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ISO Committee
on Developing Country Matters
(DEVCO)

38th meeting
Geneva, Switzerland,
13 September (afternoon) and 14 September 2004
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Working documents
DEVCO 01/2004

THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPING COUNTRY
MATTERS (DEVCO)
13 September (afternoon) - 14 September 2004, Geneva, Switzerland

DRAFT AGENDA – Day 1 (14:00-17:30) Documents Pages
1. Opening of the meeting
2. Adoption of the agenda 01/2004 3
3. Tabling of the minutes of the 37th meeting held in 02/2004 7
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16-17 September 2003
4. Matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting 03/2004 11
5. Report by the DEVCO Secretary on the implementation of
ISO Actions for Developing Countries, including interactions 04/2004 21
with international organisations
6. Report by the DEVCO Chair on the first meeting of
the Chair’s Advisory Group (CAG) and the annual meeting of 05/2004 69
the Regional Liaison Officers (RLOs)
7. Approval of the ISO Action Plan for Developing Countries 2005-2010 06/2004 81
8. Presentation of the discussion groups and organisation of the next day 07/2004 101
DRAFT AGENDA – Day 2 (08:30-16:00)
9. Reporting from the discussion groups 08/2004 107
10. Date and place of the next meeting 09/2004 111
11. Any other business 115
12. Closure of meeting 117
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ITEM 3 TABLING OF THE MINUTES OF THE 37TH MEETING HELD IN
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, 15-16 SEPTEMBER 2003

The draft minutes of the 37th DEVCO meeting held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were circulated
and posted on the ISO/DOC server on 5 January 2003.

The wording of point 100 under agenda item 15 – Activities of WTO/TBT of interest to Developing
Countries was modified as requested by the author of the comment, Mr. Sakurada, JISC (Japan).

DEVCO ACTION It is proposed to table the minutes of
the 37th DEVCO meeting as amended

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ITEM 4 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS
MEETING

The various decisions taken by DEVCO at its 37th meeting have been followed up by the DEVCO
secretariat and the actions taken on them are described below:

DEVCO Resolution 2/2003 - Follow-up to the DCTF report and Programme of Action
DEVCO,
thanks the ISO Secretary General for a comprehensive report on the Developing Country Task
Force (DCTF) and the Programme of Action approved by Council in March 2003;

expresses confidence that this Programme of Action will be implemented and urges members from
both developed and developing countries to give their full support to its implementation.

The ISO Five-Year Action Plan for Developing Countries – Standards for Progress 2005-2010 will
be presented to DEVCO for approval under agenda item 7.

DEVCO Resolution 3/2003 - Preparation and Publication of Manuals
DEVCO,
thanks the revision team for completing the work on Manual 3,

notes the suggestion from SII (Israel) to invite past CEOs of ISO member bodies, members of
DEVCO, to act as ambassadors of good will and contribute to the revision work,

accepts the proposal made by the secretariat to revise Manual 7 - Participation in international
standardization and,

thanks ABNT (Brazil), DGN (Mexico), ICONTEC (Colombia), ISIRI (Iran) and SON (Nigeria) for
volunteering to be part of the revision team for Manual 7.

An update on Manuals is included in the report by the DEVCO Secretary, under agenda item 5.

DEVCO Resolution 4/2003 - Training seminars and workshops
DEVCO,
taking note of the latest list of training seminars organized by the ISO Programme for Developing
Countries in the period since the last DEVCO meeting on: Environmental Management and ISO
14000; The Role of Standardization Infrastructure in Economic Development; Life Cycle
Assessment and ISO 14040 Standards, Quality Management and ISO 9000:2000, Implementation
of ISO 9001 and Training of Trainers, Quality Management System Auditors.

also takes note of seminars planned for the remaining months of 2003,

thanks the following donor organizations for their financial contributions and for providing their
expertise towards the organization of these seminars:
the World Trade Organization (WTO),
the Norwegian Government (NORAD),
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the USAID/Pragma Metrology, Accreditation, Standardization and Quality Management Assistance
Program
the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)

also thanks the following national standards bodies for hosting these seminars and in many cases
providing technical expertise:
BELST (Belarus) IRAM (Argentina)
BIS (India) JISM (Jordan)
BNM (Madagascar) KAZMEMST (Kazakhstan)
BOBS (Botswana) KYRGYZST (Kyrgyzstan)
COHCIT (Honduras) LVS (Latvia)
CONACYT (El Salvador) MBS (Malawi)
DTNM (Nicaragua) TCVN (Vietnam)
DZNM (Croatia) NSIQO (Namibia)
EOS (Egypt) UZSTANDARD (Uzbekistan)
INNOQ (Mozambique)

reiterates its request that the DEVCO secretariat continues to provide seminars on the above
topics as long as they are required by industry and the public sector and as long as participation is
assured, as well as to take account of new needs for training seminars as they are articulated by
members.

The text of the resolution was communicated to the donors on 6 October 2003. Seminars and
workshops held since the last DEVCO meeting will be presented as part of the report by the
DEVCO Secretary, under agenda item 5.

DEVCO Resolution 5/2003 - Robert Oteng Fellowships
DEVCO,
noting the information contained in document DEVCO 05/2003 on fellowships awarded to an
officer from SAZ (Zimbabwe) and MNCSM (Mongolia) in October 2002,
thanks SAI (Australia) for hosting the fellows and for offering training on conformity assessment,
laboratory accreditation and standards management,
takes note that AENOR will host an officer from NC (Cuba) in November 2003,
expresses the hope that funds will be forthcoming under the Funds-in-Trust in the future to finance
other fellows under the scheme.
The text of the resolution was communicated to SAI (Australia) on 6 October 2003.

DEVCO Resolution 6/2003 -Training of technical officers for ISO technical committee
secretariat functions
DEVCO,
noting TMB resolution 9/2003 on Re-allocation of the secretariat of ISO/TC 93,

congratulates JBS (Jamaica) for assuming the secretariat of ISO/TC 93 – Starch

encourages JBS to nominate a secretary to ISO/TC 93 who can then undergo the appropriate
training organized by ISO DEVPRO,

reiterates previous invitations to other developing country members of DEVCO to host technical
committee secretariats of interest to them,
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thanks BIS (India) for hosting the ISO/TC Secretariat training course on Standards Development in
ISO, New Delhi, June/July 2003.
The newly appointed secretary to ISO/TC 93 was trained at the ISO Central Secretariat and hosted
by the secretariat of ISO/TC 34 – Food products, 3-7 November 2003.

DEVCO Resolution 7/2003 - Sponsorship of developing country delegates
DEVCO,

expresses appreciation once again to NORAD for its financial contribution making possible the
attendance of 17 participants to the meetings of TC 207 – Environmental Management, in Bali,
June/July 2003,

expresses the hope that donors will maintain contributions to enable developing country
participation in ISO technical committees.
The text of the resolution was communicated to NORAD (Norway) on 6 October 2003.

DEVCO Resolution 8/2003 - Twinning arrangements
DEVCO,

expresses appreciation to ISO/TMB for changing ISO Directives to allow the possibility of twinning
in the work of ISO/TC/SCs,

encourages developing countries to benefit from this opportunity to enhance their participation in
ISO work.

A report on twinning activities is included as part of the report by the DEVCO Secretary, under
agenda item 5.

DEVCO Resolution 9/2003 – Development of International Standards needed by
developing countries
DEVCO,

thanks BIS (India) for its progress report on the Working Group on Hand Pumps,

notes that ISO/DIS 17613 Manually operated pumps for drinking water – Guidelines for selection
and acceptance was submitted to ISO member bodies for voting by 2003-12-17,

encourages developing country members to vote/comment on the Draft and to propose other
subjects of interest in their economies for international standardization.

The text of the resolution was communicated to BIS (India) on 6 October 2003.

DEVCO Resolution 10/2003 – Promotion and public relations
DEVCO,

thanks SCC (Canada) for sponsoring one officer each from IBNORCA (Bolivia), INTECO (Costa
Rica), SLBS (Saint Lucia) and TTBS (Trinidad and Tobago) to attend the 2nd ISO Networking
Conference in Ottawa, May 2003,

approves the draft outline of Guidance on Awareness-Raising Campaign with further suggestions
for improvement,
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requests DEVCO secretariat with assistance of the relevant services of ISO Central Secretariat to
prepare the text to assist developing country NSBs in promoting standardization and related
matters in their respective countries.

The text of the resolution was communicated to SCC (Canada) on 6 October 2003. Work on the
awareness raising campaign will be completed during the first quarter of 2005.

DEVCO Resolution 11/2003 - Application of ICT in standardization
DEVCO,

takes note of the progress report on the implementation of the MED 2000 Project,

notes the extension of the MED 2000 project and the initiatives taking place in 2003,

thanks SCC (Canada) and DIN (Germany) for funding the assistance provided through the
extensions,

welcomes the second revised English edition of Manual 11: Standards Work on the Net, and its
translation into French and Russian,

takes note of the offer from EOS (Egypt) to assist in the translation of Manual 11 in Arabic.

Thank you letters were sent to SCC (Canada) and DIN (Germany) on 6 October 2003. A report on
the implementation of the MED 2000 Project is included in the report by the DEVCO Secretary,
under agenda item 5.

DEVCO Resolution 12/2003 – Future ISO Programme for Developing Countries
DEVCO,
notes the information provided in document DEVCO 06/2003 concerning the ISO Programme for
Developing Countries and its relation to ISO Strategic Planning (ISO Horizon 2010),
considering the importance of the ISO Programme for Developing Countries and the overall ISO
strategies,
approves the extension of the current Programme for Developing Countries to cover the year 2004
and,

requests the Secretariat of DEVCO to prepare a draft Programme for Developing Countries for the
period 2005 – 2010 for consideration by DEVCO at its next meeting, while providing transparency
in the planning process.

The draft ISO Five-Year Action Plan for Developing Countries – Standards for Progress 2005-2010
was reviewed by the DEVCO Chair’s Advisory Group in June 2004 and circulated to DEVCO
members as part of the DEVCO working documents.

DEVCO Resolution 13/2003 - Experiences of Developing Countries in using ICT,
training and promotion of standards
DEVCO,
thanks Mr. C. Costa, IRAM (Argentina), Mrs. G. Rebello da Silva, INNOQ (Mozambique),
Dr. Sunarya, BSN (Indonesia) and Mrs. R. Tabari, ISIRI (Iran) for their excellent presentations, and
congratulates each of the speakers for the outstanding work accomplished in using ICT, training
and promotion of standards in their countries, and

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approves the proposal to establish a working group consisting of EOS (Egypt), ICONTEC
(Colombia) and ISIRI (Iran) to work with the DEVCO Secretariat in obtaining information on
existing national standards users’ societies (SUS) and IFAN and using this information to
encourage developing countries to establish their own national SUS.

The DEVCO secretariat mailed information on IFAN (International Federation of Standards Users)
to EOS, ICONTEC and ISIRI on 17 November 2003.

DEVCO Resolution 14/2003 - Contributions from ISO members to the Funds-in-Trust
DEVCO,
referring to the report DEVCO 08/2003 on contributions received for the Funds-in-Trust during
2003,

expresses sincere thanks to the following ISO members having generously contributed to the
Funds-in-Trust in 2003: Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Canada, Colombia,
France, Kuwait, Macau, Netherlands, Norway, Serbia and Montenegro, South Africa, Spain, United
Kingdom and USA.

