The Bureau may, -
(a) formulate, implement and coordinate activities relating to quality maintenance and improvement in products and processes;
(b) promote harmonious development in standardisation, management systems and conformity assessment, and matters connected therewith both within the country and at international level;
(c) provide information, documentation and other services to consumers and consumer organisations on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon;
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(d) give recognition to quality assurance systems in manufacturing or processing units or service providers, on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon;
(e) bring out handbooks, guides and other special publications;
(f) carry out inspections and testing or testing of goods and articles or audit of process, system or service for conformity to any other standard if so authorised, on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon; and
(g) formulate, implement and coordinate activities of conformity assessment to the relevant Indian Standards on voluntary or compulsory basis, of goods, article, process, system or service as may be considered expedient in public interest.