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Initiated in 2001, ASTM International's MOU program promotes communication between ASTM International and national standards bodies worldwide, fostering awareness of the standardization systems of all parties involved. The program also facilitates the development of national standards that will aid each country's health, safety, environmental, and economic conditions. These agreements help avoid duplication of effort where possible and mutually promote the standards development activities of ASTM International and the national standards bodies participating in the program.

MOU's are designed to encourage, increase, and facilitate the participation of technical experts from around the world in the ASTM standards development process and broaden the global acceptance and use of ASTM International standards.

As a benefit of the MOU program, technical experts from any of the countries where MOUs have been signed can participate freely as full voting members in the ASTM standards development process. Please contact your national standards body for information on how to participate in ASTM International technical committees, or contact Jessica Hychalk (jhychalk@astm.org) to join the ASTM technical committees of your choice.


For more information
Vice-president, Global Cooperation, Teresa Cendrowska
Director, External Relations, James Olshefsky
Manager, Global Cooperation, Jessica Hychalk
Administrative Assistant, Janice Bardi
MOU participants—alphabetical listing
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AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan National Standardization Authority (ANSA)
ansaafg@gmail.com

BAHRAIN
Bahrain Directorate for Standards and Metrology (BSMD)
www.moic.gov.bh

BOLIVIA
Instituto Boliviano de Normalización y Calidad (IBNORCA)
www.ibnorca.org

BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA
Institute fo
r Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAS)
www.bas.gov.ba

BOTSWANA

Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS)
www.bobstandards.bw

BULGARIA
Bulgarian Institute for Standardization (BDS)
www.bds-bg.org
CHILE
Instituto Nacional de Normalizacion (INN)
www.inn.cl

CHINA
Standardization Administration of China (SAC)
www.sac.gov.cn

COLOMBIA
Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación (ICONTEC)
www.icontec.org.co
CONGO
(Republique Democratique Du Congo)

COSTA RICA
Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO)
www.inteco.or.cr

CROATIA
State Office for Standardization and Metrology (DZNM)
www.hzn.hr

DOMINICA
Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS)
www.dominicastandards.org

ECUADOR
Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización
www.inen.gov.ec

EGYPT
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS)
www.eos.org.eg

EL SALVADOR
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
www.conacyt.gob.sv

ETHIOPIA
Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia (QSAE)
www.qsae.org

GHANA
Ghana Standards Board (GSB)
ghanastandards.org/GSB_intro.htm

GRENADA
Grenada Bureau of Standards
www.spiceisle.com/gdbs/

GUATEMALA
Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas (COGUANOR)
www.mineco.gob.gt

GULF REGION
Standardization Organization for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GSO)
www.gso.org.sa

HONDURAS
Consejo Hondureño de Ciencia y Tecnología (COHCIT)
www.cohcit.gob.hn

INDONESIA
Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN)
www.bsn.or.id

IRAQ
Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (COSQC)
coxqc@yahoo.com

ISRAEL
Standardization Institution of Israel (SII)
www.sii.org.il