The text of the resolution was communicated to NORAD (Norway) on 6 October 2003 (together
with DEVCO resolution 7/2003).

DEVCO Resolution 15/2003 - Activities of CASCO of interest to developing countries
DEVCO,
thanks the Chairman of CASCO for his report to DEVCO,

expresses appreciation to the CASCO leadership for their valuable contribution to holding of a
CASCO/DEVCO Workshop on Product and Management System Certification in Developing
Countries and in Countries in Transition in Geneva, November 2003,

invites developing country members to send delegates to attend this Workshop.

The ISO Programme for Developing Countries sponsored the participation of a delegate from BPS
(Philippines), EOS (Egypt), IRAM (Argentina), ORN (Rwanda), SAZ (Zimbabwe) and UNBS
(Uganda) to the CASCO/DEVCO Workshop.

DEVCO Resolution 16/2003 - Activities of COPOLCO of interest to developing
countries
DEVCO,
thanks the Chair of COPOLCO for her report to DEVCO,

congratulates TISI (Thailand) for successfully hosting the COPOLCO meetings, workshop and
regional seminar in Bangkok, September 2003

warmly thanks SAI (Australia) and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) for
sponsoring 40 participants from Asia to attend the Workshop on Consumer Confidence and the
Role of Standards and the regional seminar on Consumer Representation in Standardization,

commends the leadership of COPOLCO for the work accomplished in Bangkok.

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DEVCO Resolution 17/2003 - ISO 14000
DEVCO,
thanks Mr. John Henry, Secretary of ISO/TC 207/SC 3 for reporting on the activities of
ISO/TC 207,

notes the report in the Working Documents on activities carried out by the DEVCO Secretariat on
ISO 14000 concerning Environmental Standardization (ISO/TC 207 process), sponsorships and
training,

considers these activities to be of prime importance to members in developing countries,

warmly thanks the Swiss Government, NORAD (Norway) for their continued support to developing
countries in this area.

DEVCO Resolution 18/2003 – Activities of UNIDO of interest to developing countries
DEVCO,
warmly thanks Mr. G. Pattaconi for reporting to DEVCO on the activities of UNIDO.

DEVCO Resolution 19/2003 - WTO/TBT
DEVCO,
thanks Dr. El-Tawil for his presentation on WTO activities,

recognizing once again the excellent collaboration between WTO and ISO demonstrated by a
number of joint projects,

thanks the WTO for holding seminars and workshops on the TBT Agreement for the benefit of
developing countries and for the continued collaboration with ISO in this field,

warmly thanks Mr. Shyam Gujadhur for his excellent presentation on the activities of the ITC.

DEVCO Resolution 20/2003 - Coordination of technical assistance to developing
countries in the fields of standardization and related matters
DEVCO,
notes the report on the coordination of technical assistance through the Joint Committee on
assistance to Developing Countries in Metrology, Accreditation and Standardization (JCDCMAS),

requests the Secretariat of DEVCO to continue to collaborate with the other international
organizations in the framework of JCDCMAS to achieve better harmonization of concepts and
coordination of assistance,

recommends giving priority to the implementation of the e-learning project to promote awareness
and a better understanding of the role of standardization for development.
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DEVCO Resolution 21/2003 - PASC report
DEVCO,
thanks Dr Thien Nguyen, PASC XXVI Chair, for sharing a summary of best practices and
recommendations resulting from workshops held in February in Singapore and in August in
Vietnam on developing country participation in International Standardization,

notes that the issues raised at the workshop validate the outcome of the ISO/DEVCO/TMB survey
conducted last year and support the ISO Programme of Action as approved by Council in March
2003.

Special DEVCO Resolution
DEVCO,

thanks Dr. Anwar El-Tawil, Secretary of DEVCO for his excellent work,

commends his efforts in furthering the DEVCO agenda through the years and

wishes him a happy retirement.

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