agreement technic barrier trade member regard uruguai round multilater trade negoti desir object gatt recogn import contribut intern standard conform assess system make regard improv effici product facilit conduct intern trade desir encourag develop intern standard conform assess system desir ensur technic regul standard includ packag mark label requir procedur assess conform technic regul standard creat unnecessari obstacl intern trade recogn countri prevent take measur ensur qualiti export protect human anim plant life health environ prevent decept practic level consid subject requir appli manner constitut mean arbitrari unjustifi discrimin countri condit prevail disguis restrict intern trade accord provis agreement recogn countri prevent take measur protect essenti secur interest recogn contribut intern standard make transfer technolog develop develop countri recogn develop countri encount special difficulti formul applic technic regul standard procedur assess conform technic regul standard desir assist endeavour regard agre articl gener provis gener term standard procedur assess conform mean definit adopt unit nation system intern standard bodi take account context light object purpos agreement purpos agreement mean term annex appli product includ industri agricultur product subject provis agreement purchas specif prepar government bodi product consumpt requir government bodi subject provis agreement address agreement govern procur coverag provis agreement appli sanitari phytosanitari measur defin annex agreement applic sanitari phytosanitari measur refer agreement technic regul standard conform assess procedur constru includ amend thereto addit rule product coverag thereof amend addit insignific natur technic regul standard articl prepar adopt applic technic regul central govern bodi respect central govern bodi member ensur respect technic regul product import territori member accord treatment favour accord product nation origin product origin countri member ensur technic regul prepar adopt appli view effect creat unnecessari obstacl intern trade purpos technic regul trade restrict fulfil legitim object take account risk fulfil creat legitim object inter alia nation secur requir prevent decept practic protect human health safeti anim plant life health environ assess risk relev element consider inter alia scientif technic inform relat process technolog intend end product technic regul maintain circumst object give rise adopt longer exist chang circumst object address trade restrict manner technic regul requir relev intern standard exist complet immin member relev part basi technic regul intern standard relev part ineffect inappropri mean fulfil legitim object pursu instanc fundament climat geograph factor fundament technolog problem member prepar adopt appli technic regul signific effect trade member request member explain justif technic regul term provis paragraph technic regul prepar adopt appli legitim object explicitli mention paragraph accord relev intern standard rebutt presum creat unnecessari obstacl intern trade view harmon technic regul wide basi member plai full part limit resourc prepar intern standard bodi intern standard product adopt expect adopt technic regul member give posit consider accept equival technic regul member regul differ provid satisfi regul adequ fulfil object regul member technic regul base product requir term perform design descript characterist relev intern standard exist technic content propos technic regul accord technic content relev intern standard technic regul signific effect trade member member publish notic public earli stage manner enabl interest parti member acquaint propos introduc technic regul notifi member secretariat product cover propos technic regul indic object rational notif place earli stage amend introduc comment account request provid member particular copi propos technic regul identifi part substanc deviat relev intern standard discrimin reason time member make comment write discuss comment request written comment result discuss account subject provis lead paragraph urgent problem safeti health environment protect nation secur aris threaten aris member member omit step enumer paragraph find provid member adopt technic regul notifi immedi member secretariat technic regul product cover indic object rational technic regul includ natur urgent problem request provid member copi technic regul discrimin member present comment write discuss comment request written comment result discuss account member ensur technic regul adopt publish promptli made manner enabl interest parti member acquaint urgent circumst refer paragraph member reason interv public technic regul entri forc order time produc export member develop countri member adapt product method product requir import member articl prepar adopt applic technic regul local govern bodi government bodi respect local govern government bodi territori member reason measur ensur complianc bodi provis articl except oblig notifi refer paragraph articl member ensur technic regul local govern level directli central govern member notifi accord provis paragraph articl note notif requir technic regul technic content substanti previous notifi technic regul central govern bodi member concern member requir contact member includ notif provis inform comment discuss refer paragraph articl place central govern member measur requir encourag local govern bodi government bodi territori act manner inconsist provis articl member fulli respons agreement observ provis articl member formul implement posit measur mechan support observ provis articl central govern bodi articl prepar adopt applic standard member ensur central govern standard bodi accept compli code good practic prepar adopt applic standard annex agreement refer agreement code good practic reason measur ensur local govern government standard bodi territori region standard bodi bodi territori member accept compli code