This page provides you with the Current and Previous Work Under each ARSO TCs as provided for in the African Standards Harmonisation Model.
Information Provided here is for the Public to Note and Participate in the African Standardisation Activities through commenting and noting the Current List of Standards being harmonised and the Levels at which the Standards i.e. Working Drafts, Committee Drafts, Draft African Standards or Final Draft African Standard
To develop and maintain standards and technical guides pertaining to the design, construction, performance testing, calibration, field response testing and safety considerations for measuring instruments and systems including the following areas:
Electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetic metrology
Mechanics, acoustics and dimensional metrology
Thermodynamics, photometry, optics and photonics
Dosimetry, radiometry and non-destructive measurements
Chemical and biological metrology
Instrumentation and calibration coordination
Standardization of the processes and products in the apiculture industry in particular terminology, codes of practice, guidelines, beekeeping practices, pollination services, specifications, requirements for packaging, storage and transportation and methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 19, Bee products
Participating Member States: (1) Botswana; (2) Burkina Faso; (3) Cameroun; (4) Cote d’Ivoire; (5) Egypt; (6) Ethiopia; (8) Gabon; (9) Ghana; (10) Kenya; (11) Mauritius; (12) Nigeria; (13) Rwanda; (14) Senegal; (15) South Africa; (16) Sudan; (17) Tanzania; (18) Uganda; (19) Zambia; (20) Zimbabwe; (21) IGAD
Leadership
Chairperson: Tanzania (Dr. Mgina Clarence Anthon)
Secretary: Botswana
Key Information: First 13 standards harmonized in coordination with the African Union-InterAfrican Animal Resources Bureau (AU-IBAR)
Standardization in the field of fisheries and aquaculture including fish, shellfish and fresh, frozen (including quick-frozen) or otherwise processed fish products, in particular terminology, codes of practices, specifications, requirements for packaging, storage and transportation, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 6, Meat, poultry, fish, eggs and their products
ISO/TC 234, Fisheries and aquaculture
Standardization of milk and milk products covering the dairy chain from primary production to consumption including terminology, specifications, guidelines, codes of practice, requirements for packaging, storage and transportation, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 5, Milk and milk products
CCMMP, Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products
Standardization of fruits, vegetables, tubers and processed products including nuts, in particular terminology, specifications, codes of practice, requirements for packaging, storage, transportation, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 3, Fruits and vegetables and their derived products
CCFFV, Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
CCPFV, Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
Elaboration of standards for coffee, cocoa, tea and similar products including terminology, specifications, codes of practice, materials, methods of test and sampling, labelling and packaging.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 8, Tea; ISO/TC 34/SC 15, Coffee; ISO/TC 34/SC 18, Cocoa
Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate (CCCPC)
Participating Member States
(1) Algeria, (2) Botswana, (3) Cameroun, (4) Côte d’Ivoire, (5) DR Congo, (6) Egypt, (7) Ethiopia, (8) Gabon, (9) Ghana, (10) Kenya, (11) Liberia, (12) Nigeria, (13) Rwanda, (14) Senegal, (15) Sierra Leone, (16) Tanzania, (17) Togo, (18) Uganda, (19) Zimbabwe
Leadership
Co-Chairperson: Mr. Nanga Coulibaly, Cote D’Ivoire
Co-Chairperson Mr. Maxwell Samuel Karikari Addo, Ghana
Co-Secretary: Mr. MacMillan Prentice, Ghana
Co-Secretary: Mr. Thierry Tape
Key Work Items
DARS 1000-1:2020, Sustainable cocoa — Part 1: Requirements for cocoa farmer as entity, farmer group, cooperative — Management system and performance
DARS 1000-2:2020, Sustainable cocoa — Part 2: Requirements for cocoa quality and traceability
DARS 1000-3:2020, Sustainable Cocoa — Part 3: Requirements for Cocoa Certification Scheme
Key Information
The initial work of the committee was supported by the Government of Ghana through the Ghana Cocoa Board and the Government of Cote D’Ivoire through le Conseil du Café-Cacao Côte d’Ivoire.
Since this was an urgent matter, the two governments have requested ARSO Secretariat to utilize the Fast-Tracking Procedure in the revised ASHAM.
Standardization for meat and meat products, eggs, poultry and game including packaged meat, eggs, and for processed poultry meat products in particular terminology, specifications, guidelines, codes of practice, requirements for packaging, storage and transportation, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 6, Meat, poultry, fish, eggs and their products
CCMPH, Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene
Participating Member States: (1) Algeria; (2) Botswana; (3) Egypt; (4) Kenya; (5) Malawi; (6) Mauritius; (7) Morocco; (8) Niger; (9) Nigeria; (10) Rwanda; (11) Senegal; (12) Uganda; (13) Zanzibar; (14) Zimbabwe; (15) IGAD
Leadership
Chairperson:
Secretary:
Key Information: Currently supported by PTB on a three-year grant.
Standardization of maximum or guideline levels for individual food additives and functional classes in food and feed, in particular specifications of identity and purity for food additives, labelling of food additives, codes of practice, guidelines, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/WG 14, Vitamins, carotenoids and other nutrients
CCFA, Codex Committee on Food Additives
Standardization of spices, culinary herbs and condiments, in particular terminology, specifications, codes of practice, requirements for packaging, storage and transportation, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 7, Spices, culinary herbs and condiments
CCSCH, Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs
Standardization in the field of food hygiene and safety management systems, covering the food and feed supply chain from primary production to consumption as well as animal and vegetable propagation materials. The standards may include terminology, codes of practice, guidelines and microbiological criteria.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 9, Microbiology
ISO/TC 34/SC 17, Management systems for food safety
CCFH, Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
ISO/TC 326, Machinery intended for use with foodstuffs
CEN/TC 429, Food hygiene – Commercial warewashing machines – Hygiene requirements and testing
CEN/SS C01, Food Products
CEN/TC 153, Machinery intended for use with foodstuffs and feed
CEN/TC 275, Food analysis – Horizontal methods
CEN/TC 460, Food Authenticity
Standardization of maximum or guideline levels for contaminants (including environmental contaminants) and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed (in cases where the contaminant in feed can be transferred to food of animal origin and can be relevant for public health), in particular specifications, codes of practice, guidelines, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/WG 20, Aflatoxins
CCCF, Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
Standardization of cereals, pulses, legumes and their processed products including terminology, specifications, codes of practice, requirements for packaging, storage and transportation, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 4, Cereals and pulses
CCCPL, Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes
Participating Member States
(1) Algeria; (2) Botswana; (3) Egypt; (4) Ghana; (5) Malawi; (6) Mauritius; (7) Rwanda; (8) South Sudan; (9) Tanzania; (10) Uganda; (11) Zanzibar
Standardization of oleaginous seeds and fruits, oilseed residues, edible fats and oils of animal, vegetable and marine origin including olive oil and blends of fats and oils and emulsions but not products originating from milk and milk products. The standards may include specifications, codes of practice, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 2, Oleaginous seeds and fruits and oilseed meals
ISO/TC 34/SC 11, Animal and vegetable fats and oils
CCFO, Codex Committee on Fats and Oils
CEN/TC 307, Oilseeds, vegetable and animal fats and oils and their by-products — Methods of sampling and analysis
Standardisation of packaging and labelling of foods including standards on migration from plastics, metal release, paper and board in contact with foodstuffs, reuse, recycling and disposal of materials related to food packaging. The standards may include terminology, codes of practices, specifications, classifications, guides, dimensions, marking, quality and performance requirements, test methods and impact of packaging and packaging materials on health and the environment (air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna and human and their interactions).
