African Organization for Standardisation

The African Organization for Standardisation (ARSO), formerly the African Regional Organisation for Standardisation, is an intergovernmental organization of 43 countries of Africa.[1] It also led the continental program Eco Mark Africa.[2]
History
[edit]It was formed by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Organisation of African Unity[3] in August 17, 1977[4] at Accra, Ghana,[5][6] with 21 African governments.[7]
Purpose
[edit]The purpose of the organization is to facilitate trade between countries of Africa and other countries of the world[4][5][6] and to maintain a framework for production of cocoa beans.[3]
Member Countries
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The 42 members of the African Organization for Standardisation are:[8]
Algeria
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea Bissau
Guinea
Kenya
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Concept Note Celebrating the ARSO Milestones" (PDF). Agence des Normes et de la Qualité. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022.
- ↑ Standards for the Sustainable Development Goals. United Nations. 2019-01-09. ISBN 978-92-1-047468-9.
- 1 2 "Requirements for Cocoa Farmer as an Entity/Farmer Group/Cooperative — Management Systems and Performance" (PDF). World Trade Organization.
- 1 2 "GSO participates in the 28th General Assembly of the African Organization for Standardisation (ARSO)". GCC Standardization Organization. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- 1 2 "African Organisation for Standardisation". Union of International Associations. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- 1 2 "African Organisation for Standardisation". United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ "Activities of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) related to the work of the WTO TBT Committee – tralac trade law centre". Trade Law Centre. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ "28th ARSO General Assembly – Yaounde, Cameroon". ARSO.