth rate: 4.5%; national product per capita: $19 860

Exports: $42.9 billion; meat and meat products, dairy

products, ships, fish, chemicals, industrial machinery;

partners: EU 54.3%, Sweden 10.5%, Norway 5.8%, US

4.9%, Japan 3.6%

Imports: $37.1 billion; petroleum, machinery, chemicals,

grain and foodstuffs, textiles, paper; partners: EU 53.4%,

Sweden 10.8%, Norway 5.4%, US 5.1%, Japan 4.1%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Danish histitute of Fundamental Metrology

Anker Engelunds Vej 1 DK-2800 Lyngby

Tel. (454)593-1144; Fax (454) 593-1137

Internet: kc@dfm.dtu.dk

This is a private sector organization

Annual budget: $2 million; portion of revenue from fees

for services 20%; govenment subvention 80%

Member BIPM since 1875

Accreditor

2.2 DANAK, Dansk Akkreditering

Danish Agency for Development of Trade and

Industry

Tagensvej 137

DK-2200 Copenhagen N

Tel. (453) 586-8686; Fax (453) 586-8687

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 50

Legal metrology administrator

2 . 3 Secretariat for Metrology

Danish Agency for Development of Trade and

Industry

Address same as 2.2

This is a government body

Member OEML since 1 956

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Dansk Standard

Kollegievej, 6

DK-2920 Charlottenland

Tel. (45-39) 96-6101; Fax (45-39) 96-6102

Internet: Dansk. StandardiSds.dk

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC

Founded 1926; staff 133

Annual budget: $25 million Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 3500; voluntary 92%; mandatory 8%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Dansk Institute for Provning og Justering

Amager Boulevard 1 1

5

DK-2300 Copenhagen S

Tel. (453) 1540-830; Fax (453) 195-4700

No fiirther information provided

Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

41
QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Danish Society for Quality

P. O. Box 52

DK-2950 Vedbaek

Tel. (454) 289-1 305; Fax (454) 289-0812

No further information provided

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.1 Same as 3.1

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Ecuador

BASIC DATA

Land area: 276 840 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Nevada

Population: 10 890 000; growth rate 1 .95%; labor force: 2.8 million; literacy 87%, age 15 and over GDP: $41.1 billion; real growth rate: 3.9%; national product per capita: $3840

Exports: $3.3 billion; petroleum, bananas, shrimp, cocoa,

coffee; partners: US 42%, South America 29%, Caribbean

and EU 17%

Imports: $3 billion; transport equipment, consumer

goods, vehicles, machinery chemicals; partners: US 28%,

EU 1 7%, Latin America 3 1 %

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalizacion, INEN

Baquerizo Moreno 454 y Avda. 6 de Diciembre

Casilla 17-01-3999

Quito

Tel. (593-2) 565626; Fax (593-2) 567815

Internet: inenl@inen.gov.ec

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Annual budget: $1 497 000; portion of revenue from

fees for services 40%; government subvention 60%

Participate in: SIM

Accreditor

2.2 Planning is underway

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 1.1

Member OIML since 1975

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

COPANT

Founded 1 970; staff 96; total number of committee members 120

Annual budget: $1 497 000; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 2%; testing and certifi- cation 38%; government subvention 60%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 2000; volxmtary 5%; mandatory 95%

Number of other standards bodies - None

Total number of publicly available standards 2000

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on

international standards 10%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Planning is underway

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Planning is imderway

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.3 Planning is underway

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 Planning is underway

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

43
QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Control de Calidad

Casilla 326

Camara de Industrias Cuenca

Tel. (593-7) 830845; Fax (593-7) 830945

Number of registrars geographically located in Ecuador - None. Number of registrars accredited by the

national accreditor - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Plannmg IS underway

Certifier of quality assessors

5 . 3 Planning is underway

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A El Third-party techmcal inspection

organizations

B El Welders

C El Non-destructive testing technicians D IS Quality Assessor certification bodies

E El Quality Assessor training providers F El Quality training providers

G EI Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A:INEN

Same as 1 .

6.2 B: Instituto Nacional de Pesca

6.3 C; Servicio Ecuatoriano de Sanidad Agropecuaria

6.4 D: Instituto Nacional de Higiene Leopoldo Izquieta Perez

Environmental management system

Planning is underway

Information Center

6.5 Ministerio de Industrias, Comercio Integracion y Pesca

Subsecretaria de Comercio Exterior

Tel. (593-2) 556784; Fax (593-2) 504922

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Spanish

and English

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Spanish and English

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Finland

BASIC DATA

Land area: 305 470 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Montana

Population: 5 085 000; growth rate 0.3%;

labor force: 2.5 million; literacy 100%, age 15 and over GDP: $81.8 billion; real growth rate: 3.5%; national product per capita: $16 140

Exports: $23.4 billion; paper and pulp, machinery,

chemicals, metals, timber; partners: EU 53.2%, EFTA

19.5%, US 5.9%, Russia 2.8%, Japan 1.3%

Imports: $18 billion; petroleum and petroleum products,

chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery,

textiles; partners: EU 47.2%, EFTA 1 9%, Russia 7.1%,

US 6.1%, Japan 5.5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Accreditor

2. 1 Finnish Accreditation Service (FINAS)

Centre for Metrology and Accreditation

P.O.Box 239

FIN-00181 Helsmki

Tel. (358-0) 61671; Fax (358-0) 616-7341

This is a government body

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Finnish Standards Association SFS

P.O. Box 116

FIN-00241 Helsmki

Tel. (358-9) 149-9331; Fax (358-9) 146-4925

Website: www: http://www.sfs.fi/

This is a private body officially recognized by government

Participate m: ISO, EEC, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1924; staff 70

Annual budget: $1 3.7 million; portion of revenue fi-om

sales of publications and services 35%; certification 33%;

private sector subscription 1 7%; government subvention

22%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 5200; voluntary 86%, mandatory 14%

Total number of publicly available standards 7670

Identical to technically equivalent, or based on international standards 40%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.1

Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - 1

3

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.3 Same as 2.1

Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories 66

Number of accredited product certifiers: private sector 2

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 Same as 2.1

4.5 Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

Same as 2.1

45
QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 The Finnish Society for Quahty

Laaksolhdentle 4

SF-02731 PLI Espoo

Tel. (358-0) 597-348; Fax (358-0) 509-1807

No further information provided

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatoiy

A IS Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 AandD:FINAS

Same as 2.1

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which these standards are implemented 12 Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Fin- land 2 Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national

accreditor 2

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 2.1

This IS a government body

Participate in: ISOAIC 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6.3 Same as 3.1

Tel. (358-9) 149-9331; Fax (358-9) 146-4914

46
France

BASIC DATA

Land area: 545 630 sq km; comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Colorado

Population: 58 109 000; growth rate 0.46%; labor force: 24. 1 7 milhon; hteracy 99%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $1.08 trillion; real growth rate: 2.4%; national product per capita: $18 670

Exports: $249.2 billion; machinery, transportation

equipment, chemicals, foods, agricultural products, iron and steel products, textiles and clothing; partners: Ger- many 18.6%, Italy 11%, Belgium-Luxembourg 9%, UK

8.8%, Netherlands 7.9%, US 6.4%, Japan 2%

Imports: $238.1 bilhon; crude oil, machinery, agricultural

products, chemicals, iron and steel products; partners: Germany 17.8%, Italy 10.9%, US 9.5%, Spain 8.8%,

Netherlands 8.5%, Belgium-Luxembourg 8.5%, UK

7.5%, Japan 4.1%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Bureau National de Metrologie

No response

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 2.1

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Ministere de L'Industrie de la Poste et des

Telecommunications

Sous-Direction de la Metrologie

22, rue Monge

75005 Paris

Tel. (33-1)4319-5140; Fax (33-1)4319-5136

This is a government body

Participate in: WELMEC

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Association fran9aise de normalisation

Tour Europe

F-92049 Paris La Defense Cedex 07

Tel. (33-1)4291-5555; Fax (33-1) 4291-5656

Internet: alain.durand@email.afiior.fr

This is a private body officially recognized by government

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC

Founded 1926; staff 620

Annual budget: $80 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 27%; testing and certifi- cation 7%; private sector subscription 1 1%; government

subvention 23.4%; all other 3 1 .6%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 19 470; voluntary 99%, mandatory 1%

Total number of publicly available standards 1 9 470

Identical to technically equivalent, or based on international standards 26%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Comite Fran9ais d' Accreditation (COFRAC)

37 Rue de Lyon

75012 Paris

Tel. (33-1) 4468-8225; Fax (33-1) 4468-8221

This is a government body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.

1

Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

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4.3 Same as 4.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Mouvement Francais Pour La Qualite

5, Esplanade Charles de Gaulle

92733 Nanterre Cedex

Tel. (33-1)4291-5995; Fax (33-1) 4901-0685

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 5500

Number of registrars geographically located in France - 2 1 . Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 3

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 4.1

This is a government body

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - members of the European Union

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISOATC 176; Regional EAL, EAC

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management systems

National standards exist Number of facilities at which these standards are implemented 75

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in France 5 Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national accreditor 6

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.1 Same as 4.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO/fC 207; Regional: EAL, EAC

WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Information Centre on Standards and Technical

Regulations (CINORTECH)

Same as 3.1

Tel. (33-1)4291-5669; Fax (33-1) 4291-5656

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Association Francaise Pour L'Assurance Qualite

1 16 Avenue Aristide Briand

BP40 - 92224 Bagneux Cedex

Tel (33-1) 4611-3737; Fax (33-1) 461 1-3777

Internet: http://www.afaq.fr

This is a private sector organization

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Germany

BASIC DATA

Land area: 349 520 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Montana

Population: 81 338 000; growth rate 0.26%; labor force: 36.75 million; literacy 99%, age 15 and over GDP: $1 .345 trillion; real growth rate: 2.9%; national product per capita: $16 580

Exports: $437 billion; manufactures 89.3% including

machinery, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel products, agricultural products 5.5%, raw materials and

fuels 4%; partners: EU 47.9%, EFTA 1 5.5%, US 7.7%,

Eastern Europe 5.2%, OPEC 3%,

Imports: $362 bilhon; manufactures 75.1%, agricultural

products 10%, fiiels 8.3%, raw materials 5%; partners: EU 46.4%, EFTA 14.3%, US 7.3%, Japan 6.3%, Eastern Europe 5.1%, OPEC 2.6%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 PTB National Physics-Technical Institute Bundesallee 100

Postfach 3345

D-3300 Braunschweig

Tel. (49-531) 59280; Fax (49-531) 592-4006

Accreditor

2.2 Metrology Accreditation Authority (DKD)

Address same as 2.

1

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 DIN Deutsches Institut fiir Normung

Burggrafenstrasse 6

Postfach 1 1 07

D- 10787 Berlin

Tel. (49-30) 26010; Fax (49-30) 2601-1231

Internet: postmaster@din.de

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC

Founded 1917; staff 1 06 1

; total number of committee

members 35 000

Annual budget: $110 million; portion of revenue fi-om sales of publications and services 61%; private sector subscription 17%; government subvention 16%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 22 000; voluntary 100%

Number of other standards bodies: private sector 1 52

Total number of publicly available standards 37 000

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory and product

certification accreditation

4. 1 Deutscher Akkreditiemngs Rat (DAR)

Unter den Eichen 87

12205 Berlm

Tel. (49-30) 81040; Fax (49-30) 81 1-2029

Coordinator voluntary accreditation bodies for laboratories and certification

4.2 German Association for Accreditation (TGA

)

Stresemannallee 13 D-60596 Frankfurt am Main

Tel. (49-69) 630-2380; Fax (49-69) 630-2366

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Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 German Society for Quality P.O. Box 500763

D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 50

Tel. (49-69) 5480-0 11 3; Fax (49-69) 5480-0133

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 4.2

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6. 1 DITR German Information Centre for Technical

Rules

Postfach 1 107 Burggrafenstr. 6

D- 10787 Berlm

Tel. (49-30) 2601-2600; Fax (49-30) 262-8125

Internet: marschall@ditr.din.de

A hst of all publicly available standards is available in German and English

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Greece

BASIC DATA

Land area: 1 30 800 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Alabama

Population: 10 648 000; growth rate 0.72%; literacy 95%

age 1 5 and over GDP: $93.7 billion; real growth rate: 0.4%; national product per capita: $8870

Exports: $9 billion; manufactured goods 53%, foods 34%, fuels 5%; partners: Germany 24%, Italy 14%,

France 7%, UK 6%, US 4%

Imports: $19.2 billion; manufactured goods 72%, foods

15%, fuels 10%; partners: Germany 16%, Italy 14%,

France 7%, Japan 7%, UK 6%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1.1 National coordinator: Hellenic Institute of Metrology (EEM)

80, Mihalakopoulou Str. 10192 Athens

Tel. (30 1 ) 77 1 -3 1 56; Fax (30 1 ) 77 1 -6305

This is a government body

Annual budget: $400 000; portion of revenue from fees

for services 8%; government subvention 92%

Participate m: EUROMET

2.1.2 Primary metrology laboratory:

Currently being established

Industrial Area of Syndos

Oikodomiko Tetragono 1

8

Building no: 41

This is a government body

Accreditor

2.2 National council of Accreditation (ESYD)

Currently being established Temporary address same as 2. 1 .

1

Tel. (301) 778-0658; Fax (301) 771-6305

This is a government body

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Metrology Department

Ministry of Development

General Secretary of Commerce

Canning Sq. 101 81 Athens

Tel. (301) 383-7438; Fax (301) 384-2642

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1959

Participate in: WELMEC

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Hellenic Institute of Standardization

313, Achmon Str. 11145 Athens

Tel. (301) 201-9890; Fax (301) 202-0776

This is a government body

Participate in: ILAC; Regional: EAL, EAC

Founded 1976; staff 72

Annual budget: $6.7 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 2%; testing and certifi- cation 16%; private sector subscription 0.6%; government

subvention 74%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 2300; voluntary 99.6%, mandatory 0.4%

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TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 National Council of Accreditation

Same as 2. 1 .

This is a government body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same 4.1

Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - No

response

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.1

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 None identified

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.1 Same as 3.1

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Hong Kong

BASIC DATA

Land area: 990 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than six times the size of Washington, DC

Population: 5 543 000; growth rate -0. 12%; labor force: 2.8 milUon; hteracy 77%, age 15 and over GDP: $136.1 billion; real growth rate: 5.5%; national product per capita: $24 530

Exports: $168.7 billion including re-exports of $121

billion; clothing, textiles, footwear, electrical appliances,

watches, toys; partners: China 32%, US 23%, German

5%, Japan 5%, UK 3%

Imports: $160 billion; foods, transport equipment, raw

materials, semi-manufacturers, petroleum; partners: China

36%, Japan 19%, Taiwan 9%, US 7%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Hong Kong Government Standards and Calibration Laboratory

hidustry Department

36/F., Immigration Tower

7 Gloucester Road

Wan Chai

Tel. (852) 2829-4830; Fax (852) 2824-1302

Internet: hkscl@id.gen.gov.hk

This is a government body

Participate in: APMP

Accreditor

2.2 Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme

(HOKLAS)

Address same as 2.

1

Tel. (852) 2829-4838; Fax (852) 2824-1302

Internet: hoklas@id.gen.gov.hk

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 1

5

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Customs and Excise Department

Units 1 201-7, Nan Fung Commercial Centre

1 9 Lam Lok Street, Kowloon Bay

Kowloon

Tel. (852) 2707-77 18; Fax (852) 25 1 9-7302

Internet: pttcpdnf@hkstar.com

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1982; Regional: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 2.1

Tel. (852) 2829-4824; Fax (852) 2824-1302

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO

Founded: None identified; staff 230

Annual budget: $69.03 million; government subvention

100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body - None

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme

Same as 2.2

Tel. (852) 3737-2424; Fax (852) 3730-4633

This is a government body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.1

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Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.1

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Hong Kong Society for Quality Control

1 16 B 12/F Broadway

Mei Foo Sun Chuen

Kowloon

No further information provided

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.1 Same as 3.1

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Hungary

BASIC DATA

Land area: 92 340 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Indiana

Population: 10 319 000; growth rate 0.02%; labor force: 5.4 million; literacy 99%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $58.8 billion; real growth rate: 3%; national product per capita: $5700

Exports: $10.3 billion; raw materials and semi-finished goods 30%, machinery and transport equipment 20. 1%, consumer goods 25.2%, food 2 1 .4%, fuels 3.4%; partners: Germany 25.3%, Italy 8.3%, Austria 10.5%, former Soviet

Umon 14%, US 4.3%

Imports: $14.2 billion; fuels, raw materials, machinery, consumer goods, food and agriculture; partners: Germany

2 1 .5%, Italy 6. 1 %, Austna 1 1 .8%, former Soviet Union

20.9%, US 4.3%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Ministry for Industry and Trade

Vigodo u. 6. H-1051 Budapest

Tel. (36- 1) 11 8-5044; Fax (36- 1)118-7115

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Orszagos Merestlgyl Hivatal P.O. Box 919

H-153 5 Budapest

Tel. (36-1) 156-7722; Fax (36-1) 155-0598

This is a government body

Accreditor

2.2 Hungarian Accreditation Board - NAT

Nemzeti Akkreditalo TestOlet Ulloi lit 25

Pf 1581

H- 1464 Budapest

Tel. (36-1) 217-3646; Fax (36-1) 216-5057

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Hungarian Standards Institution Magyar Szabvanytlgyl Testulet OllOi lit 25

Pf.24 J-1450 Budapest 9

Tel. (36- 1 ) 1 1 8-30 1 1 ; Fax (36- 1 ) 1 1 8-5 1 25

This is a nonprofit organization

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

Founded 1947; staff 100

Annual budget: $2.7 million; portion of revenue fi-om sales of publications and services 12%; testing and certifi- cation 13%; government subvention 73%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 14 360; voluntary 81%, mandatory 19%

Total number of publicly available standards 14 360

Identical to technically equivalent, or based on international standards 36%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

This is a public interest body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

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Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4 ? Same as 2.2

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Hungarian Quality Society (MMT)

Magyar MinOseg T^sasig

OllOi ut 25

H-1091 Budapest

Tel. (36- 1 ) 2 1 8-30 1 1

; Fax (36- 1 ) 2 1 8-0267

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 32

Number of registrars geographically located in Hungary

2

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A n Third-party tecb_nical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A and D: Hungarian Accreditation Board

