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Volume 5| Issue 03| July - September 2019

Newsletter of the South Asian Regional Standards Organization

A Specialized Body of SAARC

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SARSO

During the period 01 July to 30 September 2019, the community of International Standards had been

making rapid strides moving on to development of futuristic standards that would make our World

more safe and sustainable. A number of ISO and IEC Draft Standards have been circulated by various

Technical Committees. Eventually, after deliberation at the WGs/SCs/TCs and Member Body

Balloting, these documents would progress as an ISO or IEC deliverables including as International

Standards. Among the various objectives of SARSO, the following have relevance to the participation

in the development of International Standards:

a) To encourage the use of international standards published by international organizations such

as ISO, IEC, etc. by way of adoption, where appropriate, as SAARC Standards.

b) To present the common interests of the Member States in the various international

standardization organizations.

c) To establish mutually beneficial cooperation with the relevant international and regional

organizations as per relevant SAARC guidelines.

Keeping the above in view, SARSO has commenced the exercise of bringing to the notice of all the

stakeholders of SARSO, a panoramic view on the emerging subjects of ISO and IEC which are in the

draft stages. Supplementing this, an attempt has also been made to share a General Analysis on two

of the draft Standards which has relevance to the SAARC Countries, namely:

- Carbon footprint of products - Product category rules (CFP-PCR) for finfish

- Tourism and related services - Medical tourism – Service requirements

SARSO had circulated a Report on the Intra-Regional Trade in the SAARC Region, an exercise

assigned to it by the Governing Board. A SARSO Delegation attended the 42nd meeting of the ISO

General Assembly at Cape Town, South Africa and shared the progress made by SARSO. It was a

tremendous feeling to hear the amount of interest and respect ISO and its Member States have on

SARSO.

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SARSO ATTENDS THE 42ND ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Heads of Delegation of the ISO General Assembly 2019

At the invitation from the ISO, SARSO Secretariat

participated in the ISO week and the 42nd ISO

General Assembly held during 17 - 20 September

2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. Mr. E.

Devendar (Director General) and Mr. Tashi

Wangchuk (Dy. Director) attended the ISO week.

The ISO General Assembly brought together with

fellow ISO members to determine the priorities

for the Organization, and to define the strategy

that would guide ISO and its members through

the next ten years. This year’s annual General

Assembly also featured a line-up of guest speakers

focusing on the impacts of digital technology,

uncertainty in global trade and the urgency for

sustainability, that has challenged and inspired the

delegates over two days of meetings. In addition

to covering the big ideas, the 2019 ISO GA also

featured breakouts focused on building ISO future

strategy to 2030. The ISO Week 2019 had

thought-provoking presenters, interactive

workshops, and gave opportunity to build

networks across the global standards community

which would set path to ISO 2030.

The International Organization for Standardization

(ISO) is an independent, non-governmental

international organization with a membership of

164 national standards bodies. Through its

members, it brings together experts to share

knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-

based, market relevant International Standards

that support innovation and provide solutions to

global challenges. International Standards make

things work. They give world-class specifications

for products, services and systems, to ensure

quality, safety and efficiency. They are instrumental

in facilitating international trade. The ISO has

published 22803 International Standards and

related documents, covering almost every

industry, from technology, to food safety, to

agriculture and healthcare. ISO International

Standards impact everyone, everywhere.

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The delegation of SARSO attended the Meeting of Signatories – ‘Declaration on Gender Responsive

Standards and Standards Development’, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

(UNECE) on 17 September 2019.

Ms. Lorenza Jachia, Secretary, Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation & Standardization Policies (UNECE),

UNECE briefing the participants

The SARSO delegation had side-line meeting with the

International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The

SARSO delegation met with Mr.Chaesub Lee, Director of

the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau and

Ms. Alexandra Gaspari, Programme Coordinator, ITU

Telecommunication Standardization Bureau on 18

September 2019. The ITU is the United Nations

specialized agency for information communication

technologies – ICTs. Founded in 1865 to facilitate

international connectivity in communications networks,

ITU allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits,

develop the technical standards that ensure networks and

technologies seamlessly interconnect, and strive to

improve access to ICTs to underserved communities

worldwide. SARSO with ITU delegation

The delegation from SARSO participated in the ‘ISO New rights event’ on 20 September 2019 along with

developing countries. Mr. Henry Cuschieri, Head of Membership and External Relations (ISO) and

Ms. Caroline Serre (ISO) presented the new rights programme of the ISO and its benefits to the developing

countries. The ISO team briefed about ISO Membership requirements, benefits of Membership of ISO and

requested the developing countries to avail the new rights privileges for developing the capacity of the

National Standards Bodies. Mr. Sergio Mujica, Secretary General (ISO) also addressed the gathering.

