The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) granted the Ministry of Commerce and Investment 6 international certificates for successfully completing the application of standards in the following administrative systems (Quality management system ISO 9001, knowledge management system ISO 30401, Occupational Health and Safety Management System ISO 45001, BS 16000 security management system, guideline for social responsibility ISO 26000 and environmental management system ISO 14001).
The Ministry was granted thesecertificates with accreditation from one of the most important Americanaccreditation centers, the International Accreditation Service, based on therecommendations of the external audit team of the awarding body, which praisedthe Ministry's progress in some areas. It also provided the Ministry with itsrecommendations and development opportunities to ensure continuous improvementand institutional excellence in the coming year in accordance with the bestinternational practices.