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The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organisation (JSMO) to strengthen ties around standards, regulations, conformity assessment, specifications, and national hallmarks.
The MoU aims to facilitate industrial, trade and economic growth in both the UAE and Jordan. It covers the exchange of information and knowledge relating to common areas of interest, cooperate towards harmonisation of standards between the two parties.
The agreement also encourages cooperation in conformity assessment procedures to facilitate the exchange of non-food and non-pharmaceutical industrial products between the UAE and Jordan.
The MoU was signed by Omar Al Suwaidi, Under-Secretary of MoIAT, and Abeer Barakat Al Zuhair, Director-General of the JSMO, on the sidelines of the International Organisation for Standardisation’s (ISO) Annual Meeting being held in Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Farah Al Zarooni, Acting Assistant Under-Secretary for the Standards and Regulations Sector at the Ministry, was also present at the signing ceremony.
Al Suwaidi said the MoU embodied a common vision and strong relations between the UAE and Jordan.