1. SH Carstens Afrimets secretariat Afrimets Progress so far

2. Contents Background Developments Structure Elected officials Way forward

3. Background Presentation at St Jean de Luz Presentation at St Jean de Luz PTB approached SADCMET/SADCMEL with possibility to start a project PTB approached SADCMET/SADCMEL with possibility to start a project SADCMET RC approached Nepad Secretariat SADCMET RC approached Nepad Secretariat First meeting 23 to 24 March 2006 First meeting 23 to 24 March 2006 23 organisations attended 23 organisations attended Afrimets to represent metrology with the two branches as equal partners Afrimets to represent metrology with the two branches as equal partners

4. Background Task Team meeting May 2007 Task Team meeting May 2007 Develop MOU Develop MOU General Assembly 4 and 5 July 2007 General Assembly 4 and 5 July 2007 Finalise MOU and elect office bearers Finalise MOU and elect office bearers MOU signed by 6 sub regional bodies and 2 ordinary member MOU signed by 6 sub regional bodies and 2 ordinary member Office bearers elected Office bearers elected First Excom meeting 4 and 5 October First Excom meeting 4 and 5 October Develop rules of procedure for GA and Excom and Develop rules of procedure for GA and Excom and 6 month work plan 6 month work plan

5. Regional Metrology/Legal metrology Organisations SIM SADCMET/SADCMEL APMP/APLMF COOMET EURAMET/ WELMEC AFRIMETS

6. SADCMET/SADCMEL EAMET MAGMET NAFRIMET SOAMET

7. hamonisa SOAMET SADCMET/ SADCMEL EAMET MAGMET AFRIMETS Co-ordination Pan African Metrology interaction Harmonisation of Technical Regulations/ Traceability Harmonisation of Technical Regulations/ Traceability Harmonisation of Technical Regulations/ Traceability Harmonisation of Technical Regulations/ Traceability

8. 10 Associates 0f CGPM -participation in CCWGs CMCs submitted by 6 NMIs Inter-comparisons participation in most fields (intra & inter) Basic metrology facilities in all members harmonisation of Metrology legislation All mass labs accredited by 2010 Milestones Milestones Have all members accredited for inspection

9. Chairperson – Dr Wynand Louw ( SADCMET) Vice chairpersons Dr Berrado ( MAGMET) - Industrial Geraldo Albasini (SADCMEL) - Legal NEPAD Secretariat – Dr Karrim Khalid Afimets Secretariat – Stuart Carstens (SADCMEL) Elected officials J Kioko (EAMET) K Zulu ( SADCMEL) O Yankine (SOAMET) Mme Laroussi (MAGMET) Office bearers

10. GENERAL ASSEMBLY Principal Member Sub-regional African Metrology Organisation Principal Member Sub-regional African Metrology Organisation Ordinary Member African NMIs and LMOs not full member of a Sub-regional African Metrology Org. Ordinary Member African NMIs and LMOs not full member of a Sub-regional African Metrology Org. Associate Member National Metrology Institutes and Legal Metrology Organizations outside Africa Associate Member National Metrology Institutes and Legal Metrology Organizations outside Africa Observer Other Organisations Observer Other Organisations Voting: 2xNumber of Member States Voting: single vote Voting: none CHAIRPERSON Vice Chairperson representing Industrial Metrology Vice Chairperson representing Legal Metrology NEPAD Secretariat AFRIMETS Secretariat Up to 3 elected delegates AFRIMETS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL COMMITTEES Industrial Metrology Legal Metrology AFRIMETS STUCTURE

11. GENERAL ASSEMBLY Principal Member CEMAC EAC MAGMET SADCMEL SADCMET SOAMET Principal Member CEMAC EAC MAGMET SADCMEL SADCMET SOAMET Ordinary Member SON, Nigeria LANEMA, Côte d’Ivoire Ordinary Member SON, Nigeria LANEMA, Côte d’Ivoire Associate Member Observer CHAIRPERSON Dr Wynand Louw, SADCMET CHAIRPERSON Dr Wynand Louw, SADCMET Vice Chair Ind. Met.Dr Mohammed Berrada MAGMET, Morocco Vice Chair Legal Met.Geraldo Albasini, SADCMEL, Mozambique MemberLionel Ngwessy-Malaga, CEMAC, Central Afr MemberOumarou Yankine, SOAMET, Burkina Faso MemberJoel Kioko, EAC, Kenya MemberMme Noura Laroussi, MAGMET, Tunisia MemberKimon Zulu, SADCMEL, Zambia NEPAD SecretariatKarim Khalil, South Africa AFRIMETS SecretariatStuart Carstens, South Africa EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT Stuart Carstens, SADCMEL SECRETARIAT Stuart Carstens, SADCMEL TECH-COMMITTEES 2007-07-06

12. Way forward Amend working draft of ROP’s Amend working draft of ROP’s Formalize work program Formalize work program Next excom meeting – Morocco 28 and 29 February 2008 Next excom meeting – Morocco 28 and 29 February 2008 Submit GA ROP for finalisation Submit GA ROP for finalisation Submit work plan and progress report Submit work plan and progress report Next GA – Tunis 2 to 4 July 2008 Next GA – Tunis 2 to 4 July 2008 Submit GA ROP for approval Submit GA ROP for approval Submit progress report Submit progress report

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