GCC Standardization Organization

A Regional Standardization Organization (RSO) established by the GCC Supreme Council (22nd Session, Muscat, 2001). GSO operated in May 2004 with its permanent headquarters in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The mission of GSO is to assist GCC States to achieve common economic objectives by unifying standardization activities, fostering intra-GCC trade, protecting consumers, and meeting Gulf Customs Union standards.