PACIFIC
AREA STANDARDS CONGRESS
PASC XXIX Meeting:
May 02-05, 2006, Cape Town, South Africa
Foundation:
In 1972, standards body representatives from a number of Pacific Rim countries
met in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, to plan for and suggest a programme leading
to the development of a voluntary, independent organization of Pacific
area national standards organizations. In 1973, the first meeting of the
organization, which was named the PACIFIC AREA STANDARDS CONGRESS (PASC),
was held in Honolulu.
OBJECTIVES 1. To exchange information and views
between national standards bodies and among organizations interested in
standardization and conformance and initiate necessary actions to help
ensure that international standardization activities are properly coordinated
on a consensus basis to meet world needs and foster international trade
and commerce 2. To provide a geographically convenient
forum for the countries and territories of the Pacific area to develop
recommendations for communication to the international standards bodies,
particularly ISO and IEC 3. To form a consultative liaison
with International and Regional standards bodies to help them meet world
needs in standardization through communication of recommendations of PASC
members 4. To provide a central site for papers
and reports on related subjects which further the objectives of PASC 5. To work with APEC, relevant APEC
specialist regional bodies, and multilateral agencies to support economic
and technical infrastructure development and free trade in the region.
This may extend to seeking financial support from those bodies 6. To actively promote the benefits
of standardization and conformance in the region to governments, industry
and consumers 7. To provide a source of information
for members on standards and conformance issues in the region and globally
and to promote the region at the international level 8. To have members promote PASC and
its activities within their countries 9. To promote the benefits of PASC
membership to other National Standards Bodies (NSBs) 10. To determine the policy and technical
standardization priorities of members and establish mechanisms to address
items of greatest common interest to PASC 11. To consider evolving strategic
issues in international standardization and examine possible changes in
the current international structures, approaches and organizations that
may be necessary to meet future requirements 12. To ensure that members contribute
sufficient resources to allow for effective and efficient achievement
of PASC's objectives 13. To support and promote adherence
to the provisions of relevant WTO Agreements, including the Agreement
on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and the Agreement on Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures (SPS), among PASC member countries
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