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Ethiopian National Accreditation Office Re-Establishment Council of Ministers Regulation (No. 279/2012).

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 13, 17th year, 10 February 2011, pp. 5697-5704.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural development Certification Institution
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Abstract

This Regulation re-establishes the Ethiopian National Accreditation Office as an autonomous federal government office and defines its functions and powers. The Office shall, among other things, contribute its part for the acceptance and appreciation of Ethiopian products and services in domestic and international markets by developing appropriate infrastructure of national accreditation system compatible with international requirements, and establish and implement accreditation system which allows locally provided conformity assessment services to be recognized internationally. The office shall have a Council of Accreditation, which shall review and approve directives to be issued by the Office pursuant to Article 6(5) of this Regulation.

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