BBN Standards
Testing

Implementation Partners

Burundi Bureau of Standards.

Implementation Period

2012 - 2016

Project Participants

Importers and exporters. Manufacturers. Burundi Bureau of standard.

Project Value

$927,000

Project Rationale

The Burundi Bureau of Standards (BBN) is the public body in charge of standards in Burundi. Key responsibilities include:

Metrology testing
Laboratories services and quality control
Promoting quality assurance and management
Creating and management of the certification mark
Promoting standardisation in industry and commerce
Preparing or modifying specifications and codes of practice.

TMA will provide support to BBN to carry out this mandate.

TMA will support BBN with a series of initiatives to establish a regulatory framework of standards quality and Sanitary and Phytosanitary systems, upgrading of testing facilities, and enhancing awareness on standards.

TMA will support BBN with a series of initiatives to establish regulatory framework of standards quality and SPS, upgrading of testing facilities as well as increase awareness on standards.

Implementation Strategy

TMA will provide technical assistance to BBN to support the development of a legal and regulatory framework and training. BBN will, on a day to day basis, manage consultants. Procurements and contracting will be done by TMA.