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 122, Packaging; CEN/TC 261, Packaging
ISO/TC 313, Packaging machinery; CEN/TC 146, Packaging machines – Safety
CCFL, Codex Committee on Food Labelling
CCFICS, Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems
CEN/SS T14, Packaging
Standardization of nutrition for all foods including foods for special dietary uses, in particular terminology, specifications, codes of practice, guidelines, requirements for packaging, storage and transportation, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/WG 23, Food suitable for vegetarians/vegans
ISO/TC 34/WG 25, Food security in emergency or crisis situation
CCNFSDU, Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
CEN/TC 453, Dietary supplements and sports food free of doping substances
Standardization of sugar, starch and related confectionery products in terms of terminology, specifications, codes of practice, methods of sampling and test
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 93, Starch (including derivatives and by-products);
CCS, Codex Committee on Sugars
CEN/SS C10, Starch
Standardization of animal feeds, feeding stuffs and feeding including terminology, codes of practice, specifications of raw material & finished products, guidelines and requirements for packaging, storage and transportation, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 10, Animal feeding stuffs
CEN/TC 327, Animal feeding stuffs – Methods of sampling and analysis
Standardization of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages of various kinds including drinking water, fruit and vegetables juices. Standards may include terminology, specifications, codes of practice, materials, methods of test and sampling, labelling and packaging.
Standardization of seeds and propagation materials, in particular terminology, specifications, purity, codes of practice, guidelines, methods of sampling and test.
Standardization of terminology and test methods for unmanufactured tobacco, all types of tobacco products, materials used for manufacturing tobacco products and tobacco smoke including environmental tobacco smoke aspects; specifications and questions of handling, storage, packaging and transport are included as appropriate.
Standardization of production, postharvest handling, storage and transport of tobacco, in particular terminology, guidelines, codes of practice, specification, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 126, Tobacco and tobacco products
Standardization of maximum or guideline levels for individual pesticide in food and feed, codes of practice, guidelines, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: CCPR, Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
Standardization in the fields of agrochemicals including terminology, classification, characteristics, specifications and test and performance methods for pesticides and aerosols; fertilizers and soil conditioners; soil improvers and growing media and related products.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 81, Common names for pesticides and other agrochemicals
ISO/TC 134, Fertilizers, soil conditioners and beneficial substances
CEN/TC 223, Soil improvers and growing media
CEN/TC 260, Fertilizers and liming materials
CEN/TC 455, Plant Biostimulants
Standardization in the field of live animals related to terrestrial and aquatic animals in relation to species-specific rearing techniques, productivity, health, safety, husbandry, welfare, housing, identity, traceability, transportation, grading, and livestock sourcing.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/WG 16, Animal welfare
Participating Member States: (1) Algeria; (2) Botswana; (3) Kenya; (4) Malawi; (5) Mauritius; (6) Morocco; (7) Niger; (8) Nigeria; (9) Rwanda; (10) Senegal; (11) Uganda; (12) Zimbabwe; (13) IGAD
Standardization of round, sawn and processed timber, and timber materials in and for use in all applications, panels such as fibreboards, particle boards and plywood based on lignocellulosic materials (derived from wood or other materials) including terminology, classification, dimensions, test methods and quality requirements, wood and wood-based industries, including but not limited to sustainability and renewability aspects, chain of custody, timber tracking and timber measurement, across the entire supply chain from biomass production to the finished wood and wood-based products, structural applications of timber, wood -based panels, other wood based products, and related lignocellulosic fibrous materials including:
requirements for design;
structural properties, performance, and design values of materials, products, components, and assemblies and;
test methods and requirements to establish related structural, mechanical and physical properties and performance.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 89, Wood-based panels
ISO/TC 165, Timber structures; ISO/TC 218, Timber
ISO/TC 287, Sustainable processes for wood and wood-based products
ISO/TC 296, Bamboo and rattan
CEN/TC 175, Round and sawn timber; CEN/TC 124, Timber structures
CEN/TC 142, Woodworking machines – Safety; CEN/TC 112, Wood-based panels; CEN/TC 38, Durability of wood and wood-based products
Standardization in the field of flooring, roofing and wall finishing as well as terminology.
ARSO/TC 25/SC 1, Roof covering products
Scope
Standardization in the area of general and specific requirements and test methods for roof covering products for discontinuous laying and products for wall cladding.
The essential characteristics for wall coverings include:
Reaction to fire (only for coverings intended for uses on walls subject to reaction to fire regulations;
Release of formaldehyde (where relevant, according to material);
Release of pentachlorophenol (where relevant, according to material);
Release of other dangerous substances;
Susceptibility to the growth of harmful micro-organisms;
Water vapour permeability (only for coverings intended for use on walls subject to water vapour control requirements);
Water permeability (only for coverings intended for use on walls subject to water penetration requirements)
Thermal resistance (only for coverings intended for use on walls subject to thermal insulation requirements.
Roof covering, floor coverings and wall cladding products are used worldwide to cover roofs, floors and external walls of all types of buildings. Some of the products are used internally as well.
The various materials used include natural raw materials, like clay, natural slate and stone, combined materials like concrete, ceramics, fibre-cement and bituminous products, metals, metal faced insulated sandwich panels and plastics.
The shapes in which they are used include:
small elements: tiles and their fittings, shingles, sidings, slates
large elements: flat, profiled and corrugated sheets, sandwich panels, flexible sheets for waterproofing and
accessories for inclined roofs: rooflights, roof access, roof ladders, eaves gutters and downpipes.
ARSO/TC 25/SC2, Doors, windows, shutters, building hardware and curtain walling
Scope
Standardization of performance requirements, terminology, manufacturing sizes and dimensions, and methods of test for:
windows including roof windows;
doors, internal and external doorsets;
shutters, external and internal blinds and shutters;
building hardware, as emergency exit devices, controlled door closing devices, cylinders for locks, locks and latches, padlocks and padlock fittings;
industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates;
curtain walling.
The standardization covers:
Wood and other lignocellulosic material based doors, windows and shutters
Metal doors, windows and shutters
Plastic doors, windows and shutters
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 162, Doors, windows and curtain walling; ISO/TC 219, Floor coverings
CEN/TC 33, Doors, windows, shutters, building hardware and curtain walling
CEN/TC 99, Wallcoverings; CEN/TC 128, Roof covering products for discontinuous laying and products for wall cladding
CEN/TC 134, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings
CEN/TC 254, Flexible sheets for waterproofing
CEN/TC 361, Polymer modified bituminous thick coatings for waterproofing – Definitions/requirements and test methods
Standardization in the field of building and civil engineering, covering:
(a) General rules for the performance requirements for buildings and building elements including the coordination of these with performance requirements of building components to be used in building and civil engineering;
(b) Common rules for the assessment of the environmental performance of new and existing buildings within the framework of integrated performance of buildings
(c) Construction management, (including safety in construction)
(d) Prevention of crime by urban planning and building design to ensure “a secure and safe town free, as far as possible, from crime, delinquency and aggression”
(e) Building automation, controls and building management
(f) Building environment design, thermal performance and energy use in the built environment
(g) Fire protection and fire fighting
(h) Fire safety (i) fire containment, (ii) Integration of fire resistance tests and calculations with fire safety engineering, (iii) Fire threat to people and environment, (iv) Fire hazard testing for electrotechnical products
(i) Building and structural codes
(j) Lifts, escalators and moving walks
(k) Bases for design of structures
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 59, Buildings and civil engineering works; ISO/TC 92, Fire safety
ISO/TC 98, Bases for design of structures
ISO/TC 163, Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment
ISO/TC 178, Lifts, escalators and moving walks; ISO/TC 182, Geotechnics
ISO/TC 195, Building construction machinery and equipment
ISO/TC 205, Building environment design
CEN/TC 325, Crime prevention through building, facility and area design
CEN/TC 350, Sustainability of construction works
CEN/TC 371, Energy Performance of Buildings project group
CEN/TC 156, Ventilation for buildings
CEN/TC 151, Construction equipment and building material machines – Safety
CEN/TC 126, Acoustic properties of building elements and of buildings
CEN/TC 127, Fire safety in buildings
CEN/TC 89, Thermal performance of buildings and building components
CEN/TC 442, Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Standardization of requirements and test methods for geometrical, chemical, physical and other characteristics of components, joints and systems.
Standardization of pipes, fittings, valves and auxiliary equipments intended for the transport of fluids and made from all types of plastic materials, including all types of reinforced plastics.
