Assessing the Legal Framework of the Palestinian Standards and Measures, and its Compliance with the WTO Requirements

This study aims to review the Palestinian Specifications and Measures Law No. 6 (2000) along with its amendments, regulations and instructions. In addition, it aims to analyze the law’s strengths and weaknesses, to draft amendment proposals to enhance its legal framework and to deal with its predicaments in a manner that fits within the related Palestinian laws and also conforms to the current international standards and trends, while also complying to the general framework of the Palestinian Standards Institution’s (PSI) new strategy for the years 2010-2013.