56ª  Reunión Ordinaria del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Ginebra, 20-21 de marzo de 2012

Actualizado al 15/05/2012

> “En la reunión del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (OTC) celebrada los días 20 y 21 de marzo de 2012, los Miembros examinaron 66 proyectos de reglamentos que afectan al comercio. Se referían a requisitos para vehículos automóviles, bebidas alcohólicas, tabaco, productos cosméticos y equipos eléctricos.” pdf

> Acta de la Reunión pdf

> Reunión Anterior

Agenda

I. Adopción de la Agenda

II. Implementación y Administración del Acuerdo  

A. Declaraciones de los Miembros en virtud del Párr. 15 del Art. 2 del Acuerdo

> Decisiones y Recomendaciones adoptadas por el Comité OTC (G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.11pdf)

> Aplicación y administración del Acuerdo sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio

- Comunicación de Namibia (G/TBT/2/Add.108)
- Comunicación del Gobierno de Sudáfrica – Revisión (G/TBT/2/Add.60/Rev.1)


B.  Preocupaciones Comerciales Específicas

i. Nuevas y planteadas anteriormente

1. CHN: China – Measures for the Administration of Certification Bodies (G/TBT/N/CHN/798/Suppl.1) - European Union, United States;

2. COL: Colombia – Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Transport Issuing the Technical Regulation for public transport (G/TBT/N/COL/164, 164/Add.1) – Korea;

3. DOM: Dominican Republic – Draft of the Technical Regulation "Categorization of Alcoholic Beverages" (G/TBT/N/DOM/143) Mexico, European Union;

4. EGY: Egypt – Two Decrees of the Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade of Egypt (626/2011 and 660/2011) related to the import requirements for leather, footwear and textile products GOEIC - (Cotecna Data Sheet)- European Union

5. EU: European Union - Alternatives to animal testing and new cosmetic regulations (Commission Report) - China

6. EU: European Union – Directive 2011/62/EU amending Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, as regards the prevention of the entry into the legal supply chain of falsified medicinal products (G/TBT/N/EEC/246/Add.1) – Brazil, China;

7. EU: European Union - Provisions on limit values for allergenic substances in children's products (2009/48/EC), (G/TBT/N/EEC/184/Add.1) - China

8. EU: European Union – Regulation(EC) No.1222/2009 Labeling of Tyres, Commission Regulation (EC) No.228/2011, No.1235/2011 (G/TBT/N/EEC/241/Add.1, 338/Add.1, 374) – Korea;

9. EU: European Union – Safety evaluation of childcare cosmetic products - China;

10. EU: European Union - Wine and Grape Juice Certification (G/TBT/N/EU/5) - – Brazil. United States:

11. RUS: Russia (Observer) – Draft on Technical Regulation of Alcohol Drinks Safety published last October 24th by the Russian Federation (Gain Report RS1205) – Mexico (tequila y mezcal), European Union;

12. SAU: Saudi Arabia – Motor vehicles (G/TBT/N/SAU/121-122- 123 - 124 - 125) - European Union;

13. USA: United States – Test procedures for high density discharge lamps (G/TBT/N/USA/669) – China;


ii. Información actualizada sobre la situación en lo que respecta a las preocupaciones planteadas anteriormente

14. ARG: Argentina – Resolution 453/2010 establishing mechanisms in order to eliminate dangers arising from the use of inks with a high lead content in graphic products (G/TBT/N/ARG/166/Add.5-7) - United States , European Union;

15. AUS: Australia –  Proyecto de Ley relativa al envasado genérico del tabaco de 2011 (G/TBT/N/AUS/67; Public consultation) - Mexico, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Nigeria, Colombia, Hong Kong, Chile, Cuba, Nicaragua, Canada, Norway, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Turkey, Brazil, Ukraine, Guatemala, China, European Union, Indonesia;

16. BRA: Brazil - Draft Resolution No. 112, November 29th 2010; maximum levels of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide permitted on tobacco products and prohibition of additives (G/TBT/N/BRA/407);Unión Europea, México, Honduras, Guatemala, Dominicana, Indonesia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Zambia, Turkey, Norway;

17. BRA: Brazil - Draft Resolution nº11, 24 March 2009 – Health Products (G/TBT/N/BRA/328) – Unión Europea

18. BRA: Brazil - Instructions for Registration for Labels of Imported Products of Animal Origin (G/TBT/N/BRA/385, Add.1 y Add.2) – United States;

19. CAN: Canadá - Prescripciones en materia de composición de los quesos (G/TBT/N/CAN/203/Add.1) – Nueva Zelanda;

20. CHN: China – GB/T xxxx-xxxx, Information Security Technology -- Office Devices Security and YD/T xxxx-xxxx, High spectrum efficiency and high throughput wireless LAN technical requirements.  - United States, Japan, European Union;

21. CHN: China – Provisions for the Administration of Cosmetics Application Acceptance and Guidance for Application and Evaluation of New Cosmetic Ingredients  (G/TBT/N/CHN/730/Suppl.1- 821- CIRS Cosmetics Regulation in China) ) -  European Union, Japan;

22. CHN: China – Specification for Import and Export of Food Additives Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision (2011 No. 52) - Disclosure of formulas for imported food additives - United States;

23. CHN: China - Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electrical and Electronic Products (G/TBT/N/CHN/140  y 140/Rev.1) - European Union > ENTR-EU-TBT , China RoHSKorea, European Union, United States, Japan;

24. CHN: China – Requirements for information security products (including, inter alia, the Office of State Commercial Cryptography Administration (OSCCA) 1999 Regulation on commercial encryption products and its on-going revision and the Multi Level Protection Scheme (MLPS) -  EU - Market Access database- European Union, United States, Japan;

25. COL: Colombia – Alcoholic beverages (G/TBT/N/COL/121/Add.4) - European Union;

26. COL: Colombia – Emisiones de vehículos automotores para servicio público de transporte terrestre de pasajeros (Resolución 2604/2009) - Mexico, United States;

27. COL: Colombia - Proyecto de Decreto por medio del cual se dictan disposiciones para promover el uso de biocombustibles (G/TBT/N/COL/96/Add.6) - Mexico;

28. COL: Colombia – Shelf life Requirements for Milk Powder (G/TBT/N/COL/67/Add.4) - European Union;

29. EEC: Unión Europea - Directiva 2002/95/CE sobre restricciones a la utilización de determinadas sustancias peligrosas en aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos (RoHS) y Directiva 2002/96/CE sobre residuos de aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos (WEEE) (G/TBT/N/EEC/247/Add.2) - Corea;

30. EEC: Unión Europea - Reglamento relativo a determinados productos vitivinícolas (G/TBT/N/EEC/264 and Add.1) - United States;

31. EU: European Union – Directive 2004/24/EC on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products; (THMP) – India, China;

32. EU: European Union – Draft Commission Regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (G/TBT/N/EEC/362) – China;

33. EU: Unión Europea - Reglamento relativo al registro, la evaluación y la autorización de sustancias y preparados químicos - REACH(ECHA); REACH & GLP Guidance- G/TBT/N/EEC/52 y Adds.1-5; Add.3/Rev.1; G/TBT/N/EEC/295/Add.1; G/TBT/N/EEC/297; G/TBT/N/EEC/333-6) – India, Argentina, Australia, Thailand, China;

34. FRA: France – Loi Grenelle 2Argentina;

35. IDN: Indonesia - Draft Decree of Minister of Industry on Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard for electroiysis tin coated thin steel sheets.  (Form.: G/TBT/N/IDN/46) – Korea, Japan;

36. IDN: Indonesia – Labelling Regulations (Ministry of Trade Regulation 62/2009 and 22/2010) (G/TBT/N/IDN/47) -  European Union, United States, Australia;

37. IDN: Indonesia  – Technical Guidelines for the Implementation of the Adoption and Supervision of Indonesian National Standards for Obligatory Toy Safety - United States, European Union;

38. IND: India - Neumáticos y cámaras de aire para vehículos automóviles (G/TBT/N/IND/20 and Add.1;  G/TBT/N/IND/40 and Rev.1); European Union, Japan, Korea;

39. IND: India - Reglamento de medicamentos y cosméticos de 2007 – Guidelines For Port Officers 2009   (G/TBT/N/IND/33) - European Union, United States;

40. IND: India -  (New Telecommunications related Rules (TRAI) - European Union, United States, Japan, India;

41. IND: India – Toys and Toy Products (Compulsory Registration) Order- United States, European Union;

42. IND: India – Mandatory Certification for Steel Products  (G/TBT/N/IND/32/Add.1) - European Union, Japan;

43. IND: India – Prevention of Food Adulteration  (G/TBT/N/IND/34) -  United States;

44. ITA: Italia - Ley sobre las disposiciones relativas a la comercialización de los productos textiles, de cuero y de calzado (G/TBT/N/ITA/16) –India;

45. KEN: Kenya –The Alcoholic Drinks Control (Licensing) Regulations, 2010 (G/TBT/N/KEN/282) – Mexico, United States;

46. KOR: Korea – Good Manufacturing Practice requirements for cosmetics Ref.: ISO 22716 (Form.: G/TBT/N/KOR/301) - European Union, United States;

47. KOR: Korea – Regulation on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Material (G/TBT/N/KOR/305 - Safe Chemicals) - United States;

48. KOR: Korea -  PVC flooring material and Wallpaper and paper linoleum, and toys (Form. G/TBT/N/KOR/303/Rev.1).  Safety criteria for industrial products subject to safety and quality mark (Form.: G/TBT/N/KOR/303)  and Safety criteria for industrial products subject to self-regulatory safety confirmation (Form.: G/TBT/N/KOR/304) - United States, Japan;