Address same as 2.2

6.2 B: Hungarian Association of Welding Technology

Fogarasi lit 20-14

H-1 148 Budapest

6.3 C: Material Testing Association

Environmental management system

National standards do not exist

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.4 Same as 2.2 Foreign quaUty system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor WTO Enquiry Point

Participate in: ISOA'C 176

6.5 Same as 3.1 Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 European Organization for Quality Hungarian

National Committee (EOQ MNB)

Hermann Ott6 lit 25

H-1 022 Budapest

Tel. (36-1) 156-5082; Fax (36-1) 274-1005

This is a social organization

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Iceland

BASIC DATA

Land area: 100 250 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Kentucky

Population: 266 000; growth rate 0.92%; labor force: 128 000; literacy 100%, age 15 and over GDP: $4.5 billion; real growth rate: 2.4%; national product per capita: $ 1 7 250

Exports: $1 .4 billion; fish and fish products, animal

products, aluminum, ferrosilicon, diatomite; partners: EU

68%, US 11%, Japan 8%

Imports: $1.3 billion; machinery and transportation

equipment, petroleum products, foods, textiles; partners: EU 53%, Norway 14%, US 9%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1.1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Icelandic Metrology and Accreditation Service

Lxjggildingarstofan

Sidumula 13 P.O. Box 81 14

IS-1 12 Reykjavik

Tel. (354) 568-1 122; Fax (354) 568-5998

Internet: gislihf@skima.is

This is a government body

Annual budget: $0.6 million; portion of revenue fi-om fees for sendees 77%; government subvention 23%

Participate in: EUROMET, WEI,MEC

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 2.1

Internet: athorsteinsson(^kima.is

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - None

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

Internet: hrafii.hiImarsson(2),skima.is

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1 968

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Icelandic Council for Standardization

Keldnaholt

IS-1 12 Reykjavik

Tel. (354) 587-7000; Fax (354) 587-7409

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO. ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional: CEN,

CENELEC

Founded 1987; staff 11 Annual budget: $1 .25 million; portion of revenue fi-om sales of pubhcations and services 1 2%; private sector subscription 2%; government subvention 5.5%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 2600; voluntary 100%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.1

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories - None

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

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Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 2.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Icelandic Association for Quality P.O. Box 5492

IS-125Rc>icjavik

Tel. (354-1) 627533; Fax (354-1) 623688

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.1

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D QuaUty Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F QuaUty training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Respcmsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A: Same as 2.1

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 2.1 WTO Enquiry Point

6.3 Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Mr. Sverrir JuUusson Amariivoh

150Rykjavik

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India

BASIC DATA

Land area: 2 973 190 sq km; comparative area: slightly more than one-third the size of the US

Population: 936 546 000; growth rate 1.77%;

labor force: 315 million; literacy 52%, age 7 and over GDP: $1.25 trillion; real growth rate: 5%; national product per capita: $ 1 360

Exports: $24.4 biUion; clothing, gems and jewelry;

engineering goods, chemicals, leather goods, cotton yam

and fabric; partners: US, Japan, Germany, UK, Hong

Kong

Imports: $25.5 billion; crude oil and petroleimi products,

machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals; partners: US,

Germany, Saudi Arabia, UK, Belgium, Japan

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

l.l None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 National Physical Laboratory

Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road

New Delhi 110012

Fax (91-11)57526

This is a government body

Accreditor

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Ministry of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and

PubUc Distribution Weights and Measures Unit

1 2-A Jam Nagar House

New Delhi 110011

Tel. (91-11) 389489; Fax (91-1 1) 388302

This is a government body

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Bureau of Indian Standards

Manak Bhavan

9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg

New Delhi 110002

Tel. (91-11)323-7991; Fax (91-1 1) 323-4062

This is a statutory organization

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1987; staff 2340

Annual budget: Portion of revenue fi'om sales of publications and services 7.3%; testing and certification 88.7%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 16 500; voluntary 99%, mandatory 1%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

2.2 National Accreditation Board for Testing and

Calibration Laboratories National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

Department of Science and Technology

Technology Bhawan 4. 1 Same as 2.2 New Mehrauli Road

New Delhi 1 1 00 1 6 No further information provided

Tel. (91-11)686-4642; Fax (91-1 1) 661682

This is a government body

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 National Centre for Quality Management

17B, 3rd floor, The Tarun Plastic Indl. Estate, Mograpada

Andhari (East), Mumbai 400 069

Tel. (91-22) 822-1 106; Fax (91-22) 834-3721

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 1 200

Number of registrars geographically located in India 16

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Does not exist

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Does not exist

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management systems

National standards exist.

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6. 1 Does not exist WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Same as 3.1

Tel. (91-11)323-0910; Fax (91-1 1) 323-4062

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Indonesia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 1 826 440 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than three times the size of Texas

Population: 200 410 000; growth rate 1.6%; labor force: 67 million; literacy 77%, age 15 and over GDP: $571 billion; real growth rate: 6.5%; national product per capita: $2900

Exports: $38.2 billion; petroleum and gas 28%, clothing

and fabrics 1 5%, plywood 1 1%, footwear 4%; partners: Japan 32%, United States 13%, Singapore 9%, South

Korea 6%

Imports: $28.3 billion; machinery 37%, semi-finished

transportation equipment 7%, goods 16%, chemicals 14%, raw materials 10%, foodstuffs 6%, petroleum products

4%, consumer goods 3%; partners: Japan 22%, US 14%,

Germany 8%, South Korea 7%, Singapore 6%, Austraha

5%, Taiwan 5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Standardization Council of Indonesia ( DSN)

Jl. Gatot Subroto 10

Jakarta 12710

Tel. (62-21) 520-6574; Fax (62-21) 520-6574

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Research & Development Center for Calibration, Instrumentation and Metrology - KIM-LIPI

Kompleks PUSPIPTEK

Serpong Tangerang 15310

Tel. (62-21) 756-0533; Fax (62-21) 756-0568

Member BIPM since 1 960

Participate in: Asia-Pacific Metrology Program

Accreditor

2.2 Metrology Commission (DSN)

National Accreditation Body (KAN)

Address same as 1 .

1

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 1

9

Countries with MRAs - None

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Director General of Domestic Trade

Departemen Perdagangan

J 1. Pasteur 27

Bandung 40171

Tel. (62-22) 443597; Fax (62-22) 420-7035

Member OIML since 1960; Regional: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Standardization council of Indonesia - DSN

Address same as 1 .

1

Participate in: ISO, TEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

Pacific Area Standards Congress, ASEAN Consultative

Committee for Standardization and Quality, APEC

Standards and Conformance Subcommittee

Founded 1 984; staff 55; total number of committee members 3000

Annual budget: $350 000; government subvention 100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 3600; voluntary 97%, mandatory 3%

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 90% est.

61
TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTEFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 National Accreditation Body (KAN)

Address same as 1 .

This is a government body

Countries with MRAs - Ncme

Participate in : QAC; Regicmal: Asia - Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.

Countries with test laboratory MRAs - None

Number of government accredited testing labOTatories 10; fcH^ign accredited 5

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 3; private sector - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - None

Private - sector accreditor ofproduct certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 30

Number of registrars geographically located in Indonesia 9. Number of registrars accredited by the national

accreditor 9

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 4.1

This is a government body

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - None

Foreign quahty system registrars are required to be registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176; Regional ASEAN

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 5.2

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A B Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B B Welders

C B Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quahty training providers

G Quahty consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A, E and G: National Accreditation Body

Address same as 1 .

5. 1 Indonesian Quahty Management Association - PMMI 6.2 B: Metal Industries Development Centre

BCartika Chandra Buioding, F 502 Jl Sangkuriang No. 1

Jl Gatot Subroto 1 8 - 20 Bandung 40 1 35

Jakarta 12930

Tel. (62-22) 250-3 1 7 1 ; Fax (62-22) 520-2907

Tel. (62-21) 525-6671; Fax (62-21) 520-2348

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6.3 C:

Institute for R & D ofMaterials and Technical

Products Industries Jl Sangjcuriang No. 14

Bandung 40135

TeL (62-22) 250-4088; Fax (62-22) 520-2027

Nstkmal accreditor ofenviroomeotal management sys- tem registrars

6.4 Same as 4.1

Participate in: ISO/TC 207; Regional; ASEAN

WTO Enqiiiiy Point

6.5 Standards Infonnation Service

Address same as 1.1

TeL (62-21) 522-1686; Fax (62-21) 520-6574

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Indonesian

and English

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Indonesian and English

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Ireland

BASIC DATA

Land area: 68 890 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than West Virginia

Population: 3 550 000; growth rate 0.33%; labor force: 1.37 million; hteracy 98%, age 15 and over GDP: $49.8 biUion; real growth rate: 5.5%; national product per capita: $ 1 4 060

Exports: $28 billion; chemicals, data processing

equipment, machinery, live animals, animal products;

partners: EU 75%, US 9%

Imports: $26 billion; food, animal feed, data processing

equipment, petroleum and petroleum products, machinery,

textiles, clothing; partners: EU 66%, US 15%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 National Metrology Laboratory

Forbairt Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Tel. (353-1) 808-2000; Fax (353-1) 808-2026

This is a government body

Member BIPM since 1 969

Participate in: EUROMET

Accreditor

2.2 National Accreditation Board

Wilton Park House

Wilton Place Dublin 2

Tel. (353-1)607-3003; Fax (353-1) 607-3 109

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 12

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Department of Enterprise and Employment

Frederick Building, Setanta Centre South Frederick Street DubUn2

Tel. (353-1) 661-4444; Fax (353-1) 671-7457

This is a government body

Member OEML since 1975

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 National Standards Authority of Ireland Glasnevin

Dublin 9

Tel. (353-1) 837-0101; Fax (353-1) 836-9821

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC

Founded 1961; staff 80

Annual budget: $13.5 miUion; pxjrtion of revenue from

sales of pubUcations and services 4%; testing and certifi- cation 76%; private sector subscription 2%; government

subvention 18%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 2500; voluntary 99%, mandatory 1%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Participate in : ILAC; Regional: EAL

65
Goverament accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 57; Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies 3

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.1

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Irish Quality Association

Marrion Hall Strand Street Sandymount

Dubhn4

Tel. (353-1) 269-5255; Fax (353-1) 269-8053

Internet: iga@ial.ie

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 2500

Number of registrars geographically located in Ireland 3. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 4.1

This is a government bocfy

Countries with quahty registration MOUs or MRAs - None

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176; International: lAF; Regional:

EAC

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are Usted here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B B a Welders

C a a Non-destructive testing technicians D Quahty Assessor certification bodies

E a Quahty Assessor training providers

F (Quahty training providers

G Quahty consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 B: Same as 2.2

6.2 C: Irish Institution ofEngineering Inspection

6.3: E: Shannon Quahty Training

Same as 2.2

Environmental mani^ement system

National standards exist. Number offacilities at which

these standards are in^lemented 10

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Ireland 1 Number ofEMS accredited by the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.4 Same as 2.2

Participate in: Regional: EAC

WTO Enquiry Point

6. 5 For technical regulations and certification systems:

Department of Tourism and Trade

Kildare Street Dubhn2

Tel. (353-1) 662-1444; Fax (353-1) 676-6154

6.6 For standards Same as 3.1 A list of all mandatory standards is available in EngUsh

A Ust of all pubhcly available standards is available in Enghsh

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Israel

BASIC DATA

Land area: 20 330 sq km; comparative area: sligjitiy larger than New Jersey

Population: 5 433 000; growth rate 1.4%; labor force: 1.9 million; Uteracy 95%, age 15 and over GDP: $70.1 billion; real growth rate: 6.8%; national product per capita: $13 880

Exports: $16.2 billion; machinery, cut diamonds,

chemicals, textiles, clothing, agricultural products, metals;

partners: US, EU, Japan

Imports: $22.5 billion; military equipment, investment

goods, rough diamonds, oil, consumer goods; partners: EU, US, Japan

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 None identified

Accreditor

2. 2 Laboratory Accreditation Committee

No address provided

Tel. (972-3) 575-1690; Fax (972-3) 575-1695

Internet: ISRAC@artvision.netil

Legal metrology administrator

2. 3 Controller of Weights, Measures and Standards

Ministry of Industry and Trade

P.O. Box 299

Jerusalem 91002

Tel. (972-2) 7501 1 1; Fax (972-2) 2451 10

This is a government body

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3. 1 Standards Institution of Israel 42 Chaim Levanon Street Tel Aviv 69977

Tel. (972-3) 646-5154; Fax (972-3) 641-9683

Internet: standard@netvision.net//

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, EC. ITU, FAQ/Codex

Founded 1945; staff 880; total number of committee

members 4000

Annual budget: $63 million; portion of revenue fi-om sales ofpubUcations and services 0.9%; testing and certifi- cation 78.4%; government subvention 4%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 2100; voluntary 65%, mandatory 35%

Total number of publicly available standards 2100

Identical to technically equivalent, or based on international standards 10%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers - None

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

67
QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION WTO Enquiry Point

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Center for Quality and Excellence

Prime Minister's Office

No address provided

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 1100

Number of registrars geographically located in Israel 4. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars - None

Certifier of quality assessors - None

6.2 Same as 3.1

Tel. (972-3) 646-5154; Fax (972-3) 641-2762

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Hebrew, some in English

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Hebrew, some in English

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are Usted here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D a Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F QuaUty training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 B and C : Ministry of Labor

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented - None

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Israel 2

Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars - None

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Italy

BASIC DATA

Land area: 294 020 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than Arizona

Population: 58 262 000; growth rate 0.2 1%; labor force: 24 million; literacy 97%, age 15 and over GDP: $998.9 billion; real growth rate: 2.2%; national product per capita: $ 1 7 1 80

Exports: $190.8 billion; metals, textiles and clothing,

production machinery, motor vehicles, transportation

equipment, chemicals; partners: EU 53.4%, US 7.8%,

OPEC 3.8%

Imports: $168.7 billion; industrial machinery, chemicals,

transport equipment, petroleum, metals, foods, agricultural

products; partners: EU 56.3%, OPEC 5.3%, US 4.6%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 CNPC - Itahan National Committee for Quality and

Industrial Certification c/o Ministero Industria DGPI-DG XIX, via Mohse 2

1-00187 Roma

Tel. (39-6) 4705-3069; Fax (39-6) 4788-7748

Internet: Min.Ind.Isp.Tecnico@agora.stm.it

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratories and national coordinator

2.1.1

Instituto G. Colonneti

Strade delle Cacce 73

1-10135 Torino

Tel. (39-1 1) 39771; Fax (39-1 1) 397-7347

Member BIPM

2.1.2

Instituto Galileo Ferraris C.so Massimo d'Azeglio 42

1-10125 Torino

Tel. (39-1 1) 348-8933; Fax (39-1 1) 650-761

1

2.1.3 ENEA

Centro Casaccia

Via Anguillarese 301

00060 Santa Maria Galeria RM

Tel. (39-6) 3048-3555; Fax (39-6) 3048-3558

These are government bodies

Accreditor

2.2 SIT

Address same as 2. 1 .

1

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 72

Countries with MRAs: Denmark, Finland, France, Ger- many, Ireland, Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom,

Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia,

Hong Kong

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Ufificio Centrale Metrico

Via Antonio Bosio 1

5

1-00161 Roma

Tel. (39-6) 841-6825; Fax (39-6) 841-4194

This is a government body

Member OIML

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 UNI - Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione

Via Battistotti Sassi 11/b

1-20153 MUano

Tel. (39-2) 700241; Fax (39-2) 7010-6106

Internet: webmaster@uni.unicei.it

Private body officially recognized by government

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU. FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC

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Founded 1921 ; staff 107; total number of committee

members 5000

Annual budget: $14.5 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 34.3%; testing and

certification 1 .5%; private sector subscription 19.3%;

government subvention 3 1 .4%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 10 400; voluntary 90%, mandatory 10%

Number of other standards bodies: government - None;

private sector 1 Total number of publicly available standards 1 5 000

Identical to technically equivalent, or based on international standards 70%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordmator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Does not exist

Government accreditors of testing laboratories

4.2.1 Ministero Industria Address same as 1 .

4.2.2 Ministero Sanita Piazzale dell'Industria 20

1-00144 Roma Eur

Tel. (39-6) 5994

Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies 1 26

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.3 SINAL

Via Campania 3

1-00187 Roma

Tel. (39-6) 487-1 176; Fax (39-6) 481-4563

Participate in: Regional EAL

Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories 123

Countries with MRAs: Holland, Switzerland, France,

Finland, Germany, Australia, Denmark, Ireland, Hong

Kong, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Norway, New

Zealand

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 Same as 4.2

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.5 SINCERT

Via Battistotti Sassi 1

1-20133 Milano

Tel. (39-2) 719202; Fax (39-2) 719055

Participate in: Regional EAC

Number of accredited product certification bodies 6

Countries with MRAs: Finland, Netherlands, Norway,

Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinators national quality awareness and implementation

5.1.1 AICQ - Italian Association for Quality

Via Comalia 1

20124 Milano

Tel. (39-2) 6671-3425; Fax (39-2) 6671-2510

5.1.2 ANGQ

Via di Corticella 122

40128 Bologna

These are private sectcff organizations

National accreditor of quality management system r^;istrars

5.2 Same as 4.5

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 4000

Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 23

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Certifiers of quality assessors

5.3.1 AICQ SICEV

Address same as 5. 1 .

