Technical Issues

AEM Coordinates Standards-Strategy Efforts with DOC

Over the past several months, a positive dialogue between representatives of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and AEM technical and regulatory experts has identified a critical issue now facing American manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment: There is a lack of a harmonized “standards strategy” for the Americas and the need for U.S. governmental support and promotion of good global standards, which enhance trade and commerce.

Dialog with Key U.S. Agencies

In order to address this standards strategy, AEM in full partnership with DOC is planning to continue dialog with key U.S. governmental agencies in mid-2002 to cover the following:

• Strategic alignment of standards involving machinery trade for North and South America. (FTAA - Free Trade Area Americas).
• Define the key standards strategy elements of TPA - Trade Promotion Authority needed to assure acceptance of products across borders without design penalty for variances in standards.
• Communicate that standards are a strategic element for achieving global objectives.

The National Standards Strategy for the U.S. put forward by ANSI in May 2001 is supportive of the issues identified by DOC and AEM and needs broader implementation. For more information contact AEM's Darrin Drollinger at 312-321-1470.

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First Quarter 2002