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The Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS) is the agency authorized by law (The Standards Act) to establish and maintain the national quality infrastructure (NQI – standards, testing, metrology – measurement services, certification and accreditation) in Antigua and Barbuda.

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To comment on the draft standards, visit the ‘Standards for Comments‘ page to download and fill out the comments form. Please ensure that all instructions provided are followed.

For information on the process of how standards are developed at the Bureau visit the ‘Standards Development‘ page of the Bureau’s website, https://abbs.gov.ag/.

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Newly Declared Standard

Effective October 29, 2019

ISO ABNS 13687-1:2017 Tourism and related services — Yacht harbours — Part 1: Minimum requirements for basic service level harbours (ISO 13687-1:2017 IDT)
ISO ABNS 13687-2:2017 Tourism and related services — Yacht harbours — Part 2: Minimum requirements for intermediate service level harbours (ISO 13687-2:2017 IDT)
ISO ABNS 13687-3:2017 Tourism and related services — Yacht harbours — Part 3: Minimum requirements for high service level harbours (ISO 13687-3:2017 IDT)
ISO ABNS 20410: 2017 Tourism and related services – Bareboat Charter – Minimum service and equipment requirements (ISO 20410: 2017 IDT)
ABCP 1 Part 1: 2019 Code of Practice for Beauty, spa and wellness entities: Part 1- General Requirements
ABCP 1 Part 2: 2019 Code of Practice for Beauty, spa and wellness entities: Part 2- Requirements for spas

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World Food Safety Day 2020

Online Platforms

Check out the e-learning page to browse recommended sites to gain some more knowledge on topics pertaining to the work of the Bureau.

FAO GM Food Platform

The FAO GM Foods Platform is a simple online platform to share information on safety assessment of foods derived from recombinant-DNA plants authorized in accordance with the Codex Guideline for the conduct of food safety assessment of foods derived from recombinant-DNA plants (CAC/GL 45-2003, annex III adopted in 2008).

Online Read Highlights

View the featured additions for your online reading leisure:

National Standardization Strategy 2019-2022

For more online reading visit the Online Read Highlights page. In the Literature menu are brochures and various publications also available for personal download.

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World Food Safety Day 2020

World Food Safety Day 2020 June 7th, 2020 marks the second celebration of World Food Safety Day. The Codex Alimentarius…

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Request For Expression Of Interest – Consultancy For The Development Of A Manual On Green Buildings Procurement Policies And Procedures For Public Managers

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has received financing from the Global Environment Facility-United Nations Environment Programme (GEF-UNEP), toward…

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