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ISO New rights event

The SARSO delegation met with the heads of the

National Standards Bodies of South Asia on 20

September 2019. Mr. Sonam Phunthso (Director

General, Bhutan), Mr. Rohit Kumar Parmar

(Director General, India), Dr. Rajesh Kumar Bajaj

(Deputy Director General, India), Mr. Jayanta Roy

Chowdhury (Head, IRD, India), Mr. Bishwababu

Pudasaini (Director General, Nepal), Dr. Siddhika

Senaratne (Director General, Sri Lanka) were

present in the Meeting. Mr. E. Devendar (Director

General, SARSO) briefed on the upcoming

Meetings of the Technical Management Board and

Governing Board of SARSO and requested for

early confirmation of participation. Mr. E. Devendar (DG, SARSO) with the Heads of NSBs

of SAARC Countries

Left to right: Mr. Henry Cuschieri (ISO), Mr.

Sonam Phuntsho (DG-BSB), Mr. Sergio Mujica

(Secretary General – ISO), Mr. E. Devendar

(DG-SARSO)

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SARSO PARTICIPATES IN THE ‘INDO-PACIFIC DIGITAL TRADE

STANDARDISATION INITIATIVE REGIONAL WORKSHOP’

The SARSO Secretariat participated in the

‘Indo-Pacific Digital Trade Standardisation Initiative Regional workshop’ on 06 August

2019. The workshop provided opportunity for

participant Countries in the project to discuss

key regional trends and share information on

the Standardization practices that are taking

place in the Countries. Delegates from

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka

participated in the Meeting. Mr. K.

Jayantha Sirikumara (Director), Mr. Tashi

Wangchuk (Dy. Director) and Mr. Ramesh

Khadka (Dy. Director) of SARSO attended

the workshop. The SARSO Secretariat delivered

a brief presentation on the activities of SARSO

and benefits of regional cooperation in

Standardization. Delegates of the workshop

The Indo-Pacific Digital Trade Standardisation

Initiative is a three-year standards trade enabling

program. Standards Australia is working with

counterpart National Standards Bodies (NSBs) and

other stakeholders to identify and deliver

institutional strengthening and capacity building

activities. It would assist the region’s capacity to

adopt and implement relevant international

standards as a foundation on which to build a

digital economy. This initiative of Standards

Australia is limited to the National Standards

Bodies (NSBs) and other stakeholders of

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

APRC IEC VISITS SARSO

Mr. Dennis Chew, Regional Director, Asia Pacific

Regional Centre (APRC), International

Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) visited SARSO

Secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 05 August 2019.

The SARSO and IEC discussed potential

collaboration opportunities. Mr. Dennis presented

brief updates of the IEC, shared about IEC platform

and its functionalities, overview of the training in

2016 in Singapore for SARSO management and also

briefed on the upcoming IEC General Meeting

scheduled to be held in Shanghai from 21-25 October

2019. Mr. E. Devendar (Director General), Mr. K.

Jayantha Sirikumara (Director), Mr. Tashi Wangchuk

(Dy. Director) and Mr. Ramesh Khadka (Dy. Director) Mr. Dennis Chew with SARSO officials

were present during the Meeting.

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ISO REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT ASIA VISITS SARSO

Mr. Adrian Goh, International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) Regional Engagement Asia visited SARSO Secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 07 August 2019.

Mr. Goh presented an overview of ISO at a glance and key

ISO activities in the region. He also highlighted about the 42nd

ISO General Assembly scheduled to be held in Cape Town,

South Africa in September 2019 and welcomed SARSO for

participation. The SARSO and ISO discussed areas of

cooperation for mutual benefit of both the organizations.

