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8 May 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
AGREEMENT REACHED BY A MEMBER WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES  
ON ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS  
OR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION  
Under Article 10.7 of the Agreement "Whenever a Member has reached an agreement with any other 
country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment 
procedures which may have a significant effect on trade, at least one Member party to the agreement 
shall notify other M embers through the Secretariat of the products to be covered by the agreement 
and include a brief description of the agreement."  The follo wing notification under Article  10.7 has 
been received.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  United Kingdom  
2. Title of the bilateral or plurilateral Agreement:  Agreement on Mutual Recognition 
in Relation to Conformity Assessment Between the Government of Great Britain and 
Northern Ireland and the Government of New Zealand 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cs -new-zealand -no22019 -uknew -
zealand -agreement -on-mutual -recognition -in-relation -to-conformity -assessme nt 
3. Parties to the Agreement:  United Kingdom; New Zealand   
4. Date of entry into force of Agreement:  30 March 2019   
5. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading):   
• Medicinal products: Good manufacturing practice inspection and batch certification  
• Medical devices  
• Telecommunications terminal equipment  
• Low voltage equipment  
• Electromagnetic compatibility  
• Machinery  
• Pressure equipment  
6. Subject matter  covered by the Agreement (technical regulations, standards or 
conformity assessment procedures):  Conformity assessment procedures  
7. Brief description of the Agreement:  The Agreement lays down the conditions under 
which one Party will accept conformity assessment results (e.g. testing or certification) 
performed by the other Party's designated conformity assessment bodies ("CABs") to 
show compliance with the first Party's requirements and vice versa. This Agreement 
applies to specific product sectors and promotes trade by enabling exporters to obtain 
conformity assessment certification from CABs in their home market, which is 
recognised in the export market.  G/TBT/10.7/N/168  
 
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  8. Further information available from:  . 
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Negotiations Group  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
 
Standards New Zealand,  
Phone: +64 4 498 5990  
Email: wto@standards.co.nz  
Website: www.standards.govt.nz  
 
 
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