1

5.3.2 CEPAS

Via Castelrosso 10

1-00 144 Roma

Tel. (39-6) 591-5373; Fax (39-6) 591-5374

These are a private sector organizations

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voliintary Mandatory

A B Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B B Welders

C B Non-destructive testing technicians D B QuaUty Assessor certification bodies

E Q;iahty Assessor training providers

F Quahty training providers

G B Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A and D: Same as 4.5

6.2 B:ILS

Lungobisagno Istria 15 1-16141 Genova

Tel. (39-10) 835-3049; Fax (39-10) 836-7780

6.3 C:CICPnd

Piazza Diaz 2 1-20123 Milano

Tel. (39-2) 8646-41 18; Fax (39-2) 8646-4126

6.4.1 G: Same as 5.1.1

6.4.2 G: Same as 5.3.2

6.4.3 G: Same as 3.1

Enviivnmentai management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented 10

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Italy 5Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national accreditor 1

National accreditor of enviroiunental management sys- tem registrars

6.5.1 Same as 4.5

This is a private sector organization

6.5.2 ANPA

Via Vitahano Brancati 48

1-00144 Roma

Tel. (39-6)500721

This is a government body

WTO Enquiry Point

6.6.1 For WTO notifications: MICADGPI

Ministero Industria, Commercio e Artigianato

Direzione Generale Produzione Industriale Divisione XIX

ViaMohse 19

1-00187 Rome

Tel. (39-6) 4705-2669; Fax (39-6) 4788-7748

6.6.2 For technical regulations:

CNR STIBNOT

Consigho Nazionale delle Ricerche

Ufficio transferimento innovazioni brevetti,

normativa tecnia Via Tiburtina 770

1-00159 Rome

Tel. (39-6) 407-5826; Fax (39-6) 4993-2440

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For standards of all sectors, except

electrics and electronics which can be requested to CEI: Same as 3.1

4 For electrical and electronic standards: CEI

Comitato Elettronico Italiano Viale Monza 259

1-20126 Milan

Tel. (39-2) 257731; Fax (39-2) 2577-3201
Jamaica

BASIC DATA

Land area: 10 830 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Connecticut

Population: 2 574 000; growth rate 0.78%; labor force:

1 .06 million; literacy 82%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $7.8 billion; real growth rate: 2%; national product

per capita: $3 050

Exports: $1.2 billion; alumina, bauxite, sugar, bananas, rum; partners: US 47%, UK 1 1%, Canada 9%, Norway

7%, France 4%

Imports: $2.2 billion; machinery, transport equipment,

construction equipment, fuel, food, chemicals; partners: US 54%, Japan 4%, Mexico 6%, UK 4%, Venezuela 3%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Jamaica Bureau of Standards

6 Winchester Road

P.O. Box 113

Kingston 10

Tel. (809) 926-31406; Fax (809) 929-4736

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Accreditor

2.2 No response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 1.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

Participate in: ISO, FAO/Codex

Founded 1968; staff 186

Annual budget: $2.4 million; government subvention

76%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 250; voluntary 56%, mandatory 44%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories - No response

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 Same as 1.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Jamaica Society for Quality

Winchester Road

Kingston 10

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - No response

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 1 .

1

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RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6. 1 Same as 1 .

A list of all mandatoiy standards is available in English

A list of all publicly available standards is available in English

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Japan

BASIC DATA

Land area: 374 744 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than California Population: 125 500 000; growth rate 0.32%; labor

force: 65.9 million; literacy 99%, age 15 and over GDP: $2.53 trillion; real growth rate: 0.6%; national product per capita: $20 200

Exports: $395.5 billion; manufactures 97% (including

machinery 46%, motor vehicles 20%, consumer electronics 10%); partners: Southeast Asia 33%, US 29%, West- em Europe 1 8%, China 5%

Imports: $274.3 billion; manufactures 52%, fossil fuels 20%, food and raw materials 28%; partners: Southeast Asia 25%, US 23%, Western Europe 15%, China 9%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 National Research Laboratory of Metrology

1-4, Umezona 1-Chome, Tsukuba

Ibaraki 305

Tel. (81-298) 544149; Fax (81-298) 544135

This is a government body

Accreditor

2.2 No response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1 Member of OIML; Regional: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3. 1 Japanese Industrial Standards Committee

c/o Standards Department

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

1-3-1 Kasumigaseld, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100

Tel. (81-3) 3501-20%; Fax (81-3) 3580-8637

Internet; http://www.hike.te.chibau.ac.jpAikeda/JISAvhatl .html

Participate in: ISO, EC; Regional: PASC

Founded 1949; staff 95; total number of committee members 9231

Annual budget: $14.6 miUion; government subvention

100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 8 1 00; voluntary 1 00%

Standards identical to, technically equivalent, or based on

international standards 60%

Number of other standards bodies: government - 3; private

sector - 200

Total number of publicly available standards 18 000 est

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation - Japan does not have a unified system for national coordination of laboratory accreditation.

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4. 1 International Trade and Industry Inspection Institute MITI

48-10 Nishihara - 2 chome

Tokyo, Shibuya - KU

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 No response

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Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 No response

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 No response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 The Japan Accreditation Body for Conformity Assessment

4-6-11 , Akasaka Orumu - Bldg. 3F,

Akasaka, Minato-ku

Tokyo 107

Tel. (81-3) 5561-0375; Fax (81-3) 5561-0376

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 2700

Number of registrars geographically located in Japan 20

Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 15

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 5.1

This is a private sector organization

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176; Regional PAC

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 5.1

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quahty Assessor certification bodies

Eh Quality Assessor training providers

F Quahty training providers

G Quality consultants No response regarding other services

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 E: Same as 5.1

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented 0

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Japan

0

Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national

accreditor 0

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 5.1

Participate in: ISO/TC 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6.3.1 Standards Information Service

First International Organization Division

Economic Affairs Bureau

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo

Tel. (81-3)3580-3311; Fax (81-3) 3503-3136

6.3.2 Standards Information Service

Information Service Department

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

2-2-5 Toranomon, Minato-ku

Tokyo

Tel. (81-3) 3582-6270; Fax (81-3) 3589-4179

A Ust of all mandatory standards is available in Japanese

and English

A list of all pubhcly available standards is available in Japanese and Enghsh

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Jordan

BASIC DATA

Land area: 88 884 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Indiana

Population: 4 100 000; growth rate 2.69%; labor force: 600 000; hteracy 83%, age 15 and over GDP: $17 billion; real growth rate: 5.5%; national product per capita: $4280

Exports: $1.4 bilUon; phosphates, fertilizers, potash,

agricultural products, manufactures; partners: India, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, EU, Indonesia, UAE

Imports: $3.5 billion; crude oil, machinery, transport

equipment, food, live animals, manufactured goods; partners: EU, US, Iraq, Japan, Turicey

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Jordanian Institution for Standards and Metrology

(JISM)

P.O. Box 941287

Amman 1 1 1 94

Tel. (962-6)680139; Fax (962-6) 681099

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Accreditor

2.2 Planning is underway

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1973

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, FAO/Codex; Regional: AIDMO

Founded 1972; staff 121 Annual budget: $1.0 million; government subvention

100%

Number of standards pubUshed or approved by primaiy

standards body 1030; mandatory 100%

Total number of publicly available standards 1030

Identical to technically equivalent, or based on international standards 20%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Currently being estabhshed

This is a government body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.1

Ntimber of government accredited testing laboratories - None; foreign accredited - None

Private-sector accreditor oftesting laboratcuies - N(»k

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions - None; private sector - None

Government accreditor ofprodtict certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.1

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - None

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Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None Information Center

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Arabic and

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION English

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Coordinator national quality awareness and imple- Arabic and English

mentation

5 . 1 Currently being established

Number of facilities registered to ISO 900 1 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 3 Number of registrars geographically located in Jordan 1

Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 5.1

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - None

Foreign quahty system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are hsted here: Voluntary Mandatory

A IS Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quahty Assessor training providers

F Quahty training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A: Same as 1 .

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist

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Kazakhstan

BASIC DATA

Land area:2 669 800 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than four times the size of Texas

Population: 17 377 000; growth rate 0.62%; labor force: 7356 million; literacy 98%, age 15 and over GDP: $55.2 billion; real growth rate: -25%; national product per capita: $3200

Exports: $3.1 billion; oil, metals, chemicals, grain, wool,

meat, coal; partners: Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Imports: $3.5 billion; machinery and parts, industrial materials, oil and gas; partners: Russia and other former

Soviet republics, China

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Committee for Standardization, Metrology and

Certification of the RepubUc of Kazakhstan

83 Altynsarin Avenue

480035 Almaty

Tel. (732-7) 221-0808; Fax (732-71) 228-6822

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1.1 National coordinator: Committee for Standardization, Metrology and

Certification The Department ofLegal Metrology

Address same as 1 .

1

Tel. (732-7) 221-7241; Fax (732-7) 228-6822

2.1.2 Primary metrology laboratory:

Almaty's Center for Standardization, Metrology and

Certification - the National Center ofMeasurement

Standards of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Address same as 1 .

1

Annual budget: $550 000; self supporting

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 1.1

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2. 1.2

This is a government body

Member OIML

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Sameas 1.1

Tel. (732-7) 221-7241; Fax (732-7) 286-822

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO; Regional: CIS

Founded 1992; staff 40

Annual budget: $230 000; govenmient subvention 70%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards bo<fy 450; mandatory 1(X)%

Nimiber of standards bodies: 2 CIS committees and 14

technical committees

Total number of pubUcly available standards 19 393

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Committee for Standardization, Metrology and

Certification The Department of Certificaticm and (Quality Systems

Address same as 1 .1

Tel. (732-7) 221-7686; Fax (732-7) 228-6822

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Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 193; foreign accredited - None

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 27; private sector 17

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 1.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Same as 1 .

National accreditor of quality management system registrars - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response

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Kenya

BASIC DATA

Land area: 569 250 sq km; comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Nevada

Population: 28 817 000; growth rate 0.99%; literacy

71%, age 15 and over GDP: $33.1 billion; real growth rate: 3.3%; national product per capita: $1 1 70

Exports: $1.45 billion; tea 25%, cofifee 18%, petroleum

products 1 1%; partners: EU 47%, Africa 23%, Asia 1 1%,

US 4%, Middle East 3%

Imports: $1.85 billion; machinery and transportation

equipment 29%, petroleum and petroleum products 15%,

iron and steel 7%; partners: EU 46%, Asia 23%, Middle

East 20%, US 5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Kenya Bureau of Standards

P.O. Box 54974

Nairobi

Tel. (254-2) 502210; Fax (254-2) 503293

Internet: kebs@arsognapcorg

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Weights and Measures Department

Ministry of Commerce

P.O. Box 41071

Nairobi

Tel. (254-2) 504664

This is a government body

Legal metrology administrator

2.2 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional: ARSO

Founded 1974; staff 500

Annual budget: $2.8 million; portion of revenue from

sales of pubhcations and services 0.2%; testing and certifi- cation 3.8%; private sector subscription 0.5%; govern- ment subvention 5.7%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1300; voluntary 33%, mandatory 67%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Planning is underway

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Planning is underway

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Planning is underway

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Planning is underway

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Planning is underway

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Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Address same as 1 .

This is a government body

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6. 1 Planning is underway

WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Same as 1 .

Tel. (254-2) 502210; Fax (254-2) 503293

Intemet: kebs@arsognapcorg

A list of all mandatory standards is available in English

A Ust of all pubUcly available standards is available in English

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Korea, Republic of

BASIC DATA

Land area: 98 190 sq kin; uoii^)arative area: slightly

larger than Indiana

Population: 45 554 000; growth rate 1 .04%; labor force: 20 million; hteracy 96%, age 15 and over GDP: $508.3 biUion; real growth rate: 8.3%; national product per capita: $11 270

Exports: $96.2 biUion; electronic and electrical equipment, machinery, steel, automobiles, ships, textiles, clothing, footwear, fish; partners: US 26%, Japan 17%,

EU 14%

Imports: $102.3 billion; machinery, electronics and electrical equipment, oil, steel, transport equipment, textiles, organic chemicals, grains; partners: Japan 26%, US 24%,

EU 15%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Industrial Standards Division

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

1 , Chungang-dong, Kwachon-city

Kyonggi-do 427-760

Tel. (82-2) 500-2582; Fax (82-2) 507-2155

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science P.O. Box 102

Yusong. Taejon 305-600

Tel. (82-42) 861-7201; Fax (82-42) 861-1494

This is a government body

Annual budget: $28.8 milhon; portion of revenue from

fees fcM" s«Mces 14%; govenmient subvention 86%

Member BIPM since 1 957

Participate in: APMP

Accreditor

2.2 Korean National Institute of Technology and Quality

1599, Kwanyang-dong, Anyang-city

Kyonggi-do^0-060

V7/

Tel. (82-343) 841861; Fax (82-343) 846077

This is a government bocfy

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.2

This is a goveniment body

Member OIML since 1978; Regional: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

Participate in: ISO, EC; Regional: PASO, APEC/SCSC

Founded 1961; staff 53

Annual budget: $2.3 milhon; goveniment subvention

100%

Number of standards pubhshed or approved by primary

standards body 9400; voluntary 100%

Total number of publicly available standards 9400

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 National Accreditation Body

Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)

Address same as 2.2

This is a government body

Participate in: DLAC; Regional: APLAC

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.

1

Number of govenmient accredited testing laboratories 37; Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories - None

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Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.1

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Korea Accreditation Board - KAB

276-1, Daehung-dong, Mapo-ku

Seoul 121-080

Tel. (82-2) 702-4970; Fax (82-2) 702-2057

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 1230

Number of registrars geographically located in Korea

22. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 10

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 5.1

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - None

Foreign quality system registrars are required to be registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISOH'C 176; Regional PAC

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 5.1

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A, C, E, and F: Korean National Institute of Tech

nology and Quality (KNITQ)

Address same as 2.2

Environmental management systems - No response

Participate in: ISO/TC 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6.2.1 For industrial products:

Same as 2.2

6.2.2 For agricultural products:

Technical Cooperation Division

International Agriculture Bureau

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

1 , Chungang-dong, Kwachon-city

Kyonggi-do 427-760

Tel. (82-2) 503-7294; Fax (82-2) 507-2095

Internet: tcd@maflf.go.kr

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6.23 For fishery products:

Trade Promotion Division

Fishery Products Marketing Bureau

Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 826-14 Yoksam-dong, Kangnan-gu

Seoul 135-080

Tel. (82-2) 753-6862; Fax (82-2) 753-8331

6.2.4 For health, sanitation and cosmetic products:

International Cooperation Division

Technological Cooperation Bureau

Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)

1 Chungang-dong, Kwachon-city

Kyonggi-do 427-760

Tel. (82-2) 503-7524; Fax (82-2) 504-6418

Internet: invuioul@chollion.dacom.co.kr

A hst of all mandatory standards is available in Korean A list of all publicly available standards is available in Korean

Malaysia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 328 550 sq km; coii^)arative area: sli^tly

larger than New Mexico

Population: 19 724 000; growth rate 2.24%; labor force: 7.63 million; literacy 78%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $166.8 billion; real growth rate: 8.7%; national product per capita: $8650

Exports: $56.6 billion; electronic equipment, petroleum

and petroleum products, pahn oil, wood and wood products, rubber, textiles; partners: Singqx>re 22%, US 20%,

Japan 13%, UK 4%, Germany 4%, Thailand 4%

Imports: $55.2 biUion; machinery, chemicals, food,

petroleum products; partners: Japan 27%, US 17%,

Singapore 15%, Taiwan 5%, Germany 4%, UK 3%, South

Korea 3%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Currently being established

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Standards and Industrial Research Institute of

Malaysia

National Measurement Centre

Persiaran Dato' Menteri, Section 2

P.O. Box 7035

40911 ShahAlam

Selangor Darul Ehsan

Tel. (603) 556-7834; Fax (603) 556-7841

Internet: skwoo@sirimi.sirim.niy

This is a government body

Annual budget: $1 .9 miUion; portion of revenue from

fees for services 45%

Participate in: APMP, OIML. APLMF, APLAC

Accreditor

2.2 Malaysia Accreditation Council

21 st Floor, Wisma MPSA

Persiaran Perbandaran

40675 ShahAlam

Selangor Darul Ehsan

Tel. (603) 559-8033; Fax (603) 559-2497

This is a government bocfy

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 1

8

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Enforcement Division

Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Tingkat 24-26. Putra Place

100 JalanPutra

50622 Kuala Lumpur

Tel. (603) 443-3366; Fax (603) 442-5615

This is a government body

Member: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Department of Standards ofMalaysia

Address same as 2.2

Tel. (603) 559-8033; Fax (603) 559-2497

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 2000; voluntary 100%

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TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

Tel. (603) 559-8033; Fax (603) 559-2497

This is a government body

Participate in: E.AC; Regional: APLAC, ASEAN, CCSQ

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 7 1

foreign accredited 1

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions - None; private sector - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 2.2

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - None

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 Institute of Quality Control Malaysia

Address same as 2.2

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 836

Number of registrars geographically located in Malaysia

4. Number of registrars accredited by the national

accreditor - None

National accreditor of quaUty management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2 Participate in: ISO/TC 176

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E B Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Certifying organizations were not identified

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented - pilot program underway

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Malaysia 1 Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national

accreditor - None

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.1 Same as 2.2 WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Same as 2.1

Tel. (603) 559-2601; Fax (603) 550-8095

A hst of all mandatory standards is available in English

A Ust of all pubhcly available standards is available in English

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Malta

BASIC DATA

Land area: 320 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Washington DC

Population: 370 000; growth rate 0.75%; labor force: 127 200; hteracy 84%, age 15 and over GDP: $3 .9 bilhon; real growth rate: 4.4%; national product per capita: $10 760

Exports: $1.3 bilhon; machinery, clothing and footwear,

printed matter, partners: Italy 32%, Germany 16%, UK

8%

Imports: $2. 1 bilhon; food, petroleum, machinery and

semimanufactured goods; partners: Italy 27%, Germany

14%, UK 13%, US 9%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 None identified

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

4.1 No response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

5.1 No response

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems

National standards do not exist.

