Joining AFSEC (How - Why)

ِHow to Join AFSEC

Advantages of Joining AFSEC

  • Each country adopts standards according to national interests, but with no coordination of needs for regional integration.
  • AFSEC is now filling that role
  • Improved quality of electrical equipment, materials and appliances and improved conformity assessment.
  • Meaningful influence of any one African country on IEC standards will be minimal AFSEC could increase the African influence on IEC standards
  • AFSEC provides the framework for that to happen
  • AFSEC TCs to consider draft IEC standards (CDs and CDVs ) from the relevant IEC TC
  • Each AFSEC NEC has access to these working documents by AFSEC arrangement with IEC
  • Share comments and where mutual agreed, submit common comments
  • Aiming is to influence IEC standards for increasing suitability for direct adoption for application in Africa

ِWhy to Join AFSEC

Benefits gained by a Country joining AFSEC





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Regional Integration

Each country adopts Standards according to national interests, but with no coordination of needs for regional integration. AFSEC is Filling this Role

02


Meaningful Influence

Meaningful influence of any African country on IEC standards will be minimal, AFSEC could increase this influence by submitting common comments.

03


Accessing Standards

Having access to Standards provided by IEC, IEEE, ARSO, CENELEC, ...etc for reviewing and adoption by AFSEC TCs

04


Countries’ Adoption

Standards adopted by AFSEC will accordingly be adopted by Member Countries.



05


Guides

AFSEC developed guides help in Building Capacity by interpreting International Standards to practical use for installers, investors…

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AfCFTA

AFSEC is member of the subcommittee on implementation of AfCFTA-Annex6, which mentions: “State parties will adopt the standards as endorsed by both AFSEC and ARSO”, aiming to facilitating trade of electrotechnical products among Africa.

Membership application form

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