WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/12
21 February 2003
(03-1101)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
EIGHTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
OPERATION OF THE AGREEMENT
Background Document by the Secretariat
The Committee will conduct its seventh annual review under Article 15.3 of the Agreement at
its meeting on 20 March 2003.  This document contains information on developments in the
implementation and operation of the Agreement during the period from 1 January to
31 December 2002.
The contents of this document are as follows: Page
I. COMMITTEE ON TECHNICA L BARRIERS TO  TRADE .............................................................2
1.1 Composition of the Committee................................................................................................ .......2
1.2 Main developments of the Commi ttee during the current period ...................................................3
II. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................4
2.1 Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreement (Article 15.2).....................4
III. NOTIFI CATIO NS.............................................................................................................. ....................5
3.1 Notifications made in the current year and since the entry into force of the agreement by
Members and by the relevant Articles of the Agreement................................................................5
3.2 Objectives and Rationales stated in No tifica tions........................................................................... 8
3.3 Observation of the Recommended Comment Period by Members in the current year...................93.4 Notifications under Article 10.7 – bilateral or multilateral agreements reached by Members on
issues related to technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures ...........11
IV. PUBLICATIONS AND ENQUIRY POINTS ....................................................................................13
4.1 Publications used to announce that work is  proceeding on draft technical regulations and
conformity assessment procedures under Article 2.9.1 and 5.6.1 of the Agreement ....................13
4.2 Publications in which the final text of technical regulations and conformity assessment
procedures are published under Article 2.11 and 5.8 of the Agreement .......................................13
4.3 Enquiry points under Article 10 of the Agreement.......................................................................13
V. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT...............13
VI. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 14...........................................................................14VII. CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FO R THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND
APPLICATION OF STANDARDS ....................................................................................................14
VIII. WORKING AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING THE CURRENT
PERIOD ......................................................................................................................... .......................15This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members
and to their rights and obligations under the WTOG/TBT/12
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I. COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
1.1 Composition of the Committee
Chairpersons: Mr. Joshua Phoho Setipa (Lesotho)
Ms. Emily Earl (New Zealand)
Members1
                                                          
1Members on 31 December 2002.Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
AustraliaAustria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
BelgiumBelize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
BrazilBrunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
CameroonCanada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Chinese Taipei
ColombiaCongo
Congo, Democratic Rep of the
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
CroatiaCuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
DjiboutiDominica
Dominican RepublicEcuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
European CommunityFiji
Finland
France
Gabon
GambiaGeorgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
GrenadaGuatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
HaitiHonduras
Hong Kong, China
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
IrelandIsrael
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
JordanKenya
Korea, Rep. of
Kuwait
Kyrgyz Republic
LatviaLesotho
LiechtensteinLithuania
Luxembourg
Macau, China
Madagascar
MalawiMalaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
MauritaniaMauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
MoroccoMozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
New ZealandNicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
PanamaPapua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
PolandPortugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Lucia
Saint Vincent & GrenadinesG/TBT/12
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Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon IslandsSouth Africa
Spain
Sri LankaSuriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
ThailandTogo
Trinidad and Tobago
TunisiaTurkey
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
UruguayVenezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Observer Governments
2
Algeria
Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
BahamasBelarus
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cambodia
Cape VerdeEthiopia
Former Yugoslav Rep. of
Macedonia
Kazakstan
LaoLebanon
Nepal
Russian Federation
Samoa
Saudi ArabiaSeychelles
Sudan
Tonga
Ukraine
UzbekistanVanuatu
Viet Nam
Yemen
Observer Organizations
ACP3, ALADI,3 EFTA,3 FAO, IEC, IMF, ISO, ITC, OECD, OIE, OIML,3 UNCTAD, UN/ECE,
UNIDO,3  WHO, WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius  Commission and the World Bank.
1.2 Main developments of the Committee during the current period
The Committee held its twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth meetings on
15 March, 20-21 June and 17 October (G/TBT/M/26-28) respectively.  At those meetings, theCommittee heard statements concerning the implementation and administration of the Agreement,
technical assistance and observer status.  A number of Members informed the Committee of measures
taken to ensure the implementation and administration of the Agreement.  Several measures were
brought to the attention of the Committee by Members who raised concerns about the potential
adverse trade effects or inconsistency with the Agreement of those measures.  The OIE, WHO,UNCTAD and the UN/ECE were invited to update the Committee
 on their technical assistance
activities and on the ways in which they sought to ensure effective participation of Members, in
particular developing country Members in their activities.
