Statutes of the Standardization Organization for the States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GSO). País/Territorio Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2005 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Ganado, Medio ambiente gen., Alimentación y nutrición, Pesca, Cultivos, Agua Palabra clave Institución Normas Protección del consumidor Protección del medio ambiente Salud pública Cuestiones de procedimiento Inspección Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Entry into force notes The Statutes shall come into force after ratifications of Member States have been completed and deposited by the Secretariat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Headquarters State. Resumen This Statute consisting of 16 articles aims at unifying the various standardization activities of the States of the GCC and following up their application and compliance; foster the Intra-GCC trade; protect the consumer, environment and the public health; and encourage the GCC industries and agricultural production. Main tasks of the GSO are: (i) drawing up comprehensive plans for its activities according to the needs and potentials of the Member States; (ii) following up application of Gulf technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures through the standardization bodies in the Member States; (iii) formulating, adopting, updating and publishing the technical regulations, the Gulf standards and Gulf Conformity Assessment Procedures for commodities and products, measuring and calibration devices, definitions, criteria for sampling, inspections; (iv) formulation and implementation of training plans to develop the know-how and skills of the standardization staff in the Member States; (v) creating the necessary awareness concerning standardization by dissemination through appropriate media; and (vi) coordinating the positions of the Member States with the Arab, Regional and International Standardization Organizations. Texto completo Inglés/Árabe Página web www.gso.org.sa