Mr. Adrian Goh with SARSO officials

PTB EXPERT VISITS SARSO

Mr. Kevin Kemp (PTB Expert) visited SARSO

Secretariat from 29 July to 01 August 2019 for

discussion on the upgrade of SARSO website. The visit

was with the financial assistance of PTB-Germany

under the SAARC-PTB Cooperation. Mr. Kemp and

SARSO had an interactive session on the development

of navigation structure for the website, needed

functions (e.g. registration, login, comment-function,

links to other systems of the website and surface of

the start and content page. A draft Terms of

Reference for the up gradation of SARSO website was Interactive session with Mr. Kemp

finalized during the visit.

SARSO PARTICIPATES IN ‘REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON FOOD

SAFETY POLICY, TRADE STANDARDS AND HARMONIZATION’

The Secretariat of SARSO participated in the

‘Regional workshop on Food Safety Policy,

Trade Standards and Harmonization’, focused

on the regional priorities of India, Bangladesh,

Nepal and Sri Lanka from 08 – 10 July 2019 in

New Delhi, India. The workshop was organized

and funded by the United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural

Service Office of Capacity Building and

Development (FAS/OCBD), in association with

Cornell University and Sathguru. Officials from

the relevant Ministries, experts from India,

Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka participated in the Worksop. Mr. E. Devendar (Director General) and Mr.

Tashi Wangchuk (Dy. Director) of SARSO attended the workshop.

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The workshop deliberated on the Food safety

policy, trade standards and regional

harmonization. The SARSO Secretariat delivered

presentation on ‘SARSO and its role in Regional

Harmonization of Standards’ covering the current

status of harmonization in the region.

SARSO TEAM ATTENDS THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL

EXPERT CONSULTATION MEETING ON ‘FOOD SAFETY IN

SOUTH ASIA REGION’

The SAARC Agriculture Center (SAC) and

BSAFE Foundation jointly organized a

SAARC Regional Consultation meeting on

"Food Safety in South Asia Region:

Current Status, Policy Perspective and

Way- Forward” in Dhaka, Bangladesh during 26-28 August 2019. The aim of the

program was to discuss the current

situation of food safety, issues, challenges

and way-forward to overcome the

issues/challenges in the SAARC region.

Delegates during the inauguration session

Mr. K Jayantha Sirikumara, Director and Mr. Tashi Wangchuk, and Mr. Ramesh Khadka, Deputy Director

from the SARSO attended the opening session of consultation program.

The Chief guest of the program was Dr.

Muhammad Abdur Razzaque MP, Honorable

Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, and Government

of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Mr. Md.

Nasiruzzaman, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture,

Government of the People’s Republic of

Bangladesh was present as the Special Guest. Ms.

Syeda Sarwar Jahan, Chairman, Bangladesh Food

Safety Authority (BFSA) and Dr. Md. Kabir Ikramul

Haque, Executive Chairman, BARC were present

as guests of honor. Dr. Mohammed Zainul Abedin,

President, BSAFE Foundation presided over the

inaugural function. The program was attended by

the participants from SAARC member countries -

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,

Pakistan and Sri Lanka. More than 300 participants

from different institutions and organizations were

present in the program. During the program, a

presentation on ‘Towards the Development of

Food Safety and Traceability Tools for Sustainable

Human Health and Business: A Need for Larger

Cooperation’ was delivered by Dr. Debashish

Mazumder, Senior Research Scientist, Project

Lead-Food Provenance-Environmental Research,

Australia.

REGIONAL CONCLUDING WORKSHOP OF THE BLENDED

LEARNING COURSE QUALITY INFRASTRCURE

The Regional concluding workshop of the

Blended Learning Course Quality Infrastructure

for Sustainable Development (QuISP) under the

SAARC-PTB Project ‘Strengthening regional

integration and cooperation in the field of quality

infrastructure in South Asia’, was held from 01 to

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05 July 2019 in Braunschweig and Berlin, Germany. Mr. K Jayantha Sirikumara Director of SARSO

participated in the workshop as observer. The Workshop was aimed to introduce the main disciplines and

institutions of Quality Infrastructure: metrology, standardization, conformity assessment, accreditation and

market surveillance.

