71ª Reunión Ordinaria del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Ginebra, 28-30 de marzo de 2017

Actualizado al 27 de marzo de 2018

> Acta de la Reunión Descripción: pdf

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“… los Miembros de la OMC examinaron un total de 57 reglamentos, muchos de los cuales se referían a productos de consumo, entre ellos alimentos, bebidas alcohólicas, juguetes y vehículos automóviles.” (+Info)

Agenda Tentativa

I. Adopción de la Agenda

II. Implementación y Administración del Acuerdo

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

> Nota de la Secretaría – Revisión (G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.15 pdf)

> Comunicación de Indonesia (G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.5)

> Comunicación de Ucrania(G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.7)

> Comunicación de Yemen(G/TBT/2/Add.120)


B.  Preocupaciones Comerciales Específicas

> Nuevas

    1. BRA: Brazil – Regulation RDC No 123/2016 on food additives and processing aids authorised for use in wine (G/TBT/N/BRA/649) - European Union;

    2. CHN: China - Tentative Administrative Rules on Enterprises Average Fuel Consumption and New Energy Vehicle Credits and Administration Regulation on the Access of New Energy Vehicle Manufactures and Products (G/TBT/N/CHN/1187, CHN/1188) - United States, European Union;

    3. CHN: China – Cyber Security Law - United States, Japan, European Union and Australia (+Info);

    4. DOM: Dominican Republic - Requirements for importing steel rebar - RTD 458 and other requirements (G/TBT/N/DOM/142/Add.1) - United States (+Info);

    5. EU: European Union - Organic production and labelling - Mate (yerba-mate) (Regulation N° 834/2007 - G/TBT/N/EU/211) - Brazil (+Info);

    6. EU: European Union – Radio Equipment Directive - China (+Info);

    7. ITA: Italy – Labelling requirements of the origin of grains used in the preparation of dried pasta - Mexico, United States and Canada (+Info);

    8. KOR: Republic of Korea - Household Chemical and Biocidal Products (G/TBT/N/KOR/684, KOR/547, KOR/702) - United States;

    9. PER: Peru – Laboratorial certification of notebooks (G/TBT/N/BRA/698/Add.1) - Brazil;

    10. VNM: Viet Nam – Alcoholic Beverages (G/TBT/N/VNM/86) – México;

 

> Anteriores:

    11. ARE: United Arab Emirates – (ID 496) Control scheme to restrict the use of hazardous materials in electronic and electrical devices (G/TBT/N/ARE/265) - European Union (ARE/265);

    12. BRA: Brazil - (ID 470) Draft Ordinance Act Nº. 374/2014 Establishes quality requirements for wine and derivatives of grape and wine (G/TBT/N/BRA/613/Add.1, BRA/675) - European Union BRA/613, BRA/675, United States;

    13. BRA: Brazil - (ID 478) Toy Certification; Ordinance No. 89, No. 310 and draft administrative rule No. 321 (G/TBT/N/BRA/612 and BRA/612/Add.1) – Canada, United States, European Union BRA/612, Canada;

    14. CHN: China - (ID 456) Administrative Measures on Cosmetic Labelling (AMCL) (G/TBT/N/CHN/1064) – Japan, European Union CHN/1064, New Zealand;

    15. CHN: China - (ID 457) Banking IT Equipment Security Regulation – Japan, United States, European Union;

    16. CHN: China - (ID 493) Formula Registration Regulation for Infant and Follow-Up Formula (G/TBT/N/CHN/1165) - European Union CHN/1165, United States, Republic of Korea, European Union;

    17. CHN: China - (ID 489) Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) Information and Communication Technology Regulation (G/TBT/N/CHN/1057, G/TBT/N/CHN/1172) (+Info) - Canada, United States, European Union CHN/1172;

    18. CHN: China - (ID 477) Interim Measures for Quality Management of Commercial Coal (G/TBT/N/CHN/1057) (Circular PNI1504 + Info) – Australia;

    19. CHN: China - (ID 509) National Standards on Limits of Volatile Organic Compounds for Furniture (G/TBT/N/CHN/1094/S.1, CHN/1095/S.1 – CHN/1096/S.1) - European Union CHN/1094, CHN/1095, CHN/1096;

