The
Sixth Meeting of the ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and
Quality (ACCSQ), Rubber-based Product Working Group (RBPWG) was held
from 4-5 August 2007 in Manila, Philippines. It was chaired by Dr
Alias Othman, Director of Technology and Engineering Division of Malaysia
Rubber Board on behalf of Malaysian government and co-chair by Madame
Varaporn Kajornchaiyakul of Thailand.
The
meeting was attended by delegates from Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and representative from the ASEAN
Secretariat.
Malaysia delegation
comprises a party of four (4) officers headed by Dr Fauzi Md Som of
the Malaysian Rubber Board.
The
objective of the Meetings is to approach the targets set by ASEAN
Country Leaders through several Roadmaps towards ASEAN as a single
market that work towards the harmonisation of on 11 priority sectors
whereby rubber is one of those sectors.
The
meeting discussed the issue pertaining to harmonisation of standards
and regulation in ASEAN countries.
Malaysia
presented the progress of the compilation of the directory of accredited
rubber testing laboratories in ASEAN. The directory had already been
endorsed by the ACCSQ for publishing it in the ASEAN website, which
will be updated regularly in every six months.
The
Meeting agreed to re-nominate the current Chair (Dr Alias Othman)
from Malaysia and Co-chair (Ms Varaporn Kajornchaiyakul) from Thailand
for the next coming three-year term (2007-2010).
All delegates also visited an automotive rubber
parts factory in Manila on 3rd of August as part of their regular
technical visit before the meeting.
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The Malaysian delegates; Azman (Standards Malaysia), Dr Fauzi, (MRB),
Sriyati (MRB), Masrina (SIRIM Bhd) and Ms Khin Aye Kyu from Myanmar.
RBPWG delegates in the factory meeting room. |
6th
ASEAN Rubber Based Product Working Group Meeting