Executive Secretary of the IGU Vladimir Chernyak presented the Chairman of the State Committee for Standardization Valentin Tataritsky with the passing symbol of the EASC

On June 30, 2023, the Executive Secretary of the EASC, Vladimir Chernyak, presented the Chairman of the State Committee for Standardization Valentin Tataritsky with the passing symbol of the EASC as the Chairman of this organization.

The decision to elect Valentin Tataritsky as Chairman of the EASC was made at the 63rd meeting in Bishkek, held on June 27-28, 2023.

"The contribution of Gosstandart to the work of the Council is very significant," said Vladimir Chernyak. - I would like to note that it was on the initiative of Belarus that the EASC was created in 1992. Gosstandart always takes an active position in the work of the Council and I am confident that the period of your chairmanship will give a new impetus to our activities, new ideas and projects will be implemented for the common benefit of the CIS member states.

In turn, Valentin Tataritsky thanked his colleagues for their trust and outlined the areas that are planned to be given the greatest attention. First of all, this concerns interstate standardization, the involvement of business associations in the process of developing popular standards.

It is also planned to consider issues of educational activities in standardization, metrology, quality management and certification. In this direction, countries have something to share and exchange. This will help to increase competencies to improve the quality of products and services, increase their competitiveness.

Belarus also initiated the first EASC Interstate Forum 2023 at the end of this year. The theme of the forum involves discussion and development of ways to improve the efficiency of activities in the field of technical regulation, standardization, ensuring the uniformity of measurements, conformity assessment and accreditation in accordance with modern tasks. The participation of a wide range of heads of national bodies for standardization, metrology, conformity assessment and accreditation, their subordinate organizations, representatives of the CIS Executive Committee, the Eurasian Economic Commission, as well as business associations, industry and business, higher educational institutions is envisaged. The forum will also draw public attention to the role of EASC within the CIS.