Transcript GCC's experience

Abdesselam Benyaich
Conformity Assessment Specialist
GCC - STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION
P.O. Box 85245 Riyadh 11691 - KSA
Web : www.gso.org.sa / MAIL : [email protected]
PHONE : +966 1 2746655 - EXT : 310 / FAX : +966 1 2753310
GCC / GSO
GCC introduction, The Gulf Single Market
Strategy Deployment, GSO introduction
The RCAS Project
The Gulf Regulatory System For Product Monitoring
- The Gulf Single Market (GRSM)
The GRSM's components
Pre-market Assessment
Complementary Systems
Post-Market Control
Conclusion
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Creation in 1981
Main Objectives
Effective coordination, integration and interconnection in all fields in order to achieve unity
Deep and strength relations, links and areas of
cooperation in various fields
Unifying regulations in various fields including:
Economic and financial affairs
Commerce, customs and communications
Education and culture
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GCC members
State of United Arab Emirates
Kingdom of Bahrain
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Sultana of Oman
State of Qatar
State of Kuwait
GSO members
GCC members plus Republic of Yemen (2010)
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GCC
Area
(thousand m2)
Population Estimated 2009
(Million)
GDP 2009
(current US$ Billion )
GDP per Capita Estimated 2009
(Current US$ Thousand) State of UNITED ARAB
Kingdom
Kingdom
Republic
Sultanate
State
State
ofof
of
SAUDI
of
KUWAIT
of
QATAR
of
BAHRAIN
YEMEN
OMAN
ARABIA
EMIRATES
Merchandise Trade Export 2010
(Current US$ Billion)
Fuels and Mining Products (%)
Merchandise Trade Import 2010
(US$ Billion)
Manufactured Products (%)
GSO
2,423.3
2,951.3
41.7
65.0
872.0
899.0
20,926.0
13,822.0
457.0
462.1
72.8
72.9
254.7
260.8
82.9
81.9
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Established in November 1981,
Revised in December 2001
Established :
a regional single market
a customs union in which goods and services available in one
Member State may be freely available in all others.
Key objective is to liberalize trade, particularly by
avoiding or removing technical barriers.
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Aim at achieving Free product circulation through:
Removal of technical barriers to internal and
external GCC trade, deriving from national
technical regulations (mandatory standards),
testing, and certification procedures.
And consumers protection through:
Setting up the essential requirements to safety
and security, and providing effective technical
tools to translate them technically and to attest
conformity to them.
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A regional organization established under the
umbrella of the GCC
Superseded the Gulf Standards and Metrology
Organization GSMO (1984-2003)
Administrative and financial autonomy
Began operation in May 2004
Headquarter : Riyadh, KSA
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Formulation, preparation and publication of GCC
standards & technical regulations.
Formulation of GCC conformity assessment
procedures, legal and industrial metrology, quality
and other related standardization activities on the
GCC level.
Awareness, capacity building, etc.
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Protection of the consumer, public health and
environment.
Facilitation of intra GCC trade as well as
international trade and elimination of technical
barriers to trade.
Harmonization of GCC standards, technical
regulations and conformity assessment procedures
with international accepted standards and practices.
Support GCC industry and services.
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Total number of GCC Standards is 6125 (2011).
23% technical regulations (mandatory standards),
mainly in agricultural, chemical, and textile sectors.
Degree of relevance :
40% (ISO),
80% (IEC) in electrical field,
Cover major economic sectors.
Prepared by technical committees through
consensus of all stakeholders.
Approved by GSO Board of Directors on
recommendations by GSO Technical Council.
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Based on the requirements of health, safety,
performance, environment and consumer
protection.
Meeting the requirements of industry, import,
export, public procurement and international trade.
Meeting the requirements of TBT Agreement and
Annex III.
Adoption of International Standards in their original
language
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Standards are developed by GCC Standards
Technical Committees, eight TCs:
food & agriculture, electrical & electronics,
mechanical & mineral, chemical & textile, metrology,
Construction…)
Mirror National Technical Committees
Fast track measures : direct adoption of Int’l
standards, to speed up the process of adoption
(20%)
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Provide technological, economic and societal
benefits;
Cost effectiveness;
Dissemination of technology;
Provide the technological and scientific bases
underpinning health, safety and environmental
legislation;
Boost Quality : Process, Products, etc…
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“Standardization” awareness.
Building and implementation of sound
standardization infrastructure & practices.
Meeting GCC economic development needs of the
GCC Custom Union & Common Market via a regional
approach (conformity assessment, metrology and
accreditation).
Participation of all stakeholders.
Capacity building.
