“We are all aware that the objective of this workshop is to make available in the Member States, expertise on ISO IEC 17020 standard on the accreditation of inspection bodies in the region through. Training of candidate evaluators of ECORAS accreditation bodies; Capacity...
“Building a Quality Infrastructure in a region with more than 300 million people and 16 economies is a long-term process. UNIDO and its partners, the ECOWAS Commission and the European Union, have understood this well and have been collaborating on this project for about...
"Thank you, sir, for all the congratulations we are proud to share with you all. You trusted us and we moved forward together. May God help us for the future, Amine! ", said Abdel-kaber Moïse Assogba, Director of Operations and Studies at the National Agency for Conformity...
"The European Union is proud to participate in this event (workshop on the ECOWAS product certification mark) which marks the start of the regional system of product certification in the ECOWAS region, in particular the preliminary work to launch the ECOWAS mark to standards...
"I would like to welcome this meeting that the results will undoubtedly contribute to the promotion of quality and the facilitation of trade in the ECOWAS region, through the establishment of a framework for the development and exploitation of appropriate, relevant,...
"This forum gives us the opportunity to discuss the strengthening of regional and commercial economic integration of West Africa through the creation of an environment conducive to compliance with international trade rules and Community technical regulations", declared...
"This regional quality forum aims to bring together all national and regional quality players as well as continental and international technical and financial partners to strengthen the foundations of quality infrastructure in West Africa", said Mr. Kalilou TRAORE,...
"Standardization is a set of features that govern products and services; technical specifications that are developed to govern these products and services, " declared Mr. Issiaka Zoungrana, General Manager of the Burkinabe Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Quality (...
"... the quality of products and services offered to consumers, is an undeniable factor of competitiveness. Standardization is the bedrock of the quality of the products and services offered, ", said Mr. Stéphane Sanou, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts of Burkina...
“The National quality Award adds value and is an engine of promotion and access of companies and institutions to other markets, namely regional markets”
As part of the preparations for the launch of the ECOQMARK mark, ECOWAS brought together some thirty...
On 30 March, 31 draft ECOWAS Standards (ECOSTANDs) related to three regional value chains - Mango, Cassava...
In view of the adoption of the fourteen (14) draft technical regulations concerning the value chains: mango...
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