49. KOR: Korea –KFDA Proposed Cosmetics Labelling and Advertisement Guidelines (form.: G/TBT/N/KOR/308); KFDA draft Guidelines for Management of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics (OECD - Current Developments) - European Union, United States;

50. KOR: Korea –KS C IEC61646:2007 Standard for Thin-film Solar Panels - European Union, United States;

51. KOR: Korea – National Tax Service Notice 2011-17 (Requirements for Radio-Frequency Identification Tags for Imported Whiskeys) (G/TBT/N/KOR/338) - United States, European Union;

52. MEX: Mexico – Draft Decree Amending Provisions for Drinks with Caffeine -  European Union, Mexico;

53. MEX: Mexico – Energy Labelling Measures (Law for Sustainable Use of Energy, 28 Nov 2008; Regulation of the Law for Sustainable Use of Energy, 11 September 2009; National Program for Sustainable Use of Energy 2009-2012, 27 Nov 2009; and Catalogue of equipment and appliances used by manufacturers, importers, distributors and marketers that require mandatory inclusion of energy consumption information, 10 September 2010)  (G/TBT/N/MEX/214) -  United States, Japan;

54. MEX: Mexico Refusal of the National Water Commission to re-certify HDPE pipe products meeting quality/safety standards for piping set out in NOM 001 and NMX 241 (G/TBT/N/MEX/206/Add.1) - United States;

55. MYS: Malaysia – Draft Protocol for Halal Meat and Poultry Production (G/TBT/N/MYS/23) - United States, European Union, Brazil, Turkey;

56. NOR- Norway – Proposed regulation concerning specific hazardous substances in consumer products (G/TBT/N/NOR/17 and Rev.1) - Japan;

57. PER: Peru –  Draft Supreme Decree approving the regulations goberning the labeling of genetically modified foods (G/TBT/N/PER/37) – Mexico, Chile, Colombia;

58. SLV: El Salvador – "Ley de Fomento a la Producción Higiénica de la Leche y Productos Lácteos y de Regulación de su Expendio" – Mexico;

59. THA: Tailandia – Criterios, procedimientos y requisitos de los envases de bebidas alcohólicas y las indicaciones gráficas o de texto (G/TBT/N/THA/332 y Add.1) - United States , Chile, Unión Europea, México y Nueva Zelandia;

60. TUR: Turkey – Communiqué  SUT 2010/16  regarding documentation requirements for medical - United States;

61. TUR: Turquía – Procedimiento de Evaluación de la Conformidad para productos farmacéuticos - United States;

62. USA: United States – California Code of Regulations: Chapter 53 Safer Consumer Product Alternatives (G/TBT/N/USA/579/Corr.1) - European Union;

63. USA: Estados Unidos – Sustancias Peligrosas: Transporte de Baterías de Litio (G/TBT/N/USA/518; PHMSA) - European Union, Corea, Japón;

64. VNM: Viet Nam – Conformity assessment procedures for alcohol, cosmetics, and mobile phones (Notice regarding the import of alcohol, cosmetics and mobile phones, No.: 197/TB-BCT (6 May 2011) and Ministry of Finance No.: 4629/BTC-TCHQ on the importation of spirits and cosmetics (7 April 2011) - United States, Australia, European Union, New Zealand;

65. ZAF: South Africa Liquor Products (Alcohol content) (TTB.gob) - United States;

C.  Intercambio de Experiencias

i. Buenas Prácticas Regulatorias

> Comunicación de los Estados Unidos en nombre de las economías miembros del Subcomité sobre Normas y Conformidad del APEC (G/TBT/W/350)

ii. Normas

> VI Examen Trienal Comunicación de Colombia (G/TBT/W/351)

iii. Procedimientos de Evaluación de la Conformidad

> Recurso al acuerdo de reconocimiento mutuo de la ILAC y del acuerdo multilateral de reconocimiento del IAF por las instituciones del gobierno central: la experiencia de los Estados Unidos (G/TBT/W/349)

iv. Transparencia
v. Asistencia Técnica
vi. Trato Especial y Diferenciado

D.  Otros Asuntos

III. Séptimo Examen Anual

> La Aplicación y Funcionamiento del Acuerdo OTC de conformidad con el párrafo 3 del artículo 15 (G/TBT/31 pdf)

> El Código de Buena Conducta para la Elaboración, Adopción y Aplicación de Normas que figura en el Anexo 3 del Acuerdo (G/TBT/CS/1/ADD.16 pdf y G/TBT/CS/2/REV.18 pdf)

IV. Actividades de Cooperación Técnica

V. Actualización de Observadores

VI. Elección del Presidente

VII. Otros Asuntos

VIII. Fecha de la próxima:

 
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