South Asian Association of Regional Corporation (SAARC) countries on Tuesday vow for harmonization of standards for chemical and chemical products including toilet soap, shampoo, cosmetics and other health-care products. This was decided in a two-day third meeting of SAARC's specialized body on standardization, South Asian Standard Organization (SARSO) on "Chemical and Chemical Products" concluded here on Tuesday.
The meeting was hosted by Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), which is the National Standard Body of Pakistan under the administrative control of Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan.
The meeting was chaired by Muhammad Zaheer, chairperson Sectoral Technical Committee of SARSO, while representatives from different SAARC countries also participated. Addressing the closing ceremony, Director General PSQCA Engr. Khalid Siddique said that the benefit of sharing ideas with highly learned, trade promotion experts along with private entrepreneurs would certainly help SAARC counties in boosting the regional trade.
He said it is an honour for Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) to hold the meeting of SARSO with the aim to focus on the Importance of Regional Standardization Activities.
In fact, countries in a particular region have similarities in climate, culture, governmental policies, consumption, industrial production and other areas. Therefore, there might be a need for common standards. In order to deal with these regional issues in the field of standardization, regional standards organisations are there in different regions of the world.
He said that the main objective of the SARSO is to facilitate coordination and cooperation among SAARC member countries in the field of standardization and develop a set of harmonized regional standards. It is also presumed that such standards will not only increase regional trade, but also will help enhancing global trade of the region.
All the experts talked and expressed their point of views in building standards on chemical and chemical products for SAARC countries and briefed the participants.
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