29/01/2014
His Excellency the Governor of Standards and Metrology Organization in the Eastern Chamber
Alqasabi: We signed with 15 countries and 4 points on the programs of mutual recognition of quality marks and certificates of conformity
His Excellency the Governor of the Saudi Commission for specifications, standards and quality, Dr. Saad bin Osman Al-kasabi, signed on the mutual recognition of quality marks and certificates of conformity with 15 and 4 matching points, as there are many requests to do this activity by companies specialized in this field, noting that he is negotiating with a number of matching contacts made to sign a confession saying that those actions for consumer protection is the goal sought by the Saudi Arabian standards organization And quality.
He said during the workshop (new procedures to facilitate the clearance of imported goods) organized by the Commission in cooperation with the East Chamber on Wednesday 29 January 2014 on main Chamber in Dammam that multiple efforts resulted in establishing a special Department recognition assigned to the preparation and law enforcement recognition agreements between the Kingdom and the largest possible number of actors within States in the area of quality marks and certification to ensure that the goods conform to the relevant standard. The Chamber Chairman Abdulrahman bin Rashid Al Rashid Said that this workshop is an extension of the Chamber and directions to activate communication between men and women, and various national institutions and our access to a common, unified vision for our perspective on major issues of concern to the nation in General and the business sector and business in particular. AlRashid said that the East Chamber sensed early on the importance of quality, standardization and metrology, among the many issues and priorities given the Chamber every interest, has organized many symposia and seminars, in addition to several forums and lectures.
He also stressed that many of the business people in the region are looking to the workshop, which reflect their axes and their titles for serious business at present and future ambitions, we are opening up the goods, procedures and program recognition, and the procedures for issuing certificates of conformity. To sensitize and guide exporters to obtain a certificate of conformity for the products, one of the important goals of the workshop in which we are today, and which we hope will be a real addition to the importers.
The trade and industry Ministry Undersecretary for Consumer Affairs Eng. alglagl said during the workshop that the Ministry of Commerce decided to delegate the customs action breaks by the Ministry and the facilities to allow goods in ports which helped the smooth movement of goods in ports while ensuring the safety of products carried out by staff at the customs service and the Ministry of information and the system believes that the smooth flow of goods through its oversight of laboratories that 50 lab in the Kingdom , they got the license and the other got the trial license. The Director of the Department in the Saudi Commission for specifications, standards and quality Abdulaziz alhanihan working paper entitled ' program of recognition and the procedure for issuing conformity certificates ' consideration of the role of the program in protecting the consumer and the local market said that the current market situation reflects fit on many products and shoddy goods in markets, to prevent the entry of goods and shoddy products, and to ensure consumer protection and recognition program is one of the mechanisms used in the present. The application of matching in the future, and about the new procedures match the imported goods to the Kingdom said that it would limit the entry of non-conforming products to Saudi Arabia and will exchange information and experiences with the site in areas (standard specifications and technical regulations-procedures for matching systems, noting that the match before shipment reduces the number of consignments rejected due to a lack of conformity, which facilitates and speeds up procedures for the glades in the ports. the paper recommended consolidating the regulatory import requirements concerned, promote the dissemination of national standards and availability For all, and to make adoption resource (DoC) by matching one of the import conditions, and workshops to raise awareness of the program of recognition for all concerned parties, product classification and specification of each product, connecting the regulators linked electronically to facilitate communication regarding conformity in addition to strengthen market survey to confirm the match.
In the third and final paper of the workshop titled ' introducing procedures for customs clearance of goods ' the Director of the Department of customs restrictions A. Shanafey the movement of work to the year 2013 the total attacks not conforming to specifications of more than 122 million bust. Shanafey said that the efforts seek to facilitate and control through the window of a unified mechanism associated with all the relevant authorities and which end actions simultaneously, as well as to extend the provision of radiation for all ports, and to expand the provision of radiological screening systems for suspects to cover all ports, network TV monitoring at all ports. Shanafey noted that the benefits of the certification application kit comes including: import control owing to the volume of work and streamline trade facilitation measures on importers, and ensure that the goods conform to standards and specifications, reduce material losses so that in the event that the goods do not conform to specifications will not be shipped in addition to contributing to the fight against commercial fraud and counterfeiting.
And about the oversight role played by customs certificates of conformance to that system is designed to ensure continuity and accuracy, automated system for binding conformity certificates with private laboratories, and random samples by level of severity in some consignments came with matching certificates, electronic system design for non-matching case detection, follow-up and review of the performance of companies issuing conformity certificates through a team of competent bodies and follow-up to all conformity certificates issued through the websites of companies release certificates and make sure Validity and inspection reports, sending a weekly report by the companies issuing conformity certificates to all matching and non-matching transmissions, the formation of a technical Committee to investigate the situation of non-conformity, formation of a working group by the competent authorities for examination procedures at the headquarters of the companies issuing conformity certificates, use the scanner to check the health and safety of a conformity certificate and conformity.
Finally recognizes his Excellency the Governor of the Saudi Commission for specifications, standards and quality, Dr. Saad bin Osman Al-kasabi commemorative gift presented by the President of the Chamber Abdul Rahman bin Rashed.