Metal fittings used with plastics pipes are also included.
This standardization includes: for pipes, flanges, fittings, valves and auxiliary equipments — dimensions and their tolerances; requirements for chemical, mechanical and physical properties and appropriate test methods; requirements and test methods for other properties relevant to particular applications; temperature and pressure ratings.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 5, Ferrous metal pipes and metallic fittings
ISO/TC 138, Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids
CEN/TC 107, Prefabricated district heating and district cooling pipe system
CEN/TC 155, Plastics piping systems and ducting systems
CEN/TC 203, Cast iron pipes, fittings and their joints
CEN/TC 208, Elastomeric seals for joints in pipework and pipelines
CEN/TC 267, Industrial piping and pipelines
To harmonize standards related to:
the performance and installation in the field of waste water engineering for systems and components,
components of discharge pipes, drain and sewer pipes, pipelines, separators etc.
design, calculation, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance in the field of waste water engineering from the point of view of origin including surface water runoff up to the point of disposal, treatment plants, rivers, lakes or seas.
Storm water management
Waste collection and disposal management
(b) Sanitary appliances and fittings
The TC will elaborate a set of African Standards in the sanitary appliances sector, irrespective of the material of which they are made, including aspects relating to mechanical performances, hygiene, dimensions, specifications and test methods.
Equivalent Committees: CEN/TC 165, Waste water engineering
ISO/TC 224, Service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems
Standardization of:
(a) the road systems, road and bridge design and construction, road maintenance, road materials and equipment
(b) all systems, products and services specifically related to the railway sector, including design, manufacture, construction, operation, and maintenance of parts and equipment, methods and technology, interfaces between infrastructure, vehicles and the environment, including those electrotechnical and electronic products and services.
(d) design, construction, structural elements, outfitting parts, equipment, methods and technology, and marine environmental matters, used in shipbuilding and the operation of ships, comprising sea-going ships, vessels for inland navigation, offshore structures, ship-to-shore interface and all other marine structures subject to IMO requirements.
(e) materials, components and equipment for construction and operation of aircraft and space vehicles as well as equipment used in the servicing and maintenance of these vehicles.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 241, Road traffic safety management systems
CEN/WS SUSTINROADS, Sustainability assessment of roads
CEN/TC 226, Road equipment; CEN/TC 227, Road materials
CEN/TC 336, Bituminous binders;
CEN/TC 337, Road operation equipment and products
Standardization in the field of building and construction materials including:
(a) Concrete, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete
(b) Cement, building limes and clay products
(c) Stones and aggregates
(d) Products in fibre reinforced cement
(e) Fibre-concrete and cement matrix products
(f) Refractory products and materials
(g) Masonry and gypsum units and related products
(h) Glass in building
(i) Steel and aluminium products
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 74, Cement and lime
ISO/TC 77, Products in fibre reinforced cement
ISO/TC 160, Glass in building
ISO/TC 327, Natural stones
ISO/TC 328, Engineered stones
CEN/TC 51, Cement and building limes
CEN/TC 125, Masonry
CEN/TC 187, Refractory products and materials
CEN/TC JWG 229/246, Agglomerated stones
CEN/TC 349, Sealants for joints in building construction
CEN/TC 351, Construction Products – Assessment of release of dangerous substances
(a) Tractors, trailers and machinery for agriculture and forestry
Standardization of tractors, machines, systems, implements and their equipment used in agriculture and forestry as well as gardening, landscaping, irrigation and other related areas in which such equipment is used, including electronic/electrical aspects and electronic identification as well as electronic identification of all categories of animals. Typical areas include:
Common tests
Safety and comfort
Tractors
Equipment for crop protection
Equipment for harvesting and conservation
Powered lawn and garden equipment
Operator controls, operator symbols and other displays, operator manuals
Machinery for forestry
Manually portable forest machinery
Irrigation and drainage equipment and systems
Agricultural electronics
(b) Semi-powered farm implements and equipment
(c) Animal drawn farm implements and equipment
(d) Hand farm implements and equipment
(e) Agricultural structures and management systems
Elaboration of standard specifications, codes of practice, specifications, methods of test and sampling of farm structures for animals, grain storage, farm produce/input storage and related uses and farm management systems taking into account environmental factors and sustainable agricultural practices.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 23, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry
CEN/TC 144, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry
CEN/TC 334, Irrigation techniques
Standardization in the field of household and commercial hardware, appliances and equipment including ceramics, metalware, glassware and plastics used in cooking, serving, transport, storage and packaging.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 166, Ceramic ware, glassware and glass ceramic ware in contact with food; ISO/TC 186, Cutlery and table and decorative metal hollow-ware
ISO/TC 291, Domestic gas cooking appliances
CEN/TC 299, Gas-fired sorption appliances, indirect fired sorption appliances, gas-fired endothermic engine heat pumps and domestic gas-fired washing and drying appliances; CEN/TC 426, Domestic appliances used for water treatment not connected to water supply; CEN/TC 163, Sanitary appliances
CEN/TC 44, Commercial and Professional Refrigerating Appliances and Systems, Performance and Energy Consumption
CEN/TC 49, Gas cooking appliances
CEN/TC 58, Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous or liquid fuels
CEN/TC 181, Appliances and leisure vehicle installations using liquefied petroleum gas and appliances using natural gas for outdoor use
CEN/TC 281, Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing
CEN/TC 295, Residential solid fuel burning appliances
CEN/TC 106, Large kitchen appliances using gaseous fuels
Standardization with respect to the following subject areas:
Industrial and production automation systems and robotics
Consumer products and allied equipment
Metal forming machines
General engineering and fasteners
Fluid power systems
Machine tools, machine tool elements and holding devices
Hand tools
Transmission devices
Cutting tools
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 29, Small tools; ISO/TC 39, Machine tools
ISO/TC 44, Welding and allied processes
CEN/TC 143, Machine tools – Safety; CEN/SS I09, Small tools
CEN/TC 255, Hand-held, non-electric power tools – Safety
ISO/TC 118, Compressors and pneumatic tools, machines and equipment
ISO/TC 14, Shafts for machinery and accessories
CEN/TC 198, Printing and paper machinery – Safety
CEN/TC 202, Foundry machinery; CEN/TC 438, Additive Manufacturing
Standardization in the field of iron, steel, aluminium, magnesium, titanium and their alloys and products (other than structural sections) including their chemical/instrumental analysis
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 25, Cast irons and pig irons
ISO/TC 26, Copper and copper alloys
ISO/TC 102, Iron ore and direct reduced iron
ISO/TC 167, Steel and aluminium structures
ISO/TC 183, Copper, lead, zinc and nickel ores and concentrates
ISO/TC 226, Materials for the production of primary aluminium
CEN/TC 132, Aluminium and aluminium alloys
CEN/TC 133, Copper and copper alloys
CEN/TC 135, Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures
CEN/TC 459, ECISS – European Committee for Iron and Steel Standardization
ISO/TC 18, Zinc and zinc alloys
ISO/TC 17, Steel
ISO/TC 105, Steel wire ropes
ISO/TC 111, Round steel link chains, chain slings, components and accessories
CEN/TC 344, Steel static storage systems
Standardization of classification, terminology, specifications, codes of practice, methods of sampling and test, performance methods for surface active agents.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 91, Surface active agents; CEN/TC 276, Surface active agents
CEN/TC 328, Standard measuring system for cleaning performance
Standardization of terminology, specifications, methods of sampling and test, codes of practice and packaging for paper and paper products.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 6, Paper, board and pulps
CEN/TC 172, Pulp, paper and board
CEN/WS 096, Mapping of future needs of standardisation in the paper and board sector
Standardization for petroleum and petrochemical products in particular terminology, classification, methods of sampling and test, specifications, codes of practice and storage and transportation.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 28, Petroleum and related products, fuels and lubricants from natural or synthetic sources
CEN/TC 19, Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin
CEN/TC 23, Transportable gas cylinders
CEN/TC 286, Liquefied petroleum gas equipment and accessories
Standardization of terminology, classification, methods of sampling and test, codes of practice, packaging and storage and transportation for organic and inorganic chemical.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 47, Chemistry; ISO/TC 48, Laboratory equipment
ISO/TC 189, Ceramic tile; ISO/TC 206, Fine ceramics
ISO/TC 264, Fireworks; CEN/TC 67, Ceramic tiles
CEN/TC 184, Advanced technical ceramics; CEN/TC 193, Adhesives
CEN/TC 212, Pyrotechnic articles; CEN/TC 332, Laboratory equipment
CEN/TC 369, Candle fire safety; CEN/SS C20, Explosives and firework
Standardization of terminology, methods of sampling and tests, codes of practice, performance methods and specifications on paints, varnishes and related products.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 35, Paints and varnishes
ISO/TC 107, Metallic and other inorganic coatings
CEN/TC 139, Paints and varnishes
Standardization of cosmetics and personal care products, in particularly terminology, classification, characteristics, specifications and methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 217, Cosmetics; CEN/TC 392, Cosmetics
ISO/TC 106/SC 7, Oral care products
Standardization of nomenclature, methods of sampling and test, specifications and codes of practices for plastics and rubber products.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 61, Plastics; ISO/TC 45, Rubber and rubber products
ISO/TC 270, Plastics and rubber machines
CEN/TC 218, Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies
CEN/TC 249, Plastics
Standardization in the fields of terminology, classification, characteristics, specifications, methods of sampling and test, performance methods and storage and transportation for industrial and medical gases.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 142, Cleaning equipment for air and other gases
ISO/TC 158, Analysis of gases
CEN/TC 238, Test gases, test pressures, appliance categories and gas appliance types
Standardization of terminology, classification, characteristics, specifications, methods of sampling and test, codes of practice, packaging and performance methods for scholastic materials.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 10, Technical product documentation
ISO/TC 42, Photography
Standardization of terminology, classification, characteristics, specifications, methods of sampling and test, codes of practice, packaging and performance methods for toys, sports and leisure equipment.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 83, Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment
ISO/TC 181, Safety of toys; CEN/TC 52, Safety of toys
CEN/TC 136, Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment
CEN/TC 217, Surfaces for sports areas
ISO/TC 254, Safety of amusement rides and amusement devices
Standardization of terminology, specifications, methods of sampling and test, codes of practice for foam products.
