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Standards Act No. 24 of 2017.

País/Territorio
Antigua y Barbuda
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2017
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Official Gazette Vol. XXXVII No. 24, 15th March, 2018.
Título completo
An Act to provide for the preparation, promotion, implementation and maintenance of standards and of technical regulations and conformity assessment related to quality infrastructure activities in relation to goods, services, processes and practices; to preserve and continue the Bureau of Standards, its powers and functions and for other incidental matters.
Materia
General
Palabra clave
Productos agrícolas Negocios/industria/corporaciones Certificación Protección del consumidor Cumplimiento/aplicación Productos pesqueros Procesamiento/manipulación Inspección Institución Comercio interior Comercio internacional Envasado/etiquetado Infracciones/sanciones Principio de cautela Salud pública Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Normas Fraude
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Entry into force notes
This Act shall enter into force on a date to be notified by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette.
Resumen

This Act sets forth provisions on the structure and functioning of the Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards and the Standards Council; procedures and principles for licensing to use the Standards Mark; formulate, develop, adopt, declaration, and publication of standards to be an Antigua and Barbuda Standard by the Bureau; the conformity with the CARICOM Standards Mark; labelling of goods; inspection of imported goods; testing or inspection of goods; prohibition of production, sale or export of deficient goods; duties and authorities of the inspectors; procedures and principles to issue certificate of conformity by the Bureau; and offences and penalties. The Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards shall continue its functions for the purposes of facilitating trade, including industrial efficiency and development, and promoting public and industrial welfare, health and safety and for safeguarding the environment. The Bureau shall promote the adoption and implementation of standards relating to production and trade in services, the manufacture or trade of goods, materials, processes, practices, operations and other matters, at the national and international level. Moreover, the Bureau is the national quality certifying body and thereby shall provide for the inspection, testing and certification of goods, services, processes and practices and certify goods, services, processes and practices in compliance with the relevant national, regional and international standards, guides and other requirements. The general administration of the affairs of the Bureau, including the approval of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, shall be carried out by the Standards Council. The Council consists of fifteen members including experts in the fields of food, chemistry, consumer protection, public health, fisheries, environment and tourism. The Minister may, by Order, declare and publish technical regulations in the Gazette and on the website, intended primarily to protect consumers or users against danger to health or safety; prevent fraud, misrepresentation or deception arising from misleading advertising or labelling; require adequate information to be given to the consumer or user; ensure acceptable quality in goods; protect the environment; and protect public or industrial health, welfare or safety. The National Quality Infrastructure shall be instituted to establish, administer and operate schemes of standardization and certification of goods and services through assessment of quality systems and certification of the systems assessed. Finally, this Act lays down penalties for the offences such as selling, manufacturing goods, etc. not in conformity with technical regulations; unlawful use of the word “Standard” or “Standards”; unlawful use of labels and Standard Mark; false representation; unlawful obliteration of stamp and mark; attempt to defraud; and tampering with seized articles. The Minister may make regulations generally for giving effect to the purposes of this Act.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.laws.gov.ag

Referencias - Legislación

Revoca

Standards Act (Act No. 3 of 1987).

Legislación | Antigua y Barbuda | 1987 (1992)

Palabra clave: Normas, Institución, Fraude, Envasado/etiquetado

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Implementado por

The Standards (Technical Regulations) Labelling of pre-packaged goods Regulations, no. 32 of 2021.

Legislación | Antigua y Barbuda | 2021

Palabra clave: Acceso-a-la-información, Protección del consumidor, Cooperativa/organización de productores, Comercio internacional, Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios, Normas, Envasado/etiquetado

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

The Standards (Technical Regulations) (Labelling of Pre-Packaged Foods) Regulations. Statutory Instrument no. 33 of 2021.

Legislación | Antigua y Barbuda | 2021

Palabra clave: Bebidas, Cereales/granos/arroz, Codex Alimentarius, Crustáceos, Producción ecológica/producción orgánica, Frutas/nueces comestibles, Productos pesqueros, Aditivos alimentarios, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Envasado/etiquetado, Leche/productos lácteos, Nutrición, Productos de aves caseras, Salud pública, Regímenes dietéticos especiales, Normas, Azúcar, Alimentos tratados, Productos agrícolas

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX