International conference
On May 31, 2019,
in Minsk, Belarus, the Belarusian State Centre for Accreditation (BSCA)
organized and hosted an international conference “Business Development Using
Technical Regulation Instruments. Reducing technical barriers to trade and
international recognition of accreditation”.
BSCA became a signatory of ILAC MRA (in the fields of testing and
calibration) as well as IAF MLA (in the fields of certification of management
systems, products and persons) in October, 2018. In this light one of the
primary goals of the conference was to highlight the advantages of being a
signatory to ILAC MRA and IAF MLA as well as establish confidence in the
quality infrastructure among regulators, exporters, producers and consumers.
The conference was as well aimed at establishing effective interaction
between quality infrastructure bodies and business representatives in order to
increase the competitiveness of Belarusian products and diversify Belarusian
exports.
The conference
was held in the format of discussions at thematic panel sessions:
- Business
development using technical regulation tools
- Benefits of
international recognition of accreditation for exporters
- Inspection as a
form of conformity assessment and an instrument of technical regulation.
This event became a platform for active discussion of pressing issues in
the field of technical regulation and their impact on business development, as
well as product promotion in various markets. The event was attended by
representatives of the republican government bodies, the Belarusian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, representatives of the country's business associations,
as well as major Belarusian manufacturers-exporters. Representatives of
accreditation bodies of the partner countries of the Republic of Belarus (Poland,
Hungary, Slovakia, Georgia, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and others) shared
their experience on the role of international recognition of accreditation for
the economy and business.
