ISO-EAC/TMEA Virtual Regional Workshop on the Use of Conformity Assessment to Achieve Better Regulatory Outcomes

Regulators may require the use of conformity assessment either through direct reference to the relevant International Standard or Guide in the regulation or through developing a conformity assessment scheme or referencing an existing one.

Choosing and implementing proportionate conformity assessment procedures for various economic operators, products and services, as well as balancing with them respective market surveillance activities, is a challenging and complex task, which requires a deep understanding of available conformity assessment procedures and international best practice in the field.

That is why the knowledge and skills necessary to build conformity assessment procedures as they described in the ISO CASCO standards by both regulatory authorities and economic operators, including conformity assessment bodies, is essential for building and running risk-based regulatory frameworks that support international trade and sustainable development.

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