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: 6/15/2016

Overview

STP generally follows Portuguese standards, but has no central standards or regulatory agency.
 

Standards

STP follows Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) general standards.
 

Conformity Assessment

There is no STP body that performs conformity assessments.
 

Product Certification

Telecommunication equipment is required to obtain a certificate by AGER, STP’s General Regulating Agency for telecommunications.
 

Accreditation

There is no STP body that performs accreditation.


Publication of technical regulations

There is no STP body that publishes technical regulations.
 

Contact Information

Ministry of Economy and International Cooperation
Largo das Alfândegas
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Tel. (239) 22-24-657; (239) 22-24-875

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