Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology

1. Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology • Our Vision • A pioneer and distinguished institution nationally, regionally, and internationally in the fields of standardization and quality infrastructure.

2. Our Mission • Practicing an initiative and effective role in protecting • human's health, • safety, and • rights • as well as the environment. • Furthermore, • enhancing confidence in services and national products as well as those put into markets, through

3. developing and implementing systems that are compatible with best international practices in the fields of • standardization, • metrology, conformity assessment, • market surveillance, • accreditation and • knowledge management, • in cooperation with stakeholders and through providing a supportive environment internally and externally.

4. Our Customers • Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology serves its partners in a manner that satisfies the needs, and exceeds the expectations of customers, thus gaining their confidence and lasting satisfaction with our performance, and its clients are: • Industrial, trade, agricultural and service sectors

5. Governmental and semi-governmental organizations • Regional and international organizations • Civic societies and non-governmental organizations • Scientific, research and academic institutions • Citizens and any other person involved in a transaction with Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology

6. Institutional Core Values • Transparency·    • Justice & Objectivity·    • Integrity·    • Confidentiality·    • Team work·    • Loyalty·    • Initiative·    • Social responsibility

7. Our Goals & Objectives:  • National Goals and Institutional Objectives • Goal 1 • Jordanian Economy is developed to be prosperous and open to regional and international markets     • Institutional Objectives   1-1The continual improvement for the quality of services and products provided by the institution, in order to enhance confidence in national products.

8. Goal 2 • All Jordanians have a decent health level on different scales   Institutional Objectives • 2-1Ensuring the compliance of local and imported products to technical regulations and other related technical documents

9.   2-2Contributing in improving the environmental and health situation in Jordan. Goal 3 • Governmental Administration is enhanced to be financially stable, transparent and questionable on both central and local levels.   Institutional Objectives   3-1Increasing the effectiveness of managing the institution's resources to achieve the sustainability and development of its activities.

10. Goal 4 • The quality of environment is improved and maintained.   • Institutional Objectives  • 4-1Contributing in improving the environmental and health situation in Jordan

11. Jordan Institution for Standards & MetrologyObjectives & Strategies • Objectives • Adoption of a national system for standardization and metrology based on accepted international practices. • 1.Keeping pace with scientific and technical developments in the fields of standards, metrology, conformity assessment and laboratory accreditation.

12. 2.Ensuring the health and safety of the Kingdom's citizenry and protection of the environment by making sure that products are in compliance with the technical regulations adopted by the Institution for the purpose. 3.Raising the quality of local products through the adoption of appropriate Jordanian Standards in order to enhance their competitiveness in the local and international markets and thus support the national economy.

13. 4.Strategies • The Jordan Institution for Standards & Metrology adopts the following strategies in order to achieve its objectives: • The preparation, • approval, • revision, • amendment and • monitoring the implementation of standards and technical regulations with regard to all services and products (with the exception of pharmaceutical products, medicines, veterinary medicines, serums & vaccines).

14. 1.Establishment of a national system of measurement and supervising its implementation. • 2.Calibration, control and supervision of measuring instruments and practices. • 3.Approval of the national measurement standards (etalons) and reference measurement standards necessary for calibrating measuring instruments. • 4.Control of the quality of precious metals and jewellery. (Testing and stamping them) • 5.Granting of conformity certificates, including the Quality Mark.6.Accrediting testing and calibration laboratories and certificationbodies.  

15. 7.Supporting and promoting studies and research in standards, metrology, quality management and conformity assessment, and organizing relevant training courses. • 8.Concluding agreements with regional and international organizations and bodies regarding the mutual recognition of certificates of conformity, including quality marks, certificates of laboratory accreditation and competence of the bodies granting such certificates.

16. 9.Co-operating and co-ordinating with regional and international organizations and bodies working in standardization, metrology, quality, conformity assessment and accreditation. This may also involve becoming members in such organizations and bodies. • 10.Accepting and adopting, as appropriate, the standards, technical regulations, guidelines, and recommendations of regional and international organizations, provided that they are issued in Arabic or English.

17. 11.Disseminating the publications and other printed materials of approved standards and technical regulations issued by the Institution as well as by other organizations. • 12. Disseminating the publications and other printed materials of approved standards and technical regulations issued by the Institution as well as by other organizations.