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2 Sustainable partnership 3 CONTENTS 4 DESCRIPTION 02 GCC OUR SERVIECES Standardization 06 Organization 27 Standards Store o6 We are GSO Conformity Certificate Scheme (ECCS) / o8 Objectives and Functions 28 GSO Notification GSO Strategy map GCC Conformity 2016 – 2020 o9 29 Tracking System Sustainable Partnership / 10 International Relations 30 Proficiency Testing GCC Training Center 32 (GCCTC) GSO’s SME’s Support Center / 34 Knowledge & Databases 01 MAIN TASKS 14 GSO Main tasks CONTACTS 15 Standards 38 Get Involved 16 Benefits Metrology / Gulf Association 17 for Metrology 18 Conformity Assessment 19 Gulf Conformity Mark GSO TRs & Guides / Conformity Certificates 20 Authentication 22 The GCCLAB / Membership Capacity Building / 24 Raising Awareness 5 WE ARE GSO, THE RegIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATIon GSO was established by the resolution of the GCC Supreme Council (22nd Session, Muscat, Oman, 30-31 December 2001) and operated in May 2004. It aims at UNIFYING the different standardization activities and follow their implementation and commitment by member states to protect the consumer, environment, public health, and promote industries to support the economy sustainability of member Bodies, in accordance with the best international practices. Headquarter: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. gso MEMBER STATES United Kingdom Kingdom OF SULtanate State State RepubLic Arab Emirates OF BAHrain Saudi Arabia OF Oman of Qatar of KUWait of Yemen Public Oman Emirates Bahrain Saudi Authority Yemen Directorate Qatar Authority Standards Standards, for Industry Standardization General for General for and Metrology and Standards and Metrology standards Organization for Standardization Metrology Quality Industrial & Quality and Standardization & Metrology Directorate Organization Services Organization Measurements Affairs 7 OBJectIVes AND FUnctIons GSO aims at helping the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC to acheve the objectives set forth in its charter and in the GCC Economical Agreement adopted by GCC the at its 22nd Session (December, 2001), by: Unifying the various standardization activities and following up application and compliance of the same in cooperation and coordination with the standardization bodies in the Member States. IN LINE WITH THE Support THE FaciLitating trade Consumer obJectives of THE industriaL, EXCHange betWeen protection, Customs Union and commerciaL and member states and environment and THE GULF Common service sectors THE WORLD pubLic HeaLTH Market GSO QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM Polıcıes Enforcement: Market Surveillance — Information Exchange Confirmity Assesmant Testing Inspection Technica Technica Certification Standards Metrology Regulations Accreditation Legal frameWorK ınstıtutıons 8 GSO StrateGy map 2016 – 2020 Vision: Mission: Leadership in Unification of standardization activities and following their implementation according to the best standardization and international practices which contribute to protect the customer, environment and public health, international as well as to promote industry for the benefit of the economy and sustained development in the exellence. Member States. Facilitating trade Development of the small Supporting penetration Customer safety exchange among the and medium Enterprises into global market assurance Member States industries Results BENEFICIARIES AND PARTNERS’ SATISFACTION National standardization Competent Customers / organizations and local organizations Businesses community partners in local markets Promoting partnership to Deployment of the Enhancing the fulfill the standardization standardization activities Safe products and & partners standardization results services at a reasonable Beneficiaries requirements to develop nationaly quality level internationally industry and businesses Partnership Exellence in Knowledge to meet the results standardization activities and innovation Encouraging the perfect Increasing the number of Protecting the Member application of the Gulf confomity proffesional training, teaching, States’ interests verification system outreach and consulation programs Runing the Collaborating with the member states metrological activities Developing an integrated to approve the standardization system for information and activities and their implementation Internal Regulating conformity knowledge control processes verifications practices Improving the necessary mechanisms Encouraging the perfect and effective means to understand Developing the technical application of the Gulf the Member States’ needs regulations and standards specification confomity verification system RESULT BASED ORGANIZATION Improving the Attracting and Improving systems and