Standardization in the field of information technology.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology
Standardization in the field of small electrical energy systems including technical and renewable energy systems.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 180, Solar energy
ISO/TC 197, Hydrogen technologies
IEC/TC 21, Secondary cells and batteries
IEC/TC 82, Solar photovoltaic energy systems
IEC/TC 88, Wind energy generation systems
IEC/TC 105, Fuel cell technologies
IEC/TC 114, Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water current converters
IEC/TC 117, Solar thermal electric plants
IEC/TC 120, Electrical Energy Storage (EES) Systems
Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification — Standardization of general and safety application in the electrotechnical field concerning the man-machine interface, marking and identification in electrical installations and equipment
Electrical installations of ships and of mobile and fixed offshore units — Standardization of electrical installations and equipment of ships and of mobile and fixed offshore units
Electrical accessories — Standardization of electrical accessories for household and similar purposes
Industrial electroheating equipment — Standardization of all types of industrial electroheating equipment and its possible applications.
Equipment for explosive atmospheres — Standardization of equipment for use where there is a hazard due to the possible presence of explosive atmospheres of gases, vapours, mists or combustible dusts.
Electrical installations and protection against electric shock: Standards:
concerning protection against electric shock arising from equipment, from installations and from systems without limit of voltage;
for the design, erection and verification of all kind of electrical installations;
Degrees of protection provided by enclosures: Standards including appropriate test methods for degrees of protection provided by enclosures against ingress of solid foreign objects and water and against access to dangerous parts.
Short-circuit currents: Standardised procedures for the calculation of short-circuit currents, and the thermal and mechanical effects.
Live working: Standards for tools, equipment and devices for utilization in Live Working, including their performance requirements, care and maintenance.
Lightning protection: Standards and guides for lightning protection for structures and buildings, as well for persons, installations, services and contents.
Electric cables — Standardization of the design, testing and end-use recommendations (including current ratings) for insulated electrical power and control cables, their accessories and cable systems, for use in wiring and in power generation, distribution and transmission.
Overhead electrical conductors — Specifications and guidance for fabrication and utilization of overhead electrical conductors, including:
Types of overhead ground wires,
All shapes of round and non-round wires,
Hardware directly connected to conductor for the purpose of maintaining electrical/mechanical continuity,
Conductors made of various metals such as aluminium, steel, copper, etc. and their combinations.
Overhead lines — Standardization in the filed of overhead lines above 1 kV nominal voltage.
Winding wires — Standardization in the field of wires for electrical winding, irrespective of conductor material, shape, size, or type of covering
To prepare standards regarding specifications for rotating electrical machines without limitations of voltage, output or dimensions.
Fluids for electrotechnical applications: Standardization in the field of liquid and gaseous dielectrics.
Power transformers: Standardization in the filed ofn power transformers, on-load tap-changers and reactors above 1 kVA single phase and 5 kVA polyphase.
Solid electrical insulating materials: Standards including specifications for solid electrical insulating materials alone and in simple combinations. This includes coatings which are applied in the liquid state but cure to solids, such as varnishes and coatings.
Switchgear and controlgear: Standards regarding specifications for circuit-breakers, switches, contactors, starters, disconnectors, busbars and any switchgear assemblies, with the exception of those for domestic and similar use.
Fuses: Standards regarding specifications for all types of fuses, with the object of determining:
Power capacitors: Standards for power capacitors.
Surge arresters: Standards regarding: Specifications for surge arresters and other surge protective devices (SPDs) for a.c. and d.c. systems.
Safety of machinery — Electrotechnical aspects —
Standardization in the field of electrotechnical equipment and systems of machinery (including a group of machines working together in a coordinated manner, excluding higher level system aspects) not portable by hand while working.;
Standardization of electrotechnical equipment and systems relating to the protection of persons from specific machinery hazards especially with regard to AC/37/2006 Product and safety committees,
Insulators — Standardisation of insulators for high voltage systems and equipment including bushings, insulators for overhead lines and substations and their couplings.
Transformers, reactors, power supply units and similar products for low voltage up to 1100 V — Standardisation in the field of safety and EMC of transformers, reactors, power supply units, and similar products for low voltages up to 1100 V and a rated frequency up to 100 MHz.
In particular transformers and power supply units intended to allow the application of protective measures against electric shock as defined by TC 64 “Electrical installations in buildings”. The maximum rated output voltage depends on the type of transformers, but does in most cases not exceed AC 1100 V, and the rated output is limited as follows:
Transformers
The maximum rated output depends on the type of transformers but does not in most cases exceed 25 kVA for single-phase transformers and 40 kVA for polyphase transformers.
Power supply units
The maximum rated output is 1 kVA.
Reactors
The maximum rated output is 2 kVAR for single-phase reactors and 10 kVAR for polyphase reactors.
Special transformers, reactors and power supply units
There is no limitation of rated output.
System engineering and erection of electrical power installations in systems with nominal voltages above 1kV a.c. and 1.5kV d.c., particularly concerning safety aspects — Standardisation of common rules for system engineering and erection of electrical power installations with nominal voltages above 1 kV a.c and 1.5 kV d.c. for power generation, transmission, distribution, for industrial and consumer premises, with particular consideration of safety aspects in both indoor and outdoor situations.
Standardization in the field of lamps and related accesories
Electrical installations for lighting and beaconing of aerodromes — Standardization of the design, installation, operation and maintenance of aeronautical ground lighting of aerodromes.
