Russian National Standards Body Signs MOU with ASTM Int'l
April 16, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The national standards body of Russia signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ASTM International.
The agreement was signed by Grigory I. Elkin, head of the Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (GOST R) and James A. Thomas, president, ASTM International, during a meeting between the two executives at the Russian Federal Agency's headquarters in Moscow.
The goals of the MOU are to "remove technical barriers in economic and trade relations, create greater efficiency in the development of standards, deliver greater quality products, provide environmental and labor safety and recognize the mutual benefits to be derived from cooperation in the field of standardization."
Following the signing, Thomas said, "With Russia's aim to join the World Trade Organization in 2008, the MOU is a timely initiative that will foster much greater cooperation between Russia and ASTM International in the development of international standards."
ASTM International is one of the largest developers of international standards in the world, using a process that embraces the principles of the World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement.
Through the MOU, the Russian Federation joins 47 other countries that have also signed MOUs with ASTM International. The MOU provides the Russian Federation access to the full collection of ASTM's 12,000 standards.
The MOU also allows technical experts from Russian industry and scientific enterprises to influence the technical content of ASTM International standards that are important to Russia's economy through direct free participation in the ASTM standards development process.
Source: ASTM International.