Products and Services
• Sale of national, regional and international standards and standard-type documents
• Monitoring of compliance of goods to compulsory national standards and international standards where applicable
• Communication Services
SLBS provides library services and carry out research pertaining to standard related matters. SLBS serves as the National Enquiry Point for the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and the contact point for CODEX (the joint commission between the FAO and WHO), which is responsible for developing international food standards. Technical assistance in areas of standards, metrology and related matters in the form of:
o Research
o Development of industry standards/codes
o Facilitating testing and other standard related activities
o Assessment of specified facilities