66ª  Reunión Ordinaria del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Ginebra, 15-18 de junio de 2015

> Acta de la Reunión pdf

Actualizado al 30 de junio de 2015

“La seguridad de los juguetes, así como los alimentos y cultivos modificados genéticamente, entre otras cuestiones, fueron las principales preocupaciones planteadas por los Miembros de la OMC en las reuniones del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio celebradas del 15 al 18 de junio de 2015. Los debates para mejorar la labor del Comité y establecer el programa de trabajo correspondiente al período 2016-2018 cobraron impulso con la presentación de once nuevas propuestas.”


> Reunión Anterior

Agenda

I. Adopción de la Agenda

II. Elección del Presidente

III. 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.14pdf)
> Comunicación de Sri Lanka (G/TBT/2/Add.27/Rev.1pdf)
> Comunicación de Ucrania (G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.5pdf)


B.  Preocupaciones Comerciales Específicas

> Nuevas

    1. BRA: Brazil - Draft Ordinance Act Nº. 374/2014 Establishes quality requirements for wine and derivatives of grape and wine (Portaria SDA/MAPA 374/2014) (G/TBT/N/BRA/613/Add.1) - European Union;

    2. CHN: China - NDRC Regulations on Drug and Medical Device Registration Fee Standards - United States;

    3. CHN: China - Registration Fees for Drugs and Medical Device Products – Canada;

    4. CHN: China - Technical Specification for Natural Rubber – Indonesia;

    5. EU: European Union - Proposed modification of Regulation (EC)1829/2003 referring to genetically modified organisms (G/TBT/N/EU/284) - Argentina, Paraguay, United States;

    6. FRA: France – Ban on BPA in toys (EBPC Notice) - United States;

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

    8. NOR: Norway - Draft amendments to the Tobacco Control Act and the Tobacco Labelling Regulations relating to Standardised Tobacco Products (G/TBT/N/NOR/23) – Indonesia;

    9. NOR: Norway - The Regulation on limitation in use of hazardous chemicals - Korea

    10. PER: Peru - Regulation establishing the technical parameters for determining whether processed foods and non-alcoholic beverages have a high sugar, sodium and saturated fat content, and providing for the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of trans fats (G/TBT/N/PER/59 - Supreme Decree No. 007-2015-SA) – Mexico;

    11. RUS: Russian Federation – Measure affecting import of Ukrainian food salt – Ukraine;

    12. SWE: Sweden - Chemical Taxation for Certain Electronics (KEMI Notice) – Korea;

    13. TPKM: Chinese Taipei -  Additional labelling standard of prefecture of origin for foods - Japan (The Japan Times);

    14. TPKM: Chinese Taipei - Amendment to Legal Inspection of Toy Commodities (G/TBT/N/TPKM/165 - G/TBT/N/TPKM/202) United States;

    15. TPKM: Chinese Taipei - GMO Labelling (G/TBT/N/TPKM/16/Rev.1) – Canada;

    16. TUR: Turkey - Communiqué on Import Inspection of Toys (Product Safety and Inspection: 2015/10) - United States;

    17. USA: United States - Prohibition of Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates) (G/TBT/N/USA/947/Add.1) – China;

     

> Anteriores:

    1. BRA: Brazil – Draft Technical Resolution nº 69/2014, Regarding the Requirement of Describing the Chemical Composition, in Portuguese, in the Label of Personal Hygiene Products, Cosmetics and Perfumes (G/TBT/N/BRA/608) – 443– Canada, Mexico, European Union;

    2. CAN: Canada - Tobacco Reduction (Flavored Tobacco Products) Amendment Act, 2013 – Bill 206– 463 - Indonesia;

    3. CHL: Chile – Proposed amendment to the Food Health Regulations, Supreme Decree No. 977/96 (G/TBT/N/CHL/219/Add.1 , CHL/221, CHL/282) – 370 - Canada, United States, Mexico, European Union;

    4. CHN: China - Banking IT Equipment Security Regulation – 457 - Japan (chinalawinsight.com - mondaq.com;

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

    6. CHN: China – Provisions for the Administration of Cosmetics & Application Acceptance: “Guidance for Application and Evaluation of New Cosmetic Ingredients”, “Cosmetics Label Instructions Regulations” and “Guidance for the Cosmetics Label Instructions” (G/TBT/N/CHN/821 , G/TBT/N/CHN/937) – 296 - Japan, Korea, European Union;

    7. CHN: China – Regulations for the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (Order No. 650 of the State Council) (G/TBT/N/CHN/1022-1026 and 1029) (+Info) - 428- Canada, Korea, European Union;

    8. CHN: China – Requirements for information security products (including, inter alia, the OSCCA 1999 Regulation on commercial encryption products and its on-going revision and the Multi-Level Protection Scheme (MLPS) – 294 - Canada, European Union;

    9. CHN: China - Safety Requirement for Lithium Ion Cells and Batteries used in Portable Electronic Equipment (G/TBT/N/CHN/1016) (Notice)– 425 – Korea;

    10. ECU: Ecuador — RTE INEN No. 111: Energy efficiency. Clothes dryers. Labelling (ECU/1/Add.5, ECU/39/Add.3, ECU/53/Add.3, ECU/87/Add.4, ECU/95/Add.4, ECU/125/Add.1, ECU/152/Add.1, ECU/184/Add.1, ECU/185/Add.1, ECU/226/Add.1)– 455 - Mexico;

    11. ECU: Ecuador – Certification of Ceramic Tiles II (G/TBT/N/ECU/31/Add.7) – 419 – Brazil;

    12. ECU: Ecuador — Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 047:  “Metal cable tray, electrical conduit and trunking systems”) (G/TBT/N/ECU/53/Add.3) – 454 - Mexico;          

  1. 13. ECU: Ecuador - Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 189: "Labelling of alcoholic beverages" (G/TBT/N/ECU/243) –  433 - Canada, United States, Mexico, European Union;

  2. 14. ECU: Ecuador - Emergency Technical Regulation (RTE) No. 088: "Surface tension agents", of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (INEN) (G/TBT/N/ECU/117, 1-2) - 453 -  Mexico;

  3. 15. ECU: Ecuador  –  Proposed Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Requirements (RTE INEN 034) (G/TBT/N/ECU/32/Add.8) - 409 - United States, Mexico, Canada;

  4. 16. ECU: Ecuador - Resolution establishing the "General conformity assessment framework for Ecuador" and the "Handbook of procedures to be observed prior to all stages of the customs clearance, marketing and market surveillance of manufactured, imported and marketed goods subject to Ecuadorian technical regulations  (G/TBT/N/ECU/44, Add.1-2-3-4-5-6)  - 398 – Canada;

  5. 17. ECU: Ecuador  – Resolution No. 116 of the Foreign Trade Committee of Ecuador of 19 November 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) – 411 - Canada, United States, Mexico, European Union;

  6. 18. EU: European Union – Alternatives to animal testing and new cosmetic regulations – 339 – Canada;

  7. 19. EU: European Union – Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (Common Criteria) certification in the (ENISA) – 448- China;

  8. 20. 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/EEC/264 and Add.1) – 345 - Argentina, United States;

  9. 21. EU: European Union – Limits for hexavalent chromium in toys (2009/48/EC) (G/TBT/N/EU/243) – 449 – China;

  10. 22. EU: European Union - Revised Proposal for the Categorization of Compounds as Endocrine Disruptors of 19 February 2013 by DG Environment - 393 – United States:

  11. 23. IDN: Indonesia – Ministry of Health Regulation 30/2013 on the inclusion of sugar, salt and fat content information, as well as health messages on the label of processed foods (G/TBT/N/IDN/84)- 389 - Canada, European Union, United States;

  12. 24. IDN: Indonesia – Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 139/Permentan/PD.4, 10 December 2014, concerning Importation of Carcass, Meat and/or Processed Meat Products into the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia, and Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 02/Permentan/PD.4, 10 January 2015, concerning the Amendment of the Regulation of the Minister for Agriculture No. 139/Permentan/PD.4, 10 December 2014 (G/TBT/N/IDN/98) – 461- Canada, Australia;

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

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

  15. 27. IND: India – Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 2007 (G/TBT/N/IND/33) – 167 - Canada, European Union;

  16. 28. IND: India – 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 G/TBT/N/IND/47) – 367 - Canada, European Union, United States;

  17. 29. IND: India – Food Safety and Standards Regulation - Food labelling requirements (G/TBT/N/IND/34, G/TBT/N/IND/43, G/TBT/N/IND/46) – 298 - European Union;

  18. 30. IND: India – Labelling Regulations for Canola Oil – 413 - Canada;

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

  20. 32. KOR: Korea – Regulation on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Material (G/TBT/N/KOR/305 y Add.1- CIRS) – 305 - United States;

  21. 33. PER: Peru — Act 30.021 to Promote Healthy Eating Among Children and Adolescents (G/TBT/N/PER/59) – 383 - Canada, United States;

  22. 34. RUS: Russian Federation – Draft Technical Regulation of the Customs Union on alcoholic products safety (G/TBT/N/RUS/2) (Gain Report RS1205)  - 332 – European Union;

  23. 35. RUS: Russia – Safety of products for children and adolescents (G/TBT/N/RUS/29 - CQC Sp. z o.o.)- 418 - European Union;

  24. 36. RUS: Russian Federation – Technical regulations on safety of railway transport (TR CU  No. 001/2011, No. 002/2011 and No. 003/2011) – 460 - Ukraine;

  25. 37. SAU: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Certificate of Conformity (not notified) and GSO marking requirements for toys GSO Technical Regulation On Toys: Second Edition - BD-131704-01 - 435 -Canada;

  26. 38. SAU: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Decree of the Saudi Arabian Ministerial Council on the sale and marketing of energy drinks of 4 March 2014 (G/TBT/N/SAU/669) – 442 - European Union;

  27. 39. THA: Thailand – 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) – 427 - Canada, European Union, Mexico, United States;

  28.  

  1. C. Intercambio de Experiencias


    1. Séptimo Examen Trienal

    Nuevas Propuestas:

    • a) Evaluación de la Conformidad (G/TBT/W/412)
      • > Japón: Procedimientos de evaluación de la conformidad (G/TBT/W/412)
      • > Taipei Chino: Reconocimiento y la aceptación de resultados de evaluaciones de la conformidad (G/TBT/W/417)
      • > Ucrania: Evaluación de la Conformidad (G/TBT/W/420)
    • b) Transparencia
      • > Japón: Transparencia (G/TBT/W/413)
      • > Corea: Transparencia (G/TBT/W/419)
      • > Estados Unidos: (Proyecto) Mejores prácticas para la notificación de reglamentos técnicos regionales (G/TBT/W/415)
    • c) Normas
      • > Australia: Iniciativas de los miembros de la omc para fomentar la adopción de normas internacionales (G/TBT/W/414)
      • > China: Propuesta de debate temático sobre normas de eficiencia energética (G/TBT/W/416)
    • d) Cooperación regulatoria entre los Miembros
    • e) Labor del Comité
    • f) Buenas prácticas regulatorias
      • > Sudáfrica: Buenas prácticas regulatorias (G/TBT/W/418)
      • >Estados Unidos: Infraestructura nacional de la calidad (G/TBT/W/411)

    • 2. Avance de la Labor sobre Buenas Prácticas de Reglamentación (JOB/TBT/119/Rev.1)


    • 3. TBT@20 - Acto Aniversario – 6 de noviembre de 2015

IV. Actividades de Cooperación Técnica  

> Actividades de asistencia técnica en la esfera de los OTC en el período 2014 - 2015 – Revisión (G/TBT/GEN/171/Rev.2)

> Recent and ongoing activities of the OECD related to the work of the TBT Committee on good regulatory practices (G/TBT/GEN/179)

> Recent and ongoing activities of the OECD related to the work of the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (G/TBT/GEN/180)



V. Actualización de Observadores (G/TBT/GEN/2/Rev.8)

VI. Otros Asuntos

VII. Fecha de la próxima Reunión: 5-6 de noviembre de 2015


 
 
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