AMMAN— Director of
Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO), Abeer Barakat Zuhair, on Thursday signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Undersecretary of
UAE Ministry of Industry andAdvanced Technology, Omar Suwaidi, aimed to raise cooperation level in field of
regulations, technical rules and conformity assessment activities, according to
the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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The
agreement stems from the two sides' desire to enhance technical cooperation and
exchange expertise, which came on sidelines of the annual meeting of
International
Organization for Standardization (ISO), held in Abu Dhabi during
September 19-23, according to a JSMO statement.
Speaking
at the signing ceremony, Zuhair said MoU contributes to promoting standardization
activities, which play an "important" role in supporting economic
activities, enhancing quality requirements for goods, products, services and
consumer protection.
The
agreement also contributes to standardizing specifications, increasing
production capacity, improving product quality, facilitating trade exchange,
and eliminating trade-related technical challenges through mutual recognition,
she added.
Zuhair
stressed importance of JSMO's role in its participation in technical committees
concerned with drafting unified Arab standards, in accordance with best
international practices, which would contribute to developing standardization
industry and facilitating
pan-Arab trade exchange.
Under
the MoU, JSMO and UAE industry ministry exchange information related to common
action areas and work to orchestrate standards, according to certified
national, regional and international references.
In
addition, the two sides cooperate to align conformity assessment procedures,
aimed to facilitating exchange of non-food and non-pharmaceutical industrial
goods and products between Jordan and the UAE.
The
two sides also agreed to reciprocate information on technical training programs
and protection of intellectual property rights, and exchange of experts in
field of standard specifications, regulations and technical rules.
To
counter fraud, joint cooperation covers field of conformity certificate-based
legislation and regulations and national authenticity documents for precious
metal handicraft industry, issued by the competent authorities in the two
countries.
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