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Memoranda of Understanding — An ASTM International Outreach Program

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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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SAINT LUCIA
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS)
www.slbs.org.lc

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards (SVGBS)
www.gov.vc/svgbs/
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
www.saso.org.sa

SINGAPORE
Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING Singapore)
www.spring.gov.sg

SOUTH AFRICA
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
www.sabs.co.za

SOUTHERN AFRICA
South African Development Community Cooperation in Standards (SADCSTAN)
www.sadcstan.co.za

SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI)
www.nsf.ac.lk/slsi
TAIWAN
Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI)
www.bsmi.gov.tw

TANZANIA
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)
www.tbstz.org/

TRINIDAD and TOBAGO
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)
www.ttbs.org.tt

TURKEY
Turkish Standards Institution (TSE)
www.tse.org.tr

UGANDA
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
www.unbs.org

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)
Emirates Standards and Metrology Authority (ESMA)
www.esma.ae

URUGUAY
Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Técnicas (UNIT)
www.unit.org.uy

VIETNAM
Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ)
tcvn.gov.vn

ZAMBIA
Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS)
zabs@zamnet.zm
ZIMBABWE
Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ)
www.saz.org.zw