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Globalization provides many challenges, which require a good understanding and appreciation of the link between trade, standards and export competitiveness. Yet, the world has become a global village. The movement of persons is facilitated by the advanced air-transportation system, communications have jumped to an advanced state through satellites and internet, goods and services are crossing frontiers and global competition has intensified in terms of quality, price, supply chain management and credibility of delivery systems including testing of traded goods. Moreover, global consumer demand especially in the area of food safety, plant life, health and the protection of the environment has intensified the need to develop standards, technical competence that are more effective in supporting producers and ensuring compliance. The National Institutes for Standards (NIS) of Egypt plays an important role in the national measurement system including quality infrastructure in Egypt. Locally, it provides support to industry and trade through credible dissemination of measurement units. NIS, being a signatory to the CIPM MRA, can play the same role internationally to give credibility to Egyptian producers and exporters in the world trade market. To do that, it needs to get a "Statement of Equivalence" from the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) through the publication of its "Calibration and Measurements capabilities" (CMCs) on Appendix C of the BIPM - Key Comparisons Data Base (BIPM KCDB). To achieve this, NIS has to have its CMCs and its supporting "Quality Management System" peer reviewed by concerned technical and quality committees of a Regional Metrology Body. This paper describes NIS experience in establishing a documented tiered Management System in which there is a main frame "NIS Quality Manual" (NIS-QM) as the first part. It states top management commitment to top quality of measurements through NIS Quality Policy Statement, define responsibilities and delegate appropriate authorities to NIS Quality and Technical Coordinators. NIS-QM is supported by a number of "Labs Quality Manuals". Each Lab has the documented technical and management procedures that support its CMCs. Implementation of NIS-QM and Labs-QMs is the responsibility of Labs Technical and Quality Managers. The paper also describes an action plan that was studied and approved by representatives of the reputable Regional Metrology Organizations around the world. This plan was developed following EUROMET positive response to the request of NIS to submit CMCs in Mass and Pressure through EUROMET. This has evolved as a natural development of the good relations between several European NMIs and NIS and the good reputation NIS has earned over the past decade. The plan included the acceptance of EUROMET Technical Committees (TC) concerned to perform the intra-RMO review. |
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