WORLD TRADE G/TBT/10.7/N/15
14July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2940)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Agreement Reached byaMember withanother Country orCountries onIssues Related to
Technical Regulations, Standards orConformity Assessment Procedures
Under Article 10.7oftheAgreement "Whenever aMember hasreached anagreement with
anyother country orcountries onissues related totechnical regulations, standards orconformity
assessment procedures which mayhaveasignificant effect ontrade, atleastoneMember party tothe
agreement shallnotify other Members through theSecretariat oftheproducts tobecovered bythe
agreement andinclude abriefdescription oftheagreement ”.Thefollowing notification under Article
10.7hasbeenreceived.
1. Member notifying: AUSTRALIA
2. Titleofthebilateral orplurilateral Agreement: Agreement between Australia andNew
Zealand establishing asystem forthedevelopment ofjoint food standards signed at
Wellington on5December 1996
3. Parties totheAgreement: Australia, NewZealand
4. Dateofentry intoforce oftheAgreement: 5July1996
5. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading):
Food
6. Subject matter covered bytheAgreement (technical regulations, standards orconformity
assessment procedures): Technical Regulations
7. Brief description oftheAgreement: Provide forthedevelopment offood standards
which willoperate concurrently inAustralia andNewZealand
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8. Further information available from:
Australia NewZealand Food Authority
P.O.Box7186
Canberra MailCentre ACT 2610
Australia
Telefax no:+6162712278
Email: slo@anzfa.gov.au