Burundi Bureau of Standards (BBN)

The Burundi Bureau of Standards has been created in may 1992. In the first time, the activities was to explain to the componies and the consumers the importance of standardisation and quality control.

The Bureau bigan with two departements: technical departement and comptability. One year after; the structure of the bureau has been produced. On the top there is administration council, the second level is occuped by the director and after there are five divisions (services):

Standardisation and Metrology
Training and Companies Technical Assistance (quality insurance)
Certification and laboratory inspection and accreditation
Documentation and information on standards
Finance and administration.

The aims of the creation was the export promotion, the consumers', environment and national economy protection.

E-mail : bbn(a)onatel.bi