First Meeting of the Working Group Tasked with Preparing the Dossier for Regional Organizations Seeking Membership in the Joint Committee (JCRB)

On Monday, March 3, 2025, the Arab Organization for Industrial Development, Standardization and Mining held the first meeting of the working group assigned to prepare the dossier outlining the requirements for regional organizations seeking membership in the Joint Committee of the Regional Metrology Organizations and the BIPM (JCRB).

The meeting was attended by representatives from the following Arab countries: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Kingdom of Morocco, in addition to representatives from the Gulf Metrology Association and the Secretariat of the Arab Metrology Initiative (ARAMET).

The discussions focused on the preparation of the dossier detailing the requirements for regional organizations applying for JCRB membership, as well as the main and sub-sections of the planned website project for the Arab Metrology Initiative. The participants also emphasized the importance of ensuring that ARAMET fulfills all necessary requirements to be eligible for JCRB membership ahead of the upcoming JCRB meeting, scheduled to take place in September 2025 in the Republic of Kazakhstan.