U Rwanda na Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo byasinye amasezerano ajyanye n’ubuziranenge bw’ibicuruzwa na serivisi
Ku wa Gatanu, ikigo gishinzwe ubuziranenge muri Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo kizwi nka Agence Congolaise de Normalisation et de Qualité (ACONOQ) cyasinyanye amasezerano y’ubufatanye n’ikigo cy’u Rwanda gishinzwe ubuziranenge, Rwanda Standards Board (RSB), agamije guteza imbere ubufatanye mu bijyanye n’ibipimo by’ubuziranenge ndetse no korohereza ubucuruzi bwambukiranya imipaka hagati y’ibihugu byombi. Aya masezerano afatwa nk’intambwe ikomeye mu guteza imbere ubucuruzi no kongera icyizere mu bicuruzwa na serivisi biva muri ibi bihugu byombi.
Aya masezerano yashyizweho umukono mu gihe ibihugu byo mu karere bikomeje gushyira imbaraga mu koroshya ubucuruzi bwambukiranya imipaka no guteza imbere ubukungu bwabyo. Ubufatanye hagati ya Rwanda na Democratic Republic of the Congo bumaze igihe bugenda bwiyongera, cyane cyane mu rwego rw’ubucuruzi, ubwikorezi ndetse n’ishoramari. Ibi bigaragaza ubushake bw’ibihugu byombi bwo gukomeza kubaka umubano mwiza uharanira iterambere rusange n’imikoranire mu nzego zitandukanye.

Amasezerano yasinywe hagati ya ACONOQ na RSB agamije by’umwihariko guhuza no kunoza ibipimo by’ubuziranenge ku bicuruzwa na serivisi biva muri ibi bihugu. Ibi bizafasha korohereza abacuruzi n’abashoramari mu bikorwa byabo, kuko bizatuma ibicuruzwa byemewe mu gihugu kimwe byoroha no kwemerwa mu kindi. Abasesenguzi mu by’ubukungu bavuga ko iyi gahunda izafasha cyane cyane abacuruzi bakorera ku mipaka y’ibihugu byombi, aho ubusanzwe hakunze kugaragara imbogamizi zishingiye ku kutumvikana ku bipimo by’ubuziranenge.
Binyuze muri aya masezerano, ibigo byombi byiyemeje gukorana mu bijyanye no gusangira ubumenyi, gukora ubushakashatsi mu by’ubuziranenge, gutegura amahugurwa ku bakozi babyo ndetse no gushyiraho uburyo bworoshye bwo kugenzura ibicuruzwa n’ikorwa rya serivisi. Ibi bizafasha kongera icyizere mu bicuruzwa bikorerwa mu Rwanda no muri Congo, ndetse bifashe no kurinda abaguzi ibicuruzwa bitujuje ubuziranenge.
Abayobozi b’ibigo byombi bagaragaje ko ubufatanye nk’ubu bufite akamaro kanini mu guteza imbere ubucuruzi bw’akarere. Bavuze ko gushyira hamwe mu bijyanye n’ubuziranenge bifasha ibihugu kugabanya inzitizi z’ubucuruzi, kongera amahirwe ku bacuruzi bato n’abaciriritse ndetse no kuzamura ireme ry’ibicuruzwa n’ikorwa rya serivisi. Bagaragaje kandi ko ari intambwe iganisha ku gushyira mu bikorwa neza gahunda zo guhuza amasoko mu karere ka Afurika yo hagati n’iy’Iburasirazuba.
Ubufatanye hagati ya RSB na ACONOQ buzafasha kandi mu kugenzura neza ibicuruzwa byinjira n’ibisohoka muri ibi bihugu. Ibi bizafasha kurwanya ibicuruzwa byiganano cyangwa bitujuje ubuziranenge bishobora guteza ibibazo ku buzima bw’abaturage cyangwa ku bukungu bw’ibihugu. Abashinzwe ubuziranenge bavuga ko guhuza amabwiriza n’ibipimo by’ibihugu byombi ari imwe mu nzira nziza zo gukumira ibibazo nk’ibi.
Abacuruzi bakorera ubucuruzi bwambukiranya imipaka hagati y’u Rwanda na Congo bagaragaje ko aya masezerano ari inkuru nziza kuri bo. Bavuga ko mu bihe byashize hari ubwo ibicuruzwa byabaga byemewe mu gihugu kimwe ariko bikanga kwemerwa mu kindi bitewe n’itandukaniro ry’ibipimo by’ubuziranenge. Ibi byatumaga bamwe bahura n’igihombo cyangwa bagatinda kubona amasoko. Bityo, aya masezerano arashobora kubafasha gukora ubucuruzi bwabo mu buryo bworoshye kandi bwizewe.
Uretse korohereza ubucuruzi, aya masezerano ateganya no guteza imbere ubushobozi bw’abakozi b’ibigo byombi. Hazashyirwaho gahunda z’amahugurwa n’ingendoshuri zizafasha abakozi kungurana ubumenyi ku buryo bwiza bwo kugenzura ubuziranenge bw’ibicuruzwa na serivisi. Ibi bizafasha kongera ubushobozi bw’ibigo byombi mu guhangana n’ibibazo by’ubuziranenge bishobora kugaragara ku isoko.
Iyi mikoranire ije yiyongera ku zindi gahunda z’ubufatanye zisanzwe hagati y’u Rwanda na Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo mu nzego zitandukanye zirimo ubucuruzi, ubwikorezi, ingufu n’ubwubatsi. Abasesenguzi bavuga ko niba aya masezerano ashyizwe mu bikorwa neza, ashobora gufasha kongera ubucuruzi hagati y’ibihugu byombi ndetse akagira uruhare mu kuzamura ubukungu bw’akarere muri rusange.
Mu gihe ibihugu byinshi bya Afurika bikomeje gushishikarizwa gukorera hamwe mu rwego rwo guteza imbere isoko rusange ry’Afurika, aya masezerano agaragaza ko u Rwanda na Congo byiyemeje gukomeza gushimangira ubufatanye bugamije iterambere rirambye. Guhuza ibipimo by’ubuziranenge ku bicuruzwa na serivisi ni imwe mu ntambwe zifatika zifasha ibihugu kugabanya inzitizi mu bucuruzi no guteza imbere ubukungu bwabyo mu buryo burambye.