Standardization for textiles, textile products and accessories in particularly terminology, classification, characteristics, specifications, methods of sampling and test, performance methods and codes of practice.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 38, Textiles
ISO/TC 72, Textile machinery and accessories
ISO/TC 133, Clothing sizing systems – size designation, size measurement methods and digital fittings
ISO/TC 148, Sewing machines
CEN/TC 214, Textile machinery and accessories
CEN/TC 248, Textiles and textile products
Standardization of terminology, classification, characteristics, specifications, methods of sampling and test, performance methods and codes of practice for Leather, leather products and accessories.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 120, Leather; CEN/TC 289, Leather
Standardization of terminology, classification, characteristics, specifications, methods of sampling and test, performance methods and codes of practice for Footwear and accessories.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 137, Footwear sizing designations and marking systems
ISO/TC 216, Footwear;
CEN/TC 161, Foot and leg protectors
CEN/TC 309, Footwear
Standardization in the field of transport services including the following aspects:
(a) Road-traffic safety management system
(b) Intelligent transport systems: standardization of information, communication and control systems in the field of urban and rural surface transportation, including intermodal and multimodal aspects, traveller information, traffic management, public transport, commercial transport, emergency services and commercial services
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 204, Intelligent transport systems
ISO/TC 241, Road traffic safety management systems
CEN/TC 278, Intelligent transport systems
CEN/TC 320, Transport – Logistics and services
Elaboration of standards for:
The identification and classification of dangerous goods for transport
Transport of dangerous goods — Operational requirements for road vehicles
Emergency information systems
Globally Harmonized System of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS)
The classification and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations for sale and handling
Safety data sheet for chemical products
Technical regulations regarding transportation, handling, packaging, classification and labelling of dangerous/hazardous goods
Equivalent Committees: CEN/TC 296, Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods
Standardization in the field of packaging and freight containers covering:
(a) Pallets for unit load method of materials handling: pallets in general use in the form of platforms or trays on which goods may be packed to form unit loads for handling by mechanical devices.
(b) Packaging and packaging codes: terminology, dimensions, capacities, marking, test methods, performance requirements, codes and environmental aspects in the field of packaging and unit loads. The field covers primary, secondary and transport packaging and unit loads, whatever the materials, shapes, contents, distribution system adopted”.
(c) Bar coding — Standardization of bar code symbologies, of data element architecture therefore, of the necessary test specifications and of technical features for the harmonization of cross-sector applications. Establishment of an appropriate system of registration authorities, and of means to ensure the necessary maintenance of standards.
(d) Tanks, containers and vessels
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 51, Pallets for unit load method of materials handling
ISO/TC 104, Freight containers
All questions of standardization concerning compatibility, interchangeability and safety, with particular reference to terminology and test procedures (including the characteristics of instrumentation) for evaluating the performance of the following types of road vehicles and their equipment and accessories (tyres, rims, valves, ) as defined in the relevant items of Article 1 of the convention on Road Traffic, Vienna in 1968 concluded under the auspices of the United Nations:
mopeds (item m);
motor cycles (item n);
motor vehicles (item p);
trailers (item q);
semi-trailers (item r);
light trailers (item s);
combination vehicles (item t);
articulated vehicles (item u).
caravans
electric and/or hybrid vehicles
autonomous vehicles and vehicles with alternative propulsion technologies
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles
ISO/TC 31, Tyres, rims and valves
ISO/TC 149, Cycles
ECE/TRANS/WP.29: World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)
CEN/TC 326, Natural gas vehicles – Fuelling and operation
Structure of Committee
The Committee works with the following ad hoc working groups with the view to making them durable Working Groups:
Working Group on Fuels and Emissions
Working Group on New Automotive Technologies
Working Group on Vehicle Homologation Standards
Working Group on Components (Safety glazing, tyres, towing devices, number plates…etc.)
Working Group on Roadworthiness, Inspection and Testing Facilities
Participating Member States
(1) DR Congo, (2) Egypt, (3) Ghana, (4) Kenya, (4) Madagascar, (5) Malawi, (6) Mauritius, (7) Namibia, (8) Nigeria, (9) Rwanda, (10) Seychelles, (11) Sierra Leone, (12) South Africa, (13) Tanzania, (14) Zambia, (14) Zanzibar, (15) Zimbabwe, (16) COMESA, (17) EAC, (18) SADC, (19) TTTFP
Leadership
Chairperson: Eng. Carey Francis Mbaraka, Kenya
Secretary: Betty Nkatha, Kenya
Key Information
The work of ARSO/TC 59 is currently supported by funding from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Standardization of design, construction, training, structural elements, outfitting parts, equipment, methods and technology, and marine environmental matters, used in shipbuilding, comprising sea-going ships, vessels for inland navigation, offshore structures, ship-to-shore interface, the operation of ships, marine structures subject to IMO requirements, and the observation and exploration of the sea.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 8, Ships and marine technology
Standardization in the field of communication on environmental, social and economic sustainability aspects of products, i.e. goods and services, including the related programmes and verification procedures.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 207/SC 3, Environmental labelling
Participating Member States: Burundi, Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Standardization in the field of security to enhance the safety and resilience of society. Aspects covered include: Terminology; Continuity and organizational resilience; Emergency management; Authenticity, integrity and trust for products and documents; Community resilience; Protective security
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 292, Security and resilience
Standardization of the management concepts for service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems. This structure includes activities necessary to fulfil the objectives of water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems. Water supply for purposes other than drinking water can be included in this management concept structure.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 147, Water quality
ISO/TC 224, Service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems
ISO/TC 282, Water reuse
CEN/TC 164, Water supply
CEN/TC 230, Water analysis
Standardization in the field of environmental protection including, but not limited to the assessment and/or management of the environmental and human health impacts of new and existing substances such as products of biotechnology, marine pollution, disposal at sea, vehicle, engine and equipment emissions, fuels, hazardous wastes, environmental emergencies, and other sources of pollution. Standards include:
(i) Terminology, methods of sampling and analysis of ambient air and industrial emission, water, sewage, industrial effluents and waste water
(ii) Guidelines for control of pollution of air at source, water and treatment and disposal of industrial effluents
(iii) Characterization of wastes, sludges, water quality for industrial and agricultural purposes, soil quality, wastewater engineering, hazardous waste management, guidelines, codes of practice for waste management
(iv) machines, equipment and management systems for collection, temporary storage and transportation of solid and sanitary liquid waste and recyclables (valuables). (ISO/TC 297)
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 297, Waste collection and transportation management
CEN/TC 183, Waste management
CEN/SS S27, Waste – Characterization, treatment and streams
ISO/TC 190, Soil quality
Standardization in the field of environment to health and safety with particular relevance to the following aspects:
Personal protective equipment: performance-based standards in all areas of users’ personal safety including eye protection, headgear, footwear, hearing protection, respiratory protective devices, protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets, protection against falls from heights.
Workplace health and safety: Covering the following aspects among others: acoustics and noise abatement, assessment of exposure to chemical and biological agents at the workplace
Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments: Standards for equipment, facilities, and operational methods for cleanrooms and associated controlled environments.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 283, Occupational health and safety management
Standardization of tools for air quality characterisation of emissions, worksplace air, ambient air, indoor air, in particular measurement methods for air pollutants (particles, gases, odours, micro-organisms) and for meteorological parameters, measurement planning, procedures for Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and methods for the evaluation of results including the determination of uncertainty.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 146, Air quality
CEN/TC 264, Air quality
CEN/SS S08, Air quality
CEN/TC 421, Emission safety of combustible air fresheners
Standardization in the field of:
design and manufacture of LPG pressure vessels (tanks and cylinders),
design and manufacture of accessories (valves, gauges, fittings) for LPG pressure vessels (tanks and cylinders),
operational requirements for LPG tanks used for road and rail transport (including equipping, requalification, filling and discharge procedures),
automotive LPG tanks, equipment, installations and filling systems,
operational requirements for transportable cylinders (including filling procedures, periodic inspection),
operational requirements for static tanks (includng equipping, periodic inspection and requalification).
