The Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia (QSAE) is the National Standards Body of Ethiopia established in 1970 and became fully operational in 1972. It has undergone several restructuring, of which the latest was in February 1998, based on Proclamation No. 102/1998, PDF 346 KB, organizing the Authority to effectively promote quality management practices as one of its central objectives in addition to Standards Development, Certification, Metrology and Testing.In addition , the Standards and certification Council established based on Proclamation No. 413/2004, PDF 195 KB, whose members are appointed by the Government delibrates on national quality and standardization policy and issue directives necessary for implementation.