Market Entry Standard (MES) Development workplan
Timeline
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Set Objectives
Research process of existing others Entry
Standards and Due Diligences
Stakeholder engagement plan
Update the Standard Setting procedure and ARM
General Standard Terms of Reference (ToR)
Announcement of the New ARM Standard
development
ToR MES Advisory Group and Specific ToR Market
Entry Standard (MES) Committee and invitation to
members
Conformation of MES Advisory Group
Conformation of MES Standard Committee
Publication of the MES development work
programme
MES Advisory Group meeting 1 (tentative date)
MES Committee meeting 1 (tentative date)
ToR Market Entry Standard (MES)
Launch the Draft version of the Market Entry
Standard (MES)
MES Advisory Group meeting 2 (tentative date)
MES Committee meeting 2 (tentative date)
First public consultation, discussion phase and
workshops
MES Advisory Group meeting 3 (tentative date)
MES Committee meeting 3 (tentative date)
Publication of synopsis after the first consultation
process
Pilot testing of MES on the ground with two
artisanal and small scale mining organizations in
Colombia under the due diligence approach
MES Advisory Group meeting 4 (tentative date)
MES Committee meeting 4 (tentative date)
Launch a working (consulted) version of the
Market Entry Standard
For any further information regarding the Market Entry Standard development: you can contact RESOLVE
[email protected] or ARM [email protected]