| | | Syrian Arab Standards and Metrology Organization (SASMO) Establishment of SASMO - Due to economic importance of standards and metrology in elevating and improving the quality of the national production, as well as facilitating commercial exchange, reducing costs, limit waste percentage, consumers protection, providing just competition among producers, keeping good name for our national products, and increasing their competence in international markets, due to all of these reasons SASMO the Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology was established by decree-law No./248/dated 1969-10-13 and connected with the ministry of industry.
- Due to the development in standardization on the regional & international level and to go along with recent development, SASMO prepared a draft for new act that will specify its tasks mechanisms. It is under legal discussion now.
SASMO Objectives - Developing and accrediting the National Standards for all products and commodities, as well as specifications related to measurement, calibration, symbols, definitions, terminology, sampling manners, inspection, and testing methods.
- Modifying and updating the accredited standards according to technical and scientific developments.
- Publishing the National Standards by suitable ways.
- Extending awareness of standardization and coordinating the work related to it in the Syrian Arab Republic.
- Setting up rules for granting Conformity Certificates, Quality Marks, regulate their issuance, and the right for their use.
- Subscribing to the International, Regional and Arab Organizations for Standardization and Metrology.
- Preparing means to ensure the verification of quality production and conformity of raw materials and commodities to the approved standard specifications. It shall also calibrate and set in order the measuring devices and equipment and other metrology.
SASMO Tasks - Issue the National Standards for commodities and services in order to guarantee their quality, upgrade their level on one hand and for customer protection on the other hand.
- Define and unify testing methods, and sampling manners.
- Unify measurement systems used in The Syrian Arab Republic in accordance with the International Unit System (SI) and issue the national standards for tools and equipments of inspection and test their calibration methods.
- Unify the technical definitions, terminology, and symbols to identify concepts, prevent contradiction and duplication, and to contribute in arabization efforts.
- Carry out the studies and researches to confirm adequacy of national standards and provid solutions for different quality problems.
- Hold up symposiums, training courses, and work- shops in order to clarify the importance of standardization and to handle the forthcoming problems.
- Provide new information concerning standardization and its different activities on the international, regional and national levels, and supply all interested parties with information through SASMO information Center.
- Offer advise for industrialists, handcrafts men and merchants.
- Contribute to update the national industry and open the way for its products in the global markets through urging to apply quality systems and registration system to obtain the international conformity certificate (ISO 9000).
- Grant the conformity mark and quality mark for national products.
- Grant the conformity certificates for shipments of syrian export commodities.
SASMO Membership SASMO is a member of the following international organizations: - AIDMO:Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization.
- ISO:International Organization for Standardization.
- IEC:International Electro- technical Commission.
- FAO:Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. SASMO is the National Contact Point in this field. It also carries out the tasks of the General Secretariat of the National CODEX Alimentarius Committee.
- OIML:LOrganisation Internationale De Metrologie Legale.
- ASTM:American Society for Testing and Materials.
- AUCBM:Arab Union for Concrete and Building Materials.
- IDF:International Dairy Federation.
Stages of Developing a Syrian National Standard (SNS) - Preparation of annual work plan.
- Passing the plan to the specialized SASMO directorates.
- Selecting suitable references.
- Preparing a preliminary draft standard.
- Study the preliminary draft standard by a specialized technical committee.
- Preparing the final draft standard.
- Passing the final draft to all concerned parties & sectors.
- Study the remarks on the final draft.
- Final technical study and language proofreading.
- Presenting the final draft standard to the permanent committee to adopt this final draft standard as ( SNS ) Syrian National Standard.
- Issue the adoption decision in conformity with regulations by the minister of industry.
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