RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/KHM/14
26 July 2002
(02-4165)
Working Party on the
Accession of CambodiaOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF CAMBODIA
Action Plan for the Implementation of the TBT Agreement
The Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia has submitted the following Action Plan for
the Implementation of the TBT Agreement by Cambodia,  with the request that it be circulated to the
Working Party.
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Action Plan on TBT Agreement
Year Step/ measure/ activityTechnical Assistance
(Provided)  or Sought
1999/
2001Current Development and On-going Programmes
- Sub-Decree on Industrial Standards of Cambodia was approved
and signed on 15 May 2001. However there are some remainingwork need to be done as specified in the activities of the year2002.
- Ministry's Notice on Registration of Industrial Product being
implemented.
- developing TBT and Standards Library at the Department of
- Industrial Standards of Cambodia.Lack of TA in the areas as
specified below:
2002 Activities to be developed
- Drafting the new Law on Industrial Standards of Cambodia.
- Revise the Ministry's Note on Registration of Industrial
Product.
- Submitting the drafted Sub-Decree on Metrology to the Council
of Ministers for adoption.
- Draft the Technical Regulation on (1) the Procedures and
Application forms for using Standards; (2) Procedures for using
Standard Marks; (3) Size of Standards Marks; (4) Certificateand License Forms; (5) Form of Auditing and assessment;(6) Form of Pre-assessment and market survey; (7) Form ofReceipt for Payment of services; (8) Form of testing andCalibration Reports; (9) Request Form for testing and
calibration;- Law drafting expert
specialized in standards
and WTO/TBTrequirements.
- Short term metrology
expert.
- Long term standards
experts specialized inWTO/TBT Agreementand requirements.WT/ACC/KHM/14
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Year Step/ measure/ activityTechnical Assistance
(Provided)  or Sought
2003 Activities to be developed
- (10) Procedures for Accessing Information and Publication;
(11) Arrangement and Execution of Industrial Standards
Technical Committee; (12) Declaration of Amended or Revised
Standards; (13) Procedures an d Guidelines for Declaration of
Mandatory Standards Marks; (15) procedures for Preparationand adoption of Standards; (16) Procedures for Sampling,Verification, Testing, Inspection and evaluation of Conformityin Processing establishments, Registration, Accreditation; (17)
procedures for Urgent Notifications on Dangerous products;
(18) Procedures for recognition and acceptance of Foreigntesting certificate and Calibration; (19) Procedures forRecognition of Foreign Inspection Bodies, Certification Bodiesand Accreditation Bodies; (20) Procedures for Adoption or
Applying Foreign Technical Regulations.
- Set up Road map for standards and Conformance infrastructure.
- Capacity building for the key standards personnel in the field of
standardization and management, method and procedures forsampling and inspection.
- developing TBT and standards library, and train a TBT and
standards librarian.
- Submit the Law on Industrial Standards of Cambodia to the
Council of Ministers  for adoption and to the parliament forratification.
- issue the Sub-Decree and Regulations for implementation the
Law.
- Capacity building for the key standard personnel in the field of
standards, auditing , inspection and surveillance.
- Capacity building for  auditors , assessors and inspectors, and
staff responsible for issuing certificate or license, andstrengthen the capacity of staff responsible for testing andcalibration.
- Establish the Office of Inquiry Point on TBT in :
Department of Industrial Standards of Cambodia (ISC)
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy
#45, Norodom Blvd. Phnom Penh,
Cambodia.Fax: 855-23-216086E-mail: isc@bigpond.com.kh
- Establishing under the Department of ISC the Office
responsible for identifying and providing notifications to the
WTO Secretariat under the TBT Agreement.
- Publishing under the Department of ISC the Standards Bulletin
that covers all activities relating to the Technical Regulations,Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures.
- Installation of testing and calibration equipment in laboratories.- Short term and long
term training on
standards, management
systems, certificationsystem, accreditation,testing and assessment,especially items 12, 16,17, 18, 19 and 20.
- Short term expert on
Standards andconformance asspecified as item 16.
- Provisions of materials
and equipment relatedto the Management ofTBT activities andStandards library.
- Long-term expert on
standards lawspecialized in the areaof WTO/TBTAgreement and
requirements.
- Short-Term and Long-
Term training forauditors, assessors,certification bodies,
testing body.
- Legal experts to assist
in drafting the Sub-decree and Regulations
for implementation of
the law on IndustrialStandards of Cambodia.
- Provision of electro-
technical and
mechanical testing
equipment.WT/ACC/KHM/14
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Year Step/ measure/ activityTechnical Assistance
(Provided)  or Sought
2004 -  draft the other Technical Regulation concerned.
- train the standard staff in the field of international trade and
TBT implementation in international market.- Long term standards
experts specialized inWTO rule.
- ST and LT training
program on the field of
TBT and TBT inquiry
point.
2005 -  Readjustment of technical regulation, standards and procedures
in accordance with new scientific discoveries and approaches.
- Strengthening capacity of standards personnel.- Long term standards
experts specialized inWTO/TBT Agreement.
2006 -  Readjustment of technical regulations, standards and
procedures in accordance with new scientific discoveries andapproaches.
- Strengthening capacity of standards personnel.- Long term standards
experts specialized inWTO/TBT Agreement.WT/ACC/KHM/14
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Plan for preparation of Law and Technical Regulations
Law on Industrial Standard of Cambodia Final Draft Expected
approval
Sub-Decree on Metrology passed CM
The procedures and application forms for using
standards; procedures for using standard marks;  Size
of Standards Marks;  Certificate and license Forms;Form of Auditing and assessment; Form of Pre-assessment and market survey; Form of Receipt forPayment of services; Form of testing and Calibration
Reports; Request Form for testing and calibration;Drafting Expected
Approval
FDExpected
Approval
Procedures for Accessing Information and Publication;
Arrangement and Execution of Industrial StandardsTechnical Committee; Declaration of Amended orRevised Standards;  Procedures and Guidelines forDeclaration of Mandatory Standards Marks;procedures for Preparation and adoption of Standards;
Procedures for Sampling, Verification, Testing,
Inspection and evaluation of Conformity in Processingestablishments, Registration, Accreditation;procedures for Urgent Notifications on Dangerousproducts;  Procedures for recognition and acceptanceof Foreign testing certificate and Calibration;
Procedures for Adoption or Applying Foreign
technical regulation.Drafting Expected
ApprovalExpected
ApprovalWT/ACC/KHM/14
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Technical Assistance Requirements
Law Experts Law on Industrial
Standards of
Cambodia;
Sub-Decree onMetrologySub-Decree and
Regulations for
implementation of the law
on Industrial Standards ofCambodia.
Technical Experts Expert on standards and
Conformance;
Expert on standards
specialized in WTO/TBT
agreements andrequirements.
Adviser for TBT Inquiry
point.Expert on standards
specialized in WTO/TBT
Agreement and
Requirements.Expert on standards
specialized in WTO/TBT
Agreement and
Requirements.Expert on standards
specialized in WTO/TBT
Agreement.
Equipment supply Equipment for TBT inquirypoint and Library;
Equipment for electro-
technical and mechanicaltesting laboratories.
Human resources capacity building/Training On Standardizing,management, certificationsystems, accreditation
system, procedures for
testing and assessment.training for auditors and
assessors, certification
body; TBT inquiry pointactivitiesOn Standardizing,
management, certificationsystems, accreditation
system, procedures for
testing and assessment.training for auditors and
assessors, certification
body; TBT inquiry pointactivities
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