good practic addit member measur effect directli indirectli requir encourag standard bodi act manner inconsist code good practic oblig member respect complianc standard bodi provis code good practic appli irrespect standard bodi accept code good practic standard bodi accept compli code good practic acknowledg member compli principl agreement conform technic regul standard articl procedur assess conform central govern bodi member ensur case posit assur conform technic regul standard requir central govern bodi appli provis product origin territori member conform assess procedur prepar adopt appli grant access supplier product origin territori member condit favour accord supplier product nation origin origin countri compar situat access entail supplier assess conform rule procedur includ foreseen procedur possibl conform assess activ undertaken site facil receiv mark system conform assess procedur prepar adopt appli view effect creat unnecessari obstacl intern trade mean inter alia conform assess procedur strict appli strictli give import member adequ confid product conform applic technic regul standard take account risk conform creat implement provis paragraph member ensur conform assess procedur undertaken complet expediti favour order product origin territori member domest product standard process period conform assess procedur publish anticip process period commun applic request receiv applic compet bodi promptli examin complet document inform applic precis complet manner defici compet bodi transmit result assess precis complet manner applic correct action applic defici compet bodi proce practic conform assess applic request request applic inform stage procedur delai explain inform requir limit assess conform determin fee confidenti inform product origin territori member aris suppli connect conform assess procedur respect domest product manner legitim commerci interest protect fee impos assess conform product origin territori member equit relat fee chargeabl assess conform product nation origin origin countri take account commun transport cost aris differ locat facil applic conform assess bodi site facil conform assess procedur select sampl unnecessari inconveni applic agent specif product chang subsequ determin conform applic technic regul standard conform assess procedur modifi product limit determin adequ confid exist product meet technic regul standard concern procedur exist review complaint oper conform assess procedur correct action complaint justifi paragraph prevent member carri reason spot check territori case posit assur requir product conform technic regul standard relev guid recommend issu intern standard bodi exist complet immin member ensur central govern bodi relev part basi conform assess procedur duli explain request guid recommend relev part inapropri member concern inter alia reason nation secur requir prevent decept practic protect human health safeti anim plant life health environ fundament climat geograph factor fundament technolog infrastructur problem view harmon conform assess procedur wide basi member plai full part limit resourc prepar intern standard bodi guid recommend conform assess procedur relev guid recommend issu intern standard bodi exist technic content propos conform assess procedur accord relev guid recommend issu intern standard bodi conform assess procedur signific effect trade member member publish notic public earli stage manner enabl interest parti member acquaint propos introduc conform assess procedur notifi member secretariat product cover propos conform assess procedur indic object rational notif place earli stage amend introduc comment account request provid member particular copi propos procedur identifi part substanc deviat relev guid recommend issu intern standard bodi discrimin reason time member make comment write discuss comment request written comment result discuss account subject provis lead paragraph urgent problem safeti health environment protect nation secur aris threaten aris member member omit step enumer paragraph find provid member adopt procedur notifi immedi member secretariat procedur product cover indic object rational procedur includ natur urgent problem request provid member copi rule procedur discrimin member present comment write discuss comment request written comment result discuss account member ensur conform assess procedur adopt publish promptli made manner enabl interest parti member acquaint urgent circumst refer paragraph member reason interv public requir conform assess procedur entri forc order time produc export member develop countri member adapt product method product requir import member articl recognit conform assess central govern bodi respect central govern bodi prejudic provis paragraph member ensur result conform assess procedur member accept procedur differ provid satisfi procedur offer assur conform applic technic regul standard equival procedur recogn prior consult order arriv mutual satisfactori understand adequ endur technic compet relev conform assess bodi export member confid continu reliabl conform assess result exist regard verifi complianc instanc accredit relev guid recommend issu intern standard bodi account indic adequ technic compet limit accept conform assess result produc design bodi export member member ensur conform assess procedur permit practic implement provis paragraph member encourag request member enter negoti conclus agreement mutual recognit result conform assess procedur member requir agreement fulfil criteria paragraph give mutual satisfact potenti facilit trade product concern member encourag permit particip conform assess bodi locat territori member conform assess procedur condit favour accord bodi locat territori territori countri articl procedur assess conform local govern bodi respect local govern bodi territori member reason measur ensur complianc bodi provis articl except oblig notifi refer paragraph articl member ensur conform