Initiated in 2001, ASTM International's MOU program promotes communication between ASTM International and national standards bodies worldwide, fostering awareness of the standardization systems of all parties involved. The program also facilitates the development of national standards that will aid each country's health, safety, environmental, and economic conditions. These agreements help avoid duplication of effort where possible and mutually promote the standards development activities of ASTM International and the national standards bodies participating in the program.

MOU's are designed to encourage, increase, and facilitate the participation of technical experts from around the world in the ASTM standards development process and broaden the global acceptance and use of ASTM International standards.

As a benefit of the MOU program, technical experts from any of the countries where MOUs have been signed can participate freely as full voting members in the ASTM standards development process. Please contact your national standards body for information on how to participate in ASTM International technical committees, or contact Jessica Hychalk (jhychalk@astm.org) to join the ASTM technical committees of your choice.

	For more information
	Vice-president, Global Cooperation, Teresa Cendrowska Director, External Relations, James Olshefsky Manager, Global Cooperation, Jessica Hychalk Administrative Assistant, Janice Bardi
	MOU participants—alphabetical listing
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	JAMAICA Bureau of Standards Jamaica (JBS) www.jbs.org.jm JORDAN Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) www.jism.gov.jo KAZAKHSTAN Kazakhstan Institute for Standardization and Certification (KAZINST) www.memst.kz KENYA Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) www.kebs.org KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) www.ats.go.kr MALAYSIA SIRIM www.sirim.my MAURITIUS Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB) msb.intnet.mu MONGOLIA Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology (MASM) MOROCCO Service de Normalisation Industrielle Marocaine (SNIMA) www.mcinet.gov.ma/snima MOZAMBIQUE Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade (INNOQ) NICARAGUA Dirección de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología (DTNM) www.mific.gob.ni NIGERIA Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) www.sononline-ng.org PALESTINE Palestine Standards Institution (PSI) www.psi.gov.ps PANAMA Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (DGNTI) www.mici.gob.pa PERU Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) www.indecopi.gob.pe PHILIPPINES Bureau of Product Standards, Department of Trade and Industry (BPS) www.bps.dti.gov.ph QATAR Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QS) RUSSIA Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (GOST R) www.gost.ru