Positive participation in various international
forums & activities (i.e. ISO’s TC…)
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In dealing with its duties related to studies and
strategies development, GSO has conducted a
technical study to develop member states
strategy on the quality infrastructure aiming at
achieving the political orientations
The study has been conducted during 66 weeks
between 2005 and 2007
The main conclusion and recommendations of
the project lead to a Regional Framework called
Regional Conformity Assessment Scheme (RCAS)
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Gradual change of the concept based on use of
mandatory standards,
Technical regulations development based upon
essential requirements, while maintaining
standards as voluntary,
Adoption of the European New and Global
approach as model in developing the “Gulf
unified Regulatory System for Product
Monitoring - GRSPM”,
Creation of a Gulf Conformity Mark,
Unified regulatory regime for GCC market
surveillance,
Unified law on product liability for all Member
States…
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Quality Infrastructure Elements
Enforcement: Market Surveillance – Information Exchange …
Metrology
Certification
Testing
Inspection
Standards
Technical Regulations
Conformity
Assessment
Accreditation
Institutions / Legal framework
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A permanent committee : The GCC committee for
Conformity Assessment (GCCA) has been formed
to comprise representatives from every member
state, and is responsible for technical regulation
development…
While The GCC General committee for
standardization is responsible for standards
development
Interface procedure between standards
development and Technical Regulations (TRs)
development processes, to facilitate…
…the gradual change of mandatory technical
standards, while developing TRs covering
specific ranges of products or risks
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Comprises legal instruments for:
Defective products liability,
General Requirement for Safety of products, and
respective responsibilities of economic
operators,
Respective roles of Government and non
government bodies involved in conformity
assessment
Market Monitoring procedures
Ongoing work will lead to a single law on :
"Manufactured product Safety"
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Comprise Horizontal TRs applicable to all Types of
products or risks:
Adopted
General Safety of products,
GCC Conformity Mark,
Notified Bodies,
Modules of Conformity Assessment
Being adopted
Defective products liability
Market Surveillance
Rapid Exchange of information on risks
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…and Other TRs applicable to specific Types of
products or risks:
Adopted
Toys
Electrical Equipment & Devices (Low Voltage Products)
Planned
Construction material
Machines
Lifts
…
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Are developed through a transparent process
Provide Technical Requirements for various
purposes…
Safety – Security – Environment – Performance – Quality…
And for various operators
Governments – Manufacturers – Civil Community –
Importers…
Encourage the use of International Standards
Develop detailed technical requirements under
consensus, to translate technically the essential
requirements on safety and security and to
assess conformity to them
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PRE-MARKET ASSESSMENT
Products placed on the market must fulfil
essential requirements. The manufacturer
assures this by affixing the GCC marking on the
product
POST-MARKET CONTROL
Member States must control that the products in
their markets are in compliance with the
essential requirements. This is done by national
authorities using market surveillance
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Manufacturer (or his authorised representative)
is responsible for conformity, therefore:
The manufacturer shall use defined procedures of
conformity assessment “Modules.”
The Modules are adopted from European modules
of conformity assessment, some of them need the
intervention of Notified Bodies.
He is free to choose any suitable Notified Body,
including those in the country of origin.
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GCC
Conformity
Mark
Module A
Module C
Module D
Manufacturer
Module B
Module E
Module F
Module G
Module H
Design
Production
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Designation and notification of conformity
assessment bodies is the responsibility of
member states (according to the procedure of
notification and the GCC guide on notified
bodies)
Applicable Technical requirements on
competency derive from international Standards
issued by ISO/CASCO (GSO has adopted all of
them by decision of its Board of Directors)
Designation is open to CABs situated outside of
member states territory (provided they have a
legal representation in member states territory)
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1. To determine applicable TRs and modules of CA
2. To choose suitable notified body (if applicable)
3. To conduct applicable conformity assessment
procedure
4. To draw up the Technical File
Provide information on design, production and other product
operations;
5. To issue the GCC declaration of conformity
Provides information on product traceability
6. Affix the GCC conformity mark
 Free putting and circulation of products within the
single market
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A single accreditation body “Gulf Accreditation
Center – GAC“ is created and will provide
accreditation services to all CA bodies within
GCC.
GAC will take advantage from existing
accreditation bodies
This will be of benefit in concluding MRAs and
MLAs within ILAC and IAF
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Establishment of “Steering Committee for
Measurements and Calibrations – SCMC”
And Sub committees in : Mechanical – Electrical &
Physical fields
Approval of GCC common law on Measurements
and Calibrations
Establishment of “GULF MET”
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Comprises the following:
1. Complaints record and follow system
2. Accidents record and follow system
3. Market surveillance
4. Risk Assessment and information exchange
5. Data bases development
On Products
On producers
On importation operations…
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Harmonization of Technical Regulations Conformity
Assessment Procedure among the member states,
concluding to simplification of applicable technical
procedures to producers
Availability of a coherent set of Gulf standards,
which do not compete with each other
Same rules for importers and GCC manufacturers
Gives opportunity to manufacturers to adopt
technical solution to ensure compliance to essential
requirements, without applying referenced
standards. This encourages technology
development.
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