Strengthening of Accreditation Systems

The overall objective of this program is to facilitate trade and to increase the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprise through enhanced access to regional and international markets. The purpose of this program is to build capacity in accreditation bodies, laboratories, certification and inspection bodies in Costa Rica, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
The project includes four comprehensive components. The first component aims to raise the awareness of the importance of conformity assessment. A second component aims to create the supply of national expertise in conformity assessment. The third component focuses. on implementing international quality management systems and best practices for conformity assessment bodies. And the fourth component builds capacity in information and knowledge in conformity assessment in the region.

Project Detail

Country

Regional

Project Number

TC0008022

Approval Date

January 17, 2001

Project Status

Cancelled

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

Subsector

Lending Instrument

Multilateral Investment Fund Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

MIF

Modality

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Total Cost

USD 2,834,566.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 1,163,926.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 1,670,640.00

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Implementation Phase

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-898744673-8041

Donors Memorandum

Overcoming Technical Barriers to Trade through Strengthened Accreditation Systems [422433].PDF

Dec. 31, 1999

English

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-898744673-8128

Donors Memorandum

Reducción de las barreras técnicas al comercio mediante el fortalecimiento de los sistemas de acreditación [424212].PDF

Dec. 31, 1999

Spanish

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