{"id":909,"date":"2026-03-23T22:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhn.gouv.ht\/standardization\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:12:58","slug":"standardization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhn.gouv.ht\/en\/standardization\/","title":{"rendered":"Standardization"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"909\" class=\"elementor elementor-909 elementor-253\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469c905 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"469c905\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75728b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75728b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#555;margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;\">BHN<\/span> &#8216; Services &#8216; <span style=\"color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;\">Standardization<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f78a7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f78a7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db0d43f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db0d43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.12);color:#c5caef;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 14px;border-radius:20px;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:16px;\">Quality infrastructure<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625d052f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"625d052f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standardization in Support of Trade and Quality in Haiti<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d0f8be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d0f8be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#9fa8d5;line-height:1.8;max-width:580px;margin-bottom:24px;\">BHN is the national body responsible for conducting standardization activities and promoting quality in Haiti, integrating the country into regional and international trade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c7ccc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38c7ccc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c17e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60c17e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#demande\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Participate in the process<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b4ffb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33b4ffb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf1371b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bf1371b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"display: block; color: #fff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 500;\">2012<\/strong><span style=\"color: #9fa8d5; font-size: 13px;\">Inauguration of the BHN<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535df656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"535df656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"display:block;color:#fff;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;\">7<\/strong><span style=\"color:#9fa8d5;font-size:13px;\">Technical committees<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236d9297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236d9297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"display:block;color:#fff;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;\">ISO \/ IEC<\/strong><span style=\"color:#9fa8d5;font-size:13px;\">Affiliated members<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cd8129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19cd8129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"display: block; color: #fff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 500;\">CROSQ<\/strong><span style=\"color: #9fa8d5; font-size: 13px;\">Regional member<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1452b39f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1452b39f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1dcca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f1dcca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:6px;\">Definition<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a864c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a864c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is standardization?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c69175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c69175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;\">Standardization is &#8220;the activity of establishing, in the face of real or potential problems, provisions intended for common and repeated use, aimed at obtaining the optimum degree of order in a given context&#8221;.<\/p><p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;margin-top:12px;\">Its purpose is to provide reference documents containing solutions to technical and commercial problems concerning products, goods and services that repeatedly arise in relations between economic, scientific, technical and social partners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e00ea6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46e00ea6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ed2c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1ed2c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#18206F;line-height:1.8;font-style:italic;\">The Bureau Ha\u00eftien de Normalisation (BHN) is working to integrate Haiti into regional and international trade &#8211; overcoming technical barriers to trade and enjoying the benefits of globalization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1237daf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1237daf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;\">Standardization produces four types of results:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c34eaf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50c34eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d04e085 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d04e085\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4ff153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a4ff153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">A standard<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Reference document establishing consensus requirements for a product, service or process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05e682 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e05e682\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613e93a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"613e93a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Technical specification document<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Document describing the precise technical requirements applicable to a product or service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb266e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bb266e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1937971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1937971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Guideline or guide<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Document providing recommendations and guidelines for a given activity or field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be8a77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1be8a77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5383d93f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5383d93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">A code<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Document establishing a set of practical rules to be followed in a specific field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785a2f4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"785a2f4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3413d7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3413d7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:6px;\">Benefits<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64a9b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b64a9b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is standardization important?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a191e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a191e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;\">Standardization brings tangible benefits to Haiti and all its economic stakeholders:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510cb5e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"510cb5e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be7750 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5be7750\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2e9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2e9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#BD1E1E;margin-bottom:6px;\">Trade<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Regional &amp; international integration<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Facilitate Haiti&#8217;s access to regional and international markets by reducing technical barriers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2ec6c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a2ec6c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ece7ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47ece7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#BD1E1E;margin-bottom:6px;\">Companies<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">National competitiveness<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Boost the competitiveness of Haitian companies against foreign competitors on local and export markets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108f2df5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"108f2df5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d4311a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d4311a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#BD1E1E;margin-bottom:6px;\">Consumers<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Protection &amp; safety<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Protect the health of consumers and the environment through minimum quality criteria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a1c9e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59a1c9e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a643d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a643d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#BD1E1E;margin-bottom:6px;\">Market<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Transparency &amp; sanitation<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Contributes to market transparency and improves communication between all parties concerned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563ae561 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"563ae561\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733ff6cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"733ff6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#BD1E1E;margin-bottom:6px;\">Participants<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Early information<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Gives access to upstream market requirements and enables you to influence the determination of product and service requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dded7fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dded7fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f53c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17f53c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#BD1E1E;margin-bottom:6px;\">Exchanges<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Trade development<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Stimulate the development of exchanges and the adoption of more efficient working methods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41180f6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41180f6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe1ba66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe1ba66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:6px;\">Foundations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d77d58e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d77d58e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 5 principles of standardization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245f78fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"245f78fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;\">Generally speaking, standards must respond to a market need, be based on science and experience, and be based on a multi-stakeholder consensus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a9ffe1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31a9ffe1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecde733 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ecde733\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1f6dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f1f6dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">1<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541f0774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"541f0774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Simplification<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Reduce unnecessary complexity to facilitate trade and working methods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2776ee29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2776ee29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac2bc74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ac2bc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">2<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675547a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"675547a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Consensus<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Collaboration between all parties interested in a field of activity to develop balanced standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3c24bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e3c24bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12780ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12780ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">3<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42bad120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42bad120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Application<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">It&#8217;s the application of the standard that&#8217;s fundamental, not just its publication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a733176 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a733176\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d098d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d098d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 50%; background: #18206F; color: #fff; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">4<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646f0829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"646f0829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Planning<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Priorities are set taking into account areas of activity, consumer protection, public health and import\/export activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275097d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"275097d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770e0417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"770e0417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 50%; background: #18206F; color: #fff; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">5<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77ecf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f77ecf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Review<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Standards should be reviewed at regular intervals, and revised when necessary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617f07c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"617f07c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33752f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33752f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:6px;\">Types<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d695953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d695953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Different types of standards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d5eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76d5eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;\">Standards cover a wide range of fields, depending on their purpose and scope of application:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177c38a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"177c38a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35387fb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35387fb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bbebb84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bbebb84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Basic standards<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Fundamental principles and general rules applicable in a given field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5602042 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5602042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756066c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"756066c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Terminology standards<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Harmonized definitions and vocabulary for a given sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a42f196 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a42f196\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e50afbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e50afbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Product standards<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Requirements a product must meet to be compliant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1b442a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d1b442a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1badd7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1badd7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Test standards<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Methods and protocols for testing and evaluating products or materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f884274 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f884274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595828bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"595828bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Process standards<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Requirements for manufacturing and production methods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5354f98e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5354f98e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7297e98d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7297e98d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:6px;\">Service standards<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Quality criteria for service provision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b0b02f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60b0b02f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b4c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b4c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:6px;\">Process<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f888a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f888a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing a standard: what are the stages?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc5d48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bc5d48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;margin-bottom:24px;\">The development of a standard follows a rigorous, multi-stakeholder process, from identification of the need to official publication:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1309a0b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1309a0b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690ffeb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"690ffeb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbdc7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cbdc7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">1<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b53b44f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b53b44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Identifying needs<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.7;\">Identification of market needs, economic players and stakeholders in the target sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496fe6cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"496fe6cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd919bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd919bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">2<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc09ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cc09ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Work scheduling<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.7;\">Planning of development activities by BHN according to priorities and available resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232ac546 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"232ac546\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e653e10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e653e10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">3<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a91838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a91838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Development &#8211; APNH<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.7;\">Drafting of the preliminary draft Haitian standard (APNH) by the technical experts of the committee concerned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550c5236 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550c5236\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a358429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a358429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">4<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d58375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17d58375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Expert consensus (GT and SC)<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.7;\">Discussion and validation by working groups (WGs) and subcommittees (SCs) involving all parties