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Fri, 01/09/2009 - 00:19
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RI`s EXPORTS GET EASIER ACCESS TO MIDDLE EAST

Jakarta, Jan 8 (ANTARA) - Indonesia would have easy access to export its products to the Middle East by reaching an agreement with Saudi standarization organizations.

"Our exports will increase because thanks to cooperation," secretary general of the National Accreditation Committee (KAN) Sunarya said after a signing such agreement with a Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) here Thursday.

"If our products do not have a national standardization (SNI) and follow the qualifications in SASO, the products might have to be tested according to SASO regulations and earn a logo to be accepted in Saudi Arabia," he said.

SASO director general Nabil Ameen Molla said that the organization has had 14,600 product standards according to international standards which are accepted ton all Gulf countries.

He mentioned some products which have more prospects in the Saudi Arabian market such as clothes, household electronic devices, and automotive products.

The Mutual Recognition Programme (MRP) between the National Standarization Agency (BSN) and SASO enable export products with SNI logo or SASO standards to enter the region without having to undergo quality tests.



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