Public review adoption new version of ISO standards as National Standards

20 October 2026
Public review adoption new version of ISO standards as National Standards

The Suriname Standards Bureau hereby announces that, in accordance with Article 5 of the Standards Act (S.B.2004, no.121, as last amended by S.B.2012, no.42), and the decision of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism of August 1, 2012, no.1177, as of August 18, 2026, the following standards:

  1. SSB ISO 14001:2015 (en) Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use has been replaced with the current version SSB ISO 14001:2026;
  2. SSB HACCP -Food Hygiene Basic Texts Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) has been replaced with the current version SSB HACCP: 2023;
  3. SSB ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements has been replaced with the current version SSB ISO 9001:2026;
  4. SSB ISO/IEC 17020: 2012 Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection has been replaced with the current version SSB ISO/IEC 17020: 2026

and that

  1. SSB ISO 374-5:2016 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and microorganisms – part 5: terminology and performance requirements for micro-organisms risk has been replaced with the current version​ SSB ISO 374-5:2024.


The standards are being adopted identically, in accordance with ISO guidelines for the adoption of international standards as national standards. As a stakeholder, you are invited to review the drafts prior to their formal adoption as national standards. Following this phase, the SSB will handle the further coordination of this process.

In light of the foregoing, you are hereby offered the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the content of the aforementioned standards during the period from October 16, 2026 through December 4, 2026.

In line with the ISO adoption procedure, we are providing you—as a stakeholder or key interested party—with a copy of the table of contents, foreword, introduction, and scope of the aforementioned standard, and we invite you to review these documents. You may access or read these materials by clicking on the links provided above, which are embedded within the titles of the respective standards.

Should you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact the Standards Development department by calling +597 499928 of +597 499929, or via e-mail at: standards@ssb.sr.

Trusting that this has provided you with sufficient information.​