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Malta Board of Standards

Department of Industry

Triq il-Kukkanja Santa Venera CMR 02

Tel. (356) 446250; Fax (356) 446257

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1 965; staff 1 1

; total number of committee members 9 Annual budget: $300 000; government subvention 100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 60; voluntary 48%, mandatory 52%

Total number of publicly available standards 60

Identical to technically equivalent, or based on international standards - None

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Mauritius

BASIC DATA

Land area; 1850 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than 10.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Population: 1 1 27 000; growth rate 0.89%; labor force: 335 000 million; literacy 80%, age 15 and over GDP: $9.3 billion; real growth rate: 4.7%; national product per capita: $8600

Exports: $1.32 billion; textiles 44%, sugar 40%, light

manufactures 10%; partners: EU 77%, US 15%

Imports: $1.7 billion; manufactured goods 50%, capital

equipment 17%, foods 13%, petroleum products S%,

chemicals 7%; partners: EU, US, Africa, Japan

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Mauritius Standards Bureau

Old Moka Road

Moka

Tel. (230) 464-7675; Fax (230) 464-1 144 and

(230) 433-5051

This is a parastatal body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Annual budget: $200 000; government subvention 72%

Participate in: ARSO

Accreditor

2.2 Currently being established under the Ministry of

Industry and Industrial Technology

Tel. (230) 201-2269; Fax (230) 212-8101

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 The Controller of Weights and Measures

Legal Metrology Division

Ministry of Trade and Shipping

Bell Village Port Louis

Tel. (230) 208-1717; Fax (230) 212-6368

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1 987

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

ARSO

Founded 1 975; staff 43; total number of committee members 102

Annual budget: $0.75 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 3%; testing and certifi- cation 12%; government subvention 85%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 90; voluntary 95%, mandatory 5%

Total number of publicly available standards 173

Identical to technically equivalent, or based on international standards 70%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Currently being established

Participate in: ILAC

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Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Currently being established

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4. 3 Currently being established

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 1.1

Number of faciUties registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 9

Number of registrars geographically located in Mauritius 4. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars - None

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management systems

National standards exist.

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6. 1 Currently being estabhshed

WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Same as 1 .

A Ust of all mandatory standards is available in English

A list of all pubhcly available standards is available in English

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Mexico

BASIC DATA

Land area: 1 923 040 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than three times the size of Texas

Population: 93 986 000; growth rate 1 .9%; labor force: 26.2 million; hteracy 88%, age 15 and over GDP: $728.7 bilHon; real growth rate: 3.5%; national product per capita: $7900

Exports: $60.8 bilhon; crude oil, oil products, coffee, engines, motor vehicles, cotton, cons\imer electronics; partners: US 82%, Japan 1 .4%, EU 5%

Imports: $79.4 bilhon; metal-working machinery, steel, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, auto repair parts, aircraft, aircraft parts; partners: US 74%, Japan 4.7%, EU 1 1%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Centro Nacional de Metrologia (CENAM)

Carretera a los Cues, Km. 4.5 CP. 76900 Queretaro

Tel. (5242) 110500/04; Fax (5242) 162626

hitemet: servtec@cenam.mx

This is a government body

Annual budget: $16.3 milhon; portion of revenue from

fees for services 8.8%; government subvention 91 .2%

Member BIPM since 1 994

Participate in: SIM

Accreditor

Tel. (525) 729-9480; Fax (525) 729-9484

hiteraet: cidgn@secofi.gob.mx

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 36

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.2

Member OIML since 1993; Regional: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

COPANT, NAFTA

Founded 1943; staff 210; total number of committee

members 500

Annual budget: $0.3 million; government subvention

100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 5500; voluntary 98%, mandatory 2%

Number of standards bodies: national government 2 1

;

private sector 6

Total number of pubhcly available standards 6028

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

2.2 Direcci6n General de Normas This is a government body

Av.Piente de Tecamachalco No. 6, 3° piso

Col. Lomas de Tecamachalco Government accreditor of testing laboratories CP. 53950

Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico 4.2 Same as 2.2

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Number of government accredited testing laboratories 5 ; foreign accredited - None

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4 3 None identified

Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories 209

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 1 ; private sector 6

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 Same as 2.2

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 2.2 Number of facilities registered to ISO 9000 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 340

Number of registrars geographically located in Mexico

9. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 2

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO/TC 176

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist.

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6. 1 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO/TC 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Same as 2 2 A hst of all mandatory standards is available in Spanish

A hst of all publicly available standards is available in Spanish

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Mongolia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 1 .565 million sq krn; comparative area: sUghtly larger than Alaska

Population: 2 494 000; growth rate 2 58%

GDP: $4.4 billion; real growth rate: 2.5%; national product per capita: $1800

Exports: $360 billion; copper, Uvestock, animal products,

cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, nonferrous metals; partners: former CMEA countries 62%, China 17%, EU 8%

Imports: $361 billion; machinery and equipment, fuels, foods, industrial goods, chemicals, building materials, sugar, tea; partners: Russia 75%, Austria 5%, China 5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Mongolian National Institute for Standardization and

Metrology

Ulaanbaatar - 5

1

Tel. (976) 135-8349; Fax (976) 135-8032

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1 Same as 1.1

Accreditor

2.2 No response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 No response

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1953; staff 100

Annual budget: $150 000; portion of revenue from sales of publications and services 8.4%; testing and certification 5.1%; government subvention 54.2%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 3500; voluntary 9.4%, mandatory 90.6%

Number of other standards bodies - No response

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

4.1 No response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

5.1 No response

RELATED INFORMATION

6.1 No response

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Mozambique

BASIC DATA

Land area: 784 090 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of California Population: 18 115 000; growth rate 2.87%; literacy

33%, age 15 and over GDP: $10.6 billion; real growth rate: 5.8%; national product per capita: $6 1

0

Exports: $150 million; shrimp 40%, cashews, cotton, sugar, copra, citrus; partners: Spain, South Africa, US,

Portugal, Japan

Imports: $1.14 billion; food, clothing, farm equipment,

petroleum; partners: South Africa, UK, France, Japan,

Portugal

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 National Institute of Standardization and Quality

CP. 2983

Maputo

Tel. (258-1) 421409; Fax (258-1) 424585

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Planning is underway

Accreditor

2.2 Planning is underway

Legal metrology adminisfrator

2.3 Planning is underway

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

Founded 1993; staff 2 Annual budget: $250 000; government subvention

100%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation - None

Government accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers - None

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 None identified

National accreditor of quality management system registrars - None

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6. 1 Planning is underway

97

Nepal

BASIC DATA

Land area. 1 36 800 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than Arkansas

Population: 21 561 000; growth rate 2.44%; labor force: 8.5 million; Hteracy 26%, age 15 and over GDP; $22.4 billion; real growth rate: 5%; national product per capita: $1060

Exports: $593 biUion; carpets, clothing, leather goods,

jute goods, grain; partners: India, US, Germany, UK

Imports: $899 billion; petroleum products 20%, fertilizer

1 1%, machinery 10%; partners: hidia, Singapore, Japan,

Germany

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology

P.O. Box 985

Sundhara

Kathmandu

Tel. (977) 127-2689; Fax (977) 127-2689

This is a government body

Legal metrology administrator

2.2 Same as 2.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 2.1

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1976; staff 84

Annual budget: $260 000; government subvention 100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 400; voluntary 99%, mandatory 1%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERITFICATION

4.1 No response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

5.1 No response

RELATED INFORMATION

6. 1 No response

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Netherlands

BASIC DATA

Land area: 33 920 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey

Population: 15 453 000; growth rate 0.52%; labor force: 6.4 million; literacy 99%, age 15 and over GDP: $275.8 billion; real growth rate: 2%; national product per capita: $17 940

Exports: $153 bilHon; metal products, chemicals,

processed food and tobacco, agricultural products; partners: EU 77%, Central and Eastern Europe 10%, US 4%

Imports: $137 billion; raw materials and semifmished

products, consumer goods, transportation equipment,

crude oil, food products; partners: EU 64%, US 8%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 NMI Van Swinden Labortorium

P.O. Box 654

NL 2600 AR Delft

Tel. (3 1 - 1 5) 269- 1 500; Fax (3 1 - 1 5) 26 1 -297

1

Internet: nmi@nmi.nl

This is a private sector organization

Annual budget: $14 million; portion of revenue from

fees for services 40%; government subvention 60%

Member BIPM since 1929

Participate in: EUROMET

Accreditor

2.2 Raad Voor Accreditatie P.O. Box 2768

3500 GT Utrecht

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 GNMI Inspecties en Kansspeltechniek

P.O. Box 394

NL 3300 AJ Dordrecht

Tel. (3 1 -78) 633-2332; Fax (3 1 -78) 633-2309

Internet: nmi(2),nmi.nl

This is a private sector organization

Member OIML since 1955

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut Kalfjeslaan 2

P.O. Box 5059

NL 2600 GB Delft

Tel. (31-15)690255; Fax (31-15) 690130

Internet: [name]@nni.nl

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

GEN, CENELEC

Founded 1919; staff 2 10

Annual budget: $31 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 50%; private sector subscription 35%; government subvention 1%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 6000; voluntary 100%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

Tel. (3 1 -30) 239-4500; Fax (3 1 -30) 239-4539 This is a private sector organization

This is a private sector organization

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 68

101
Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2,2

Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories: No response Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

Number of accredited product certifiers - No response

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 2,2

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Dutch Foundation for Quality

P,0, Box 84031

NL-3009 CA Rotterdam

Tel, (3 1 - 1 0) 455-4700; Fax (31-10) 455-8857

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - No response Number of registrars geographically located in the Netherlands - no response Number of registrars accredited by

the national accreditor - No response

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2,2

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO/TC 176

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 None identified

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6, 1 Same as 2.2

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO/TC 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6,2,1 For standards: Same as 3,1

6,2.2 For conformity assessment procedures:

Same as 2.2

6.2.3 For technical regulations:

Ministry of Economic Affairs - Central Service

Imports and Exports

Section EECAVTO notifications, Engelse Kamp 2 P.O. Box 30003

9700 RD Groningen

Tel. (3 1 -50) 523-9 1 78; Fax (3 1 -50) 523-92 1

6.2.4 For nutrition and quality affairs: Ministry of Agriculture, nature management and

fisheries P.O. Box 20401

2500 EK Den Haag

Tel. (31-70) 379-2456; Fax (31-70) 347-7552

6.2.5 For eco-labelling

Stichting Milieukeur

Eisenhowerlaan 150

25 1 7 KP Den Haag

Tel. (31-70) 558-6300; Fax (3 1-70) 350-2517

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New Zealand

BASIC DATA

Land area: 268 670 sq km; comparative area; about the Accreditor

size of Colorado

Population: 3 407 000; growth rate 0.52%; labor force: 2.2 Telarc New Zealand

1 .6 million; literacy 99%, age 1 5 and over Level One, 630 Great South Road

GDP: $56.4 billion; real growth rate: 6.2%; national Greenlane

product p»er capita: $ 1 6 640 Auckland 1 1 30

Exports: $1 1 .2 bilUon; wool, lamb, mutton, beef, fish. Postal: Private Bag 28 901

cheese, chemicals, forestry products, finits and vegetables; Remuera

partners: Australia 20%, Japan 1 5%, US 1 2%, UK 6% Auckland 1136

Imports: $10.4 billion; machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum, consumer goods; partners: Tel. (64-9) 525-0 1 00; Fax (64-9) 525- 1 900

Austraha 2 1 %, US 1 8%, Japan 1 6%, UK 6% Website: http//www.telarc.govt.nz/telarc/

This is a government body

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 39

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1.1 National coordinator: National Standards Commission

P.O. Box 282

North Ryde.N.S.W. 2113

Tel. (61-2) 888-3922; Fax (61-2) 888-3033

2.1.2 Measurement Standards Laboratory:

New Zealand histitute for Industrial Research

P.O. Box 31-310

Lower Hutt

Tel. (64-4) 569-0000; Fax (64-4) 569-01 173

Internet: c.sutton@iril.crinz

This is a government body

Annual budget: $3 million; portion of revenue from fees

for services 16.4%; primary measurement standards 70.1%; research contracts 13.5%

Member BIPM since 1 99

1

Participate in: APMP

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Trade Measurement Unit

Ministry of Consumer Affairs P.O. Box 1473

Wellington

Tel. (64-4) 474-2750; Fax (64-4) 473-9400

Internet: johnb@moc.govt.nz

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1955; Regional: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Standards New Zealand

Private Bag 2439

Wellington 6020

Tel. (64-4) 498-5990; Fax (64-4) 498-5994

This is a private body officially recognized by government

Participate in: ISO, EC. ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

PASC

Founded 1965; staff 63

Annual budget: $6.25 million; portion of revenue from

sales of pubUcations and services 33%; testing and certifi103
cation 28%; private sector subscription 28%; government

subvention 3%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1 800; voluntary 99%, mandatory 1 %

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ILAC; Regional: APLAC

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories - No response

Number of accredited product certifiers - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers - No

response

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - No

response

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - No

response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 New Zealand Organization for Quality P.O. Box 622

Parmeraton North

Tel. (64-6) 350-5825; Fax (64-6) 350-5820

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 2000

Number of registrars geographically located in New

Zealand 8. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 8

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5 .2 Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New

Zealand (JAS-ANZ)

P.O. Box 164

Civic Square Act 2608

Australia

Tel. (61-6) 276-1999; Fax (61-6) 276-2041

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Quality Society of Austraasia

P.O. Box 742

Crows Nest New South Wales 2065

Australia

Tel. (61-2) 9901-9940; Fax (61-2) 9901-4677

This is a private sector organization

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G QuaUty consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 DandE:

Same as 5.2

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of EMS registrars geographically located in New

Zealand - 8

Number of EMS accredited by the national accreditor - None

104
National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 5.2 WTO Enquiry Point

6.3 Same as 3.1

Norway

BASIC DATA

Land area: 307 860 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than New Mexico

Population: 4 331 000; growth rate 0.37%; labor force:

2. 1 3 million; literacy 99%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $95.7 billion; real growth rate: 5.5%; national product per capita: $22 170

Exports: $36.6 billion; petroleum and petroleum products

40%, metals and products 10.6%, fish and fish products

6.9%, chemicals 6.4%, natural gas 6%, ships 5.4%; partners: EU 66.3%, Nordic countnes 16.3%, US 6%, Japan

1.8%

Imports: $29.3 billion; machinery and equipment 38.9%,

chemicals and industnal inputs 26.6%, consumer goods

17.8%, foods 6.4%; partners: EU 48.6%, Nordic countries 25.1%, US 8.1%, Japan 8%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Norwegian Metrology and Accreditation Service

Fetveien 99

2007 Kjeller

Tel. (47-2) 648-0100; Fax (47-2) 648-0101

hitemet: postmasteri@justeversenet. dep. telemax. no

This is a government body

Member BIPM smce 1875

Participate in: EUROMET

Accreditor

2.2 Norwegian Accreditation Service

Address same as 2.

1

This is a government body

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Norges Standardiseringsforbund P.O. Box 7020 Homansbyen

N-0306 Oslo 3

Tel. (47-2) 46-6094; Fax (47-2) 46-4457

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1923; staff 39

Annual budget: $9 million; portion of revenue from sales of publications and services 64%; testing and certification 7.6%; private sector subscription P/o; government subvention 22%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 3600; voluntary 90%, mandatory \0%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Norwegian Accreditation (NA)

Same as 2.2

Tel. (47) 2220-0226; Fax (47) 2220-7772

Internet : postmottak^juslervesenet. itep .telemax.

i

This is a government body

Participate in: ILAC; Regional: EAL

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Number of government accredited testing laboratories No

response; foreign accredited - No response Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

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Number of accredited product certifiers - No response

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 2.2

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - No

response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Norwegian Society for Quality

Brynsvelen 96

N-1352Kolsas

Tel. (47-2) 137775; Fax (47-2) 133518

Internet: http://www.cybercomm.no/kvalitetskanalei

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 5 Number of registrars geographically located in Norway

5. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 5

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - No

response

Participate in: ISO/TC 176

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Planning is underway

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented 4

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Nor- way 2 Number of EMS accredited by the national accreditor 2

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.1 Same as 2.2 WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Same as 3.1

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Pakistan

BASIC DATA

Land area; 778 720 sq km; comparaiive area, sliglitly less than twice the size of California Population: 131 542 000; growth rate 1.28%; labor

force: 36 million; literacy 35%, age 15 and over GDP: $248.5 billion; real growth rate: 4%; national product per capita: $ 1 930

Exports: $6.7 billion; cotton, textiles, clothing, rice, leather, carpets; partners: US, Japan, Hong Kong, UK,

UAE, France Imports: $9.5 biUion; petroleum and petroleum products,

machinery, transportation equipment, vegetable oils, ani- mal fats, chemicals

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority

No address provided

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Pakistan Standards Institution 39 Garden Road, Saddar

Karachi 74400

Tel. (92-21) 772-9527; Fax (92-21) 772-8124

This is a private body officially recognized by government

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 2.1

Founded: None identified; staff 152

Annual budget: $8 1 5 000; portion of revenue from sales of publications and services 2.5%; testing and certification 25.5%; government subvention 62.4%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 3500; voluntary 98.8%, mandatory 1 .2%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 None identified

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 None identified

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.3 None identified

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 None identified

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.5 None identified

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 Pakistan Association for Reliability and Quality Assurance A-567, Block-L, North Nazimabad

Karachi 74700

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - No response

109
RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A El Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D El Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A, D and E: Same as 2.1

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Economic Consultant

Ministry of Commerce

Government of Pakistan

Islamabad

Tel. (92-51) 821766; Fax (92-51) 825241

A list of all mandatory standards is available in English

A list of all publicly available standards is available in English

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Peru

BASIC DATA

Land area: 1 285 000 sq km; compai-ative area: slightly smaller than Alaska

Population: 24 087 000; growth rate 1.8%; labor force: 8

million; literacy 82%

GDP: $73.6 billion; real growth rate: 8.6%; national product per capita: $3110

Exports: $4.1 billion; copper, zinc, fishmeal, crude

petroleum and byproducts, lead, silver, cofifee, cotton; partners: US 1 9%, Japan 9%, Italy, Germany

Imports: $5.1 billion; machinery, transport equipment,

foods, petroleum, iron and steel, chemicals,

pharmaceutical; partners: US 21%, Colombia, Argentina,

Germany, Japan, Brazil

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y

de la Proteccion de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPD

Calle La Prosa No. 138

P.O. Box 145, Lima

SanBoija, Lima41

Tel. (51-1) 224-7800; Fax (51-1) 224-0348

Internet: metidaj@indecopi.gob.pe

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Servicio Nacional de Metrologia

Address Same as 1 .