    20. CHN: China - (ID 296) Provisions for the Administration of Cosmetics Application Acceptance CFDA Regulatory Guide (G/TBT/N/CHN/821 , G/TBT/N/CHN/937) - Japan, European Union CHN/821, CHN/937;

    21. CHN: China - (ID 466) Registration Fees for Drugs and Medical Device Products (+Info) - Republic of Korea;

    22. CHN: China - (ID 428) Regulations for the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (Order No. 650 of the State Council) (G/TBT/N/CHN/1022-1026 and 1029) - Republic of Korea, European Union CHN/1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026 and 1029;

    23. CHN: China - (ID 294) 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) – (China Cybersecurity, Notice 11/7/2016, Lawfare) - United States, European Union;

    24. COL: Colombia - (ID 506) Draft Resolution "adopting the Technical Regulation establishing the maximum levels of phosphorus and the biodegradability of surfactants in detergents and soaps, and introducing other provisions" (G/TBT/N/COL/214/Add.1) - Mexico;

    25. COL: Colombia – (ID 479) Testing Requirements to be met by Toys and their Components and Accessories (G/TBT/N/COL/109, COL/109/Add.3) - Mexico;

    26. ECU: Ecuador - (ID 411) Resolution No. 116/2013 and Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute RTE INEN 022 on the labelling of processed and packaged food products (G/TBT/N/ECU/19/Add.3-5/8-10) – Mexico;

    27. EGY-Egypt: (ID 505) Manufacturer Registration System (Decree 43/2016 and Decree 992/2015) (G/TBT/N/EGY/114, G/TBT/N/EGY/115) - Turkey, European Union, United States;

    28. EU: European Communities - (ID 88) Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) -(-) – Canada;

    29. EU: European Communities - (ID 448) Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (Common Criteria) certification in the EU (ENISA) ( - ) - China;

    30. EU: European Union – (ID 523) Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) - United States;

    31. EU: European Communities - (ID 345) Draft Implementing Regulations amending Regulation (EC) No. 607/2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products (G/TBT/N/EU/44, G/TBT/N/EEC/264/Add.1) - Argentina, United States;

    32. EU: European Communities - (ID 512) EU: European Union - Quality Schemes for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs – (G/TBT/EU/139 y Add.1) - United States;

    33. EU: European Communities - (ID 480) Restriction on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Tyres as specified in Annex XVII of REACH (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2013) - China;

    34. EU: European Communities - (ID 393) Revised Proposal for the Categorization of Compounds as Endocrine Disruptors of 19 February 2013 by DG Environment (G/TBT/N/EU/383 and Add.1, EU/384 and Add.1, G/SPS/N/EU/166, EU/166/Add.1) – Argentina, Canada, United States;

    35. IDN: Indonesia - (ID 502) Halal Product Assurance Law No. 33 of 2014 (-) - United States, European Union;

    36. IDN : Indonesia - (ID 472) MOI 69/2014 Article 3: LCR Requirements for LTE Devices - Requirement that Domestic Component Level (TKDN) of LTE TDD & FDD broadband services equipment ( - ) – Canada (G/TRIMS/W/148 , G/TRIMS/W/162);

    37. IDN : Indonesia - (ID 328) Technical Guidelines for the Implementation of the Adoption and Supervision of Indonesian National Standards for Obligatory Toy Safety (G/TBT/N/IDN/64 - Add.1- Add.2) - United States, European Union;

    38. IND: India - (ID 494) Draft Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages Standards) Regulations, 2015 (G/TBT/N/IND/51) - United States, Mexico, Canada, European Union;

    39. IND: India - (ID 367) - Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 (G/TBT/N/IND/44 and G/TBT/IND/44/Add.1-2-3-4, G/TBT/N/IND/47, G/TBT/N/IND/47/Add.1 y Add.2) - European Union, United States, Republic of Korea, Canada;

    40. IND: India – (ID 515) E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016 (Guidelines) - Republic of Korea;

    41. IND: India - (ID 274) New Telecommunications related Rules and accompanying template, "Security and Business Continuity Agreement (TRAI) - Canada, European Union, United States;

    42. IND: India - (ID 133) Pneumatic tyres and tubes for automotive vehicles (IND/20/Add.1, IND/40/Rev.1) –European Union;

    43. IND: India - (ID 486) The Stainless Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2015 (G/TBT/N/IND/50) - European Union;

