An Expert Panel on Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton (CSITC) was formed under the auspices of the ICAC in December 2003. The Expert Panel issued two interim reports in 2004, including a Proposal for Future Actions delivered inNovember at an ICAC meeting in Mumbai, India. This paper will explore the reasons for increased use of instrument testing systems, the costs and benefits associated with establishment and use of such systems, the difficulties of establishing such systems and the role of the ICAC Expert Panel in encouraging adoption of instrument classing systems.
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