1

This is a government body

Annual budget: $7.5 million Participate in: SIM

Accreditor

2.2 Comisi6n de Relamentos Tecnicos y Comerciales

(INDECOPI

)

Same as 2.1

Tel. (51-1) 224-7800; Fax (5 1 -

1 ) 224-0346

Internet: cnmamelj@indecopi.gob.pe

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - None

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1 986

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

COPANT

Founded 1992; stafif 100; total number of committee

members 200

Annual budget: $7.5 million; government subvention

12%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 3300; voluntary 99%, mandatory 1%

Total number of publicly available standards 3300

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 10%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Number of government accredited testing laboratories - None; foreign accredited 9

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Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 1 ; private sector - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 2.2

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 2.2

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Participate in: COPANT

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 2.2

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D El Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F QuaUty training providers

G IS Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A through G: Same as 2.2

Environmental management system

National standards exist

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 2.2 WTO Enquiry Point

6.3 Same as 2.2 A list of all mandatory standards is available in Spanish

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Spanish

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Philippines

BASIC DATA

Land area: 298 170 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than Arizona

Population: 73 265 584; growth rate 2.23%; labor force: 24.12 million; literacy 94%, age 15 and over GDP: $161 .4 billion; real growth rate: 4.3%; national product per capita: $2310

Exports: $13.4 billion; electronics, textiles, coconut

products, copper, fish; partners: US 39%, Japan 16%,

Germany 5%, Hong Kong 5%, UK 4%

Imports: $21.3 billion; raw materials 40%, capital goods

25%, petroleum products 10%; partners: Japan 23%, US

20%, Taiwan 6%, Singapore 5%, South Korea 5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Metrology Laboratory

Industrial Technology Development Institute Department of Science and Technology

P. Gil, Taft Avenue

Manila

This is a government body

Accreditor

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Bureau of Products Standards

Department of Trade and Industry P.O. Box 3228 MCPO

361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue

Makati

Metro Manila 1200

Tel. (63-2) 890-4965; Fax (63-2) 890-4926

Internet: dtibpsrp@mnl.sequel.net

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, ITU; Regional: ASEAN

Founded 1 964; staff 100; total number of committee

members 54

Annual budget: $910 000; portion of revenue fi-om sales of publications and services 50%; testing and certification 40%; private sector subscription 10%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1 700; voluntary 97%, mandatory 3%

Number of other standards bodies: national government 5; private sector 3 Total number of publicly available standards 3200

Identical to technically equivalent, or based on international standards 40%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 3.1

Tel. (63-2) 890-4852; Fax (63-2) 4926

This is a government body

Participate in: ILAC; Regional: APLAC

2.2 No response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 No response

113
Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Laboratory Accreditation Scheme

Address same as 3.

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 2

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.3 No response

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 No response

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.5 No response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Philippme Society for Quality Control (PSQC) (2) c/o Magnolia Corporation

Surora Boulevard

Cubao, Quezon City

Tel. (63-2) 896-4464; Fax (63-2) 899-5925

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 142

National accreditor of quality management system registrars - None

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.1 Same as 3.1

Tel. (63-2) 890-4965; Fax (63-2) 890-4926

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Poland

BASIC DATA

Land area: 304 510 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than New Mexico

Population: 38 792 442; growth rate 0.36%; labor force: 17.321 miUion; literacy 99%, age 15 and over GDP: $191.18 billion; real growth rate: 5.5%; national product per capita: $4920

Exports: $16.3 billion; intermediate goods 26.5%,

machinery and transport equipment 1 8. 1%, miscellaneous

manufactures 16.7%, foodstuffs 9.4%, fuels 8.4%; partners: Germany 33.4%, Russia 10.2%, Italy 5.3%, UK

4.3%

Imports: $18.1 billion; machinery and transport

equipment 29.6%, intermediate goods 18.5%, chemicals

13.3%, fuels 12.5%, miscellaneous manufactures 10.1%;

partners: Germany 35.8%, Italy 9.2%, Russia 8.5%, UK

6.6%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Does not exist

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Central Office of Measiires

ul. Elektoralna 2

P.O.Box?- 10

PL 00-950 Warsaw

Tel. (48-22) 620-0747; Fax (48-22) 620-8378

This is a government body

Annual budget: $12.63 million; Self-supporting

Member BIPM since 1925

Participate in: COOMET, WELMEC, EUROMET

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - None

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1955

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Polish Committee for Standardization

ul. Elektoralna 2

P.O. Box 411

PL 00-950 Warsaw

Tel. (48-22) 620-5434; Fax (48-22) 620-0741

Internet: polknor@atos.warman.com.pl

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

Founded 1 924; staff 3 1 4; total number of committee

members 5823

Annual budget: $6.7 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 3.3%; government subvention 96.7%

Number of standards pubUshed or approved by primary

standards body 15 366; voluntary 82.6%, mandatory

17.4%

Number of other standards bodies - None

Total number of publicly available standards 1 5 366

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 16.8%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 National accreditation scheme of testing laboratories Central Office for Products Quality

Swietokrzyska, 14B str. PL 00-950 Warsaw

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Tel. (48-22) 277071; Fax (48-22) 266765

This is a government body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.

Number of government accredited testing laboratories - None

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.3 Polish Society for Certification and Testing

Address same as 4.

Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories ,- No response

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions - No response

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 Same as 4.1

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs -No

response

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.5 Same as 4.3

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 Central Office for Products Quality

Same as 4.1

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - No response

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 5.1

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 None identified

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quahty training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A: Inspection Department

PCBC

No address provided

6.2 D, E and F: Training Department

PCBC

No address provided

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Planning underway

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Portugal

BASIC DATA

Land area: 91 640 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than hidiana

Population: 10 532 388; growth rate 0.36%; labor force: 4.24 milhon; hteracy 85%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $107.3 billion; real growth rate: 1.4%; national product per capita: $ 1 0 1 90

Exports: $15.4 billion; clothing and footwear, machinery,

cork and paper products, hides and skins; partners: EU

72%, other developed countries 12.4%, US 4.3%

Imports: $24.3 billion; machinery and transport

equipment, agricultural products, chemicals, petroleum,

textiles; partners: EC 72%, other developed countries 10.9%, less developed countnes 12.9%, US 3.4%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Laboratorio Central de Metrologia

Institute Portugues dea Qualidade

Rua C a Avenida dos Tres Vales

P-2825 Monte da Capanca

Tel. (351-1) 294-8196; Fax (351-1) 294-8188

This is a government body

Annual budget: $14.4 million; portion of revenue from

fees for services 48%; government subvention 52%

Member BIPM smce 1985

Participate in: EUROMET

Accreditor

2.2 Servigo de Accredita9ao

Address same as 2.

1

Tel. (351-1)294-8201; Fax (351-1) 294-8202

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 25

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Servi9o de Metrologialogal

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1984

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Institute Portugues da Qualidade

Address same as 2.

1

Tel. (351-1) 294-8100; Fax (351-1) 294-8101

This is a government body

Participate m: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

COPANT, CEN, CENELEC

Founded 1986; staff 216

Annual budget: $13.5 million Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 2700; voluntary 90%, mandatory 10%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 None identified

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Certification Service

Address same as 2.

1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories - No response Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

Number of accredited product certifiers - no response

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.2

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Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - No

response

QUALITY MANAGEMEIST REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 Portuguese Association for Quality Praca das Indiistrias PT-1300 Lisboa

Tel. (35-1 1) 363-6443; Fax (35-1 1) 645081

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - No response

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 4.2

This is a government body

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.1 Same as 3.1

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Romania

BASIC DATA

Land area: 230 340 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon

Population: 23 198 330; growth rate 0.09%; labor force:

1 1 .3 million; Uteracy 97%, age 15 and over GDP: $64.7 billion; real growth rate: 3.4%; national product per capita: $2790

Exports: $6 bilHon; metals and metal products 17.6%,

mineral products 1 1.9%, textiles 18.5%, electric machines

and equipment 8.4%, transport materials 6.5%; partners: EC 36.1%, developing countries 27.4%, East and Central Europe 14.9%, EFTA 5.1%, Russia 5%, Japan 1.4%, US

1.3%

Imports: $6.3 billion; minerals 21.1%, machinery and

equipment 19.7%, textiles 1 1.5%, agricultural goods

9.2%; partners: EC 45.8%, East and Central Europe 8.6%,

developing countries 22.6%, Russia 11%, EFTA 6.2%,

US 5.0%, Japan 0.8%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 The National Commission for Standards, Metrology

and Quality P.O. Box 209

Bucharest

Tel. (400) 156692; Fax (400) 149437

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Institute National de Metrologie

1 1 , Sos. Vitan-Barzesti 75669 Bucharest

Tel. (40-1)634-3520; Fax (40-1) 330-1533

This is a government body

Annual budget: $1 million; portion of revenue from fees

for services 64%; government subvention 36%

Member BIPM since 1 883

Participate in: COOMET, WELMEC

Accreditor

2.2 Bureau Roumain de Metrologie Legale

2 1 , Boulevard Nicolae Balcescu

701 12 Bucharest

Tel. (40-1)613-1654; Fax (40-1) 312-0501

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 14

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1 956

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Institutul Roman de Standardizare

Str. Jean-Louis Calderon Nr. 1

3

Sector 2

Bucuresti 2

Tel. (40-1) 21 1-3296; Fax (40-1) 210-0833

This is a government body

Founded 1970; staff 129

Annual budget: $800 000; government subvention 100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 14 000; voluntary 96%, mandatory 4%

Total number of publicly available standards 14 000

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 None identified

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 3.1

119
Number of government accredited testing laboratories - No response

Number of accredited product certifiers - No response

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 3.1

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRA5 - No

response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Romanian Association for Quality

Str. lani Buzoiani nr. 1 Bl. 1 6A, Et. 1 0, Ap. 42, Sector 1

Bucharest

Tel. (40-1) 665-5304; Fax (40-1) 312-6945

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 27

Number of registrars geographically located in Romania

5. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 3

National accreditors of quality management system

registrars

5.2.1 Romanian Institute for Standardization

Same as 3.1

5.2.2 Romanian Bureau for Legal Metrology

Same as 2.

Foreign quality system registrars are required to be registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist WTO Enquiry Point

6.1 Same as 3.1

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Russia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 16 995 800 sq km; compaiative area, sliglitly more than 1 .8 times the size of the US

Population: 149 909 089; growth rate 0.2%; labor force: 85.0 million; Uteracy 98%, age 15 and over GDP: $721.2 billion; real growth rate: -15%; national product per capita: $4820

Exports: $48 billion; petroleum and petroleum products,

natural gas, wood and wood products, metals, chemicals,

and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures;

partners: Europe, North America, Japan, Third World

countries, Cuba

Imports: $35.7 billion; machinery and equipment, consumer goods, medicines, meat, grain, sugar, semifinished metal products; partners: Europe, North

America, Japan, Third World countries, Cuba

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 State Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardization, Metrology and Certification Leninsky Prospekt 9

Moskva 117049

Tel. (7-095) 236-4044; Fax (7-095) 237-6032

Internet: gosstandard@sovcust

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Annual budget: $7 milhon; portion of revenue fi-om fees

for services 70%; government subvention 30%

Member BIPM since 1875

Participate in: COOMET

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 1.1

Number of accredited secondary cahbration labs - No

response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 1 .

1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1991; stafiF320; total number of committee

members 370

Annual budget: $5.5 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 5%; testing and certifi- cation 8%; private sector subscription 2%; government

subvention 85%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 22 000; voluntary 40%, mandatory 60%

Number of other standards bodies - None

Total number of publicly available standards 22 000

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 20%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 1.1

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 1829; foreign accredited 53

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers - No response

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Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 1.1

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - No

response

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Same as 1 .

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - No response Number of registrars geographically located in Russia - No response

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 1.1

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - No

response

Participate in: ISO/TC 176

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 1.1

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management system

National standards exist

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO/TC 207

122
Saudi Arabia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 1 960 582 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US

Population: 18 729 576; growth rate 3.68%; labor force: 5-6 milhon; Uteracy 62%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $173.1 biUion; real growth rate: -3%; national product per capita: $95 1

0

Exports: $39.4 billion; petroleum and petroleum products

92%; partners: US 20%, Japan 18%, Singapore 5%,

France 5%, South Korea 5%

Imports: $28.9 billion; machinery, and equipment,

chemicals, foodstuffs, motor vehicles, textiles; partners: US 21%, Japan 14%, UK 1 1%, Germany 8%, Italy 6%,

France 5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Saudi Arabian Standards Organization

Imam Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Bin Mohammed Road

(West End)

P.O. Box 3437

Riyadh 11471

Tel. (966-1) 452-000; Fax (966-1) 452-0086

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Annual budget: $10.4 million

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 1.1

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - No

response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 1.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1972; staff 512

Annual budget: $10.4 million; government subvention

100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1 1 32; voluntary 1 5%, mandatory 85%

Number of other standards bodies: national government - None

Total number of publicly available standards 1 132

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 1.1

Tel. (966-1) 452-000x1317; Fax (966-1) 452-01 15

This is a government body

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories - No response

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories - No response

Number of accredited product certifiers - No response

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 1.1

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Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - No

response

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 Planning is underway

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Same as 1 .

Tel. (966-1) 452-000x1666; Fax (966-1) 452-01 15

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - No response Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor

- Planning is underway

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 An accreditation Scheme for the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,

Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, is expected to be established in 1 997. Accreditation of

quality system registrars is expected to commence in 1998 following establishment of the Gulf Accreditation Scheme.

Tel. (966-1) 452-000x1666; Fax (966-1) 452-01 15

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A: Same as 5.2

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist. Number of facilities at which these standards are implemented - None

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Saudi

Arabia - Planning is underway

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 5.2

This is a government body

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - Turkey

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 5.2

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Singapore

BASIC DATA

Land area: 622.6 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than three-fifths the size of Washington, DC

Population: 2 890 468; growth rate 1.06%; labor force:

1 .649 million; literacy 89%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $57 billion; real growth rate: 10.1%; national product per capita: $19 940

Exports: $96.4 bilhon; computer equipment, rubber and

rubber products, petroleum products, telecommunications

equipment; partners: Malaysia 20%, US 19%, Hong Kong

9%), Japan 7%, Thailand 6%

Imports: $102.4 billion; aircraft, petroleum, chemicals,

foodstuffs; partners: Japan 22%, Malaysia 16%, US 15%,

Taiwan 4%, Saudi Arabia 4%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1 National Measurement Centre Singapore Productivity and Standards Board

No. 1 Science Park Drive

Singapore 118221

Tel. (65) 778-7777; Fax (65) 778-3798

Internet: sisirmsc@po.pacific.net.sg

This is a government body

Annual budget: $2.9 million; portion of revenue fi'om fees for services 1 S%; government subvention 82%

Member BIPM since 1 994

Participate in: APMP

Accreditor

2.2 SINGLAS

Address same as 2.

1

Tel. (65) 778-7777; Fax (65) 779-3571

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - No

response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Weights and Measures Office Ministry of Trade and Industry

Bright Hill Drive

Singapore 579498

Tel. (65)453-2521; Fax (65) 458-1441

This is a government body

Member: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Centre for Standardisation Address same as 2.

1

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

PASC, ACCSQ, APEC

Founded 1 963; staff 27; total number of committee members 600

Annual budget: $2.25 million Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 713; voluntary 87.5%, mandatory 12.5%

Total number of publicly available standards 7 1

3

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 20%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4,1 Laboratory Accreditation

Address same as 2.

1

This is a government body

Participate in: HAC; Regional: APLAC

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Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 70;

foreign accredited 0

Countries with MRAs: Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, US

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers - None

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMEIVT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Quality Division

Address same as 2.

Tel. (65) 772-9362; Fax (65) 872-0531

Internet: chanwc@pacific.net. sg

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 750

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - None identi- fied

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6. 1 Currently being established

Tel. (65) 778-7777; Fax (65) 776-1280

Internet: ict@pacific.net. sg

6.2.2 For technical regulations for electrical safety of

specific products:

Public Utilities Board

1 1 1 Somerset Road

PUB Building

Singapore 0923

Tel. (65) 235-8888; Fax (65) 731-3020

6.2.3 For technical regulations for processed foods and

poisons:

Ministry of the Environment

Environment Building

40 Scotts Road

Singapore 0922

Tel. (65) 732-7733; Fax (65) 731-9456

6.2.4 For technical regulations for fish, meat, fiTjits and

vegetables:

Primary Production Department

National Development Building

Maxwell Road

Singapore 0106

Tel. (65) 222-121 1; Fax (65) 220-6068

A list of all mandatory standards is available in English

and Chinese

A list of all publicly available standards is available in English and Chinese

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Singapore 1 WTO Enquiry Point

6.2.1 For standards and product certification: Singapore Productivity and Standards Board

No. 1 Science Park Drive, PSB Building

Singapore 118221

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Slovak Republic

BASIC DATA

Land area: 48 800 sq km; comparative area: about twice

the size of New Hampshire

Population: 5 432 383; growth rate 0.54%; labor force; 2.484 million GDP: $32.8 biUion; real growth rate: 4.3%; national product per capita: $6070

Exports: $6.3 billion; machinery and transport equipment,

chemicals, fiiels, minerals, metals; partners: Czech

Republic 37.7%, Germany 17.1%, Hungary 5.3%, Austria 5.3%, Italy 4.6%, Russia 4.0%, Poland 2.6%, Ukraine

1.8%, US 1.6%

Imports: $6.1 billion; machinery and transport equipment, fuels and lubricants, manufactured goods, raw materials, chemicals, agricultural products; partners: Czech

Republic 29.9%, Russia 19.0%, Germany 13.2%, Austria

5.8%, Italy 4.3%, US 2.6%, Poland 2.4%, Ukraine 1.9%,

Hungary 1.6%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Slovak Republic Office of Standards, Metrology and

Testing

Stefanovicova 3 814 39 Bratislava

Tel. (42-7) 391085; Fax (42-7) 391050

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2 . 1 Slovak Institute of Metrology

Address same as 1 .

1

This is a government body

Annual budget: government subvention 100%o

Member BIPM since 1993

Accreditor

2.2 Slovak National Accreditation System

Address same as 1 .

1

Tel. (42-7) 391416; Fax (42-7) 391050

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 8

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1 993

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Slovak Institute for Standardization

Address same as 1 .