gas pressure regulators and associated safety devices for use in gas transmission and distribution
installation and equipment for LNG
gas supply systems
non-industrial manually operated shut-off valves for gas and particular combinations valves for other products
gas meters
petroleum and petroleum products industry and handling equipment
Extraction and processing of petroleum and natural gas
Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 67, Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries
ISO/TC 161, Controls and protective devices for gas and/or oil
ISO/TC 193, Natural gas
CEN/TC 12, Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries
CEN/TC 234, Gas infrastructure
CEN/TC 236, Non industrial manually operated shut-off valves for gas and particular combinations valves-other products
CEN/TC 282, Installation and equipment for LNG
CEN/TC 286, Liquefied petroleum gas equipment and accessories
Standardization in the field of biogas produced by anaerobic digestion, gasification from biomass and power to gas from biomass sources including the following aspects:
Domestic biogas systems
Domestic biogas installations (household and small farm scale)
Institutional/community/commercial biogas systems
Dedicated systems for electricity generation
Flares for biogas plants
Safety and environmental aspects
Biomass gasification
Purpose made systems for transport biofuel production
In order to effectively cover the technology, it is proposed to develop standards that cover the following aspects:
Terms, definitions and classification scheme for the production, conditioning and utilization of biogas
System design, construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning
Systems safety
System components
Biogas appliances
Biogas upgrades
Biogas power generation equipment
Biogas energy crops
Test methods and equipment
Systems life-cycle analysis and sustainability criteria
Bioenergy: The committee shall prepare and maintain standards and other deliverables namely Technical Specifications (TS), Technical Reports (TR) and Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) for bioenergy including the following aspects: Terminology, consistency of evaluation methods and other cross-cutting issues; GHG emission balance, fossil fuel balance, and respective calculations, using a life-cycle approach; Biodiversity and environmental aspects; Economic and social aspects; Bioenergy and food security; Verification and auditing, Direct and Indirect effects; Sustainability principles, criteria and indicators and relevant guidelines.
Solid biofuels: Standardization of terminology, specifications and classes, quality assurance, sampling and sample preparation and test methods in the field of raw and processed materials originating from arboriculture, agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry to be used as a source for solid biofuels
Cookstoves and clean cooking solutions: Standardization in the field of cookstoves and clean cooking solutions.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 193, Natural gas
ISO/TC 238, Solid biofuels
ISO/TC 255, Biogas
ISO/TC 285, Clean cookstoves and clean cooking solutions
ISO/TC 300, Solid Recovered Fuels
CEN/TC 343, Solid Recovered Fuels
CEN/TC 408, Natural gas and biomethane for use in transport and biomethane for injection in the natural gas grid
CEN/TC 441, Fuel labelling
CEN/SS N21, Gaseous fuels and combustible gas
CEN/TC 383, Sustainably produced biomass for energy applications
Standardization of:
specifications relating to specialized mining machinery and equipment used in opencast mines (e.g. conveyors, high wall miners, rock drill rigs and continuous surface miners) and all underground mining machinery and equipment for the extraction of solid mineral substances [e.g. road headers, continuous miners, rock drill rigs, raise boring machines, high wall miners, LHDs, mining auger boring machines, RMDSs (rapid mine development systems)] recommended practice in the presentation of plans and drawings used in mine surveying
methods of calculation of mineral reserves
mine closure and reclamation management
design of structures for mining industry.
special refuge/rescue chambers
shaft boring machines.
Classification of mine accidents
Advanced automated mining systems
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 82, Mining
CEN/TC 196, Mining machinery and equipment – Safety
Standardization in the field of solar energy utilization in space and water heating, cooling, industrial process heating and air conditioning, drying and cooking.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 180, Solar energy
CEN/TC 312, Thermal solar systems and components
Standardization in the field of energy management and energy savings
Energy management
Data for energy management systems
Methodological framework of calculation and reporting on energy savings
Energy savings in regions
Economics and financial evaluation
Energy savings evaluators
Evaluation of energy savings of thermal power plant
Multiple Organizations EnMS
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 163, Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment
ISO/TC 301, Energy management and energy savings
CEN/TC 371, Energy Performance of Buildings project group
Standardization in the subject area of cosmetology and wellness services and products including the following: (a) Barbering; (b) Haircare; (c) Skin Care; (d) Nail Care; (e) Massage Therapy; (f) Reflexology; (g) Aromatherapy; (h) Spa Therapies; (i) Hair Removal Techniques; (j) Body art and body piercing
Equivalent Committees: CEN/TC 402, Domestic Pools and Spas
CEN/TC 403, Aesthetic surgery and aesthetic non-surgical medical services
CEN/TC 409, Beauty Salon Services
CEN/TC 435, Tattooing services
Standardization in the field of banking, securities, grants and other financial services including:
Financial Services, security
Grant financing
Reference data for financial services
Information exchange for financial services
Sustainable finance: Standardization in the field of sustainable finance for the integration of sustainability considerations and environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices into institutional investment decision making and wider finance management.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 68, Financial services
Standardization in the field of healthcare organization management including: classification, terminology, nomenclature, informatics, management practices and metrics that comprise the non-clinical operations in healthcare entities.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 215, Health informatics
ISO/TC 304, Healthcare organization management
CEN/TC 362, Healthcare services – Quality management systems
CEN/WS 068, Quality criteria for health checks
Standardization in the field of buildings and civil engineering works, of:
general terminology;
organization of information in the processes of design, manufacture and construction;
general geometric requirements for buildings, building elements and components including modular coordination and its basic principles, general rules for joints, tolerances and fits, performance and test standards for sealants;
general rules for other performance requirements, including functional and user requirements related to service life, sustainability, accessibility and usability;
general rules and guidelines for addressing the economic, environmental and social impacts and aspects related to sustainable development;
geometric and performance requirements for components;
procurement processes, methods and procedures.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 59, Buildings and civil engineering works
CEN/TC 247, Building Automation, Controls and Building Management
Standardization of the terminology and specifications of the services offered by tourism service providers, including related activities, touristic destinations and the requirements of facilities and equipment used by them, to provide tourism buyers, providers and consumers with criteria for making informed decisions. Aspects covered include: Health tourism services; Adventure tourism; Yacht harbors; Bare boat charter services; Sustainable tourism; Accessible tourism; Accommodation; Restaurants
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 228, Tourism and related services
CEN/TC 329, Tourism services
Standardization in the field of the creative economy which includes the following industries that originate from creativity or accumulation of culture which through the formation and application of intellectual properties, possess potential capacities to create wealth and job opportunities, enhance the citizens’ capacity for arts, and elevate the citizens’ living environment: (a) visual art industry, (b) music and performance art industry, (c) cultural assets application and exhibition and performance facility industry, (d) handicrafts industry, (e) film industry, (f) radio and television broadcast industry, (g) publication industry, (h) advertisement industry, (i) product design industry, (j) visual communication design industry, (k) designer fashion industry, (l) architecture design industry, (m) digital content industry, (n) creativity living industry, (o) popular music and cultural content industry, (p) other emerging industries designated as such.
Equivalent Committees: CEN/TC 433, Entertainment Technology – Machinery, equipment and installations
Standardization in the following fields:
Assistive products for persons with disability
Electrical equipment in medical practice
Transfusion, infusion and injection equipment for medical and pharmaceutical use
Devices for administration of medicinal products and intravascular catheters
Dentistry and oral hygiene products
Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment
Implants for surgery
Prosthetic and orthotics
Surgical instruments
Mechanical contraceptives
Quality management and corresponding general aspects for medical devices
Equivalent Committee: ISO/TC 76, Transfusion, infusion and injection, and blood processing equipment for medical and pharmaceutical use
ISO/TC 84, Devices for administration of medicinal products and catheters
ISO/TC 94, Personal safety — Personal protective equipment
ISO/TC 106, Dentistry
ISO/TC 121, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment
ISO/TC 150, Implants for surgery
ISO/TC 168, Prosthetics and orthotics
ISO/TC 170, Surgical instruments
ISO/TC 173, Assistive products
ISO/TC 210, Quality management and corresponding general aspects for medical devices
CEN/TC 293, Assistive products and accessibility
CEN/TC 205, Non-active medical devices
CEN/TC 79, Respiratory protective devices
CEN/TC 85, Eye protective equipment
CEN/TC 215, Respiratory and anaesthetic equipment
Structure of Committee
This is a new ARSO Technical Committee. The members will determine if they need the committee to be structured into subcommittees or working groups.