assess procedur local govern level directli central govern member notifi accord provis paragraph articl note notif requir conform assess procedur technic content substanti previous notifi conform assess procedur central govern bodi member concern member requir contact member includ notif provis inform comment discuss refer paragraph articl place central govern member measur requir encourag local govern bodi territori act manner inconsist provis articl member fulli respons agreement observ provis articl member formul implement posit measur mechan support observ provis articl central govern bodi articl procedur assess conform government bodi member reason measur ensur government bodi territori oper conform assess procedur compli provis articl except oblig notifi propos conform assess procedur addit member measur effect directli indirectli requir encourag bodi act manner inconsist provis articl member ensur central govern bodi reli conform assess procedur oper government bodi bodi compli provis articl except oblig notifi propos conform assess procedur articl intern region system posit assur conform technic regul standard requir member practic formul adopt intern system conform assess member thereof particip member reason measur ensur intern region system conform assess relev bodi territori member particip compli provis articl addit member measur effect directli indirectli requir encourag system act manner inconsist provis articl member ensur central govern bodi reli intern region conform assess system extent system compli provis articl applic inform assist articl inform technic regul standard conform assess procedur member ensur enquiri point exist answer reason enquiri member interest parti member provid relev document technic regul adopt propos territori central local govern bodi government bodi legal power enforc technic regul region standard bodi bodi member particip standard adopt propos territori central local govern bodi region standard bodi bodi member particip conform assess procedur propos conform assess procedur oper territori central local govern bodi government bodi legal power enforc technic regul region bodi bodi member particip membership particip member relev central local govern bodi territori intern region standar bodi conform assess system bilater multilater arrang scope agreement provid reason inform provis system arrang locat notic publish pursuant agreement provis inform inform obtain locat enquiri point mention paragraph legal administr reason enquiri point establish member member provid member complet unambigu inform scope respons enquiri point addit member ensur enquiri address incorrect enquiri point promptli convei correct enquiri point member reason measur ensur enquiri point exist answer reason enquiri member interest parti member provid relev document inform obtain standard adopt propos territori government standard bodi region standard bodi bodi member particip conform assess procedur propos conform assess procedur oper territori government bodi region bodi bodi member particip membership particip relev government bodi territori intern region standard bodi conform assess system bilater multilater arrang scope agreement provid reason inform provis system arrang member reason measur ensur copi document request member interest parti member accord provis agreement suppli equit price real cost deliveri nation member concern member develop countri member request member provid english french spanish translat document cover specif notif case volumin document summari document secretariat receiv notif accordan provis agreement circul copi notif member interest intern standard conform assess bodi draw attent develop countri member notif relat product interest member reach agreement countri countri issu relat technic regul standard conform assess procedur signific effect trade member parti agreement notifi member secretariat product cover agreement includ descript agreement member concern encourag enter request consult member purpos conclud similar agreement arrang particip agreement agreement constru requir public text languag member provis particular copi draft languag member state paragraph member furnish inform disclosur contrari essenti secur interest notif secretariat english french spanish member design singl central govern author respons implement nation level provis notif procedur agreement includ annex legal administr reason respons notif procedur divid central govern author member concern provid member complet unambigu inform scope respons author articl technic assist member member request advis member develop countri member prepar technic regul member request advis member develop countri member grant technic assist mutual agre term condit establish nation standard bodi particip intern standard bodi encourag nation standard bodi likewis member request reason measur arrang regulatori bodi territori advis member develop countri member grant technic assist mutual agre term condit establish regulatori bodi bodi assess conform technic regul method technic regul met member request reason measur arrang advic member develop countri member grant technic assist mutual agre term condit establish bodi assess conform standard adopt territori request member member request advis member develop countri member grant technic assist mutual agre term condit step produc access system conform assess oper government government bodi territori member receiv request member member particip intern region system conform assess request advis member develop countri member grant technic assist mutual agre term condit establish institut legal framework enabl fulfil oblig membership particip system member request encourag bodi territori member particip intern region system conform assess advis member develop countri member request technic assist establish institut enabl relev bodi territori fulfil oblig membership particip provid advic technic assist member term