# Council Decision of 21 April 2004 concerning the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (2004/635/EC), Article 47: Standardisation and conformity assessment


The Parties shall aim to reduce differences in standardisation and conformity assessment. Cooperation in this field shall focus in particular on:
(a) rules in the field of standardisation, metrology, quality standards, and recognition of conformity, in particular as regards sanitary and phytosanitary standards for agricultural products and foodstuffs;
(b) upgrading the level of Egyptian conformity assessment bodies, with a view to the establishment, in due time, of mutual recognition agreements in the area of conformity assessment;
(c) developing structures for the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights, for standardisation and for setting quality standards.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/635/attachment/1/article/47 (the official version)
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