WORLD TRADE G/TBT/10.7/N/13
6June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2359)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
AGREEMENT REACHED BYAMEMBER WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY ORCOUNTRIES
ONISSUES RELATED TOTECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS OR
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
NOTIFICATION
Under Article 10.7 oftheAgreement "Whenever aMember hasreached anagreement with
anyother country orcountries onissues related totechnical regulations, standards orconformity
assessment procedures which may have asignificant effect ontrade, atleast oneMember party to
theagreement shall notify other Members through theSecretariat oftheproducts tobecovered by
theagreement andinclude abrief description oftheagreement. ”Thefollowing notification under
Article 10.7 hasbeen received.
1. Member notifying: POLAND
2. Title ofthebilateral orplurilateral Agreement: Memorandum ofUnderstanding between
Polish Centre forTesting andCertification (PCBC) andBureau ofCommodity Inspection
andQuarantine inTaipei signed on2July 1996
3. Parties totheAgreement: Polish Centre forTesting andCertification,
Bureau ofCommodity Inspection andQuarantine inTaipei
4. Date ofentry intoforce oftheAgreement: 2July 1996
5. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading):
Notspecified
6. Subject matter covered bytheAgreement (technical regulations, standards orconformity
assessment procedures): Quality system assessment procedures
7. Brief description oftheAgreement: Theintent oftheMemorandum istoenter into a
cooperation onrecognition oftesting reports andcertificates ofconformity aswell ason
recognition ofregistration ofquality systems.
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8. Further information available from:
Polish Committee forStandardization,
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point,
ul.Elektoralna 2,
00-950 Warszawa,
Telefax no:+48226247122(general information) or
Polish Centre forTesting andCertification,
ul.Klobucka 23A,
00-699 Warszawa,
Telefax +48226471222(details).