paragraph member give prioriti develop countri member articl special differenti treatment develop countri member member provid differenti favour treatment develop countri member agreement provis relev provis articl agreement member give attent provis agreement develop countri member right oblig account special develop financi trade develop countri member implement agreement nation oper agreement institut arrang member prepar applic technic regul standard conform assess procedur account special develop financi trade develop countri member view ensur technic regul standard conform assess procedur creat unnecessari obstacl export develop countri member member recogn intern standard guid recommend exist technolog socio econom condit develop countri member adopt technic regul standard conform assess procedur aim preserv indigen technolog product method process compat develop member recogn develop countri member expect intern standard basi technic regul standard includ test method develop financi trade member reason measur ensur intern standard bodi intern system conform assess organ oper facilit activ repres particip relev bodi member take account special problem develop countri member member reason measur ensur intern standard bodi request develop countri member examin possibl practic prepar intern standard product special interest develop countri member member accord provis articl provid technic assist develop countri member ensur prepar applic technic regul standard conform assess procedur creat unnecessari obstacl expans diversif export develop countri member determin term condit technic assist account stage develop request member develop countri member recogn develop countri member face special problem includ institut infrastructur problem field prepar applic technic regul standard conform assess procedur recogn special develop trade develop countri member stage technolog develop hinder abil discharg fulli oblig agreement member fact fulli account view ensur develop countri member compli agreement committe technic barrier trade provid articl refer agreement committe enabl grant request time limit except part oblig agreement request committe account special problem field prepar applic technic regul standard conform assess procedur special develop trade develop countri member stage technolog develop hinder abil discharg fulli oblig agreement committe account special problem develop countri member consult develop countri member bear mind special difficulti experienc develop countri member formul implement standard technic regul conform assess procedur desir assist develop countri member effort direct develop countri member account special regard financ trade develop committe examin period special differenti treatment laid agreement grant develop countri member nation intern level institut consult disput settlement articl committe technic barrier trade committe technic barrier trade establish compos repres member committe elect chairman meet year purpos afford member opportun consult matter relat oper agreement further object carri respons assign agreement member committe establish work parti bodi carri respons assign committe accord relev provis agreement understood unnecessari duplic avoid work agreement govern technic bodi committe examin problem view minim duplic articl consult disput settlement consult settlement disput respect matter affect oper agreement place auspic disput settlement bodi follow mutati mutandi provis articl xxii xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand request parti disput initi panel establish technic expert group assist question technic natur requir detail consider expert technic expert group govern procedur annex disput settlement provis set invok case member consid member achiev satisfactori result articl trade interest significantli affect respect result equival bodi question member final provis articl final provis reserv reserv enter respect provis agreement consent member review member promptli date wto agreement enter forc inform committe measur exist ensur implement administr agreement measur notifi committe committe review annual implement oper agreement take account object thereof end year date entri forc wto agreement end year period committe review oper implement agreement includ provis relat transpar view recommend adjust right oblig agreement ensur mutual econom advantag balanc right oblig prejudic provis articl regard inter alia experi gain implement agreement committe submit propos amend text agreement council trade good annex annex agreement constitut integr part thereof annex term definit purpos agreement term present sixth edit iso iec guid gener term definit standard relat activ agreement mean definit guid take account servic exclud coverag agreement purpos agreement definit appli technic regul document lai product characterist relat process product method includ applic administr provis complianc mandatori includ deal exclus terminolog symbol packag mark label requir appli product process product method explanatori note definit iso iec guid contain base call build block system standard document approv recogn bodi common repeat rule guidelin characterist product relat process product method complianc mandatori includ deal exclus terminolog symbol packag mark label requir appli product process product method explanatori note term defin iso iec guid cover product process servic agreement deal technic regul standard conform assess procedur relat product process product method standard defin iso iec guid mandatori voluntari purpos agreement standard defin voluntari technic regul mandatori document standard prepar intern standard commun base consensu agreement cover document base consensu conform assess procedur procedur directli indirectli determin relev requir technic regul standard fulfil explanatori note conform assess procedur includ inter alia procedur sampl test inspect evalu verif assur conform