Strengthening the Compliance of the OIC Member States
to International Standards
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10) Participate actively in the work of the SMIIC, and support efforts to broaden its sectoral basis at
the same time as emphasizing conformity wherever possible with international standards;
11) Develop programs of technical assistance and capacity building within the OIC structure to
assist lower income and less developed member states to put in place key elements of national
quality infrastructure, and implement internationally harmonized standards;
12) Provide resources to upgrade export competitiveness by leveraging international standards;
13) Leverage regional arrangements to promote standards harmonization, and more broadly to
develop quality infrastructure; and
14) Mobilize resources to support the effective participation of lower income member states in the
work of international standards bodies such as ISO, IEC, and the Codex, focusing on those areas
of most economic interest.