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National Adoption of International Standards

National Adoption of International Standards. Presentation by Eng. AbdulRahman Al-AbdulJabbar Director of Standards and Metrology Dept. 3-4 April 2006. Outline of Presentation :. Standards Department in Figures : How is Qatar Standards Produced ?.

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National Adoption of International Standards

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  1. National Adoption ofInternational Standards Presentation by Eng. AbdulRahman Al-AbdulJabbar Director of Standards and Metrology Dept. 3-4 April 2006

  2. Outline of Presentation : • Standards Department in Figures : • How is Qatar Standards Produced ?. • Harmonization of Standards in QS. • Types of Adoptions. • Types of Qatar Standards. • Challenges Facing the Harmonization. • Conclusion.

  3. Standards and Metrology Dept. in figures : • Established in 2003. • No. of staff : 23 specialists. • No. of standards 1776. • No. of standards issued in the field of oil and gas is 87. • Number of standards adopted from International standards is 253 ( ISO, IEC, OIMEL).

  4. How is Qatar Standards Produced ? Plan Draft Comments Approval Study of Comments WTO Notification

  5. Harmonization of Standards in Qatar1 - International-We participate in the following International technical committees in cooperation with QP.-Qatar complies with the WTO agreement on TBT2 - Regional :GSO established TC’s that cover most fields, the main objective is to adopt International Standards, and review GSO Standards with respect to International Standards.

  6. Types of Adoptions - ISO / IEC Guid 21 • Endorsement notice. • Cover sheet method. • Republication method. • Translation into local language.

  7. Types of Qatar Standards : • Basic Standards. • Terminology Standards. • Testing Standards. • Process Standards. • Interface standards.

  8. Challenges Facing the Harmonizationof International Standards : 1- Culture and Languages. 2- Law attendance of Industrial expertise of developing countries in International Technical Committees (ISO/TC). 3- There are no National Committees equivalent to ISO/TC’s to study the DIS according to our Culture. 4- Law of Commodities International Standard.

  9. Conclusions We can adopt any International or Foreign National Standard. If it is appropriate for its needs and does not create barriers to trade.

  10. Thank you

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