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The Quality Institutions: An Enabling Framework for International Trade

By Tom Rotherham on December 4, 2002

"The Quality Institutions" is a short paper addressing rule-making, conformity assessment and accreditation in standards and technical regulations. The paper is based on a longer research paper called "Developing Country Experience Implementing Enviornmental and Health & Safety Standards and Technical Regulations" produced for the Trade Knowledge Network.

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Publisher: IISD

Copyright: IISD, 2002

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