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Current project · Trade Facilitation

Legal Metrology Harmonisation for Intra-African Trade

Aligning requirements for pre-packaged goods and trade measuring instruments so that goods verified in one member state are accepted in another.

Nov 2024 – Oct 2026 70% complete AFRIMETS Secretariat CEMACMET ECOMET SADCMET/MEL

About the project

Progress to date70%

Working with the sub-regional organisations, the project compares national legal metrology requirements, identifies the differences that hold up trade and drafts model regulations based on OIML recommendations.

National authorities are supported to adopt the model regulations and to recognise each other's verification marks.

Objectives

  • Map the legal metrology requirements of the member states
  • Draft model regulations for pre-packaged goods and trade instruments
  • Support adoption and mutual recognition

Expected results

  • Model regulations endorsed by the General Assembly
  • Fewer re-verifications at borders
  • A regional register of recognised verification marks

Milestones · 2 of 4 reached

  1. Mapping of national requirements 30 April 2025 · Reached
  2. Model regulations drafted 15 December 2025 · Reached
  3. Consultation with national authorities 30 June 2026 · Planned
  4. Endorsement and publication 31 October 2026 · Planned

Partners

  • Lead: AFRIMETS Secretariat
  • Technical Committee on Legal Metrology
  • National legal metrology authorities
  • Funding: Development partner support