Information Services

The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality is the National Standards Body in The Bahamas. In this regard, the BBSQ has responsibility of promoting a Quality Culture within The Bahamas. The Information Service Centre has been established and plays an important role in the dissemination of information regarding the over-all services of the BBSQ and its departments. The BBSQ is the formal WTO E-Ping enquiry point with the responsibility of assisting all stakeholders in the use of the E-Ping subscription and any enquiries regarding import and export trade issues which include new and amended Standards or Technical Regulations from other countries.

The Information Services Centre is responsible to assists all public and private stakeholders to research and procure the local; regional and international Standards publications.

This is the official office in the Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality designated to deal with enquiries from other WTO members or non WTO-members and the public on subject such as technical barriers to trade or sanitary/phytosanitary measures. The E-Ping alert system is one of the main ways in which other WTO; Non WTO members and the public that are in business can subscribe to and receive email alerts regarding the above mentioned for their information.

What is e-Ping and how does it work?

EPing is a publicly available subscription service and subscribers can choose daily or weekly e-mail alerts containing SPS and TBT notifications for the products, markets, regions or countries of interest to them. EPing is open to both registered and unregistered – or anonymous – users. While unregistered users are able to browse the e-Ping data base, only registered users can receive alerts and access the system’s more advanced features.

Using e-Ping, subscribers can search and share notifications, upload additional information, and participate in discussions through e-Ping’s Enquiry Point Management Tool, which enables domestic and international information sharing, according to the e-Ping user guide.10 In order to exchange information, each WTO member has to establish an Enquiry Point, which is a government agency that provides information and answers questions about SPS and TBT notifications, as well as related foreign trade regulations.

Once the stakeholders are aware of the changes that occur, they can take necessary action.11 this includes everything from implementing new regulations to informing affected industries about the upcoming modifications.

The benefits of Subscribers using e-Ping

With their new e-Ping alert system, the WTO, DESA and the ITC expect SMEs doing business internationally to be better able to track, consult and comment on countries’ constantly evolving foreign trade regulations. The organizations aim for e-Ping to help SMEs adapt faster to new and proposed international trade measures.
The E-Ping link is available here: https://epingalert.org/

Government

1. Subscribe to ePing.

You can choose to receive daily or weekly email alerts containing SPS and TBT notifications for the products, markets, regions, or countries of interest to you.

2. Search and share notifications.

You can use ePing's Enquiry Point Management Tool to search for notifications, upload additional information, and participate in discussions.

3. Take necessary action.

Once you are aware of the changes that occur, you can take necessary action, such as implementing new regulations or informing affected industries about the upcoming modifications.

4. Help SMEs adapt to new trade measures.

ePing helps SMEs do business internationally by tracking, consulting, and commenting on countries' constantly evolving foreign trade regulations.

Technical Services

Social Media Notifications

The Information Services Centre facilitates posting of relevant information to all BBSQ social media platforms and onto the BBSQ website regarding the work of the BBSQ.

Contact Information:

Contact the Information Services Department

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