According to the Lebanon Conformity Verification Program initiated by the Industrial Research Authority, shipments (regulated goods) arriving in the country must demonstrate compliance with relevant international and national standards.

The applicant for the conformity assessment can be both an Exporter and an Importer.

The conformity verification process includes:

-documentary assessment (marking language must be Arabic, English or French)

– testing if necessary (by an accepted laboratory)

– physical inspection (in the country of origin, container sealing is not mandatory)

– assessment result (conformity certificate or non-conformity report)