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26 October 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade    
 
 
THEMATIC SESSION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  
27 OCTOBER 2020 , STARTING AT 10AM  
Programme1 
At the Eighth Triennial Review, Members agreed to continue to hold thematic sessions in conjunction 
with its regular meetings during 2019 to 2021, with a view to further deepening the Committee's 
exchange of experiences on specific topics.2 On this basis, the Committee agreed to hold a session 
on technical assistance on 27 October 2020 .3 
 
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This thematic session will be  moderated by : Ms. Laura Gauer (Switzerland)  and the  presentations 
can be found here. 
 
Panel  
• Australia: Capacity building in metrology to support participation in global frameworks for 
the reduction of TBTs – Australian perspectives , Dr Angela Samuel, Director, International 
Relations, National Measurement Institute, Australia (NMIA).4 
 
• European Union : Overview of European Union 's support through technical assistance in 
the field of Technical Barriers to Trade , Mr. Aurelien Pastouret, DG DEVCO.5 
 
• European Union:  TBT Technical Assistance Coordination and Challenges to Capacity 
Building During the Pandemic , Ms Linda Bodén, Trade Policy Adviser at the National Board 
of Trade  Sweden.6 
 
• European Union : Towards a Global Quality Infrastructure: An Approach to Harmonization 
and Capacity Building, Mrs. Anchali Stapornwongkul, Deputy Head of Division "Accreditation 
and Conformity Assessment, Metrology, Supervision of PTB and BAM ", BMWi, and 
Mr. Stephan Bethe, Head of the Division for Trade Policy, BMZ  (Germany) .7 
 
• United States: Standards Alliance Phase 2 Implementation in 2020 -2021, Mr. Joseph 
Tretler, Vice President, International Policy, American National Standards Institute.8 
 
• United States : Delivering ASTM's Mission -Aligned Technical Assistance: Routine and COVID 
Engagement , Ms Teresa Cendrowska,  Vice President,  Global Cooperation , ASTM  
International .9 
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1 The draft programme is contained in JOB/TBT/379/Rev.1  
2 G/TBT/41 , para. 8.2.a.i.  
3 G/TBT/41 , para. 8.2.a.iv (as  indicated  in JOB/TBT/350 ). 
4 JOB/TBT/377 . 
5 JOB/TBT/370  and JOB/TBT/370 /Rev.1 . 
6 JOB/TBT/370 /Rev.1 . 
7 JOB/TBT/370 /Rev.1 . 
8 JOB/TBT/373 /Rev.1 . 
9 JOB/TBT/373 /Rev.1 . 