concerned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a681c04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a681c04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db75a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2db75a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">5<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170ff4ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"170ff4ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Public inquiry (EP)<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.7;\">Public consultation of the draft standard to gather comments from all interested parties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e18b27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55e18b27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dc615c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67dc615c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">6<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a254d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a254d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Adoption of EP results<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.7;\">Processing of comments received during the public inquiry and integration into the final project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333bbb84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"333bbb84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ceb5a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ceb5a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">7<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a48b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11a48b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:4px;\">Adoption CT<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.7;\">Formal adoption of the project by the relevant technical committee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f549591 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f549591\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612c0b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"612c0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; background: #18206F; color: #fff; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">8<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8426764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8426764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: #0d0d0d; margin-bottom: 4px;\">Certification<\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.7;\">Validation and official approval of the standard by the BHN, followed by publication in the Journal Officiel (OJ).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72358b85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72358b85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ac49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3ac49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:6px;\">Players<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3000b3dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3000b3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who participates in the standardization process?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b9f26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76b9f26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #444; line-height: 1.85;\">A National Standards Body brings together the private and public sectors, representatives of civil society and professional associations. The process involves the participation of all interested parties: <\/p><div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 8px; margin-top: 16px;\"><div style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.6; padding-left: 14px; position: relative;\">Public administration (ministries and autonomous bodies)<\/div><div style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.6; padding-left: 14px; position: relative;\">Certification and standards bodies<\/div><div style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.6; padding-left: 14px; position: relative;\">Manufacturers, importers and distributors<\/div><div style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.6; padding-left: 14px; position: relative;\">Laboratories and universities<\/div><div style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.6; padding-left: 14px; position: relative;\">Scientific, training and research organizations<\/div><div style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.6; padding-left: 14px; position: relative;\">Professional associations<\/div><div style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.6; padding-left: 14px; position: relative;\">Users \/ consumers<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312a370f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"312a370f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65892add elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65892add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:6px;\">International institutions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f5487a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62f5487a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Major standardization bodies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f97511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12f97511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;\">At the international level, three major institutions are involved in the standardization process:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7732a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d7732a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479878a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"479878a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b6b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55b6b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:44px;height:32px;border-radius:4px;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">ISO<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336d196e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"336d196e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:2px;\">International Organization for Standardization<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#555;\">The world&#8217;s leading body for voluntary international standards covering almost all sectors of activity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f35f5e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f35f5e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42494b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42494b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:44px;height:32px;border-radius:4px;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">IEC<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f97b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f97b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:2px;\">International Electrotechnical Commission<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#555;\">International organization responsible for developing standards in the field of electricity and electronics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33111d2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33111d2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6005b692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6005b692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:44px;height:32px;border-radius:4px;background:#18206F;color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:500;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;\">ITU<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300a1126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"300a1126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:500;color:#0D0D0D;margin-bottom:2px;\">International Telecommunication Union<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#555;\">United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9a71ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b9a71ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505d645a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"505d645a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:6px;\">The situation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e674fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e674fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where are we in Haiti?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5040f176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5040f176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;\">The BHN, inaugurated on December 14, 2012, is the national body responsible for conducting standardization activities and promoting quality in Haiti.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e20d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64e20d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-341c207d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"341c207d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#18206F;margin-bottom:14px;\">BHN achievements &amp; affiliations<\/h3><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;\"><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>Establishment of 7 technical committees: Buildings &amp; Civil Engineering, Agri-Food Standards, Environmental &amp; Sanitation, Tourism &amp; Hospitality, National Electrotechnical Committee, Conformity Assessment, Health, Safety &amp; Resilience.<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>Establishment of guides and procedures for the conduct of standardization activity<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>Public inquiry into Haitian standards in the above-mentioned sectors<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>Member of the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>Participating in the IEC Affiliate Member Program<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>MoU agreements with ASTM, AFNOR, Underwriters Laboratory and INDOCAL<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>Member of the Pan-American Commission for Technical Standards (COPANT)<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>National Point of the Codex Alimentarius Commission<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>Corresponding member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;padding-left:16px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:7px;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#BD1E1E;display:inline-block;\"><\/span>Member of the Association R\u00e9seau de Normalisation et Francophonie (RNF)<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f150084 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f150084\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"demande\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79448da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79448da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#BD1E1E;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:6px;\">Participation &amp; contact<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305b9970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"305b9970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Application form<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743fe86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"743fe86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.85;margin-bottom:24px;\">Would you like to take part in the development of Haitian standards or obtain information about our standardization work? 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