1

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

Founded 1993; staff 50; total number of committee members 1350

Annual budget: $2.5 million; government subvention

100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1500; voluntary 90%, mandatory 10%

Total number of publicly available standards 16 800

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 23%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Participate in: ILAC; Regional: EAL, EAC

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Slovak National Accreditation System

Address same as 2.2

Number of government accredited testing laboratones 61

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Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 1 ; private sector 2

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.2

Countries with product certification MOUs: EAC - associated member; MRAs: lECEE/CB, CENELEC/CCA,

Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 Ministry of Economy of Slovak Republic

Mierova 19

827 15 Bratislava

Tel. (42-7) 293363; Fax (42-7) 230158

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents: 76

Number of registrars geographically located in Slovakia

1 1 . Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 6

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 4.2

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 4.2

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A: None identified

6.2 D: Same as 1.1

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented 2 Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Slovakia 1 Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national accreditor 0

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.3 Same as 4.2 WTO Enquiry Point

6.4 Same as 3.1 Karloveska cesta 63

842 45 Bratislava

Tel. (42-7) 397886; Fax 42-7) 397886

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Slovak and

English

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Slovak and English

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Slovenia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 20 296 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than New Jersey

Population: 2 051 522; growth rate 0.24%; labor force: 786 036

GDP: $16 billion; real growth rate: 4%; national product per capita: $81 10 Exports: $6.5 billion; machinery and transport equipment

27%, intermediate manufactured goods 26%, chemicals

9%, food 4.8%, raw materials 3%, consumer goods 26%;

partners: Germany 29.5%, former Yugoslavia 15.8%, Italy 12.4%, France 8.7%, Austria 5.0%

Imports: $6.5 billion; machinery and transport equipment

30%, intermediate manufactured goods 17.6%), chemicals

1 1.5%, raw materials 5.3%, fuels and lubricants 10.8%,

food 8.4%; partners: Germany 25.0%, Italy 16. 1%, former

Yugoslavia 10.7%, France 8.0%, Austria 8.5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Standards and Metrology Institute of Slovenia

(SMIS)

Kotnikova 6

SI-1000 Ljubljana

Tel. (386-61) 1312322; Fax (386-61) 314-882

Internet: smis@usm.mzt. si

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Annual budget: $800 000; government subvention 100%)

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 1

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1 993

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

Founded 1991; staff 20; total number of committee members 2 100

Annual budget: $800 000; portion of revenue from sales of publications and services 28%; government subvention

72%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1880; voluntary 100%

Number of other standards bodies: national government - None

Total number of publicly available standards 1880

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 50%, others based on ENs

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TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION RELATED INFORMATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Same as 1 .

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 0; foreign accredited 0

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 1

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 1.1

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs:

Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Same as 1 .

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 1 50

Number of registrars geographically located in Slovenia

3 . Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 1

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 1.1

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A, B.C and D: Same as 1.1

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISOA'C 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6.3 Same as 1.1

There are no mandatory standards A list of all publicly available standards is available in Slovenian

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176

Certifier of quality assessors - None

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South Africa

BASIC DATA

Land area: 1 2 1 9 9 1 2 sq km; comparative area: slightly Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - No

less than twice the size of Texas response Population: 45 095 459; growth rate 2.61%; labor force:

1 3.4 million; literacy 76%, age 1 5 and over Legal metrology administrator GDP: $ 1 94. 3 billion; real growth rate: 2%; national product per capita: $4420 2.3 Trade Metrology Division

Exports: $25.3 billion; gold 27%, other minerals and Address same as 1 .

1

metals

Japan,

Imports:

US,

20%-25%,

$2

Germany,

1 .4 billion;

food

UK,

5%,

machinery

other

chemicals

EU

32%,

countries. 3%;

transport

partners: Hong Kong

Italy, STANDARDS

^

DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

equipment 15%, chemicals 1 1%, oil, textiles, scientific instruments; partners: Germany, US, Japan, UK, Italy Primary standards body

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 South African Bureau of Standards

Private Bag XI 91 0001 Pretoria

Tel. (27-12) 428-791 1; Fax (27-12) 344-1568

Intermet: bdfouhs@cstr.co.za

This is an autonomous body created by government

METROLOGY AlVD CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

P.O. Box 976

0001 Pretoria

Tel. (27-12) 841-3139; Fax (27-12) 841-2832

This is an autonomous body created by government

Accreditor

2.2 National Calibration Service P.O. Box 914-2142

0153 WingatePark

Tel. (27-12) 841-2868; Fax (27-12) 841-2832

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is an autonomous body created by government

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

ETSI

Founded 1945; staff 1372

Annual budget: $43 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 3%; testing and certifi- cation 74%; government subvention 23%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 4430; voluntary 99%, mandatory 1%

Total number of publicly available standards 4430

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 22%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 1.1

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 86

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers - No

response

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Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A through G: Same as 1 .

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 South African Quality Institute P.O. Box 121 Groenkloof 0027 Pretoria

Tel. (27-12) 428-6934; Fax (27-12) 428-6546

Number of faciUties registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 7200

Number of registrars geographically located in South

Africa 7

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 South African National Accreditation System

No address identified

This is a joint government organization

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Southern African Council for Certification of Quality

System Auditors

Address same as 5.

Tel. (27-12) 428-6545; Fax (27-12) 428-6546

This is a private sector organization

Environmental management systems

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in South Africa 1 Number of EMS accredited by the national accreditor 1

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem regisfrars

6.2 Southern African Council for Certification of Quality

System Auditors

Same as 5.2 WTO Enquiry Point

6.3 Foreign Trade Relations

Department of Trade and Industry

Private Bag X84

0001 Pretoria

Tel. (27-12) 310-9791; Fax (27-12) 320-7905

A list of all mandatory standards is available A list of all publicly available standards is not available

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E B Quality Assessor fraining providers

F Quality training providers

G Quahty consultants H Other

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Spain

BASIC DATA

Land area: 499 400 sq km; comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Oregon

Population: 39 404 348; growth rate 0.27%; labor force: 14.621 million; literacy 96%, age 15 and over GDP: $515.8 billion; real growth rate: 1.8%; national product per capita: $ 1 3 120

Exports: $72.8 billion; cars and trucks, semifinished

manufactured goods, foodstuffs, machinery; partners: EC

7 1 .2%, US 4.8%, other developed countries 7.9%

Imports: $92.5 billion; machinery, transport equipment,

fuels, semifinished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods,

chemicals; partners: EC 60.7%, US 7.4%, other devel- oped countries 1 1 .5%, Middle East 5.9%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Centro Espanol de Metrologja

C/del alfar 2 28760 Tres Cantos Madrid

Tel. (34-1) 807-4700; Fax (34-1) 807-4807

This is a government body

Annual budget: $8 million; portion of revenue fi'om fees

for services 80%; government subvention 20%

Member BIPM since 1875

Accreditor

2.2.1 Centro Espanol de Metrologia

Same as 2.1

2.2.2 Entidad Nacional de Acreditaci6n

Red Espanola de Laboratorios de Ensayo

Avda. de Concha Espina, 65, 2.0 Madrid E-280 16

Tel. (34-1) 564-9687; Fax (34-1) 563-0454

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 50

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

Member OIML since 1 955

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Asociacion Espanola de Normalizacion y

Certificacion (AENOR)

Calle Fernandez de la Hoz, 52

E-280 10 Madrid

Tel. (34-1) 310-4851 Fax. (34-1) 310-4976

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, EC; Regional: CEN, CENELEC,

COPANT

Founded 1 985; staff 1 80; total number of committee

members 1 14 Annual budget: $25 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 14.8%; testing and

certification 63.3%; private sector subscription 3.52%;

government subvention 10.08%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 10 800; voluntary 80%, mandatory 20%

Number of other standards bodies: national government 1 Total number of publicly available standards 1 1 900

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Entidad Nacional de Acreditacion (ENAC)

Calle Serrano, 240-70 planta

E-280 16 Madrid

Tel. (34-1) 457-3289; Fax (34-1) 458-6280

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This is a private sector organization

Government accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of government accredited testing laboratories - No response Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.1

Number of accredited product certifiers - No response

Government accreditor of product certifiers - None

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.1

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 None identified

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 1450

Number of registrars geographically located in Spain 1 1. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 3

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 4.1

Participate in: ISO/TC 176; Regional: CEN/PCT

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services -No response

Environmental management systems

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.1 Same as 4.1

WTO Enquiry Point

6.2.1 For standards: Same as 3.1

6.2.2 For all other matters: Ministerio de Comercia y Turismo

Direccion General de Comercio Exterior

Subdireccion General de Control, Inspeccion j Normalizacion de Comercio Exterior

Ps. de la Castellana, 162, 6a Planta E-28071 Madrid

Tel. (34-1) 349-3770; Fax (34-1) 349-3740

A list of all mandatory standards is not available A list of all publicly available standards is available Spanish

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Sri Lanka

BASIC DATA

Land area; 64 740 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than West Virginia

Population: 1 8 342 660; growth rate 1 . 1 5%; labor force: 6.6 milhon; hteracy 88%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $57.6 billion; real growth rate: 5%; national product per capita: $3190

Exports: $2.9 billion; garments and textiles, teas, dia- monds, other gems, petroleum products, rubber products, other agricultural products, marine products, graphite;

partners: US 35.2%, Germany, UK, Belgium-Luxembourg, Japan, Netherlands, France Imports: $4 biUion; textiles and textile materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, petroleum,

building materials; partners: Japan, India, Hong Kong,

South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1 No response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Measurement Standards, and Services Division

Department of Internal Trade

101, Park Road

Colombo 5

Tel. (941)83261

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Sri Lanka Standards Institution 53 Dharmapala Mawatha

P.O. Box 17 Colombo 3

Tel. (94 1 ) 22605 1 ; Fax (94 1 ) 4460 1

8

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAQ/Codex

Founded 1965; staff 340

Annual budget: $2.5 million; portion of revenue fi-om

sales of publications and services 2%; testing and certifi- cation 2%; government subvention 75%

Number of standards pubUshed or approved by primary

standards body 1 300; voluntary 93%, mandatory 7%

Number of other standards bodies - None

Total number of publicly available standards 1 300

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

4.1 No response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

5.1 No response

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Director of Commerce

Department of Commerce

"Rakshana Mandiraya"

21 Vauxhall Street Colombo 2

Tel. (941) 4361 14; Fax (941) 430233

A Ust of all mandatory standards is available in English

A hst of all pubUcly available standards is available in EngUsh

135

Sweden

BASIC DATA

Land area: 410 928 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than California Population: 8 821 759; growth rate 0.46%; labor force: 4.552 million; literacy 99%, age 15 and over GDP: $163.1 billion; real growth rate: 2.4%); national product per capita: $18 580

Exports: $59.9 biUion; machinery, motor vehicles, paper

products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products,

chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products; partners: EC 55.8% (Germany 15%, UK 9.7%, Denmark 7.2%,

France 5.8%), EFTA 17.4% (Norway 8.4%, Finland Us

5.1%), US 8.2%, Central and Eastern Europe 2.5%

Imports: $49.6 billion; machinery, petroleum and

petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, goodstuflfs, iron and steel, clothing; partners: EC 53.6%, EFTA

12.6%), US 8.4%, Central and Eastern Europe 3%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratories and national coordinators

2.1.1 Sveriges Provnings-och Forskningsinstitut AB (SP)

Swedish National Testing and Research Institute Box 857

S-501 15 Boras

Tel. (46-3) 316-5000; Fax (46-3) 316-5610

Limited company owned by the state

2.1.3 FFV Matteknik AB

Riksmaplats, Avd AM58

Box 1015

S-732 26 Arboga

Tel. (46-5) 898-3100; Fax (46-5) 891-5910

Limited company owned by the state

2.1.4 Statens Stralskyddsinstitut (SSI)

Swedish Radiation Protection Agency

171 16 Stockholm

Tel. (46-8) 729-7100; Fax (46-8) 729-7108

This is a government body

Accreditor

2.2 Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment (SWEDAC)

Box 878

S-501 15 Boros

and

Box 2231

S- 103 15 Stockholm

Tel. (46-33) 177700; Fax (46-33) 101392

Internet: info(^swedac.se

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - No

response

Legal metrology administrator

2.1.2 2.3 Same as 2.2 Flygtekniska Forsoksanstalten (FFA)

The Aeronautical Research Institute of Sweden This is a government body

Riksmatplatsen for tryck Member of OIML since 1 955

Box 11021

S-161 66 Bromma

Tel. (46-8) 634-1000; Fax (46-8) 258734

This is a government body

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STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Standardiseringen I Sverige

StEiiksgatan 115

Box 6455

S-113 82 Stockholm

; Tel. (46-8) 610-3000; Fax (46-8) 307757

Internet: info@sis.se

This is a private body officially recognized by the govern- ment

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC. ETSI

Founded 1922; stafif 107; total number of committee

members 6500

Annual budget: $37 million; portion ofrevenue from

sales of publications and services 48%; testing and certifi- cation 1 1%; private sector subscription 3%; government

grants 13%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 12 094; voluntary 100%

Number of other standards bodies: private sector 8

Total number of publicly available standards 12 094

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 60%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

Participate in: ILAC, lAE; Regional: EAL, EAC

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same 2.2

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 380

Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies 12

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: private sector 9

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 2.2

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - Members of EAC

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 Swedish Association for Quality

c/o Sveriges Mekanfrderbimd

P.O. Box 5506

S-11484Stockhohn

Tel. (46-8) 783-0171; Fax (46-8) 660-3378

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - No response Number of registrars geographically located in Sweden - No response

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - Members of EAC

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 None identified

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B B Welders

C B Non-destructive testing technicians D n Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quahty Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

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Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A, B and C: Same as 2.2

Environmental management systems - No response

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

WTO Enquiry Point

6.3.1 For regulations:

Kommerskollegium (National Board of Trade)

WTO Enquiry Point

Box 1209

S-Ul 82 Stockholm

Tel. (46-8) 791-0500; Fax (46-8) 246739

Internet: registry(^ommers.se

6.3.2 For standards: Same as 3.1 A list of all mandatory standards is not available A list of all publicly available standards is available in Swedish and English

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Switzerland

BASIC DATA

Land area; 39 770 sq km; comparative area: slightly mores than twice the size of New Jersey

Population: 7 084 984; growth rate 0.57%; labor force: 3.48 million; literacy 99%, age 15 and over GDP: $148.4 billion; real growth rate: 1.8%; national product per capita: $22 080

Exports: $69.6 billion; machinery and equipment,

precision instruments, metal products, foodstuffs, textiles and clothing; partners: Western Europe 63. 1%, (EU

countries 56%, other 7.1%), US 8.8%, Japan 3.4%

Imports: $68.2 billion; agricultural products, machinery

and transportation equipment, chemicals, textiles, construction materials; partners: Western Europe 79.2%,

(EU countries 72.3%, other 6.9%), US 6.4%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Other Federal de Metrologie

Lindenweg 50

CH-3084 Waben

Tel. (41-31) 323-31 11; Fax (41-31) 323-3210

Internet: postmaster@eam.ejpd.inet.ch

This is a government body

Annual budget: $18 million; portion of revenue from

fees for services 30%; government subvention 70%

Member BIPM since 1875

Accreditor

2.2 Sv«ss Accreditation Service

Address same as 2.

1

Tel. (4 1 -3 1 ) 323-35 1 1

; Fax (4 1 -3 1 ) 323-35 1

0

Internet: sasmaster@eam.djpd.inet.ch

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - No

response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1955

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Swiss Association for Standardization

MUhlebachstrasse 54

CH-8008 Zurich

Tel. (41-1) 254-5454; Fax (41-1) 254-5474

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU. FAO/Codex

Founded 1919; staff 35

Annual budget: $10 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 45%; private sector subscription 16%; government subvention 21%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 5700; voluntary 100%

Total number of publicly available standards - No

response

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Participate in: ILAC, lAF; Regional: EAL

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Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 145

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: private sector 12

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 2.2

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Swiss Association for the Promotion of Quality

Hauptgasse 33

CH-4603 Oeten

Tel. (41-62) 205-4545; Fax (41-62) 205-4555

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 2 1 274

Number of registrars geographically located in Switzerland 7. Number of registrars accredited by the

national accreditor 7

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 2.2

This is a government body

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176; Regional: EAC

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3.1 Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft fiilr Qualitatsforderung SAQ, Geschaftsstelle Hauptgasse 33

4603 Olten

Tel. (062) 205-4545; Fax (062) 205-4555

5.3.2 Qualicon Personalzertifizierung AG

Industrie Neuhof 2

3422 Kirchberg

Tel. (034) 448-3333; Fax (034) 448-3331

These are a private sector organizations

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A through D: Same as 2.2

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented 1

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Swit- zerland 4

Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national accreditor 4

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.2 Same as 2.2

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WTO Enquiry Point

6.3.1 For regulations:

Bvindesant Far Aussenwirtschaft

EfBnger Str. 1 CH-3003 Bern

Tel. (41-31)324-0758; Fax (41-31) 324-0958

6.3.2 For standards: Same as 3.1 A list of all publicly available standards is available

Taiwan

BASIC DATA

Land area: 32 260 sq km; comparati\'e area: slightly

larger than Maryland and Delaware combined

Population: 21 500 583; growth rate 0.93%; labor force: 7.9 million; literacy 86%, age 15 and over GDP: $257 billion; real growth rate: 6%; national product per capita: $12 070

Exports: $93 billion; electrical machinery 19.7%, elec- tronic products 19.6%, textiles 10.9%, footwear 3.3%,

foodstuffs 1 .0%, plywood and wood products 0.9%; part- ners: US 27.6%, Hong Kong 21 .7%, EC countries 15.2%,

Japan 10.5%

Imports: $85.1 billion; machinery and equipment 15.7%,

electronic products 15.6%, chemicals 9.8%, iron and steel 8.5%, crude oil 3.9%, foodstuffs 2.1%; partners: Japan

30.1%, US 21.7%, EC countries 17.6%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Center for Measurement Standards

Industrial Technology Research Institute 321 Kuang Fu Road, Section 2

Hsinchu 30042

Tel. (886-35) 721321; Fax (886-35) 716231

This is a government body

Participate in: APMP

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

This is a government body

Member: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 National Bureau of Standards

Ministry of Economic Affairs 3F, 185 Hsinhai Road, Sec. 2

Taipei

Tel. (886-2) 738-0007; Fax (886-2) 735-2656

This is a government body

Founded 1947; staff 700; total number of committee

members 1610

Annual budget: $59 million; government subvention

100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 13 000; voluntary 100%

Number of other standards bodies - None

Total number of publicly available standards 1 3 000

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation Council

Address same as 3.1

Tel. (886-2) 737-5564; Fax (886-2) 735-5769

This is a government body

Participate in: ILAC; Regional: APLAC

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Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 100; foreign accredited - None

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 None identified

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response

Information Center

6.1 Same as 3.1

Internet: twnbs@tptsl.seed.net.tw

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Chinese

and English

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Chinese and English

146
Tanzania

BASIC DATA

Land area: 886 040 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than twice the size of California Population: 28 701 077; growth rate 2.55%; labor force: 732 200 million; literacy 59%, age 15 and over GDP: $21 billion; real growth rate: 3%; national product per capita: $750

Exports: $462 billion; coffee, cotton, tobacco, tea, cashew

nuts, sisal; partners: Germany, UK, Japan, Netherlands,

Kenya, Hong Kong, US

Imports: $1 .4 billion; manufactured goods, machinery

and transportation equipment, cotton piece goods, crude

oil, foodstuffs; partners: Germany, UK, US, Japan, Italy, Denmark

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Metrology Laboratory

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

P.O. Box 9524

Dar es Salaam

Tel. (255-51) 43298; Fax (255-51) 43298

This is a government body

Accreditor - None

Legal metrology administrator

2.2 Weights and Measures Bureau

Ministry of Industries and Trade

P.O. Box 313

Dar es Salaam

Tel. (255-51)64046

This is a government body

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Address same as 2.

