Issue:

Russ Chaney, executive director of IAPMO R&T, and Zhang Wei, secretary general of CQM, have signed what is believed to be the first mutual recognition agreement for product certification since China's entry into the World Trade Organization. The agreement provides for products bearing the IAPMO R&T marks of conformity to be accepted for sale in the Chinese market. The signing ceremony was attended by high level U.S. and Chinese dignitaries such as Charles Winburn, commercial officer U.S. Embassy, and Zhoughai Li, administrator, State Administration of People's Republic of China for Standardization.