The PanAmerican Standards Commission. Has 27 active member

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COPANT UPDATE
Organization highlights from 2008-2009
CANENA Annual Meeting February 25-26, 2009 Orlan
do, Florida
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COPANT

• The Pan-American Standards Commission
• Has 27 active members
• Has eight adherent members

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Active Members - 27
IRAM Argentina BNSI Barbados IBNORCA Boliv
ia ABNT Brazil SCC Canada ICONTEC Colombi
a INTECO Costa Rica NC Cuba INN Chile IN
EN Ecuador CONACYT El Salvador ANSI Unite
d States GDBS Grenada COGUANOR Guatemala
GNBS Guyana COHCIT Honduras JBS Jamaica D
GN Mexico MIFIC Nicaragua COPANIT Panama
INTN Paraguay INDECOPI Peru DIGENOR Domini
can Republic SLBS Saint Lucia TTBS Trinidad
and Tobago UNIT Uruguay FONDONORMA Venezuel
a
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Adherent Members 8

• Spain - AENOR
• France - AFNOR
• Italy - UNI
• Portugal IPQ
• South Africa - SABS
• Germany
• Australia
• Cooperación Interamericana de Acreditación -
  IAAC

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Changes at COPANT
Former Mandate To improve commercial, industria
l, scientific and technological development for
the benefit of economic integration and trade
through standardization, and through the
promotion of cooperation of standardization
organizations at various levels.
New Mandate To promote the development of techn
ical standardization and related activities in
its member countries with the aim of promoting
their commercial, industrial, scientific and
technological development in benefit of the
economic and commercial integration and the
exchange of goods and services, while
facilitating cooperation in the intellectual,
scientific, economic and social spheres. 
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Changes at COPANT

• STATUTES
• To develop standards
• To promote coordination among its member bodies
• To promote increased use of international
  standards
  
• To serve as a linking and representative body
• for member bodies
• To facilitate the exchange of information
• To promote technical education training
• in standardization
• To encourage the development of
• certification systems
• To favor the harmonization of
• technical positions with international
• standardization

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Changes at COPANT

• NEW STATUTES
• To promote the harmonization, homologation and
  mutual recognition of certification systems.
  
• To support and participate in an active manner
  in regional economic integration bodies on
  standardization, conformity assessment and
  related activities.

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Changes at COPANT

• 1,770 standards as of November 2008
• An estimated 2 out of 3 NOT IN USE
• Most now have international equivalents

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Changes at COPANT

• Reclassifying standards created earlier than
  1998
  
• Older standards will be kept as reference
  documents
  
• Project to be completed by May, 2009

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Changes at COPANT

• Continued collaboration with regional partners

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Increased international participation

• Memorandum of Understanding

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Increased international participation

• Memorandum of Understanding
• Provisions
• To promote and enhance communications leading to
  a better mutual understanding of their
  activities, priorities and roles
  
• To share knowledge and exchange best practices
  regarding standardization activities in each
  region
  

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2009 COPANT General Assembly

• Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• May 10 to 14
• Host member DIGENOR

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2009 COPANT General Assembly
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2009 COPANT General Assembly
COPANT ELECTIONS

• COPANT officers
• President
• Vice-president
• Treasurer

• Board of Directors representatives
• North America (1)
• Central America and the Caribbean (2)
• South America (3)

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Conclusion
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