Now serving the Maghreb states: DQS Group further expands

Ariana / Frankfurt/Main. May 4, 2007. The continuous expansion of new DQS offices has now reached Northern Africa. DQS Maghreb, based in Tunis, Tunisia and led by Mr. Tarek Barketallah now offers assessment and certification services in Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Algeria.

The percentage of DQS customers with sites in the North African market has grown significantly in recent years. Besides implementing Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety management systems, organizations are increasingly introducing Food Safety standards, thereby meeting demands of a strong tourism sector in certain regions (e.g. Tunisia).

The European Union is one of the most important trade partners of the Arab Maghreb Union, consisting of the five Maghreb states Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. For their trade with the European Union some of those countries today already reach export quotas of more than 70%. Based on the so-called "Barcelona Process", this quota is expected to increase with the introduction of a free trade zone by the year 2010 which includes the European Union and partner countries around the Mediterranean Sea.

If you have questions about DQS Maghreb please refer to Ms. Tauni Aul (Tauni.Aul@dqs.de) or directly to:

DQS MAGHREB
Dipl.-Ing. Tarek BARKETALLAH (General Manager)
Avenue Hédi Nouira
Immeuble le Forum, bureau 3-4
Ennasr II - 2037 Ariana - Tunisie
Tel.: +216 98 208324
Fax: +216 71 821699
E-Mail: contact@dqs-maghreb.com
Internet: www.dqs-maghreb.com

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DQS German Registrar for Management System was founded in 1985 by the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Society for Quality (DGQ) as the first German registrar for management systems. With offices in more than 30 countries, DQS is one of the most renowned companies in the international certification business today. Registered office is Frankfurt am Main, Germany. DQS' range of services comprises assessments according to more than 70 recognized standards and technical or industry-specific specifications, as well as assessments to intra-company requirements. To performing these services, DQS has more than 1400 auditors available worldwide.

Press Contact:
DQS GmbH
Rainer Lauer
Marketing & Communication
August-Schanz-Straße 21
60433 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Tel.: +49 69 95427-161
Fax: +49 69 95427-404

Mail: rainer.lauer@dqs.de
Web www.dqs.de

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