Certification as Market Entry Ticket

In high-risk or cross-border transaction scenarios, a third-party certification body's 'proof of standards compliance' becomes a mandatory threshold for market access. Certification itself is not about the product, but rather an endorsement that the product meets regulatory requirements. Whoever controls the authority to issue this endorsement controls market gatekeeping power.

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