Authority monitors goodsContinued efforts to meet Gulf standards [Archives:2004/791/Business & Economy]

The Yemeni State Authority for Specifications and Standardization is seeking to join the GCC's Organisation of Specifications and Standardizations with the aim of keeping pace with Gulf standards.
This endeavour is part of ongoing steps for the Yemen accession to membership of some of the GCC institutions, an effort which has been taking place since 2001, leading to the full accession to the GCC.
The Yemeni authority had adopted a number of Gulf specifications among 817 national, regional and international specifications for various food commodities and consumer goods, whether those are locally manufactured or imported ones.
Director-General of the Yemeni Authority for Specifications Abdulsallam al-Qamash said the authority had worked during the past three years for being present at the main sea and land border crossings to monitor goods and commodities entering into the country, and to be certain of the extent of their conformity to standardizations and quality. That was in addition to monitoring goods inside Yemeni local markets.
Al-Qamash has made it clear that that the authority practices monitoring on national industrial installations and factories in various governorates to be sure of the extent of their conformity to accredited standard specifications regarding food commodities and consumer goods produced locally.
The general manager also has indicated that that Yemen is still in need for more attention and providing many materialistic potentials in operating specialties, qualified human cadres, and important apparatuses and equipment that are used in conducting inspections and tests on various commodities and goods.
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