registr accredit approv combin intern bodi system bodi system membership open relev bodi member region bodi system bodi system membership open relev bodi member central govern bodi central govern ministri depart bodi subject control central govern respect activ question explanatori note case european commun provis govern central govern bodi appli region bodi conform assess system establish european commun case subject provis agreement region bodi conform assess system local govern bodi govern central govern state provinc länder canton municip ministri depart bodi subject control govern respect activ question government bodi bodi central govern bodi local govern bodi includ government bodi legal power enforc technic regul annex technic expert group procedur appli technic expert group establish accord provis articl technic expert group panel author term refer detail work procedur decid panel report panel particip technic expert group restrict person profession stand experi field question citizen parti disput serv technic expert group joint agreement parti disput except circumst panel consid special scientif expertis fulfil govern offici parti disput serv technic expert group member technic expert group serv individu capac govern repres repres organ govern organ give instruct regard matter technic expert group technic expert group consult seek inform technic advic sourc deem technic expert group seek inform advic sourc jurisdict member inform govern member member respond promptli fulli request technic expert group inform technic expert group consid parti disput access relev inform provid technic expert group confidenti natur confidenti inform provid technic expert group releas formal author govern organ person provid inform inform request technic expert group releas inform technic expert group author confidenti summari inform provid govern organ person suppli inform technic expert group submit draft report member concern view obtain comment take account final report circul member concern submit panel annex code good practic prepar adopt applic standard gener provis purpos code definit annex agreement appli code open accept standard bodi territori member wto central govern bodi local govern bodi government bodi government region standard bodi member member wto government region standard bodi member situat territori member wto refer code collect standard bodi individu standard bodi standard bodi accept withdrawn code notifi fact iso iec inform centr geneva notif includ address bodi concern scope current expect standard activ notif directli iso iec inform centr nation member bodi iso iec prefer relev nation member intern affili isonet substant provis respect standard standard bodi accord treatment product origin territori member wto favour accord product nation origin product origin countri standard bodi ensur standard prepar adopt appli view effect creat unnecessari obstacl intern trade intern standard exist complet immin standard bodi relev part basi standard develop intern standard relev part ineffect inappropri instanc insuffici level protect fundament climat geograph factor fundament technolog problem view harmon standard wide basi standard bodi plai full part limit resourc prepar relev intern standard bodi intern standard subject matter adopt expect adopt standard standard bodi territori member particip intern standard activ place deleg repres standard bodi territori adopt expect adopt standard subject matter intern standard activ relat standard bodi territori member make effort avoid duplic overlap work standard bodi nation territori work relev intern region standard bodi make effort achiev nation consensu standard develop likewis region standard bodi make effort avoid duplic overlap work relev intern standard bodi standard bodi standard base product requir term perform design descript characterist month standard bodi publish work programm address standard prepar standard adopt preced period standard prepar moment decis develop standard standard adopt titl specif draft standard request provid english french spanish notic exist work programm publish nation case region public standard activ work programm standard accord isonet rule classif relev subject matter stage attain standard develop refer intern standard basi time public work programm standard bodi notifi exist thereof iso iec inform centr geneva notif address standard bodi issu public work programm publish period work programm appli price obtain notif directli iso iec inform centr prefer relev nation member intern affili isonet nation member iso iec make effort member isonet appoint bodi member acquir advanc membership type isonet member standard bodi make effort associ isonet member adopt standard standard bodi period dai submiss comment draft standard interest parti territori member wto period shorten case urgent problem safeti health environ aris threaten aris start comment period standard bodi publish notic announc period comment public refer paragraph notif includ practic draft standard deviat relev intern standard request interest parti territori member wto standard bodi promptli provid arrang provid copi draft standard submit comment fee charg servic real cost deliveri foreign domest parti standard bodi account process standard comment receiv period comment comment receiv standard bodi accept code good practic request repli promptli repli includ explan deviat relev intern standard standard adopt promptli publish request interest parti territori member wto standard bodi promptli provid arrang provid copi recent work programm standard produc fee charg servic real cost deliveri foreign domest parti standard bodi afford sympathet consider adequ opportun consult represent respect oper code present standard bodi accept code good practic make object effort solv complaint nation deem case separ custom territori member wto person natur legal domicil real effect industri commerci establish custom territori