RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/W/164
26 June 2001
(01-3139)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME
Submission by Indonesia
(Proposal of Center for Standardization and Accreditation
Ministry of Industry and Trade, Republic of Indonesia)
I. GOAL
1. The goals would be to promote technical cooperation among Members' technical bodies,
acting on the TBT context, and train human resources from these bodies (of standardization and
conformity assessment), in particular as a basis to build the technical confidence which is necessary
for mutual recognition agreements, with a view  toward facilitating business by eliminating
unnecessary barriers to trade.
II. FOCUS
- Standardization;  and
- Conformity Assessment (as defined in 150/IEC Guide 2).
III. MODALITIES
2. Technical cooperation/assistance activities hereby considered may consist of several kinds of
modalities which can be, classified as follows:
(a) technical assistance:  transfer of technical and managerial specialized knowledge, in
order to allow the establishment, reinforcement and/or improvement of on given
technical structure;
(b) training and human resources development:  including short, medium and long term
activities, such as laboratory assessors courses, implementation of quality systems in
laboratories, uncertainty measurement calculation, etc.;
(c) on the job training:  specially designed training programmes to allow technicians
from one country to work, during an established period, in other countries' technical
structures.
IV. THEMES TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE PROGRAM
A. STANDARDIZATION
3. Providing technical assistance for implementing a computerized system for drafting,
discussing, voting on, recording and selling technical standards.G/TBT/W/164
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4. Organizing courses to train specialist teams (country delegations) to participate at
international standardization meetings.
5. Organizing courses and providing technical assistance to draw up company standards (of a
modular nature) and to assemble permanent standardization structures (in companies and sectoral
entities).
6. Organizing courses and technical assistance for groups of standardization bodies with a view
toward implementing ISO/IEC Guide 59 "Code  of Good Practice for Standardization",
ISO/IEC Guide 21 "Adoption of International Standards as Regional or National Standards" and Code
of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption a nd Application of Standards (Annex 3 of the
TBT Agreement).
B. CONPORMITY ASSESSMENT
7. Holding courses to train auditors in assessing conformity with the requirements of
ISO/IEC Guides 62, 65 and 66, of ISO 17010 and ISO/IEC 17025 Standards.
8. Providing technical assistance for national accreditation systems.
9. Organizing courses and technical assistance for the creation and/or consolidation of
certification bodies (products, processes, systems and personnel).
10. Providing technical assistance for creating regional or subregional accreditation agencies in
accordance with the interest displayed.
11. Supporting joint assessments by accreditation agencies participating in multilateral
recognition agreements (MLAs ).
12. Supporting on-the-job training for administrators of the hemisphere's accreditation agencies.
13. Organizing courses and technical assistance for accreditation agencies to implement
ISO/IEC Guide 61 "General Requirements for Assessment and Accreditation of
Certification/Registration Bodies".
14. Organizing courses and technical assistance for groups of accreditation agencies seeking the
implementation of ISO/IEC Guide 62 "General Requirements for Bodies Operating Assessment and
Certification/Registration of Quality Systems".G/TBT/W/164
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THE ASSISTANCE REQUESTED BY CENTER FOR STANDARDIZATION AND
ACCREDITATION, MOIT
(PUSTAN)
A. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELD OF IMPLEMENTING AND ADMINISTERING THE
AGREEMENT
(a) Establishing a sound infrastructure for the purpose of setting the technical
regulations, implementing the Code of Good Practice in the field of standardization,
as well as defining the necessary mechanisms for dealing with notifications and
developing human capacities to analyse them.
(b) Modernizing and improving the performance of the PUSTAN Enquiry Point through:
(i) Assessing the needs of importers and exporters for information on quality
requirements;
(ii) Analysing the system to link the Enquiry Point to information sources;  for
information processing, storage, retrieval, and dissemination as well as forliaison with final users (public, business, academic );
(iii) Improving the efficiency of the TBT Agreement notification procedures.
B.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION
(a) Assisting PUSTAN to improve their processes for publishing standards,
disseminating information on standards, and raising awareness about their programsand related activities;
(b). Assisting PUSTAN to set up an efficient and effective technical enquiry service to
provide information and advice on the standards required;
C.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELD OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES , QUALITY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS , TESTING AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
(a) Establishing the units providing quality control and administration systems
certificates under the auspices of PUSTAN, especially in the field of small and
medium industries;
(b) Ensuring capacity building in the field of conformity assessment and implementing
international related systems and schemes in this regard;
(c) Establishing a third party certification service, operating in conformity with
international criteria and improving the quality of PUSTAN products through theintroduction of quality management system (ISO 9000).  Thus, PUSTAN requests
technical assistance in the fields of:
(i) Developing PUSTAN quality systems certification service;
(ii) Training personnel to become quality system assessors;G/TBT/W/164
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(iii) Providing internationally recognized and accepted testing and certification
services;
D. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELD OF CAPACITY BUILDING
(a) Assisting in the establishment of a training institute to tackle the process of
developing the necessary expertise in the field of implementing the internationalsystems, as well as increasing the awareness of the trainees regarding the above
mentioned issues;
(b) Implementing and utilizing electronic means and modern administration systems.
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