At its twenty-seventh meeting, the Committee carried out its Seventh Annual Review of the
Implementation and Operation of the Agreement under Article 15.3 as well as its Seventh Annual
Review of the Code of Good Practice for the Pr eparation, Adoption and Application of Standards
(Annex 3 of the Agreement) based on background documents G/TBT/11/Rev.2, WTO TBT Standards
Code Directory (Seventh Edition), G/TBT/CS/1 /Add.6 and G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8.  It considered a
number of proposals made at the Special Meeting on Procedures for Information Exchange held on28 June 2001, and agreed to prepare a booklet on transparency provisions of the Agreement.
                                                          
2Observers on 31 December 2002.
3Observer status on an ad hoc basis.G/TBT/12
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Following the Second Triennial Review of the Operation and Implementation of the
Agreement under Article 15.4 (G/TBT/9), the Committee continued discussions on a number of
elements taken up during that Review.  It continued to develop a demand-driven Technical
Cooperation Programme as confirmed and mandated by Ministers at Doha.  A questionnaire for a
survey to assist developing country Members to identify and prioritize their specific needs in the
TBT-field was prepared (G/TBT/W/178).  Fifty developing country Members submitted responses tothe questionnaire for the consideration of the Committee.  (Job(02)/99 – Job(02)/99/Add.49).
At its twenty-eight and twenty-ninth meetings , it proceeded to carry out the mandate provided
by Ministers at Doha to address the outstanding implementation issues.  At its twenty-ninth meeting,
it carried out the annual transitional review mandated in the Protocol of Accession of the People's
Republic of China
II. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION
2.1 Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreement (Article 15.2)
Table 1  – Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreement received in 2002
Members Date of entry into force Documents containing Members'
Statements on Implementation and
Administration of the Agreement
THE PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC OF CHINA 11 December 2001 G/TBT/2/Add.65
ANTIGUA AND
BARBUDA 1 January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.66
GRENADA 22 February 1996 G/TBT/2/Add.67
MOLDOVA 26 July 2001 G/TBT/2/Add.68
THE SEPARATE
CUSTOMS TERRITORYOF TAIWAN, PENGHU,KINMEN, AND MATSU1 January 2002 G/TBT/2/Add.69
VENEZUELA 1 January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.70
SAINT VINCENT AND
THE GRENADINES 1 January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.71G/TBT/12
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III. NOTIFICATIONS
3.1 Notifications made in the current year and si nce the entry into force of the agreement by
Members and by the relevant Articles of the Agreement
In 2002, Members submitted 5814 notifications.  Since the entry into force of the Agreement
on 1 January 1995 up to 31 December 2002, 4666 notifications have been made by 73 Members.
Articles 2.9, 2.10, 3.2, 5.6, 5.7 and 7.2 were specified in 4129, 155, 3, 359, 50 and 3 notificationsrespectively.  121 notifications did not refer to any Articles.
Monthly lists of notifications are contained in documents G/TBT/GEN/13-24.