    44. IRL: Ireland - (ID 516) Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 (G/TBT/N/IRL/2) - Mexico;

    45. KAZ: Kazakhstan, Russian Federation - (ID 514) The amendments No. 2 to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union on Safety of Toys (TP MC 008/2011) -(G/TBT/N/KAZ/7, G/TBT/N/RUS/73) – Ukraine, European Union: KAZ/7, RUS/73;

    46. KEN: Kenya – (ID 510) East African East African Community (EAC) alcoholic beverage standards (G/TBT/N/KEN/472-477, G/TBT/N/KEN/479, 482, 483) (+Info) - European Union;

    47. KOR: Korea - (ID 518) Amendment of the Notifications on Warning Messages on Smoking and Drinking (G/TBT/N/KOR/664 and Add.1) – Japan, Mexico, European Union, United States;

    48. KOR: Korea – (ID 305) Revised Korea REACH Regulation on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Material (G/TBT/N/KOR/305 y Add.1- KOR/378, KOR/547, KOR/592) - United States;

    49. PER: Peru - (ID 383) Act to Promote Healthy Eating Among Children and Adolescents (G/TBT/N/PER/59, G/TBT/N/PER/89 and Corr.1) - Mexico, United States;

    50. RUS: Russian Federation - (ID 332) Draft Technical Regulation on Alcohol Drinks Safety (published on 24 October 2011) (G/TBT/N/RUS/2)- Ukraine, European Union;

    51. RUS: Russian Federation – (ID 520) Medical devices (G/TBT/N/RUS/51-53/55) - Ukraine, United States, European Union RUS/51-53/55;

    52. RUS: Russian Federation - (ID 521) Pharmaceutical products - Resolution 1314 of the Government of the Russian Federation on determining compliance of medicinal products' manufacturers with the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice (non-notified ); draft decisions of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Union (G/TBT/N/RUS/54/58/63) - United States, European Union;

    53. RUS: Russian Federation - (ID 497) Rules of cement certification - (G/TBT/N/RUS/48-49) - Mexico, Ukraine, European Union;

    54. RUS: Russian Federation - (ID 418) Safety of products for children and adolescents - (G/TBT/N/RUS/29) - European Union;

    55. SAU: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - (ID 442) Decree of the Saudi Arabian Ministerial Council on the sale and marketing of energy drinks of 4 March 2014 (ARE/262, ARE/299, ARE/301, BHR/426, BHR/428, KWT/309, KWT/311, OMN/23, OMN/240, QAT/389, QAT/423, QAT/425, SAU/669, SAU/789, SAU/910, SAU/912, YEM/29, YEM/31) - European Union, United States;

    56. THA: Thailand - (ID 427) Draft Notification of the Alcoholic Beverages Control, Re: Rules, Procedure and condition for Labels of Alcoholic Beverages, issued under B.E. (G/TBT/N/THA/437, THA/437/Add.1 and G/SPS/N/THA/221/Add.1) - New Zealand, United States, European Union, Canada;

    57. THA: Thailand - (ID 503) Milk Code - Draft Act on Controlling to the Marketing Promotion on Food for Infant and Young Children and Other Related Products BE (G/TBT/N/THA/471, THA/471/Rev.1) - United States;

    58. TPKM: Chinese Taipei - (ID 511) Draft of the Organic Agriculture Act - (G/TBT/N/TPKM/225, TPKM/225 Add.1-2) - European Union;

    59. UGA: Uganda – (ID 519) Alcoholic beverages specifications (G/TBT/N/UGA/434-5/435/437-41) - European Union

 

C. Intercambio de Experiencias

  • a) Sesión Temática: Procedimientos de Evaluación de la Conformidad (+Info) – Informe del Moderador (G/TBT/GEN/213)

  • b) Sesión Temática: Buenas Prácticas Regulatorias (+Info) – Informe del Moderador (G/TBT/GEN/214)

  • c) Decisiones y recomendaciones adoptadas por el Comité- Actualización (G/TBT/1/Rev.13)

 

D. Otros Asuntos


III. 22º Examen Anual de Revisión (G/TBT/39)

IV. Actividades de Cooperación Técnica

V. Actualización de Observadores

VI. Elección del Presidente

VII. Otros Asuntos

VIII. Fecha de la próxima Reunión: 14-15 de junio de 2017

 
 
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