57ª  Reunión Ordinaria del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Ginebra, 13-15 de junio de 2012

Actualizado al 27/11/2012

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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.11 pdf)

> Aplicación y administración del Acuerdo sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio

- Comunicación de Malasia – Revisión (G/TBT/2/Add.9/Rev.3 )
- Comunicación de Namibia (G/TBT/2/Add.108)
- Comunicación de Ucrania - Revisión (G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.2 )


B.  Preocupaciones Comerciales Específicas

i. Nuevas

1. CHN: China – Draft Mobile Smart Terminal Administrative Measure, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT),10 April 2012 - United States

2. ESP: Spain Ministerial Order of the Government of Spain IET/822/2012, published on 21 April 2012 and in force as of 22 April 2012. Establishing a system for the allocation of biodiesel production volumes for computing compliance with mandatory biofuel consumption targets – Argentina;

3. EU: European Union Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps, with electrically driven compressors, for space heating and cooling. Testing and rating at part load conditions and calculation of seasonal performance (EN 14825) (G/TBT/N/EEC/362/Add.1) – China;

4. EU: European Union Amended limit values for soluble cadmium in toys (Directive 2012/7/EU) – China;

5. EU: European Union – 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) - South Africa, New Zealand, Australia;

6. EU: European Union Lists of substances prohibited and restricted in cosmetic products (2008/0025 COD and other related regulations) – China;

7. IDN: Indonesia – Draft modification to the technical regulation HK.00.05.52.4040 on alcoholic drinks, published on 9 October 2006 – Mexico;

8. KOR: KoreaA Draft of Regulation for Measurement of Energy Efficiency of Tyres for Motor Vehicles, and Its Rating and Identification (G/TBT/N/KOR/319, G/TBT/N/KOR/319/Add.1) – Japan;

9. KOR: Windows Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Notification 2011-263, December 2011 - United States;

10. USA: United States Application of third party testing requirements; reducing third party testing burdens (G/TBT/N/USA/659) – China;

11. USA: United States – Energy conservation program: energy conservation standards for residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers (G/TBT/N/USA/583/Add.1/Corr.1) – China;

12. USA: United States Standards of Identity for Pisco and Cognac (G/TBT/N/USA/697) – Chile;

13. VNM: Viet Nam – Decree No 38 Detailing the Implementation of Some Articles of Food Safety Law (G/SPS/N/VNM/27/Rev.1/Add.1 ) - United States;

14. VNM: Viet Nam Regulations relating to liquor production and trading. Decree No. 40/2008/ND-CP of 7 April 2008 and subsequent draft revisions from the Ministry of Industry and Trade – Australia (+ Info);


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

15. 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) - European Union;

16. AUS: Australia –  Proyecto de Ley relativa al envasado genérico del tabaco de 2011 (G/TBT/N/AUS/67; Public consultation) – México;

17. 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) -Mexico;

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

19. 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

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

21. 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;

22. 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;

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

24. CHN: China – Provisions for the Administration of Cosmetics Application Acceptance and Guidance for Application and Evaluation of New Cosmetic Ingredients  (G/TBT/N/CHN/821 - +info) -  European Union, Japan;

25. 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;

26. 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;

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

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

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

30. COL: Colombia – Shelf life Requirements for Milk Powder (G/TBT/N/COL/67/Add.3-7) - European Union;

31. EGY: Egypt – Two Decrees of the Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade 626/2011 and 660/2011(+info) Related to the Import Requirements for Leather, Footwear and Textile Products (G/TBT/N/EGY/29-30) - European Union

32. EU: European Union - Alternatives to animal testing and new cosmetic regulations - China

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

34. EU: European Union – Directive 2009/28/CE Renewable Energy Directive (EU - RED) (G/TBT/N/EEC/200/Add.1) – Argentina;

35. 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) – India, China;

36. EU: European Union – Issue with respect of honey containing pollen from genetically modified maize MON810, Ruling from ECJ C-442/09 – Argentina;

37. EU: European Union – Production and Labelling of Organic Products (G/TBT/N/EEC/101/Add.1) – Argentina;

38. 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) – Argentina, Japan, India, China;

39. EEC: Unión Europea - Reglamento relativo a determinados productos vitivinícolas (G/TBT/N/EEC/264 and Add.1) – Argentina, Estados Unidos;

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

41. FRA: France – Loi Grenelle 2Argentina, India;

42. 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;

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

44. 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;

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

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

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

48. IND: India – Toys and Toy Products (Compulsory Registration) Order- United States;

49. 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;

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

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

52. KOR: Korea –KS C IEC61646:2007 Standard for Thin-film Solar Panels - United States;

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

54. KOR: Korea –KFDA Proposed Cosmetics Labelling and Advertisement Guidelines (form.: G/TBT/N/KOR/308/362); KFDA draft Guidelines for Management of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics (OECD - Current Developments) - European Union, United States;

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

56. 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.2) - United States;

57. MYS: Malaysia – Draft Protocol for Halal Meat and Poultry Production (G/TBT/N/MYS/23) - United States;

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

59. RUS: Russia - Draft on Technical Regulation of Alcohol Drinks Safety published last October 24th by the Russian Federation - Mexico;

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 Estados Unidos;

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

63. 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;

C.  Intercambio de Experiencias: VI Examen Trienal de Revisión

i. Buenas Prácticas Regulatorias (G/TBT/26 párr. 11 y 16)

> 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 (G/TBT/26 párr. 25-27)

- Comunicación de la India (G/TBT/W/345)
- Comunicación de Colombia (G/TBT/W/351)
- Comunicación de la República de Corea: Normas y Transparencia (G/TBT/W/353)

iii. Procedimientos de Evaluación de la Conformidad (G/TBT/26 párr. 19)

- 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)
JOB/TBT/5 (New Zealand)

iv. Transparencia (G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.10 Sección IV y II.D G/TBT/26)

- Comunicación del Japón (G/TBT/W/352)
- Comunicación de la República de Corea: Normas y Transparencia (G/TBT/W/353)
- Comunicación de la Unión Europea (G/TBT/W/354)

v. Asistencia Técnica  (G/TBT/26 párr. 57)
vi. Trato Especial y Diferenciado (G/TBT/19 párr.  82)

D.  Otros Asuntos

IV. Actividades de Cooperación Técnica

V. Actualización de Observadores

VII. Otros Asuntos

VIII. Fecha de la próxima Reunión: 27-29 de noviembre de 2012

 
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