Table 2  – Notifications made by Members and by relevant Articles of the Agreement in the current year and
since the entry into force of the Agreement
Number of notifications made under the relevant Articles in 2002Members
Number of
notifications
made in 2002
2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not
specifiedTotal number
of
notifications
made since 1
January 1995
A r g e n t i n a 3 9 2 70 01 20 0 01 2 2
A u s t r a l i a 4 40000 0 0 1 1 0
A u s t r i a 0 00000 0 0 4
B a h r a i n 0 00000 0 0 1
B a r b a d o s 0 00000 0 0 1
B e l g i u m 1 11 1 0000 0 0 2 0 4
B e n i n 0 00000 0 0 2
B o l i v i a 0 00000 0 02 2
B o t s w a n a 0 00000 0 0 1
B r a z i l 4 5 3 50 01 00 0 01 8 9
Brunei
D a r u s s a l a m 0 00000 0 0 1
C a n a d a 2 82 2 0060 0 0 1 8 8
C h i l e 8 80000 0 0 1 0 5
C o l o m b i a 9 71010 0 06 3
C o s t a  R i c a 0 00000 0 01 4
C u b a 1 00000 0 1 5
C y p r u s 0 00000 0 0 1
                                                          
4 Notification G/TBT/N/GBR/5 has been withdrawnG/TBT/12
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Number of notifications made under the relevant Articles in 2002Members
Number of
notifications
made in 2002
2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not
specifiedTotal number
of
notifications
made since 1
January 1995
Czech Republic 43 43 0000 0 0 1 8 0
D e n m a r k 6 60000 0 0 1 6 8
E l  S a l v a d o r 7 70000 0 06 8
E g y p t 0 00000 0 0 6
E s t o n i a 0 00000 0 0 1
European
C o m m u n i t i e s 1 71 6 1000 0 0 2 0 8
F i j i 0 00000 0 0 1
F i n l a n d 5 50000 0 03 2
F r a n c e 7 70000 0 08 0
G e r m a n y 0 00000 0 0 8
G r e n a d a 3 30000 0 0 3
G u a t e m a l a 1 10000 0 01 0
Hong Kong,
C h i n a 4 10030 0 04 3
Hungary55 50010 0 0 5
I c e l a n d 0 00000 0 0 2
I n d i a 9 81000 0 05 4
I n d o n e s i a 2 00000 0 2 7
I s r a e l 8 00080 0 06 3
I t a l y 1 00010 0 0 1
J a m a i c a 0 00000 0 03 0
Japan53 33 1 0050 0 0 2 9 8
K o r e a 1 91 6 0030 0 0 1 3 8
K u w a i t 6 00060 0 0 6
L a t v i a 5 50000 0 02 2
L i t h u a n i a 2 11000 0 0 3
                                                          
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Number of notifications made under the relevant Articles in 2002Members
Number of
notifications
made in 2002
2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not
specifiedTotal number
of
notifications
made since 1
January 1995
Macau, China 0 00000 0 0 5
M a l a y s i a 1 10000 0 0 1 6 4
M e x i c o 3 42 3 6031 0 1 2 2 4
N e t h e r l a n d s 1 51 4 1000 0 0 5 8 5
N e w  Z e a l a n d7 70000 0 03 9
N i c a r a g u a 5 50000 0 01 6
N o r w a y 0 00000 0 05 9
P a n a m a 2 82 8 0000 0 02 8
P e r u 1 10000 0 0 3
P h i l i p p i n e s 1 61 6 0000 0 08 4
P o l a n d 0 00000 0 0 5
S a i n t  L u c i a 2 20000 0 0 2
S e n e g a l 0 00000 0 0 4
S i n g a p o r e 1 10000 0 01 7
Slovak
R e p u b l i c 2 20000 0 03 6
S l o v e n i a 7 70000 0 02 0
S o u t h  A f r i c a1 21 2 0000 0 06 9
S p a i n 1 21 2 0000 0 06 1
S r i  L a n k a 0 00000 0 03 0
S w e d e n 1 71 7 0000 0 0 1 1 8
S w i t z e r l a n d 8 80000 0 09 5
T h a i l a n d 2 12 1 0000 0 0 2 0 4G/TBT/12
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Number of notifications made under the relevant Articles in 2002Members
Number of
notifications
made in 2002
2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not
specifiedTotal number
of
notifications
made since 1
January 1995
The People's
Republic ofChina1 21 1 1000 0 01 2
The Separate
Customs
Territory of
Taiwan,Penghu,Kinmen andMatsu
65 21030 0 0 5
Trinidad andT o b a g o 6 60000 0 02 1
T u n i s i a 0 00000 0 0 8
T u r k e y 0 00000 0 0 4
UnitedKingdom
64 40010 0 02 4
U n i t e d  S t a t e s 1 41 4 0000 0 0 2 2 9
U r u g u a y 0 00000 0 0 1
V e n e z u e l a 2 32 3 0000 0 02 4
TOTAL 581 506 13 0 63 1 0 4 4666
3.2 Objectives and Rationales stated in Notifications7
Table 3  – Objectives and Rationales stated in Notifications in 2002
Objectives and Rationales Notifications received in 2002
National Security Requirements 6
Consumer Information, Labelling 42
Prevention of Deceptive Practices & Cons. Protect. 103
Protection of Human Health or Safety 261
Protection of Animal or Plant Life or Health 23
Protection of Environment 76
Quality Requirements 16
                                                          
6 Member notifying under more than one Article
7 The following classification of objectives and rationales is based on the criteria laid down in document
G/TBT/W/18G/TBT/12
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Objectives and Rationales Notifications received in 2002
Harmonization 54
Adoption of New Domestic Law and Technology 80
Lowering or Removal of Trade Barriers 3
Trade Facilitation 4
Others 26
 Not Specified 16
Total 7108
3.3 Observation of the Recommended Comment Period by Members in the current year
The Committee has recommended 60 days as a minimum length of time to be allowed for the
presentation of comments from other Members (G/TBT/1/Rev.8). In 2002, Members allowed an
average of 49.20 calendar days for comments.  164 notifications did not specify a comment period,
stated as non applicable or had a lapsed comment period. The table on the following pages gives the
relevant data on the observation of the recommended comment period by each Member in 2002
Table 4  – Observation of the recommended comment period by Member in 2002
Number of notifications made with comment period
Members Less than 45
days45-59 days 60 days or
moreNot
specified,
lapsed or
stated as non-
applicableof which
notified
under
Articles 2.10
and 5.7Total
Argentina 39 0 39
A u s t r a l i a 1111 4
Belgium 11 11
Brazil 11 34 45
C a n a d a 71 0 1 01 2 8
Chile 8 8
C o l o m b i a 2611 9
Cuba 1 1
Czech Republic 32 3800 4 3
D e n m a r k 141 6
                                                          
8 Among the 581 notifications submitted, 110 have two or more objectives statedG/TBT/12
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Number of notifications made with comment period
Members Less than 45
days45-59 days 60 days or
moreNot
specified,
lapsed or
stated as non-
applicableof which
notified
under
Articles 2.10
and 5.7Total
El Salvador 3 1 3 7
European
Communities6 1 10 17
Finland 5 5
France 7 7
Grenada 3 3
Guatemala 1 1
Hong Kong,
China121 4
Hungary 5 5
India 1 8 9
Indonesia 2 2
Israel 8 8
Italy 1 1
J a p a n 7 91 61 3 3
K o r e a 6526 1 9
Kuwait 1 5 6
Latvia 5 5
Lithuania 1 1
Malaysia 1 1
Mexico 17 2 1 14 7 34
N e t h e r l a n d s 18333 1 5
New Zealand 4 3 7
Nicaragua 2 3 5
Panama 28 28
Peru 1 1
Philippines 2 13 1 16G/TBT/12
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Number of notifications made with comment period
Members Less than 45
days45-59 days 60 days or
moreNot
specified,
lapsed or
stated as non-
applicableof which
notified
under
Articles 2.10
and 5.7Total
Saint Lucia 1 1 2
Singapore 1 1
Slovak Republic 2 2
S l o v e n i a 241 7
South Africa 3 5 4 12
S p a i n 8112 1 2
Sweden 1 16 17
Switzerland 6 1 1 8
Thailand 20 1 21
The People's
Republic of
China39 1 2
The Separate
CustomsTerritory ofTaiwan, Penghu,Kinmen and
Matsu411 5
Trinidad and
Tobago51 6
United Kingdom 1 3 4
United States 7 3 4 14
V e n e z u e l a 8 21 21 2 3
TOTAL 151 99 167 164 11 581
3.4 Notifications under Article 10.7 – bilateral or multilateral agreements reached by
Members on issues related to technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment
procedures
In 2002, six notifications were made under Arti cle 10.7 (G/TBT/10.7/36-41), notifying respectively
the Mutual Recognition Agreement reached by:
(1) United States and Japan;(2) Japan and the European Community;
  
(3) The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu and Canada;G/TBT/12
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(4) Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and La bour (Austria),  BELCERT (Belgium), Belgian
Calibration Organisation (Belgium), BELTEST (Belgium), Czech Accreditation Institute
(Czech Republic), Danish Accreditation (Denmark), Finnish Accreditation Service (Finland),
Comité Français d’Accréditation (France), Deut scher Akkreditierungsrat (Germany), Icelandic
Board for Technical Accreditation (Iceland), National Accreditation Board (Ireland), Servizio
di Taratura in Italia (Italy), Sistema Nazionale per l’Accreditamento degli Organismi diCertificazioni e Ispezione (Italy), Sistema Nazionale per l’Accreditamento di Laboratori
(Italy), Latvian National Accreditation Bureau (Latvia), Lithuanian National Accreditation
Bureau (Lithuania), Raad voor Accreditatie  (Netherland), Instituto Português de Qualidade
(Portugal), Slovak National Accreditation Service (Slovakia), Entidad Nacional de
Acreditación (Spain), Swedish Board for Accr editation and Conformity Assessment (Sweden),
Swiss Accreditation Service (Switzerland) and United Kingdom Accreditation Service
(United Kingdom);
(5) Organismo Argentino de Acreditacion - OAA (Argentina); Joint Accreditation System of
Australia and New Zealand - JAS-ANZ (Australia and New Zealand); Federal Ministry for
Economic Affairs and Labour - BMWA (Austria); BELCERT (Belgium); National Institute of
Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality - INMETRO (Brazil); Standards Council ofCanada - SCC (Canada);  China National Accred itation Board for Certifiers – CNAB (China);
Czech Accreditation Institute – CAI (Czech Republic);  Danish Accreditation - DANAK
(Denmark);  National Accreditation Association of DPR of Korea  - NAA (DPR of Korea);
The Finnish Accreditation Service - FINAS (Finland);  Comité Francais d'Accreditation -
COFRAC (France);  German  Accreditation Council - DAR  (Germany);  Hong Kong
Accreditation Service -HKAS (Hong Kong, Ch ina);  National Accreditation Board for
Certification Bodies - NABCB (India);  Ac creditiation Body of Indonesia - KAN-BSN
(Indonesia);  The Irish National Accreditation Board - NAB (Ireland); Sistema Nazionale per
l’Accreditamento degli Organsimi di Certificazione - SINCERT (Italy); The Japan
Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment - JAB (Japan); Japan Accreditation System
for Product Certification Bodies of JIS Mark  - JASC (Japan);  Department of Standards;
Malaysia - DSM (Malaysia); Mauritius Accreditation Service - MAURITAS (Mauritius);
Mexican Accreditation Entity - EMA (Mexico);  Dutch Accreditation Council - RVA
(Netherlands);  Norwegian Accreditation - NA (N orway);  Bureau of Product Standards – BPS
(Philippines);  Polish Centre for Accreditation - PCA (Poland);  Korea Accreditation System –KAS (Korea);  Korea Accreditation Board – KAB (Korea);  Romanian Accreditation
Association - RENAR (Romania);  Singapor e Accreditation Council - SAC (Singapore);
Slovak National Accreditation Service - SNAS (Slovakia);  Slovenska Akreditacija - SA
(Slovenia);  South African National Accreditation System - SANAS (South Africa); Entidad
Nacional de Acreditacion - ENAC (Spain);  Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity
Assessment - SWEDAC (Sweden);  Swiss Fede ral Office of Metrology and Accreditation,
Swiss Accreditation Service  - SAS (Switzerland);  CNAB (Chinese Taipei);  NationalAccreditation Council - NAC (Thailand);  Tunisian Accreditation Council - TUNAC (Tunisia)
and United Kingdom Accreditation Service - UKAS (United Kingdom);
(6) NATA (Australia), BELTEST and BKO/OBE (Belgium);  Inmetro (Brazil);  SCC (Canada);
CNACL (China);  CAI (Czech Republic);  DANAK (Denmark);  FINAS (Finland);  COFRAC(France);  DAP (Germany);  DACH (Germany);  PTB (Germany);  DATech (Germany);
HKAS (Hong Kong, China);  NABL (India);  NAB (Ireland);  IAJ (Japan);  JAB (Japan);
KOLAS (Korea);  RvA (The Netherlands);  IANZ (New Zealand);  Norwegian Accreditation
(Norwegian);  SAC (Singapore);  SANAS (South Africa);  SWEDAC (Sweden);  SAS
(Switzerland);  CNLA (Chinese Taipei);  UK AS (United Kingdom);  A2LA (USA);  NVLAP
(USA);  ICBO (USA) and VILAS/STAMEQ (Vietnam).G/TBT/12
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IV. PUBLICATIONS AND ENQUIRY POINTS
4.1 Publications used to announce that work is proceeding on draft technical regulations
and conformity assessment procedures under Article 2.9.1 and 5.6.1 of the Agreement
Relevant information is contained in documents G/TBT/2 and addenda.
4.2 Publications in which the final text of technical regulations and conformity assessment
procedures are published under Article 2.11 and 5.8 of the Agreement
Relevant information is contained in documents G/TBT/2 and addenda.
4.3 Enquiry points under Article 10 of the Agreement
The updated list of WTO TBT Enquiry Points under Article 10.1 and 10.2 is contained in
document G/TBT/ENQ/21.
V. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT
In 2002, the Secretariat held and participated in regional, national seminars, workshops and
technical missions on the Agreement and its related matters with the cooperation of the APEC,ASEAN, CARICOM, Codex, IEC, ISO, SADC, UN/ECLAC and UNIDO.  They were held in
Thailand, Kenya, Botswana, Colombia, Egypt, Cuba, Argentina, Saint Lucia, Latvia, Gabon, Ecuador,
Oman, Paraguay, Viet Nam, Brazil, Peru, Mexico for SADC, Central and West African, South and
Central American, Caribbean, North African and Arab, Central and Eastern European, CARICOM
APEC country Members and Observers.G/TBT/12
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VI. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 14
Dispute Request for
ConsultationsRequest to
Join
ConsultationsRequest for
the Establish-
ment of aPanelMutually
Agreed
SolutionPanel
EstablishedPanel
ReportNotice of
AppealAppellate
Report
Circulated
Belgium –
Administra-
tion of
MeasuresEstablishing
Customs
Duties forRice19 Oct. 2000
United States
(WT/DS210/1)
(G/TBT/D/21)19 Jan. 2001
United States
(WT/DS210/2)
and 1 March2001
(WT/DS210/2/
Rev.1)2 January
2002
(WT/DS21
0/6)(G/TBT/D/
21/Add.1)12 March 2001
(WT/DSB/M/
101)
EuropeanCommunities
-Trade
Description
of Sardines23 April 2001
Peru
(WT/DS231/1)(G/TBT/D/22)3 May 2001
Venezuela
(WT/DS231/2)7 May 2001
Chile
(WT/DS231/3)8 May 2001
United States
(WT/DS231/4)9 May 2001
Ecuador
(WT/DS231/5)7 June 2001
Peru
(WT/DS231/6)24 July 2001
(WT/DSB/M/
107)29 May 2002
(WT/DS231/
R) and 10June 2002
(WT/DS231/
R/Corr.1)4 July 2002
(WT/DS231/11
)26
September
2002(WT/DS23
1/AB/R)
Mexico –Measures
affecting theImport of
Matches28 May 2001
Chile
(WT/DS232/1)(G/TBT/D/23)8 June 2001
EC
(WT/DS232/2)
Argentina –Measures
affecting the
Import ofPharmaceuti-
cal Products30 May 2001
India
(WT/DS233/1)
(G/TBT/D/24)
EuropeanCommunities
- Measures
affecting
imports ofwine12 September
2002Argentina
(WT/DS263/1)
(G/TBT/D/25)
VII. CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND
APPLICATION OF STANDARDS
Since the entry into force of the Agreement, 139 standardizing bodies from 101 Members
have adhered to the Code of Good Practice.  Notifi cations of acceptance of the Code by standardizing
bodies of Members are contained in documents G/TBT/CS/N/1-1509.  Document G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.9
contains the complete list by Member of standardizing bodies that have accepted the Code since
1 January 1995.  A list of standardizing bodies adhered to the Code in 2002 is contained in documentG/TBT/CS/1/Add.7.  In 2002, 10 standardizing bodies from 10 Members have accepted the Code, and
six bodies from one Member have withdrawn from the Code.
The eighth edition of the WTO TBT Standards Code Directory is published by the
ISO/IEC Information Centre in February 2003.
