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24 November 2022 
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REPORT (20 22) OF THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE  
1.  The Committee held its 86th, 87th and 88th regular meetings on 9-11 March , 13-15 July , 
and 16-18 November 2022 , respectively. The 86th meeting was chaired by  Mrs Elisa María Olmeda 
de Alejandro (Mexico) and the 87th and 88th meeting s were chaired by  Mr Anwar Hussain Shaik  
(India).  
2.  During these meetings1, the Committee : 
a. heard s tatements from Members regarding measures taken to ensure the implementation 
and administration  of the TBT Agreement under Article 15.2. In total, since 1995, 
145 Members have submitted at least one such statement ; 
b. with respect to notifications2: 
i. received 1875 new notifications from Members;  
ii. received 1301 follow -up notifications (addenda, corrigenda, revisions) from Members;  
c. with respect to specific trade concerns:  
i. discussed 53 new specific trade concerns ;  
ii. discussed 188 previously raised  specific t rade concerns ;  
d. took note  of the 2 7th Annual Review of the Implementation and Operation of the 
TBT Agreement under Article 15.3  (G/TBT/4 7)3; and 
e. held thematic session s on conformity assessment procedures dedicated to accreditation4 
and on digital solutions5 in March , on Transparency  (product coverage and domestic 
coordination )6 and on regulatory cooperation between Members (MSMEs)7 in July and, 
on good regulatory practice  and on standards (standards development in Codex)  in 
November. The Committee also held informal meetings dedicated to the Conformity 
Assessment  Guidelines on 10 February, 27 April, 29 June and 13 October . 
3.  At the meetings held in 202 2, representatives of BIPM, the Codex Alimentarius  Commission, IEC, 
ISO, OIML, UNECE , UNIDO  and ARSO  updated the Committee on their activities relevant to the work 
of the TBT Committee, including on technical assistance.  
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1 The minutes of the meetings are contained in G/TBT/M/8 6, G/TBT/M/8 7 and G/TBT/M/8 8 
(forthcoming) . 
2 The figures reflect the notific ations received as of 1 November 2022 . 
3 The Annual Review includes a list of standardizing bodies that have accepted the Code of Good 
Practice since 1995 . 
4 The moderator's report is contained in G/TBT/GEN/3 23. 
5 The moderator's report is contained in G/TBT/GEN/3 24. 
6 The moderator's report is contained in  G/TBT/GEN/330 . 
7 The moderator's report is contained in  G/TBT/G EN/331 . 