Yemen's accession to GSO officially approved

RIYADH, Jan.13 (Saba) - Board of Directors of GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) has approved Yemen's accession to the organization
officially as of January 1, 2010.

In a press release, Secretary-General of GSO, Dr. Anwar al-Abdullah said:" The
GSO's General-Secretariat is confident and optimistic that Yemen's membership in
the organization
will support the process of coordination, cooperation and complementarity among the
member states".
This would form a support to the rules of the GCC joint markets and enhance the
consumer protection in the area from deceived, counterfeit and low-quality goods,
so as to
promote the level of security, safety, health and clean environment, he made it clear.
Dr. al-Abdullah congratulated Yemen on its accession to the GSO and welcomed
Minister of Industry and Trade Yahya al-Mutawaklil and the Yemeni Standardization,
Metrology
and Quality Control Organization (YSMO) as active members in the GSO.
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