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ISC is the National Standards Body responsible for the preparation and publication of Cambodian Standards and Guidelines for products, commodities, materials, services, practices and operations. |
The national standardization programmed develops Cambodian Standards on a consensus basis and promotes the wide acceptance of Cambodian Standards by industry and government to enhance enterprises' business competitiveness. |
| Objectives of national standardization |
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Objective 1- |
Cambodian Standards are developed to meet the needs of industries and consumers to promote quality and safety of products and services. |
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Objective 2- |
The Cambodian standards fulfill generally recognized requirements of both producers and consumers and aim to reduce waste of resources and eliminate unnecessary variety to obtain economic benefits to the country. |
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Objective 3- |
Cambodian standards for products ensure optimum quality level desired by the market. |
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Objective 4- |
The standards are formulated using the principle of consensus and are aligned with international standards to the maximum extent feasible. |
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Objective 5– |
The standards conform to the requirements of the TBT agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO). |
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Circulation of draft standards for comments |
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The drafted Cambodian standards are widely circulated among all stakeholders for public comment for a period of not less than two months. |
Revision of Cambodian Standards |
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Cambodian standards are revised at intervals of no longer than five years to ensure they are current. Where necessary, revisions are undertaken within five years to keep up with changing requirements or when there is a valid request to review a standard. |
| National Standards Council |
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A National standards Council is appointed by the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy in terms of the Law on Standards of Cambodia are approved, revised or revoked by the National Standards Council. |
| The ISC is the secretariat of the National Standards Council. |
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Technical committees |
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Technical Committees are formed on a representative basis by seeking nominations from industry, associations, academic institutions and government departments. The committee size is a compromise between a reasonably broad base of representation and the need to restrict membership to workable numbers. |
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Prioritization |
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Before formulation or revision of a Cambodian standard, the projects are considered by the technical staff on its priorities with focus on: |
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1- National development policy; |
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2- Urgency of the standard (due to an emergency situation, standard involving health, safety, etc.);
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3- Consumer and environmental protection; |
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4- Degree of economic activity in the sector; |
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5- Importance for import inspection, industry inspection or product certification; |
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6- Capacity as import substitute; and |
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7- Availability of reference material and testing facilities. |
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A plan of priority standardisation is drafted after completion of a survey of all interested and concerned parties. |
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