Describes the country's standards landscape, identifies the national standards and accreditation bodies, and lists the main national testing organization(s) and conformity assessment bodies.
Last Published: 8/2/2019

In April 2004, the Parliament passed a technical regulation law, amended in 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2015, which decreased government regulation.  The national system previously functioned along Soviet standards requiring obligatory certification of 70% of all products.  Approximately 50,000 official documents regulated security and quality of goods.  The 2004 law states that certification is only required for products that can potentially endanger consumer health.  This legislative change reduced standards coverage from 70 to 22 percent.  Other goods can be certified on a voluntary basis, but only to confirm product quality.  Unfortunately, EAEU accession is changing much of this, but implementation of new protocols has been slow.  Concerns about standards should be directed to the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek.

Standards

Center for Standards and Metrology under the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic
197 Panfilov Street
720040 Bishkek
Kyrgyz Republic
Phone: +996 (312) 62 37 90
Fax: +996 (312) 66 13 67
E-mail: nism@nism.gov.kg   
Web: www.nism.gov.kg

Testing, inspection and certification

The Center for Standards and Metrology under the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic is responsible for accreditation.  Products that could possibly endanger human health must be certified.  This list includes items such as alcohol, tobacco products, medical supplies and equipment, and other items.  Conformity assessment is not required for goods that do not require product certification.

Publication of technical regulations

The Kyrgyz Center of National Standards and Metrology maintains most technical regulations and has regulations available for public access.
Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to notify to the WTO proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures that could affect trade. Notify U.S. (www.nist.gov/notifyus) is a free, web-based e-mail registration service that captures and makes available for review and comment key information on draft regulations and conformity assessment procedures. Users receive customized e-mail alerts when new notifications are added by selected country(ies) and industry sector(s) of interest, and can also request full texts of regulations.  This service and its associated web site are managed and operated by the USA WTO TBT Inquiry Point housed within the National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. 

Contact Information

Center for Standards and Metrology under the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic
197 Panfilov Street
Bishkek 720040
Kyrgyz Republic
Office: +996 (312) 62 37 90
E-mail: nism@nism.gov.kg 
Internet: www.nism.gov.kg 
 

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