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ANSI Participation in Asia Pacific Specialist Regional Bodies

Learn about ANSI's engagement in the Asia Pacific region through its membership in specialist regional bodies recognized by APEC. These bodies specialize in areas such as standardization, accreditation, and metrology, providing critical support to ensure standards and conformance issues do not create technical barriers. ANSI works closely with APEC's Committee for Trade and Investment and the Business Advisory Council to facilitate trade and provide infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region.

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ANSI Participation in Asia Pacific Specialist Regional Bodies

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  1. Overview of ANSI Federation Participation in Asia Pacific Specialist Regional Bodies

  2. ANSI Regional Interaction (Asia Pacific)APEC-SRB Relationships • The United States is highly engaged in Asia Pacific Standards and conformance activities • ANSI, NIST, and other U.S parties are members of the Asia Pacific Specialist Regional Bodies (SRBs) which are recognized by APEC as having specialized expertise in the areas of: • Standardization (PASC) • Accreditation (PAC, APLAC) • Metrology (APMP, APLMF) • The five Asia Pacific SRBs are: • Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) • Pacific Area Cooperation (PAC) • Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) • Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) • Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) • The SRBs provide critical specialized support to the APEC Committee for Trade and Investment (CTI) –Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC) • The SCSC is composed of the government trade representatives of the APEC region who meet to ensure that standards and conformance issues do not create technical barriers • PASC, together with the other SRBs and the SCSC, are working closely with the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) to facilitate trade and provide critical infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region in the area of standards and conformance

  3. PASC (and APEC) Membership PASC PAC APLAC APLMF APMP

  4. APEC Specialist Regional Body Membership

  5. Specialist Regional Body Membership (continued)

  6. Specialist Regional Body Matrix Legend

  7. For more information: Headquarters 1819 L Street, NWSixth Floor Washington, DC 20036 Tel: +1 202.293.8020Fax: +1 202.293.9287 www.ansi.org | webstore.ansi.org | www.nssn.org American National Standards Institute Contacts • Steven BipesDirector – International PolicyRegional & Bilateral ProgramsPhone: +1.202.331.3607E-mail: apec@ansi.org

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