Achieving financial organizational environment devoloping staff technical applications self-suffiency Possibilities 9 SUstAINABLE PARtneRSHIP Since 2004, GSO has adopted the slogan «Building for Integration» and in 2016, GSO chose a new slogan «Sustainable Partnership» with the beginning of its strategic plan (2016-2020) to ensure the importance of integration and coordination with its partners and stakeholders in the National Standardization Bodies and the government, industrial, services, academic, community, environmental and consumer sectors, and the sustainability of their participation in GSO’s to ensure the desired achievement of the strategic objectives in accordance with its vision and mission. InteRNATIonAL RELATIons GSO currently has close working relationship and more than 50 MoU’s with a number of international, regional, and national standardization organizations. GSO is working with its counterparts to explore opportunities for cooperation in order to implement the MoUs and operational programs that will help to: Exchange information, experiences, best practices and harmonization of standards and conformity assessment procedures within the framework of; The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Linking and integrating its work programs and Member States with the programs of the relevant parties. o7 10 11 MAIN TASKS 12 01 13 GSO MAIN TASKS 1 Formulation, preparation and publication of Gulf Harmonization Standards and Technical of standardization 2 Regulation TRs. activities FOSTER INTRA-GCC Trade Formulating the systems, regulations, and guides for CONFORMITY Strengthen 3 ASESSMENT procedures. the GCC Custom Union and Common Formulatiom of legal Market Consumer and Industrial Metrology Protection, and Quality procedures. Environment 4 and Public Health Capacity Building Programs Awareness Programs Research and Studies Knowledge Management 14 STANDARDS Standards play a key role in supporting economy, protecting safety and health of consumers and environment, and improving our quality of life. GSO works with its members through technical committees to develop GSO Standards and TRs that can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are appropriate and meet the requirements of health and safety. Technical Committee Technical Committee Technical Committee for Chemical and for Mechanical for Electrical and Textile Products Products Electronic Products Technical Committee Technical Committee Technical Committee for Food and for Construction and for Metrology Agricultural Products Building Materials Technical Committee for Technical Committee Electric Power Generation, Technical Committee for Information and Transmission and for Oil and Gas Information Technology Distribution Equipment Technical Committee Technical Committee Technical Committee for Water Production, for Medical Devices for Cosmetics Transport and and Supplies and Personal Care Distribution Equipment Technical Committee Technical Technical Committee for Renewable energy Committee for for Halal Products and its storage Safety of toys and Services technologies 15 HOW DO you benefit from Gulf stanDarDS anD tr’s? Cross-country regulations to promote trade. Increasing credibility and trust among ators L suppliers. Facilitating specialized outsourcing. Legis Increasing competitiveness through the provision of services and goods acceptable to the Gulf and the world. Facilitating access to local, regional & international markets. Increasing the market share, because of the standards of quality, safety and compatibility. anufacturers Reducing costs, in terms of non-reinvention and M use of available resources. Adopting best practices and experiences around the world. Variety of secure and reliable options at competitive prices. Consumer protection, environment and public ociety S health. 16 MetROLOGY Metrology plays an important role in the stability and the development and prosperity of any society and promote confidence in the measurements that take place in any country to ensure fair trade and the protection of the rights of consumers and maintain their health and safety. GSO is formulating the systems, regulations, and guides for organizing legal and industrial metrology, and measurement activities, and following up their application after approval. For this purposes, GSO established GULFMET! GULF AssocIATION FOR MetROLOGY Approved by GSO Board of Directors’ decision in its meeting No.12 (Kuwait, 2 June 2010) Received international recognition as a regional body of metrology (RMO) (Paris, 15-16 October 2015) Aims to enhance the metrological infrastructure and activities within the member states www.gulfmet.org 17 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT Conformity Assessment (CA) includes a set of processes that show the product, service, or system meets specific