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New US-China Standards Portal Launched
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the U.S.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the
Standardization Administration of China (SAC) have jointly announced
the launch of a new web site that will provide easier access to U.S
and China government regulations and industry standards covering
consumer products.
The new Standards Portal (www.standardsportal.org)
contains extensive, dual-language (both English and Mandarin)
information on the structure and operation of U.S. and Chinese
standards systems, as well as a database of 2000 standards (1000 from
each country) deemed to be essential to trade between the two
economic superpowers. The web site also includes access to nearly
300,000 other national, regional and international standards and
guidelines.
"The Standards Portal demonstrates a commitment by our three
organizations to foster cross-border trade between the U.S. and
China, and to promote the ongoing importance of trade development
through mutual information exchange and cooperation," says ANSI
president and CEO Joe Bhatia. Bhatia and ANSI say that additional
information will be added to the Standards Portal web site based on
"the interests of the web site's users."
This article was reprinted with permission from Conformity
Magazine.
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