India willing to accept Pak quality certifications

India is willing to accept the quality certificates given by Pakistani labs that are accredited to internationally recognised bodies or to  National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL) of India, Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power, announced here today.
 
Inaugurating the Conference on India-Pakistan Economic Relations, organised by FICCI and the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) with the support of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Ramesh said: “Of the 32 Non Tariff Barriers notified by Pakistan, the one relating to quality and certification procedures, especially in the case of textiles, pharmaceuticals and processed foods, has not been addressed”.

This, he said, was due to the fact that today there is no laboratory in Pakistan that is accredited to international bodies or to NABL.

Ramesh underlined the need for liberalisation of the investment, as is being stel0 mc in both countries”.
 
“We need to move towards the removal of the ban on FDI from Pakistan to India and vice versa,” as it was investment that will drive trade and bring genuine investors to both countries.