In order to facilitate cooperation and exchange of information about standards formulation, testing facilities and third party product certification, among others, India has signed an agreement with Slovak Republic.
The agreement will allow exchange of scientific and technical information on rules and procedures for standards formulation, comments on international standards at different stages of development, rules and procedures for third party product certification and Management Systems Certification and technical information on certification activities.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing (SOSMT), which is the central state administration body for technical standardisation, metrology and quality and conformity assessment in Slovak Republic.
BIS the national standards body of India engaged in harmonious development of activities of standardization, marking, and quality certification of goods has said that the objectives of this MoU were to facilitate closer cooperation and provide a mechanism by which BIS and SOSMT could work together towards the common aim of strengthening standardization, and conformity assessment activities and facilitate sharing of expertise and mutual trade.