Qatar Participates in 44th Meeting of GCC Standardization Organization

Doha, August 18 (QNA) - The State of Qatar participated in the 44th meeting of the GCC Standardization Organization. Chairman of Qatar General Organization for Standardization and Metrology (QGOSM) Engineer Mohammed bin Saud Al Musallam represented Qatar in the meeting that was held via virtual communication technology. The meeting discussed a number of important issues, including the memorandum of the presidency of the Standardization Organization regarding the follow up to the decisions of the Organization's technical meetings No. 42 and 43. With regards to the specifications and standards, the meeting discussed the adoption of Gulf standards and technical regulations and their amendments, in addition to the follow up of the work of the GCC technical standardization committees. The meeting also discussed technical work guides and the memorandum of the presidency of the Standardization Organization on the outcomes of the Technical Committees (TCs) for Metrology's meetings during the period from November 2018 until June 2020, in addition to the report of the President of the Gulf Metrology Association for the period from April 2017 until June 2020. Additionally, the meeting discussed authorizing the Standardization Organization to sign the agreement on translating the standards issued by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The unified financial system for implementing standardization services was also discussed. The meeting concluded by discussing and reviewing the implementation of the strategic plan of the GCC Standardization Organization during the period from 2016-2020, in addition to the Organization's strategic plan for the period from 2021-2023. The meeting took appropriate decisions regarding these memorandums. (QNA)