Delegates of the workshop

The workshop shared lessons on the significance

of quality-related services for intra-regional and

international trade and export promotion.

Further, Concluding workshop reviewed the

practical experience in international project

coordination conducting group assignments on

quality infrastructure building and simulated the

trade negotiations.

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DRAFT ISO/IEC STANDARDS

Sl.

No.

ISO/IEC number

Title

ISO/TC or

IEC/SC number

1. ISO/DIS 23952 Quality information framework (QIF) - An integrated model of

manufacturing quality information

ISO/TC 184/SC 4

2. ISO/IEC DIS 30145-3 Information technology - Smart City ICT reference framework

- Part 3: Smart city engineering framework

ISO/IEC JTC 1

3. ISO/IEC Guide 59 ISO and IEC recommended practices for standardization by

national bodies

ISO/TMBG

4. ISO/DIS 10018

Quality management systems - Guidelines on people

engagement

ISO/TC 176/SC3

5. ISO/DIS 21384-3 Unmanned aircraft systems - Part 3: Operational procedures ISO/TC 20/SC16

6. ISO/WD 37002 Whistleblowing management systems - Guidelines ISO/TC 309

7. ISO 5708 Refrigerated bulk milk tanks ISO/TC 23

8. ISO/IEC FDIS 17029 Conformity assessment - General principles and requirements

for validation and verification bodies

ISO/CASCO

9. ISO/CD 17225-1 Solid biofuels - Fuel specifications and classes - Part 1: General

requirements

ISO/TC 238

10. ISO/FDIS 19880-8 Gaseous hydrogen - Fuelling stations - Part 8: Fuel quality

control

ISO/TC 197

11. ISO/DIS 22525 Tourism and related services - Medical tourism - Service

requirements

ISO/TC 228

12. ISO/DIS 21902 Tourism and related services - Accessible tourism for all -

Requirements and recommendations

ISO/TC 228

13. ISO/DIS 31800 Faecal sludge treatment units, Energy independent,

prefabricated, community-scale, resource recovery units -

Safety and performance requirements

ISO/PC 318

14. ISO/DIS 20940 Leather - Crust full chrome upper leather - Specifications and

test methods

ISO/TC 120/SC 2

15. ISO/IEC CD 27014 Information technology - Security techniques - Governance of

information security

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC

27

16. ISOTC 14625_2007 Space systems - Ground support equipment for use at launch,

landing or retrieval sites - General requirements

ISO/TC 20/SC 14

17. ISO/DIS 21902 Tourism and related services - Accessible tourism for all -

Requirements and recommendations

ISO/TC 228

18. ISO/PRF 11076 Aircraft - De-icing/anti-icing methods on the ground ISO/TC 20/SC 9

19. ISO/CD TS 23105 Biotechnology - Biobanking - Collection, processing, storage

and transportation criteria for plant biological material

ISO/TC 276

20. ISO/FDIS 35001 Biorisk management for laboratories and other related

organisations

ISO/TC 212

21. ISO/IEC PDTR 23613 Information technology - Cloud service metering and billing

elements

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC

38

22. 45A/1276/CDV

IEC/IEEE 60980-344 ED1: Nuclear facilities - Equipment

important to safety - Seismic qualification

IEC SC 45A

23. 61/5881/CD

IEC 60335-2-115 ED1: Household and Similar Electrical

Appliances – Safety – Part 2-115: Particular requirements for

beauty care appliances

IEC/TC 61

24. 111/536/FDIS

IEC 62430 ED2: Environmentally conscious design (ECD) -

Principles, requirements and guidance

IEC/TC 111

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25. ISO/PRF TS 50044 Energy Saving Projects (EnSPs) - Guidelines for economic and