1

Tel. (255-51) 43298; Fax (255-51) 43298

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, FAO/Codex; Regional: ARSO

Founded 1975; staff 135

Annual budget: $900 000; portion of revenue fi^om sales of publications and services 0.4%; testing and certification 6.7%; government subvention 60%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 500; voluntary 75%, mandatory 25%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5 . 1 Planning is underway

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Planning is underway

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist

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National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6. 1 Planning is underway

WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 The Principal Secretary

Ministry of Industries and Trade

P.O. Box 9503

Dar Es Salaam

Tel. (255-051) 1 17222; Fax (255-051) 46919

A list of all publicly available standards is available in English

148
Thailand

BASIC DATA

Land area: 511 770 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Wyoming

Population: 60 271 300; growth rate 1.24%; labor force: 30.87 million; literacy 93%, age 15 and over GDP: $355.2 billion; real growth rate: 8%; national product per capita: $5970

Exports: $46 billion; machinery and manufacturers 83%,

agricultural products and fisheries 16%, others 1%; partners: US 22%, Japan 17%, Singapore 12%, Hong Kong

5%, Germany 4%

Imports: $52.6 billion; capital goods 44%, intermediate good and raw materials 37%, consumer goods 16%, other 3%; partners: Japan 30%, US 12%, Singapore 6%, Ger- many 5%, Taiwan 5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Department of Commercial Registration

Ministry of Commerce

Maharaj Road

Bangkok 10200

Tel. (66-2) 224-0031; Fax (66-2) 225-8493

This is a government body

Member: APLMF

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Thai Industrial Standards Institute Same as 2.2

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Department of Science Service

Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment

Rama VI Street Bangkok 10400

Tel. (66-2) 246-1387-95; Fax (66-2) 245-5523

This is a government body

Accreditor

2.2 Thai Industrial Standards Institute Ministry of Industry

Rama VI Street Bangkok 10400

Tel. (66-2) 202-3491; Fax (66-2) 246-4327

Internet: http:www.tisi.go.th

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 3

Tel. (66-2) 246-1991; Fax (66-2) 247-8741

This is a government body

Participate in; ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

PASC, ACCSQ, APEC

Founded 1968; staff 459

Annual budget: $15.25 million; government subvention

100%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1500; voluntary 97%, mandatory 3%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme

Same as 3.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ILAC; Regional: APLAC

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.

1

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Number of government accredited testing laboratories 5; foreign accredited 0

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.3 None identified

Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories 2

Government accreditor of product certifiers - No re- sponse

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - No

response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 2.2

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 79

Number of registrars geographically located in Thailand

- Unknown. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 National Accreditation Council

Currently being established

This is a government body

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 5.2

E B Quality Assessor training providers

F B Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6. 1 A: None identified

6.2: D. E and F: Same as 5.2

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Same as 3.1 A list of all mandatory standards is available in English

A hst of all publicly available standards is not available in English

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are hsted here: Voluntary Mandatory

Third-party technical inspection

organizations

Welders

Non-destructive testing technicians Quality Assessor certification bodies

A B B

B

C

D B

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Trinidad and Tobago

BASIC DATA

Land area: 5130 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Delaware

Population: 1 271 159; growth rate 0.12%; labor force: 463 900; literacy 97%, age 15 and over GDP: $15 billion; real growth rate: 3%; national product per capita: $1 1 280

Exports: $1 .9 billion; petroleum and petroleum products,

chemicals, steel products, fertilizer, sugar, cocoa, coffee,

citrus, flowers; partners: US 44%, CARICOM 15%, Latin America 9%, EC 5%

Imports: $996 bilhon; machinery, transportation

equipment, manufactured goods, food, live animals; partners: US 43%, Venezuela 10%, UK 8%, other EC 8%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards

#2 Century Drive

Trincity Industrial Estate P.O. Box 467

Port of Spain

Tel. (1-809) 662-8827; Fax (1-809) 663-4335

Internet: ttbs@opus-networx.com

This is a parastatal organization

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Same as 1 .

1

This is a parastatal organization

Annual budget: Portion of revenue from fees for services 45%; government subvention 55%

Participate in: CARIMET, SIM

Accreditor

2.2 National Laboratory Accreditation System

Currently being established

Tel. (1-809) 662-4481; Fax (1-809) 663-4335

Intemet: ttbs(^opus-networx.com

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs - None

Legal metrology administrator

2. 3 Ministry of Consumer Affairs No address provided

Tel. (1-809) 623-8841

This is a government body

Member of OIML

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

COPANT

Founded 1974; staff 100

Annual budget: $1 .6 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 1%; testing and certifi- cation 30%; government subvention 75%

Number of standards pubUshed or approved by primary

standards body 400; voluntary 93%, mandatory 7%

Number of other standards bodies - None

Total number of publicly available standards 400

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 90%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

Participate in: ILAC

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

151
Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 1

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 1.1

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - None

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 1.1

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 1

Number of registrars geographically located in Trinidad

and Tobago - None. Number of registrars accredited by

the national accreditor - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - Planning is underway

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate m: ISO/TC 176

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Use foreign certifiers

RELATED ESFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6. 1 Same as 1 .

Tel. (1-809) 662-8827; Fax (1-809) 633-4335

Internet: ttbs@opus-networx.com

A list of all mandatory standards is available in English

A list of all publicly available standards is available in English

152
Tunisia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 163 610 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than Georgia

Population: 8 879 845; growth rate 1.69%; labor force: 2.25 million; literacy 57%, age 15 and over GDP: $37. 1 billion; real growth rate: 4.4%; national product per capita: $4250

Exports: $4.6 billion; hydrocarbons, agricultural products, phosphates and chemicals; partners: EU countries 75%, Middle East 10%, Algeria 2%, India 2%, US 1%

Imports: $6.5 billion; industrial goods and equipment

57%, hydrocarbons 13%, food 12%, consumer goods;

partners: EU countries 70%, US 5%, Middle East 2%,

Japan 2%, Switzerland 1%, Algeria 1%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriete Industrielle (National Standardization and Industrial Property

Institute) B.P. 23

1012 Tunis-Belvedere

Tel. (216-1)785922; Fax (216-1) 781563

This is a government body

Accreditor

2.2 No response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 2.1

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex

Founded 1982; staff 103

Annual budget: $2.5 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 0.4%; testing and certifi- cation 17.2%; private sector subscription 2.9%; govern- ment subvention 43.8%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 4000; voluntary 86%, mandatory 14%

Number of other standards bodies - No response

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

4. 1 No response

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

5.1 No response

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.1 Same as 2.1

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Turkey

BASIC DATA

Laud area: 770 760 sq km; comparative area: slightly Legal metrology admimstrator

larger than Texas

Population: 63 405 526; growth rate 1 .97%; labor force: 2.3 Ministry and Trade

20.4 million; hteracy 79%, age 1 5 and over General Directorate for Metrology and Standards

GDP: $305.2 billion; real growth rate: -5%; national 06 1 00 Tandogan

product per capita: $4910

Exports: $15.3 bUhon; manufactured products 72%, Tel. (90-312) 229-4836; Fax (90-312) 231-1694

foodstuffs 23%, mining products 4%; partners: German

24%, Russia 7%, US 7%, UK 6% This is a government body

Imports: $27.6 billion; manufactured products 7 1 %, fuels Member OIML since 1 93

1

1 4%, foodstuffs 6%; partners: Germany 1 5%, US 1 1 %,

Italy 9%, Russia 8%

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDEVATION

1 . 1 National Council for Quality and Accreditation Nacatibey Cad. No. 1 1

2

06100 Bakanliklar

Ankara

Tel. (90-312) 417-8330; Fax (90-312) 425-4399

This is a council with balanced representation

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 National Metrology Institute Ulusal Metroloji Enstittlstl Ttlbitak Marmara Arastirma Merkezi

PK 21 41470 Gebze-KocaeU

Tel. (90-262) 646-6355; Fax (90-262) 646-5914

This is a government body

Accreditor

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex, ILAC, WPO;

Regional: CEN, CENELEC. EOQ

Founded 1954; staff 1216

Annual budget: $41 .25 million; portion of revenue from

sales of pubhcations and services 2%; testing and certifi- cation 80%; private sector subscription 13%; government

subvention 0.25%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1 2 600; voluntary 92%, mandatory 8%

Number of other standards bodies - None

Total number of publicly available standards 12 600

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 85%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Same as 1 .

1

This is a council with balanced representation

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1.1

2.2 Same as 1 .

1

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 1

3

155
Number of government accredited testing laboratories 30;

foreign accredited 3 Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies 1

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 1 ; private sector - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 1.1

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs - None

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 1.1

Number of facUities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents - 349

Number of registrars geographically located in Turkey

1 . Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 1

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 1 .

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - None

Foreign quality system registrars are required to be registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176

Certifier of quality assessors «

5.3 Same as 1.1

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A: Same as 3.1

6.2 B: Middle East Technical University (METU)

Arikora

6.3 C: National NDT Council

6.4 C: Same as 1 .

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented 4

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in Tur- key 1 Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national

accreditor 1

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.5 Same as 1.1

Participate in: ISO/TC 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6.6 For regulations:

Prime Ministry

Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade

General directorate for Standardization for Foreign

Trade

065 1 0 Emek-Ankara

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Tel. (90-3 1 2) 2 1 2-5896; Fax (90-3 1 2) 2 1 2-8768

A list of all mandatory standards is available in Turkish

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Turkish

Ukraine

BASIC DATA

Land area: 603 700 sq km; comparative area: slightiy smaller than Texas

Population: 51 867 828; growth rate 0.04%; labor force: 23.55 miUion; Uteracy 98%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $189.2 billion; real growth rate: -19%; national product per capita: $3650

Exports: $11.8 billion; coal, electric power, ferrous and

nonferrous metals, chemicals, machinery and transport

equipment, grain, meat; partners: FSU countries, China,

Italy, Switzerland

Imports: $14.2 biUion; energy, machinery and parts, transportation equipment, chemicals, textiles; partners:

FSU countries, Germany, Poland Czech RepubUc

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 State Committee of Ukraine for Standardization,

Metrology and Certification (DSTU)

174, Gorkiy Street, 252650

GSP, Kyiv - 6

Tel. (380-44) 226-2971; Fax (380-44) 226-2970

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Annual budget: $4.1 million; government subvention

100%

Accreditor - None

Legal metrology administrator

2.2 Department of Metrology of DSTU

Address same as 1 .

1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

Tel. (380-44) 228-7307; Fax (380-44) 226-2979

This is a government body

Participate in: ISO, EC

Founded 1 99 1

; staff 1 20; total number of committee

members 142

Annual budget: $1 .3 million; portion of revenue from

sales ofpubhcations 2%; testing and certification 3%;

government subvention 95%

Number of standards pubhshed or approved by primary

standards body 1553

Total number of publicly available standards 21 553

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 60%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 1.1

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1.1

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 525

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.3 Planning is underway

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.4 Same as 1 .

1

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Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.5 Planning is underway

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 1.1

Tel. (38-044) 226-2971; Fax (38-044) 226-2970

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 5 Number of registrars geographically located in the Ukraine 4. Number of registrars accredited by the national accreditor 4

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 1.1

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176; Regional EASC

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 1.1

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A IS Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D IS El Quality Assessor certification bodies

E IS Quality Assessor training providers

F El Quality training providers

G El Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A, D, E, F and G: DSTU

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist.

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars - None

Participate in: ISO/TC 207; Regional

Information Center

6.2 Currently being established A list of all mandatory standards is available in Ukrainian

and Russian

A list of all publicly available standards is available in Ukrainian and Russian

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United Kingdom

BASIC DATA

Land area: 241 590 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon

Population: 58 295 119; growth rate 0.27%; labor force: 28.048 milhon; hteracy 99%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $1.0452 trillion; real growth rate: 4.2%; national product per capita: $17 980

Exports: $200 billion; manufactured goods, machinery

fuels, chemicals, semifinished goods, transport equipment;

partners: EU countries 56.7% (Germany 14.0%, France

1 1 .1%, Netherlands 7.9%), US 10.9%

Imports: $215 billion; manufactured goods, machinery,

semifinished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods; partners: EU countries 51.7% (Germany 14.9%, France 9.3%,

Netherlands 8.4%), US 1 1.6%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Department of Trade and Industry

Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate

151, Buckingham Palace Road

London SWIW 955

Tel. (44- 171)21 5-5000; Fax (44-1 7 1 ) 2 1 5-2909

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 National Physical Laboratory

Queens Road

Teddington, Middlesex TWl 1 OLW

Tel. (44-181) 943-6880; Fax (44-181) 943-6458

Internet; http://www.npl.co.uk

This is a government owned, contractor operated

organization

Annual budget: $60 million; portion of revenue fi-om fees for services 25%; government subvention 75%

Member BIPM since 1 884

Participate in: EUROMET

Accreditor

2.2 United Kingdom Accreditation Service

Queens Road

Teddington, Middlesex TWl 1 ONA

Tel. (44-181) 943-631 1; Fax (44-181) 943-7134

This is a private sector organization

Number of accredited secondary calibration labs 570

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 National Weights and Measures Laboratory

Stanton Avenue

Teddintgon, Middlesex TWl 1 OJZ

Tel. (44-181) 943-7272; Fax (44-181) 943-7270

Internet: http://www.dti.gov.uk/nwml

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1 963

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 British Standards Institution 389 Chiswick High Road

London W4 4AL

. Tel. (44-181) 996-9000; Fax (44-181) 996-7400

This is an independent, non-profit institution, incorporated

by Royal Charter and officially recognized by government

Participate in: ISO, EC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

Founded 1901 ; total number of committee members

25 000

Annual budget: $225 million; portion of revenue fi^om sales of publications and services 25%; testing and certifi- cation 12%; quaUty assurance 50%; private sector subscription 6%; government subvention 7%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 13 700; voluntary 100%

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Total number of publicly available standards - No re- sponse. Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on

international standards 62%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 2.2

Tel. (44-181)943-7140; Fax (44-181) 943-7134

This is a private sector organization

Participate in; ILAC; Regional: EAL

Government accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies - No response

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 2.2

Number of accredited testing labs - No response

Government accreditor of product certifiers - None

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 National Accreditation of Certification Bodies

Audley House, 1 3 Palace Street London SWIE 5HS

Tel. (44-171)233-7111; Fax (44-171) 233-51 15

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 The Institute of Quality Assurance

10 Grosvenor Gardens

London SWl ODQ

Tel. (44-171) 730-7154; Fax (44-171) 824-8030

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 50 000

Number of registrars geographically located in the Umted Kingdom - Unknown. Number of registrars ac- credited by the national accreditor 55

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 4.5

Certifier of quality assessors:

5 . 3 International Register of Certified Auditors

Address same as 5.

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A H Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B H Welders

C IS Non-destructive testing technicians D El Quality Assessor certification bodies

E IS Quality Assessor training providers

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A, D and E: Same as 2.2

6.2 B:Personnel Certification in Non-Destructive Testing

(PCN)

1 Spencer Parade

Northampton NNl 5AA

Tel. (44-160) 430124; Fax (44-160) 423-1489

6.3 C: Same as 6.2

Environmental management system

National standards exist. Number of facilities at which

these standards are implemented 350

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in the United Kingdom 1

Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national accreditor 1 7 (1 5 in the UK, 2 overseas)

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.4 Same as 4.5

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO/TC 207; Regional EAC, lAF

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WTO Enquiry Point

6.5 For certification systems and government standards: WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

International Trade Policy Division

Department of Trade and Industry

Bay 360

Kingsgate House

66-74 Victoria Street London SW1E6SW

Tel. (44-171)215-4511; Fax (44-171) 215-4512

6.6 For nongovernmental standards: BSI Information Centre Address same as 3.1

Tel. (44- 181) 996-7 111; Fax (44- 181) 996-7048

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United States

BASIC DATA

Land area: 9 166 600 sq km; comparative area: about

two and one-half times the size of Western Europe

Population: 263 814 032; growth rate 1.02%; labor

force: 1 3 1 .056 miUion; Uteracy 97%, age 1 5 and over GDP: $6.7384 trilUon; real growth rate: 4. 1%; national product per capita: $25 850

Exports: $513 bilhon; capital goods, automobiles,

industrial suppUes and raw materials, consumer goods,

agricultural products; partners: Western Europe 24.3%,

Canada 22.1%, Japan 10.5%

Imports: $664 billion; crude oil and refined petroleum

products, machinery, automobiles, consumer goods,

industrial raw materials, food and beverages; partners: Canada 19.3%, Western Europe 18.1%, Japan 18.1%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Does not exist

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 National Institute of Standards and Technology

Cahbration Program

Building 820, Room 236

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001

Tel. (1-301) 975-2002; Fax (1-301) 869-3548

hitemet: cahbrations@enh.nistgov

This is a government body

Annual budget: $7.7 million; portion of revenue fi-om fees for services 99%; government subvention 1%

Member BIPM since 1 875

Participate in: NORAMET, SIM

Accreditors

2.2 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

OfBce of Standards Services

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Building 820, Room 282

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001

Tel. (1-301) 975-4016; Fax (1-301) 926-2884

Internet: NVLAP@nist.gov

This is a government body

Number of accredited secondary cahbration labs 1

1

2. 3 American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

656 Quince Orchard Road

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878

Tel. (1-301) 670-1377; Fax (1-301) 869-1495

Internet: a21a@aol.com

This is a private sector organization

Number of accredited secondary cahbration labs 15

Legal metrology - International

2.4 OfiBce of Standards Services/Technical Standards

Activities Program

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Building 820, Room 161

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001

Tel. (1-301) 975-2024; Fax (1-301) 963-1559

Internet: Schappell@nist.gov

This is a government body

Member OIML since 1972; Regional: APLMF

Legal metrology - National

2.5 Office of Weights and Measures

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Building 820. Room 223

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001

Tel. (1-301) 975-4004; Fax (1-301) 926-0647

Internet: owm@nist.gov

http://www.nist.gov/cwm

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STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 American National Standards Institute

1 1 West 42nd Street 13th floor New York, NewYork 1 0036

Tel. (1-212) 642-4900; Fax (1-212) 398-0023

Internet: infofSansi.org

Website: http://www.ansi.org

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, lEC, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional:

PASC, COPANT, NAFTA, APEC/SCSC

Founded 1918; staff 106

Annual budget: $30 million; portion of revenue from

sales of publications and services 34%; accreditation 4%;

private sector subscription 43%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1 1 500; voluntary 100%

Number of other standards bodies: national government

80; private sector 620

Total number of publicly available standards 93 000. NIST SP 806, 1 996 Edition, presents information on the estimated 620 private sector and 80 Federal Government

standards developers.

