RADIC RECEIVES ISO VICE PRESIDENT

ZAGREB, Dec 9 (Hina) - Croatia's Minister of Development and Reconstruction, Jure Radic, on Monday received the Vice President of the Geneva-based International Standardization Organization (ISO) and Director of the German standardization institute DIN, Max Helmut Reihlen. Radic informed the guest that the Croatian State Institute for Standards and Measures had been admitted to international systems and that it accepted the standards of developed European countries. Radic noted that 90 percent of Croatian regulations in this area had been taken from DIN while the remaining 10 percent were a result of Croatian particularities. "We expect further cooperation with DIN and assistance to the Croatian State Institute for Standards and Measures," Radic said. Reihlen expressed satisfaction with the cooperation between the Croatian institute and European and world institutions. He noted that a government should not go too far in the creation of standardization laws but that it should direct the development of technology. Reihlen stressed that the improvement of cooperation between the Croatian institute and ISO would contribute to Croatia's bid for full membership of the European Union. (hina) vm mm 091220 MET dec 96