The Asociación Mercosur de Normalización (AMN) is a civil association without aims of profit, nongovernmental, recognized by the Group Common Market - GMC. It is the only organism responsible by the management for voluntary normalization in the scope of the Mercosur.

» THE ASSOCIATION

At the Subgroup 3 meeting on the October 30th and November 1st of 1991 in Montevideo, in which attended official guests representing the standardization bodies of the four member countries; it was decided the creation of the Comité Mercosur de Normalización (CMN) as a civil, non-profit, non-governmental association, recognized by the Resolution nr. 2/92 from the Common Market Group.

Since April 4th of 2000, through a convention signed with the Common Market Group, the Committee was renamed Asociación Mercosur de Normalización and it became the single organization responsible for the voluntary standardization in the Mercosur extent.

The purpose is the promotion of the standardization and related activities development, as well as, the quality of products and services, in the member countries of Mercosur, with special emphasis to the industrial, scientific and technologic development in benefit of the economic and commercial integration, of the goods and service installment exchange, facilitating by its turn the cooperation in the technical, scientific, economic and social spheres.

AMN develops its standardization activities through the Mercosur Sectorial Committees (SCM), which represent the society industrial segments and have the purpose to establish the standardization sectorial programs and to lead the process of development and harmonization of standards for their further approval by AMN.

Current information can be obtained in our web page: www.amn.org.br

NSB
The Association is formed by the National Standardization Bodies of the member countries, which are:

Country	Name	Foundation	Nature	Symbol
Argentina	IRAM Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación	1935	Privado sem fins lucrativos
Brasil	ABNT Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas	1940	Privado sem fins lucrativos
Uruguay	UNIT Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Técnicas	1939	Privado sem fins lucrativos
Paraguay	INTN Instituto Nacional de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología	1963	Estatal
INVITED MEMBERS
Chile	INN Instituto Nacional de Normalización	1963	Estatal
Bolívia	IBNORCA Instituto Boliviano de Normalización y Calidad	1993	Privado sem fins lucrativos

CHRONOLOGY

1991

3/26/1991 12:00:00 AM - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign “Tratado de Asunción” (Asunción Treaty) for the constitution of a Common Market - MERCOSUR.

11/1/1991 12:00:00 AM - At the SGT 3 meeting in Montevideo, it is decided the creation of Comité Mercosur de Normalización t, which is recognized by the he Common Market Group through the Resolution 2/92.

1993

10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM - Beginning of the activities of the CMN Executive Secretariat.

1995

1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM - Officially the Mercosur takes effect (Custom Union).

12/15/1995 12:00:00 AM - The European Union and Mercosur decide to create a Common Inter-regional Area.

1996

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM - Legal Constitution of the Mercosur Standardization Committee, according to register at 3rd Register of Titles and Documents under no. 268974/96 (CNPJ 01295577/0001-30 and C.C.M. 2483930-2)

6/25/1996 12:00:00 AM - Chile formalizes its association with MERCOSUR (ACE Nº35; CMC Nº3/96)

12/17/1996 12:00:00 AM - Bolivia formalizes its association with MERCOSUR (ACE Nº36; CMC Nº14/96)

2000

4/4/2000 12:00:00 AM - Through a signed agreement with the Common Market Group, the Committee was renamed Asociación Mercosur de Normalización (Mercosur Standardization Association) – AMN - and has become the single responsible organism for the administration of the voluntary standardization in MERCOSUR.

2004

11/26/2004 12:00:00 AM - common interregional space between European Union and MERCOSUR – renovation

2012

7/31/2012 12:00:00 AM - Official entry of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in MERCOSUR