Proclamation to Provide for the Establishment of the Eritrean Standards Institution, No. 75 of 1995 Country/Territory Eritrea Document type Legislation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Business/industry/corporations Governance Inspection Institution Authorization/permit Standards Agricultural commodities Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Least Developed Countries, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden Abstract This law establishes the Eritrean Standards Institution as an autonomous body with legal personality as the sole organ whose purpose is for the standardization, quality assurance and metrology activities throughout the country. The Institution has the powers to; prepare compulsory Eritrean Standards relating to products, practices and processes in the economic sector and follow up the implementation of same; revise said standards from time to time as necessary; waive temporarily the enforcement of compulsory Eritrean Standards where necessary; affix the standards mark to products which conform to Eritrean Standards; examine or test products to ensure conformity to Eritrean Standards and conduct study and research for this purpose; certify import and export products which conform to Eritrean Standards; inspect and certify the conformity of measuring instruments to Eritrean Standards and seize those which do not conform; enter into factories, business premises or other relevant places to ensure, by inspection and investigation, whether products, practices and processes conform to Eritrean Standards, among others. The law provides that the International System of Units is adopted as the legal system of measurements in Eritrea and that the institution shall have custody of the National Etalons to maintain the traceability of measurement and the system of units specified within the law. The law places and obligation on traders and producers to provide free of charge information and samples to the Institution upon request. The law also provides for the administration and composition of the Institution. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Standard Mark and Fees Regulations, No. 34 of 1997 Legislation | Eritrea | 1997 Keyword: Agricultural development, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees, Fiscal and market measures, Governance, Inspection, Institution, Internal trade, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX