RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/W/12
22September 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2777)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
ANNUAL REVIEW OFTHE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF
THE WTO TBTAGREEMENT
Note bytheSecretariat
Atitsmeeting of14July1995, theWTO TBTCommittee helddiscussions onhowto
carry outtheannual review under Article 15.3oftheWTO TBTAgreement. Thisnotecompiles
andconsolidates suggestions made atthemeeting andsubmitted byMembers ontheproposed
content oftheAnnual Review.
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1. COMMITTEE ONTECHNICAL BARRIERS TOTRADE
1.1 Composition oftheCommittee
Chairperson
Members
Observers
1.2 Main Developments oftheCommittee during theCurrent Period
(e.g.Information regarding newMembers, Committee meetings andanydecisions
made).
2. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION
2.1 Statements onImplementation andAdministration oftheAgreement (Article 15.2)
Members Dateofentry intoForce Documents containing Members '
Statements onImplementation
2.2 Adhocsubmissions byMembers
(e.g.Stating thespecial circumstances relating totheimplementation and
administration oftheAgreement during thecurrent period).G/TBT/W/12
Page23. NOTIFICATIONS
3.1 Notifications made inthecurrent yearandsince entry intoforce oftheAgreement byMembers andbytheRelevant Articles ofthe
Agreement
Members Number of
notifications made
during thecurrent
periodNumber ofnotifications made under therelevant
Articles during thecurrent periodTotal number of
notifications
made since
entry intoforce
ofthe
AgreementTotal number ofnotifications made under the
relevant Articles since entry intoforce ofthe
Agreement
2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 10.7 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 10.7
TotalG/TBT/W/12
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3.2 Objectives andRationale stated inNotifications
Objectives andRationale Number ofnotifications
Current period Since 1January 1995
National security
Prevention ofdeceptive
practices
Protection ofhuman health
orsafety
Protection ofanimal orplant
lifeorhealth
Protection oftheenvironment
Others
Total
3.3 Observation oftheRecommended Comment Period byMembers inthe
current year1
Members Number ofnotifications made withcomment
periodTotal
Lessthan
45days45-59
days60days
ormoreNot
specified
orlapsed
Total
1Calculated onthebasis thatthedateofissue ofthenotification bytheWTO Secretariat isthefirstday.G/TBT/W/12
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4. PUBLICATIONS AND ENQUIRY POINTS
TBTdocuments issued listing, byMember:
4.1 Publications usedtoannounce thatwork isproceeding ondrafttechnical
regulations andconformity assessment procedures under Articles 2.9.1 and5.6.1 ofthe
Agreement.
4.2 Publications inwhich thefinaltextsoftechnical regulations andconformity
assessment procedures arepublished under Articles 2.11and5.8oftheAgreement.
4.3 Enquiry points under Article 10oftheAgreement.
5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT
(Summary ofinformation provided byMembers, observers orinternational organizations
onactivities undertaken during theperiod tosupport implementation oftheAgreement).
6. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
(Summary information regarding disputes under Article 14oftheAgreement).
7. CODE OFGOOD PRACTICE FOR THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND
APPLICATION OFSTANDARDS
(Information relating totheoperation oftheCode ofGood Practice, e.g.notifications, the
ISO/IEC Information Centre Publication andthelistbyMember ofallstandardizing bodies that
haveaccepted theCode).
8. WORKING AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING THE CURRENT
PERIOD
Document reference Dateofissue Titleandcontent of
documentsNumber ofpages