                                                          
9 Notifications G/TBT/CS/N/118 and 138 have been cancelled.G/TBT/12
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VIII.  WORKING AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING THE CURRENT
PERIOD
Document reference Date of issue Title and content of documents Number of
pages
G/TBT/W/171 17 January 2002Comments on Notifications G/TBT/N/EEC/6 And 7
of The European Communities – Communication
from Argentina1
G/TBT/W/172 27 February
2002Actions to Increase Participation of Developing
Country Members in the Work of Relevant
International Standard Setting Organizations -
Information from International Organizations -
Report of the Director-General4
G/TBT/W/173 8 March 2002A Policy Framework for the Facilitation of Trade in
the Fields of Standardization and Conformity
Assessment: A Toolbox of Instruments -
Communication from the European Commission1
G/TBT/W/173/Add.1 19 April 2002 A Policy Framework for the Facilitation of Trade in
the Fields of Standardization and Conformity
Assessment: A Toolbox of Instruments -
Communication from the European Commission –
Addendum23
G/TBT/W/174 12 March 2002 Labelling and Requirements of The Agreement on
Technical Barriers to Trade:  Framework for
Informal, Structured Discussions - Communicationfrom Canada6
G/TBT/W/174/Rev.1 31 May 2002 Labelling and Requirements of The Agreement on
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT): Framework forInformal, Structured Discussions  - Communication
from Canada – Revision6
G/TBT/W/175 12 June 2002 Labelling – Submission by the European
Communities7
G/TBT/W/176 18 June 2002 Labelling – Submission from Japan 3
G/TBT/W/177 15 July 2002 Request for Observer Status by the Convention on
Biological Diversity5
G/TBT/W/178 18 July 2002 Questionnaire for a Survey to Assist Developing
Country Members to Identify and Prioritise their
Specific  Needs in the TBT-Field - Note by the
Secretariat10
G/TBT/W/179 26 July 2002 Response from The European Commission to
Comments Submitted by WTO Members undereither or both G/TBT/N/EEC/6 andG/SPS/N/EEC/149 (Proposal for a Regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on
Genetically Modified Food and Feed – Com(2001)425 Final) – Submission by the EuropeanCommunities34
G/TBT/W/180 26 July 2002 Response From The European Commission To
Comments Submitted By WTO Members UnderEither Or Both G/TBT/N/EEC/7 And
G/SPS/N/EEC/150 (Proposal For A Regulation Of
The European Parliament And Of The Council OnTraceability And Labeling Of Genetically ModifiedOrganisms And Traceability Of GeneticallyModified Food And Feed – Com(2001) 182 Final) –Submission by the European Communities24G/TBT/12
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Document reference Date of issue Title and content of documents Number of
pages
G/TBT/W/181 13 September
2002Transitional Review Mechanism in connection with
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol on the Accessionof the People's Republic of China ("China") -
Japan's Comments to the Committee
on Technical Barriers to Trade – Submission byJapan2
G/TBT/W/182 16 September
2002Transitional Review Mechanism – Submission by
the European Communities4
G/TBT/W/183 8 October 2002 Notifications related to labelling
(1 January 1995 – 31 august 2002) - Note by theSecretariat127
G/TBT/W/184 4 October 2002 Specific Trade Concerns Related to Labelling
Brought to the Attention of the Committee
Since 1995 – Note by the Secretariat27
G/TBT/W/184/Corr.
114 October 2002 Specific Trade Concerns Related to Labelling
Brought to the Attention of the CommitteeSince 1995 – Note by the Secretariat - Corrigendum1
G/TBT/W/185 4 October 2002 Transitional Review Mechanism Pursuant to Section
18 of the Protocol on the Accession of the People’sRepublic of China – Submission by the UnitedStates2
G/TBT/W/186 14 October 2002 A Compilation and Summary of the Responses
Received to the Questionnaire for a Survey to Assist
Developing Country Members to Identify  and
Prioritise their Specific Needs in the TBT Field83
G/TBT/W/187 10 October 2002 Transition Review Mechanism in Connection with
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol on the Accessionof the People’s Republic of China – Submission bythe Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu,Kinmen and Matsu1
G/TBT/W/188 14 October 2002 Technical assistance activities in the TBT field
(European Commission and EU Member State
funded) – Submission by the EuropeanCommunities11
G/TBT/W/189 16 October 2002 TBT Technical Cooperation Programme – Proposal
from Mexico4
G/TBT/W/190 16 October 2002 Transitional Review under Article 18 of the Protocol
of Accession of The People’s Republic of China –Submission by the People's Republic of China5
G/TBT/W/191 23 October 2002 Report on Outstanding Implementation Issues in
Accordance with Paragraph 12 of the Ministerial
Declaration1
G/TBT/W/192 25 October 2002 Annual Transitional Review Mandated in Paragraph
18 of the Protocol of Accession of The People's
Republic Of China - Report (2002)2
G/TBT/SPEC/20 30 September
2002Draft Report (2002) of the Committee on Technical
Barriers to Trade1
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