GCC Standardization Organization

The GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) is a standards organization for the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Yemen. It was established under the authority of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Its full official name is "the Standardization Organization of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf". It is headquartered in Riyadh[1] and has a branch office in Jeddah.[2] Where no GSO standard already exists, it reviews existing global standards and may adopt them.[3] The GSO's Technical Council mandated the creation of a regional Metrology Organization to be called "GULFME".[4] The GSO has also partnered with PepsiCo.[5]

The current secretary general of the GSO is H.E. Nabil A Molla.[6][7] A previous secretary gerenral was Dr. Rashid Ahmed Muhammad Bin Fahad [8]

As at 2010, the GSO has mandated some 2,700 standards. Implementation of these standards is the responsibility of individual member countries of the GCC.[9]

Domains of standards

The GSO's standardization initiatives cover a wide range of domains. These include:

References

  1. ↑ "GCC Standardization Organization". GSO.org.sa. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  2. ↑ Bricault, G. Major Companies of the Arab World 1992/93. Springer Science & Business Media (2012) p 619. https://books.google.ae/books?id=T-DuCAAAQBAJ&dq=Nabil+A+Molla&source=gbs_navlinks_s
  3. ↑ "How green are we??". Zawya.com. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  4. ↑ Gulfme website. http://www.gulfmet.org/gulfmet/gulfmet/calibration
  5. ↑ FoodDubai website. 2013. "PepsiCo Partners with the Dubai Municipality and GCC Standardization Organization" http://www.foodubai.com/details_news.aspx?newsid=56#.VZFaJ2DVfJY
  6. ↑ Bloomberg Business, Executive Profile. "Nabil Bin Ameen Molla" http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=253920260&privcapId=7763385&previousCapId=12739579&previousTitle=VYSTAR%2520CORP
  7. ↑ GSO Website. http://www.gso.org.sa/gso-website/gso-website/about-gso/about/secretary-general
  8. ↑ United Nations, Sustainable Development International, United Nations Environment Programme, Climate Action 2009/2010 UN/Earthprint (2009) https://books.google.ae/books?id=wgYj-t_Chx4C&pg=PT184&dq=%22GCC+Standardization+Organization%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=w62SVaDEEImUsAHRmJXwAg&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22GCC%20Standardization%20Organization%22&f=false
  9. ↑ J. of World Trade, Volume 44, Issues 4-6. p. 1277
  10. ↑ Public.Resource.Org website https://law.resource.org/pub/gso/ibr/gso.987.e.ds.2012.pdf
  11. ↑ UAE.S GSO 208:1994 cited on website of Emirates Authority for Standardization, retrieved 29 Jun 2015. https://estore.esma.gov.ae/e-store/Default/STDDetails.aspx?std=377
  12. ↑ GCC Standardization Organization (2008). "GCC Standardization Organization". http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/notific_otros_miembros/bhr131_t.pdf
  13. ↑ "Labeling of Tobacco Product Packages" UAE.S/GSO 246:2011. GSO (2011). http://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/files/live/United%20Arab%20Emirates/United%20Arab%20Emirates%20-%20UAE.S_GSO%202462011.pdf
  14. ↑ Bin Fahad, Dr. Rashid. Presentation. "The Role of GSO on GCC Food Safety". http://www.foodsafetydubai.com/resources/contentfiles/Prev-Conference/DIFSC03.pdf

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