More than 50% of ISO and EC standards have been

adopted or are implemented directly.

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Planning is underway

Participate in: ILAC

Government accreditors of testing laboratories

4.2 31 federal government laboratory accreditation programs are described in NIST SP 808 and 3 1 state government programs are described in NIST SP 81

Private-sector accreditors of testing laboratories

4.3 48 private sector laboratory accreditation programs

are descnbed in NIST SP 83

Government accreditors of product certifiers

4.4 1 3 Federal Government programs which accredit product certifiers are described in NIST SP 739

Private - sector accreditors of product certifiers

4.5 Approximately 20 organizations have been identified which conduct some type of accreditation/designation program. NIST SP 903 presents information on

178 private sector product certification activities.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 American Society for Quality Control 61 1 E. Wisconsin Avenue

P.O. Box 3005

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-3005

Tel. (1-414) 272-8575; Fax (1-414) 272-1734

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 10 750

Number of registrars geographically located in the United States 78. Number of registrars accredited by the

national accreditor 39

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 ANSI/RAB U.S. National Accreditation Program

5.2.1 See 3.1

5.2,2

Registrar Accreditation Board

P.O. Box 3005

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

Tel. (1-414)272-8575; Fax (1-414) 765-8661

Internet: jjacobsen(^asqc.org

This is a private sector organization

Countries with quality registration MOUs - Netherlands,

Japan and Canada

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor

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Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176 and lAF

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 5.2.2

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quahty Assessor certification bodies

E Quahty Assessor training providers

F Quahty training providers

G Quahty consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 D: Certification Same as 5.2.2

6.2 E: Accreditation

Same as 5.2.2

Environmental management systems

National standards exist. Number of EMS registrars geographically located in the United States - Unknown

Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national

accreditor: 5 in process

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars

6.3 Same as 5.2

This is a private sector body

Participate in: ISO/TC 207

WTO Enquiry Point

6.4 National Center for Standards and Certification Information

Office of Standards Services

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Building 820, Room 164

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

Tel. (1-301) 975-4040; Fax (1-301) 926-1559

Internet: joverman@nist.gov

Mandatory standards are contained within the U.S. Code

ofFederal Regulations under the appropriate Federal

regulatory agency and/or subject/product category in the Index

Bibhographic indexes containing most U.S. pubhcly

available standards are available commercially fi-om Global Engineering Documents (hard copy). Information

Handhng Services (CD-ROM), and ELI Infodisk hic. (CDROM). Most U.S. standards developing organizations can

provide hstings of their respective standards.

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Uruguay

BASIC DATA

Land area: 173 620 sq km; comparative area: slightly smaller than Washington State Population: 3 222 716; growth rate 0.74%; labor force: 1.355 million; literacy 96%, age 15 and over GDP: $23 billion; real growth rate: 4%; national product per capita: $7200

Exports: $1 .78 billion; wool and textile manufactures,

beef and other animal products, leather, rice; partners:

Brazil, Argentina, US, China, Italy Imports: $2,461 billion; machinery and equipment,

vehicles, chemicals, minerals, plastics; partners: Brazil,

Argentina, US, Nigeria

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Does not exist

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Sector de Metrologia

Laboratorio Tecnol6gico del Uruguay

Av. Itaha, 6201

Montevideo

Tel. (598-2) 613724; Fax (598-2) 618554

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: SIM

Accreditor

2.2 Currently being estabhshed

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Direccion Nacional de Metrologia Legal

Ministerio de Industria, Energia y Mineria

Buenos Aires 495

Montevideo

This is a government body

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Instituto Uruguayo de Normas T6:nicas

SanJos^ 1031 P.7

Galeria Elysee

Montevideo

Tel. (598-2) 912048; Fax (598-2) 921681

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO; Regional: COPANT, CMN

Founded 1 939; staff 28; total number of committee members 300

Annual budget: $850 000; portion of revenue from sales ofpublications and services 4%; testing and certification 38%; private sector subscription 19%; government subvention 3%, training 35%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 1200; voluntary 90%, mandatory 10%

Total number of pubUcly available standards 1200

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 20%

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Currently being established

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Currently being established

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Does not exist

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

169
QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 National Quality Committee

Tel. (598-2) 980866; Fax (598-2) 980874

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 9

Number of registrars geographically located in Uruguay

2.

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5. 2 Currently being established

Certifier of quality assessors:

5.3 Currently being estabhshed

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D B Quality Assessor certification bodies

E B Quality Assessor training providers

F B Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 D, Hand F: Same as 3.1

Environmental management system

National standards are being studied

WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Planning is underway

A hst of all publicly available standards is available in Spanish

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Venezuela

BASIC DATA

Land area: 882 050 sq km; comparative area: slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US

Population: 21 004 773; growth rate 2.1%; labor force: 7.6 million; Uteracy 90%, age 15 and over GDP: $178.3 billion; real growth rate: -3.3%; national product per capita: $8670

Exports: $15.2 billion; petroleum 72%, baaxite and

aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures; partners: US and Puerto Rico 55%, Japan,

Netherlands, Italy Imports: $7.6 billion; raw materials, machinery and

equipment, transport equipment, construction materials;

partners: US 40%, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Canada

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Servicio Autonomo Direccion de Normalizacion y

Certificacion de Calidad

Avda. Andre Bello-Edf. Torre Fondo Comiin

Caracas 1050

Tel. (58-2) 527019; Fax (58-2) 527224

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Servicio Autonomo Nacional de Metrologia Av. Francisco Javier Ustariz Ed. Parque Residencial Bernardino Caracas

Tel. (58-2) 521 176; Fax (58-2) 527224

This is a government body

Participate in: SIM

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 1.1

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Same as 2.1

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards bodies

3 . 1 Comisi6n Venezolana de Normas Industrials

Avda. Andres Bello-Edf

Torre Fondo Comiin

Piso 12 Caracas 1050

3.2 Fondo para la Normalizacion y Certificacion de la CaUdad

Avda. Andres BeUo-Edf.

Torre Fondo Comiin

Piso 11 Caracas 1050

Tel. (58-2) 575-2298; Fax (58-2) 574-1312

Internet: covenin@dino.conicit.ve

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO; Regional: COPANT

Founded 1973; staff 66; total number of committee members 5000

Annual budget: $925 000; portion of revenue from sales of pubUcations and semces 8%; testing and certification 68%; private sector subscription 3%; other activities 21%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 324 1 ; voluntary 92%, mandatory 8%

Total number of publicly available standards 3241

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards 5%

171
TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION RELATED INFORMATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Same as 1 .

Tel. (58-2) 575-41 1 1; Fax (58-2) 575-4498

Internet: covenin@dino.conicit.

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 4.1

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Government accreditor of product certifiers

4.3 Same as 4.1

Private - sector accreditor of product certifiers - None

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 3.2

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 92

Number of registrars geographically located in Venezuela - None. Number of registrars accredited by the

national accreditor - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2 Same as 4.1

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs - Colombia

Foreign quality system registrars are required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor Participate in: ISO/TC 176

Certifier of quality assessors

5.3 Same as 4.1

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants H Other

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 D, E and F: Same as 3.2

Environmental management systems

National standards do not exist. WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Currently being established

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Zambia

BASIC DATA

Land area: 740 720 sq km; comparative area, slightly

larger than Texas

Population: 9 445 723; growth rate 4%; labor force: 3.4

million; Uteracy 73%, age 15 and over GDP: $7.9 billion; real growth rate: 7.9%; national product per capita: $860

Exports: $1.01 billion; copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, to- bacco; partners: EU countries, Japan, South Africa, US,

India Imports: $1.13 billion; machinery, transportation

equipment, foodstuflFs, fuels, manufacturers; partners: EU

countries, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, US

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 Zambia Bureau of Standards P.O. Box 50259

Lusaka

Tel. (260-1)291038

Internet: zabs@zamnet.zm

This is a government body

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Accreditor

2.2 Same as 1.1

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 Ministry of Commerce

Assize Department

Weights and Measures Office P.O. Box 30 989

Lusaka

Tel. (260-1)236062

This is a government body

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3.1 Same as 1.1

This is a government body

Participate in: FAO/Codex; Regional: ARSO

Founded 1982; staff 28; total number of committee members 30

Annual budget: $1 million; portion of revenue from sales of publications and services 2%; private sector subscription 1%; government subvention 97%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 200; voluntary 100%

Number of other standards bodies: national government - None

Total number of publicly available standards 200

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4. 1 Same as 1 .

1

Government accreditor of testing laboratories

4.2 Same as 1 .

1

Number of government accredited testing laboratories 3

Private-sector accreditor of testing laboratories - None

Number of accredited product certifiers: government

agencies and institutions 2

Government accreditor of product certifiers - None

Private - sector accreditor ofproduct certifiers - None

173
QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5. 1 Same as 1 . ]

Number of faciUties registered to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002

or national equivalents 3 Number of registrars geographically located in Zambia - None

National accreditor of quality management system registrars - None

Foreign quality system registrars are not required to be

registered/listed by the national accreditor

Certifier of quality assessors - None

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services are listed here: Voluntary Mandatory

A H Third-party technical inspection

organizations

B H Welders

C H Non-destructive testing technicians D E Quality Assessor certification bodies

E El Quality Assessor training providers

F El Quality training providers

G El Quality consultants

Responsible certifying organizations are

6.1 A through G: Same as 1 .

Environmental management system

National standards do not exist.

National accreditor of environmental management sys- tem registrars - None

WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Director of Trade

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry P.O. Box 3 1968

Lusaka

Tel. (260-1) 228301/9; Fax (260-1) 226673

Internet: zabs@zamnet.zm

A list of all mandatory standards is not available A list of all publicly available standards is not available

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Zimbabwe

BASIC DATA

Land area: 386 670 sq km; comparative area: slightly

larger than Montana

Population: 11 139 961; growth rate 1.78%; labor force:

3.1 million; hteracy 78%, age 15 and over GDP: $17.4 billion; real growth rate: 3.5%; national product per capita: $1580

Exports: $1.8 billion; agricultural 35% (tobacco 30%,

other 5%), manufactures 25%, gold 12%, ferrochrome

10%, textiles 8%; partners: UK 14%, Germany 1 1%,

South Africa 10%, Japan 7%, US 5%

Imports: $1.8 billion; machinery and transportation

equipment 41%, other manufactures 23%, chemicals 16%,

fuels 12%; partners: South Africa 25%, UK 15%, Ger- many 9%, US 6%, Japan 5%

NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATION

1 . 1 None identified

METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary laboratory and national coordinator

2.1 No response

Legal metrology administrator

2.3 No response

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 . 1 Standards Association of Zimbabwe

P.O. Box 2259

Harare

Tel. (263-4) 882017; Fax (263-4) 882020

This is a private sector organization

Participate in: ISO, ITU, FAO/Codex; Regional: ARSO

Founded 1957; staff 84

Annual budget: portion of revenue from sales of publications and services 1%; testing and certification 17%;

government subvention 75%

Number of standards published or approved by primary

standards body 400; voluntary 99.6%, mandatory 0.4%

Number of other standards bodies - None

Total number of publicly available standards 400

TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1 Same as 3.1

QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1 Same as 3.1

National accreditor of quality management system regisfrars

5.2 No response

RELATED INFORMATION

Certification of MSTQ related services - No response

Environmental Management systems - No response WTO Enquiry Point

6.2 Same as 3.1 A list of all publicly available standards is available in English

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APPENDIX I FORMAT OF ENTRIES

1. NATIONAL MSTQ COORDINATING BODY

1.1

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

This is a government body, private sector organization, other:

2. METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Primary metrology laboratory or national coordinator

2.1

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

This is a government body, private sector organization, other:

Annual budget $ ^million. Portion of revenue from fees for services

government subvention %

Member BIPM since . Regional affiliations:

Accreditor of calibration laboratories:

2.2

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

This is a government body, private sector organization, other:

Number of accreditated secondary calibration labs:

Legal metrology administrator

2.3

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

This is a government body, private sector organization, other:

Member OIML since .

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3. STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION

Primary standards body

3 1

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

This is a government body, private body officially recognized by government, private

sector organization, other:

Annual budget $ million. Portion of revenue from sales of publications %; certification

and testing Vo; private sector subscription government subvention %

Founded ; staff ; total number of committee members

Number of standards published or approved by primary standards body ; voluntary %; mandatory %.

Number of other standards bodies: national government ; private sector

Total number of publicly available standards

Identical to, technically equivalent, or based on international standards Vo

Participate in:n ISO,n IEC,n ITU,d FAQ/Codex, Other international:

Regional:

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4. TESTmG AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

National coordinator of laboratory accreditation

4.1

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

Tills is a government body, private sector organization, other:

Participate in: International: Regional:

Government accreditor(s) oftesting laboratories

4.2

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

Number of government accredited testing laboratories ; foreign accredited

Number of EU recognized Notified Bodies:

Private-sector accreditor(s) of testing laboratories

4.3

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

Number of private-sector accredited testing laboratories

Countries with laboratory accreditation MOUs or MRAs:

Number of accredited product certifiers: government agencies and institutions

private sector

Government accreditor(s) ofproduct certifiers:

4.4

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

Countries with product certification MOUs or MRAs:

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Private-sector accreditor(s) of product certifiers

4.5

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

5. QUALITY MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

Coordinator national quality awareness and implementation

5.1

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

Number of facilities registered to ISO 9001 or 9002, or national equivalents:

Number of quality registrars geographically located in your country:

Number of quality registrars accredited by the national accreditor:

National accreditor of quality management system registrars

5.2

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

This is a government body, private sector organization, other:

Countries with quality registration MOUs or MRAs:

Foreign quality system registrars are are not required to be registered/listed by the national

accreditor.

Participate in:D ISO/TC 176: Regional:

Certifier of quality assessors:

5.3

Phone: Fax: Internet: . This is a government body, private sector organization, other

Website:

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6. RELATED INFORMATION

Accreditation/Certification of MSTQ related services

Voluntary Mandatory

A n Third-party technical inspection organizations

B Welders

C Non-destructive testing technicians

D Quality Assessor certification bodies

E Quality Assessor training providers

F Quality training providers

G Quality consultants

H Other:

Responsible accrediting/certifying organizations are: 6.1 A 6.5 E

6.2 B 6.6 F

6.3 C 6.7 G

6.4 D 6.8 H

If necessary, attach additional pages.

Environmental management systems

National standards exist, do not exist

Number of facilities at which these standards are implemented

Number of EMS registrars geographically located in your country:

Number of EMS registrars accredited by the national accreditor: _

National accreditor of environmental management system registrars

6.9

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

This is a government body, private sector organization, other:

Participate in:D ISO/TC 207; Regional;

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WTO Enquiry Point(s):

6.10

Phone: Fax: Internet: Website:

A list of all mandatory standards is available yes, no in the following

language(s): A list of all publicly available standards is available yes, no in the following

language(s):

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APPENDIX n

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND INITIALS

ACCSQ ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standardization and Quality

AFNOR Association Fran9aise de Normalisation

AIDMO Arab Organization for Industrial Development and Mines

APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

APEC/SCSC APEC Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance

APLAC Asia-Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

APLMF Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum

APMP Asia-Pacific Metrology Program

ARSO Afiican Regional Organization for Standardization

ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations

BIPM Bureau International des Poids et Mesures

CARICOM Caribbean Community and Common Market

CARIMET Canbbean Metrology Program

CASCO ISO Council Committee on Conformity Assessment

CCSQ Cooperative Council on Standards and Quality

CEN European Committee for Standardization

CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

CIS Commonwealth of Independent States

CMEA Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

CMN Mercosur Standardization Committee

COOMET Cooperative Organization on Metrology

COPANT Comision Panamericana de Normas Tecnicas

DIN Deutsches Institut fur Normung

EAC European Accreditation Cooperation

EAL European Cooperation for Accreditation Laboratones

EFTA European Free Trade Association

EMAS European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

EMS Environmental Management Systems

EN European Norms

EOQ European Organization for Quality

EOTC European Organization for Testing and Certification

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EU European Union

EUROMET European Metrology Program

FAO/CODEX Food and Agricultural Organization/Codex Alimentarius Commission

FSU Former Soviet Union

FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas

GDP Gross Domestic Product

lAF International Accreditation Forum

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lATCA International Auditor and Training Certification Association

International Electrotechnical Commission

IbC oystem tor Coniormity 1 estmg to otandaras tor oatety ot blectncal

Equipment, Certification Bodies Scheme

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QMS Quality Management Systems

QSAR Quality Systems Assessment Recognition (ISO/IEC)

SIM Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia

TBT Technical Barriers to Trade

WELMEC European Cooperation in Legal Metrology

WPO World Packaging Organization

WTO World Trade Organization

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