Guide to Doing Business
in Suriname

Bureau for standards

The Standard Act 2004 (Standaardenwet) regulates the Surinamese Bureau for Standards (het Surinaams Bureau voor Standaarden) as National Institute for standards, certification of goods and  accepted procedures and accreditation for laboratories. Standards presented by the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) and approved by the Caribbean Common Market Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) can be adopted by the Surinamese Bureau for Standards (het Surinaams Bureau voor Standaarden).