financial evaluation

ISO/TC 301

26. ISO FDIS 21014 Cryogenic vessels - Cryogenic insulation performance ISO/TC 220

27. ISO FDIS 19880-1 Gaseous hydrogen - Fuelling stations - Part 1: General

requirements

ISO/TC 197

28. ISO PRF 10962 Securities and related financial instruments - Classification of

financial instruments (CFI) code

ISO/TC 68/SC 8

29. ISO/IEC PDTR 21897 Information technology - Data centers - Impact of ISO 52000

standards for energy performance of buildings

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC

39

30. ISO/DIS 22059 Guidelines on consumer warranties and guarantees ISO/PC 303

31. ISO DGuide 84 Guidelines for addressing climate change in standards ISO/TMBG

32. ISO/FDIS 14687 Hydrogen fuel quality - Product specification ISO/TC 197

33. ISO/DIS 22403 Plastics - Assessment of the inherent aerobic biodegradability

and environmental safety of non-floating materials exposed to

marine inocula under laboratory and mesophilic conditions -

Test methods and requirements

ISO/TC 61/SC 14

34. IWA 30-2 Competence for standards professionals - Part 2: In standards-

related organization

ISO/TMBG

35. ISO/DTR 20416 Medical devices - Post-market surveillance for manufacturers ISO/TC 210

36. ISO/CD 18246 Electrically propelled mopeds and motorcycles - Safety

requirements for conductive connection to an external electric

power supply

ISO/TC 22/SC 38

37. ISO/FDIS 16073-1 Wild land firefighting personal protective equipment -

Requirements and test methods - Part 1: General

ISO/TC 94/SC 14

38. ISO 20910-2019 Coding for radio frequency identification (RFID) tyre tags ISO/TC 31

39. ISO/ CD 50009 Guidance for multiple organizations implementing a common

(ISO50001) EnMS

ISO/TC 301

40. ISO/IEC AWI 24357 Face image quality assessment ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC

37

41. ISO/CD 37301 Compliance management systems - requirements with guidance

for use

ISO/TC 309

42. ISO/DTR 20416 Medical devices - Post-market surveillance for manufacturers ISO/TC 210

43. ISO/PRF 21105-1 Performance of buildings - Building enclosure thermal

performance verification and commissioning - Part 1: General

requirements

ISO/TC 163/SC 3

44. ISO/CD 21629 Bamboo floorings ISO/TC 296

45. ISO/CD 22948 Carbon footprint for seafood - Product category rules (CFP-

PCR) for finfish

ISO/TC 234

46. 45A/1280/CDV IEC 63046 ED1: Nuclear power plants - Electrical power

system - General requirements

IEC/SC 45A

47. ISO/CD 6935-2 Steel for the reinforcement of concrete - Part 2: Ribbed bars ISO/TC 17/SC 16

48. ISO/PRF 22447 Industrial wastewater classification ISO/TC 282/SC 4

49. ISO 24536 Service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater

and storm water systems – Storm water management -

Guidelines for storm water management in urban areas

ISO/TC 224

50. ISO DGUIDE 82 Guidelines for addressing sustainability in standards ISO/TMBG

51. 121A/321/DTS IEC TS 63208 ED1: Low-voltage switchgear and control gear –

Security aspects

IEC/SC 121A

52. ISO/CD 9564-5 Banking - Personal Identification Number (PIN) management

and security - Part 5: Methods for Generation, Change, and

Verification of PINs and Associated Data

ISO/TC 68/SC 4

53. ISO/IEC NP 30166 Internet of Things (IoT) -- Industrial IoT ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC41

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54. ISO/PRF 21983 Guidelines for the harvesting, transportation, separation of

stigma, drying and storage of saffron before packing

ISO/TC 34/SC 7

55. ISO/FDIS 22526-1 Plastics - Carbon and environmental footprint of bio based

plastics - Part 1: General principles

ISO/TC 61/SC 14

56. ISO/DIS 14091 Adaptation to climate change - Guidelines on vulnerability,

impacts and risk assessment Warning

ISO/TC 207/SC 7

57. ISO/DIS 23070 Water reuse in urban areas - Guidelines for reclaimed water

treatment - Design principle of a RO desalination system of

municipal wastewater

ISO/TC 282/SC 2

58. ISO/IEC WD TS

27100

Information technology - Cyber security - Overview and

concepts

ISO/IEC JTC 1

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