On March 29, 2024 within the framework of the International Economic Forum of the CIS member states the section “The role of technical regulation and standardization in the CIS integration processes” was held.
The section was organized by the CIS Executive Committee together with the Bureau of Standards of the Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification and attracted wide attention of the participants of the International Economic Forum, became a platform for presentations by leading experts and discussions of key topics in the field of standardization and technical regulation.
Mr. Denis Trefilov, Deputy Secretary General of the CIS, opened the session. In his greeting he emphasized the readiness of the CIS countries to deepen cooperation in the field of standardization and technical regulation, and also noted that the CIS has all the conditions for this, including the formed legal framework, the Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification, one of the main tasks of which is the development of interstate standards for the economy of the CIS member states.
Denis Trefilov paid special attention to the need to finalize the draft Agreement on Technical Barriers to Mutual Trade of the CIS Member States as soon as possible, and also touched upon the problem of lack of qualified personnel in the field of standardization, metrology and conformity assessment.
During the section also discussed the issues of interstate standardization as a tool to interface integration processes within the CIS and EAEU and its role in the development of international trade and economic cooperation.
Representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CIS member states, leading organizations and institutions dealing with standardization and technical regulation, including the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Academy of Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Rosstandart, the Regional Commonwealth in the field of communications and the Association “Association of Railway Equipment Manufacturers” took part in the work of the section.
The section became a significant event at the forum, bringing together experts and managers to discuss key aspects of cooperation in the field of quality infrastructure within the CIS.