Participating Member States
(1) Algeria, (2) Botswana, (3) DR Congo, (4) Egypt, (5) Kenya, (6) Malawi, (7) Mauritius, (8) Niger, (9) Nigeria, (10) Rwanda, (11) South Africa, (12) Togo, (13) Uganda, (14) Zimbabwe
Leadership
Chairperson: Professor Chomora Mikeka, Malawi
Secretary: Gunseyo Dzinjalamala, Malawi
Key Information
The work of ARSO/TC 78 is currently supported by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) through the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) under the Harmonisation of Standards for Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices in Africa Project, aimed at promoting quality and safety of medicines and medical devices imported or produced on the continent.
Standardization of maximum or guideline levels for individual veterinary drugs residues in food and feed, codes of practice, guidelines, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: CCRVDF, Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
Elaboration of standards, specifications, codes of practice, methods of test and sampling for pharmaceuticals and medicinal products.
Detailed work areas
Sterilization and disinfection
Sterilization and disinfection in general (Including sterilization methods, air quality of surgery rooms, etc.)
Sterilizing equipment
Disinfectants and antiseptics — Including indicators — Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes
Sterilized packaging
Other standards related to sterilization and disinfection
Laboratory medicine
Laboratory medicine in general
Biological evaluation of medical devices
Medical microbiology
Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems
Analysis of blood and urine including doping control
Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics in general
Medicaments (including medical prescriptions
Wound dressings and compresses
Other standards related to pharmaceutics
Disinfectants and bleaches including (i) human hygiene biocidal products, (ii) instant sanitizers, (iii) private area and public health area disinfectants and other biocidal products, (iv) veterinary hygiene biocidal products, (v) food and feed area disinfectants. The standards for chemical disinfectants shall, in a sequential mode, to qualify products depending on: (1) their activity (fungicidal, bactericidal, mycobactericidal, sporicidal, virucidal), (2) their applications (human medicine, veterinary use, food hygiene and domestic and institutional use)
Equivalent Committee: ISO/TC 194, Biological and clinical evaluation of medical devices
ISO/TC 198, Sterilization of health care products
ISO/TC 212, Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems
ISO/TC 330, Surfaces with biocidal and antimicrobial properties
CEN/TC 102, Sterilizers and associated equipment for processing of medical devices
CEN/TC 204, Sterilization of medical devices
CEN/TC 216, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics
Structure of Committee
This is a new ARSO Technical Committee. The members will determine if they need the committee to be structured into subcommittees or working groups.
Participating Member States
(1) Algeria, (2) Cameroon, (3) DR Congo, (4) Egypt, (5) Kenya, (6) Malawi, (7) Mauritius, (8) Niger, (9) Nigeria, (10) Rwanda, (11) South Africa, (12) Togo, (13) Uganda, (14) Zimbabwe
Leadership
Chairperson: Dr Baxter Kachingwe, Malawi
Secretary: Samson Magombo
Key Work Items
Key Information
The work of ARSO/TC 80 is currently supported by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) through the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) under the Harmonisation of Standards for Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices in Africa Project, aimed at promoting quality and safety of medicines and medical devices imported or produced on the continent.
Standardization in the field of quality management (generic quality management systems and supporting technologies), as well as quality management standardization in specific sectors at the request of the affected sector.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 176, Quality management and quality assurance
Standardization in the field of African traditional medicine systems with focus on: terminology and documentation; quality and safety of raw materials; manufactured products; medical devices and equipment; monographs of medicinal plants; sustainable collection and cultivation practices; treatments procedures and codes of practice.
Equivalent Committee: ISO/TC 249, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Structure of Committee:
ARSO/TC 82 has the following Working Groups:
Working Group 1: Terminology and documentation
Working Group 2: Cultivation, collection, quality and safety of raw materials
Working Group 3: Quality, safety and efficacy of manufactured ATM products
Working Group 4: Medical devices and equipment
Working Group 5: Monographs
Working Group 6: Treatment procedures and codes of practise
Participating Member States
(1) Botswana, (2) Burkina Faso, (3) DR Congo, (4) Egypt, (5) Ethiopia, (6) Gabon, (7) Ghana, (8) Kenya, (9) Mauritius, (10) Nigeria, (11) Rwanda, (12) Sénégal, (13) Seychelles, (14) South Africa, (15) Sudan, (16) Tanzania, (17) Zambia and (18) Zimbabwe
Leadership
Chairperson: Majorie Lorraine Amanda Gcabashe, South Africa
Secretary: Rahba SaeidAbdalla Mohamed, Sudan
Co-Secretary: Udoso Uduak Eyakeno
Key Information
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), have partnered with the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO), to launch a new Arab-Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) initiative called the Harmonisation of Standards for Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices in Africa, aimed at promoting quality and safety of medicines and medical devices imported or produced on the continent.
ARSO TC 82 Work items distributed to the Working Groups
Working Group 1
Terminology and Documentation
1. ISO 19465:2017, Traditional Chinese medicine — Categories of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinical terminological systems
2. ISO/TR 23975:2019, Traditional Chinese medicine — Priority list of single herbal medicines for developing standards
3. ISO/TS 22990:2019, Traditional Chinese medicine — Categories of clinical terminological system to support the integration of clinical terms from traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine
4. WD-ARS 968:2021, African Traditional Medicine — Guidelines for pharmacovigilance
5. NWIP Standardising way of naming plants (vernacular naming) Report have a format.
6. NWIP Terms and terminology for information (NMI) automation
Working Group 2
Cultivation Quality and safety of raw materials
1. ISO 18664:2015, Traditional Chinese Medicine — Determination of heavy metals in herbal medicines used in Traditional Chinese Medicine
2. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Herbal decoction apparatus
3. ISO 19609-1:2021, Traditional Chinese medicine — Quality and safety of raw materials and manufacturing products made with raw materials — Part 1: General requirements
4. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Quality and safety of raw materials and manufacturing products made with raw materials — Part 1: General requirements
5. ISO 19609-2:2021, Traditional Chinese medicine — Quality and safety of raw materials and manufacturing products made with raw materials — Part 2: Identity testing of constituents of herbal origin
6. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Quality and safety of raw materials and manufacturing products made with raw materials — Part 2: Identity testing of constituents of herbal origin
7. ISO 19610:2017, Traditional Chinese medicine — General requirements for industrial manufacturing process of red ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer)
8. ISO 19617:2018, Traditional Chinese medicine — General requirements for the manufacturing process of natural products
9. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — General requirements for the manufacturing process of natural products
10. ISO 21300:2019, Traditional Chinese medicine — Guidelines and specification for Chinese materia medica
11. ISO 22217:2020, Traditional Chinese medicine —Storage requirements for raw materials and decoction pieces
12. NWIP African Traditional Medicine —Storage requirements for raw materials and decoction pieces
13. ISO 22258:2020, Traditional Chinese medicine — Determination of pesticide residues in natural products by gas chromatography
14. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Determination of pesticide residues in natural products by gas chromatography
15. ISO 22283:2020, Traditional Chinese medicine — Determination of aflatoxins in natural products by LC-FLD
16. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Determination of aflatoxins in natural products by LC-FLD
17. ISO/AWI 19609-3, Traditional Chinese medicine — Quality and safety of natural materials and manufacturing products made with natural materials — Part 3: Part 3: Testing of the absence of contaminants
18. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Quality and safety of natural materials and manufacturing products made with natural materials — Part 3: Testing of the absence of contaminants
19. ISO/AWI 19609-4, Traditional Chinese medicine — Quality and safety of natural materials and manufacturing products made with natural materials — Part 4: Part 4: Testing of preservatives and non-wanted compounds
20. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Quality and safety of natural materials and manufacturing products made with natural materials — Part 4: Part 4: Testing of Preservatives and non wanted compounds
21. ISO/DIS 22467, Traditional Chinese medicine — Determination of microorganism in natural products
22. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Determination of microorganism in natural products
23. WD-ARS 957:2021, Assessing quality of herbal medicines with reference to contaminants and residues
24. WD-ARS 961:2021, Packaging and labelling of raw medicinal plant materials
25. WD-ARS 963:2021, Requirements for packaging and labelling of ATM remedies
26. WD-ARS 967:2021, Sustainability procedures for medicinal plant resources
27. NWIP Minimum labelling requirements for ATM remedies
28. NWIP Codes for dominant endangered plant species (sustainable cultivation, collection and processing)
Plantago spps
Working Group 3
Quality, safety and efficacy of manufactured ATM products
1. ISO 21371:2018, Traditional Chinese medicine — Labelling requirements of products intended for oral or topical use
2. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Labelling requirements of products intended for oral or topical use
3. ISO/FDIS 19609-1, Traditional Chinese medicine — Quality and safety of raw materials and manufacturing products made with raw materials — Part 1: General requirements
4. ISO/FDIS 19609-2, Traditional Chinese medicine — Quality and safety of raw materials and manufacturing products made with raw materials — Part 2: Identity testing of constituents of herbal origin
5. ISO/TS 21310:2020, Traditional Chinese medicine — Microscopic examination of medicinal herbs
6. ISO/WD 19609-3, Traditional Chinese medicine — Quality and safety of natural materials and manufacturing products made with natural materials — Part 3: Part 3: Testing of the absence of contaminants
7. ISO/WD 19609-4.2, Traditional Chinese medicine — Quality and safety of natural materials and manufacturing products made with natural materials — Part 4: Part 4: Testing of preservatives and non-wanted compounds
8. WD-ARS 960:2021, Procedures for processing medicinal plants
9. WD-ARS 962:2021, Storage of raw materials and prepared ATM remedies
10. WD-ARS 965:2021, Preparation of ATM remedies
11. WD-ARS 966:2021, Safety and quality of tools used in ATM
12. NWIPGL Technical guidelines for safety, efficacy & quality
13. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Determination of sulfur dioxide in natural products by titration
14. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — General requirement of manufacturing procedure and its quality assurance for granules
Working Group 4
Medical Devices and Equipment
1. ISO 17218:2014, Sterile acupuncture needles for single use
2. ISO 18615:2020, Traditional Chinese medicine — General requirements of electric radial pulse tonometric devices
3. ISO 18665:2015, Traditional Chinese medicine — Herbal decoction apparatus
4. ISO 18666:2015, Traditional Chinese medicine — General requirements of moxibustion devices
5. ISO 18746:2016, Traditional Chinese medicine — Sterile intradermal acupuncture needles for single use
6. ISO 19611:2017, Traditional Chinese medicine — Air extraction cupping device
7. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Air extraction cupping device
8. ISO 20495:2018, Traditional Chinese medicine — Skin electrical resistance measurement devices
9. ISO 21291:2019, Traditional Chinese medicine —Therapeutic fumigation devices
10. NWIP African Traditional Medicine —Therapeutic fumigation devices
11. ISO 22213:2020, Traditional Chinese medicine — Glass cupping device
12. NWIP African Traditional Medicine — Glass cupping device
13. ISO/TS 20758:2019, Traditional Chinese medicine — Abdominal physiological parameter detectors
14. WD-ARS 980 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Powder mixers
15. WD-ARS 981 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Tea bagging machine — Specifications
16. WD-ARS 982 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Hot air oven — Specifications
17. WD-ARS 983 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Coding machine — Specifications
18. WD-ARS 984 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Mixing tanks — Specification
19. WD-ARS 985 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Grinding machine — Specification
20. WD-ARS 986 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Infusion tanks — Specification
21. WD-ARS 987 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Liquid filling machine — Specification
22. WD-ARS 988 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Manual Capsule filling machines (encapsulators) — Specification
23. WD-ARS 989 2021 African Traditional Medicine — Medical Devices and Equipment — Semi auto Capsule filling machines — Specification
Working Group 5
Monographs
1. WD-ARS 956-5-1:2021, ATM — MPS — Anacardium occidentale — Part 5-1: Seed-nut
2. WD-ARS 956-5-2:2021, ATM — MPS — Anacardium occidentale — Part 5-2: Leaves and aerial parts
3. WD-ARS 956-5-3:2021, ATM — MPS — Anacardium occidentale — Part: 5-3 Apple
4. WD-ARS 956-6:2021, ATM — MPS — Moringa oleifera
5. WD-ARS 956-7:2021, ATM — MPS — Prunus africana
6. WD-ARS 956-8:2021, ATM — MPS — Vernonia amygdalina (bitter leaf)
7. WD-ARS 956-9:2021, ATM — MPS — Dioscorea bulbifera
8. WD-ARS 956-10:2021, ATM — MPS — Adansonia digitata
9. WD-ARS 956-11:2021, ATM — MPS — Garcinia kola
10. WD-ARS 956-12:2021, ATM — MPS — Hibiscus sabdariffa
11. WD-ARS 956-13:2021, ATM — MPS — Irvingia gabonensis
12. WD-ARS 956-14:2021, ATM — MPS — Ocimum gratissimum (scent leaf)
13. WD-ARS 956-15:20210, ATM – MPS – Carica papaya
14. WD-ARS 956-16:2021, ATM – MPS – Acacia Senegal
15. WD-ARS 956-17:2021, ATM – MPS – Acacia seyal
16. ARS 950:2021, African Traditional Medicine — Terms and terminology
17. ARS 951: 2021, African Traditional Medicine — Good manufacturing practices (GMP) for herbal medicines
18. ARS 952: 2021, African Traditional Medicine — Guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices (GACP) for medicinal plants
19. ARS 953: 2021, African Traditional Medicine — Certification schemes for medicinal plant produce
20. ARS 954: 2021, Minimum requirements for registration of traditional medicines
21. ARS 955: 2021, African Traditional Medicine — Technical guidelines for safety, efficacy and quality of raw materials and herbal medicines
22. ARS 956-1: 2021, African Traditional Medicine — Medicinal plant standards —Aloe vera L. Burm.f.
23. ARS 956-2: 2021, African Traditional Medicine — Medicinal plant standards — Ambrosia maritima L.
24. ARS 956-3: 2021, African Traditional Medicine —- Medicinal plant standards — Urtica dioica L.
25. ARS 956-4: 2021, African Traditional Medicine — Medicinal plant standards — Calotropis procera (Ait) R. Br.
Working Group 6
Treatment procedures and codes of practise
1. ISO 22256:2020, Traditional Chinese medicine — Detection of irradiated natural products by photostimulated luminescence
2. WD-ARS 958:2021, Consumer guidance on good preparation and use of ATM
3. WD-ARS 959:2021, Basic training guidelines for providers of traditional medicine
4. WD-ARS 964:2021, Certification of herbal medicine production facilities
5. WD-ARS 969:2021, African Traditional Medicine — Code of Ethics
Standardization in the field of agricultural biotechnology including methods of production, processing, distribution and marketing of crops, animals and their products derived from biotechnological processes and other nonconventional techniques. The standards may include terminology, codes of practice, good agriculture practice, organic agriculture, guidelines, sustainability criteria, labelling, methods of sampling and test.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 276, Biotechnology
ISO/TC 34/SC 16, Horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis
Standardization of Good Research Management Practice (GRMP) in the African research ecosystem.
Equivalent Committee: ISO/TC 171, Document management applications
ISO/TC 225, Market, opinion and social research
Participating Member States
(1) Algeria, (2) Botswana, (3) Ethiopia, (4) Malawi, (5) South Africa, (6) Tanzania, (7) Tunisia, (8) Uganda, (9) Zambia, (10) Zimbabwe
Leadership
Chairperson: To be determined
Secretary: To be determined
Key Work Items
Good Research Management Practice (GRMP) Standard
Key Information
This harmonization work will be conducted with sponsorship and funding by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) which had previously supported the harmonization of ARS 1651:2018, Good Financial Grant Practice — Requirements