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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/W/27
29May1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2016)
Original: English Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR THE SINGAPORE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
1. Atitsmeeting of16April 1996, theChairman oftheGeneral Council made astatement
concerning reporting procedures forreports oftheSubsidiary Bodies oftheGeneral Council tothe
Ministerial Conference (WT/L/145).
2. Itwasrecognized thateachStanding Body oftheWTO should decide ontheformat ofthe
report which itdeems most appropriate forconsideration ofrelevant issues bythesuperior Body.
Itwassuggested thatthereport should include atleastthefollowing elements: (i)implementation
oftheAgreement; (ii)progress concerning work under theBuilt-in Agenda; and(iii)an
indication asappropriate ofissues andproblems which havebeenidentified andrecommendations
ifany.
3. TheTBTCommittee willstartdiscussions onthepreparation ofitsreport totheSingapore
Ministerial Conference atitsnextmeeting on28June1996. Inorder tofacilitate discussions, and
based ontherecommendations contained indocument WT/L//145, theSecretariat hasidentified
possible items tobeincluded intheReport oftheTBTCommittee asfollows:
(a) Implementation oftheMinisterial Decisions onProposed Understanding on
WTO-ISO Standards Information System andonReview oftheISO/IEC
Information Centre Publication
(b) Status ofImplementation oftheAgreement
- Statements received under Article 15.2from Members onMeasures taken
toImplement andAdminister theAgreement
- Standardizing Bodies accepting theCode ofGood Practice forthe
Preparation, Adoption andApplication ofStandards inAnnex 3ofthe
Agreement
- Notifications made byMembers under Articles 2.9.2, 2.10.1, 3.2,5.6.2,
5.7.1 and7.2oftheAgreement since 1January 1995
- Establishment ofEnquiry Points byMembers under Article 10ofthe
Agreement
(c) Activities oftheCommittee since 1January 1995
- Decisions andRecommendations adopted bytheCommittee
- Main issues being discussed atCommittee meetings
- Anyother activities andreviews conducted bytheCommittee
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(d) Progress Concerning Work under theBuilt-in Agenda
- Preparation fortheCommittee 'sfirsttriennial review oftheAgreement
under Article 15.4.
4. Inorder toenable theGeneral Council toadopt itsreport totheMinisterial Conference on
7November 1996, theTBTCommittee willneedtoadopt itsownreport atitsmeeting on
16October 1996 intimetosubmit itforconsideration totheCouncil forTrade inGoods atits
meeting on1November 1996. Inviewofthetightschedule andthetimeneeded toprepare the
Report, Members arerequested toprovide suggestions, ifany,concerning theformat andcontent
oftheReport oftheTBTCommittee attheCommittee meeting on28June1996. Anyfurther
suggestions byMembers regarding theReport should besubmitted before theendofAugust so
thatenough timewillbeprovided fordiscussions, ifneeded, andthatadraftReport canbe
prepared andcirculated toMembers atthebeginning ofOctober foradoption attheCommittee
meeting on16October 1996.