Assessment of the

Standards 
ISO Guidelines and 
experience from other 
national standards & 
regional standard 
bodies 
Minimum standards/ 
requirements Codex, 
ISO, IPPC, BIPM 
ISO, regional 
standards bodies 
 
Standardization 
Directorate
- Standards Institutes is following the ISO and Codex standards 
for establishment of standards; 
- The national standards is member of ISO, GOST, CAREC, and 
has established MoU with different national standards body; 
- The number & type of standards, dissemination & 
implementation mechanisms should be assessed; support 
should be given for capacity building programs including 
training, documentation and dissemination; 
- Institutional responsibility & the organizational structure should
be clearly defined 
Conformity 
Assessment 
ISO/IEC Guideline 
documents;
ISO standards 
requirement for 
accreditations; 
experience & 
requirements set by 
other national & 
regional conformity 
assessment bodies 
Internationally 
Accredited certification 
bodies & accredited 
laboratories; 
implement and 
maintain the 
requirements of the 
relevant ISO/IEC 
standards 
Mutual 
recognition of 
certification & 
test results at 
regional level 
and market/ 
trade partners
Conformity 
Assessment 
Directorate
Testing & 
Certification 
Centers
- Except the proximate analysis for fruit & vegetables accredited 
by TURKAK, none of the analytical results & certifications 
provided by the conformity assessment body internationally 
recognized 
- The conformity Assessment Body shall be strengthened 
including the testing laboratories and certification bodies to get 
accredited and internationally recognized. We were informed 
by the management about 20 million USD allocated by the 
World Bank for laboratories which shall be effectively utilized 
for this purpose, assistance will be required in this regard; 
- Institutional responsibility & the organizational structure shall 
be clearly defined 
- The laboratory services shall be strengthened to provide 
reliable and credible analytical services on pesticide residues, 

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