SADCMEL REPORT TO RLMO MEETING 20 September 2010
SADCMEL REPORT TO RLMO MEETING 20 September 2010. PRESENTED BY: D Tau SADCMEL Chairperson. SADCMEL. Table of contents. Background to SADCMEL Aims SADC SQAM meetings Capacity building Liaisons. SADCMEL. Background to SADCMEL. Established under SADC Trade Protocol
SADCMEL REPORT TO RLMO MEETING 20 September 2010
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SADCMEL REPORTTORLMO MEETING20 September 2010 PRESENTED BY: D Tau SADCMEL Chairperson
SADCMEL Table of contents • Background to SADCMEL • Aims • SADC SQAM meetings • Capacity building • Liaisons
SADCMEL Background to SADCMEL • Established under SADC Trade Protocol • 5 Sister organisations in SQAM arena • Resort under SQAMEG • 15 Member states • 4 Associate members • Member of AFRIMETS
SADCMEL Aims of SADCMEL • Develop and maintain confidence in Legal Metrology activities in Region • Maintain equivalence of LM activities • Remove LM regulatory TBTs in Region • Promote consistent application of technical requirements
SADCMEL Achievement of Aims To harmonise technical requirements: • Members agreed to adopt OIML Recommendations • Draft and adopt SADC requirements where OIML not available e.g. Mechanical counter scales Sale of commodities
SADCMEL SADCMEL TC 1 meeting • Held 21 March in Swaziland • 6 members attended • 1 associate member attended • Discussed proposed amendments to SADCMEL 1 & 4 • Agreed to propose amendments to SADCMEL
SADCMEL SADCMEL Annual meeting • Held 25 March in Swaziland • 12 members attended • 2 associate members attended • Observers OIML, PTB, EU Fund delegation • Addressed by Ian Dunmill of BIML • Ratified amendments to SADCMEL documents
SADCMEL SQAMEG meetings • 2 Coordinating meetings held to discuss admin matters • Annual meeting held in Swaziland on 27 March 2010
SADCMEL Capacity Building • 2 Year funding project concluded • 17 different training courses - 413 persons trained • Model law based on OIML D1 developed • Final needs workshop • Awareness and evaluation visit to 7 member countries • No equipment supplied for sustainability
SADCMEL International liaisonsOIML • Received report from BIML at 24th SADCMEL meeting • Presented report at the RLMO meeting in Kenya, Mombassa during October 2009
SADCMEL International liaisons AFRIMETS • SADCMEL attending the AFRIMETS GA in Egypt September 2010 • Mr. Albasini (SADCMEL Mozambique) is vice Chair for Legal Metrology • Mr. Carstens (SADCMEL SA) heads the secretariat
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