61ª  Reunión Ordinaria del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Ginebra, 30-31 de octubre de 2013

Actualizado al 03/04/2014

> Acta de la Reunión pdf

“Los Miembros de la OMC, reunidos en el Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (OTC), del 29 al 31 de octubre de 2013, examinaron de forma relativamente detallada las últimas ideas sobre un conjunto de cuestiones que muchos de ellos consideran un obstáculo importante para el comercio— cómo facilitar la certificación de los productos que cumplen las normas requeridas, y cómo desplegar esfuerzos especiales en aras de los países en desarrollo.” (+info)

> 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. 15 del Art. 2 del Acuerdo

    > Nota de la Secretaría – Revisión (G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.12pdf)


    B.  Preocupaciones Comerciales Específicas

> Nuevas

  1. 1.   ARE: United Arab Emirates - Control Regulation for Halal Products - Part I - Halal Food (G/TBT/N/ARE/153pdf) -  European Union;
  2. 2.   CHL: Chile - Safety for Printers and Energy Efficiency for Printers  (G/TBT/N/CHL/213-214pdf) - United States;

  3. 3.  CHN: China - Regulations of the China Food and Drug Administration on Legislative Procedures (Exposure Draft) -  United States;
  4. 4.  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.2-3pdf) -  Colombia (G/TBT/W/373pdf);
  5. 5.  ECU: Ecuador - Resolution No. SENAE-DGN-2013-0300-REpdf relating to post‑entry control of imported alcoholic beverages -  Mexico, European Union, Canada;
  6. 6.  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 vacuum cleaners (G/TBT/N/EU/79pdf) -  China;
  7. 7.  EU: European Union – Fuel Quality Directive -  United States, Canada (+info);
  8. 8.  IDN: Indonesia - Mandatory Indonesia National Standard (SNI) for Glazed Ceramic (G/TBT/N/IDN/37pdf) -  European Union;
  9. 9.  IDN: Indonesia - Regulation number 84/Permentan/PD.140/2013pdf on halal food -  Brazil;
  10. 10.   ITA: Italy - Testing requirement on import of steel cutlery products - India;
  11. 11.   MEX:Mexico - Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-032-ENER-2013: Maximum electrical power limits for equipment and appliances requiring standby power. Test methods and labelling (G/TBT/N/MEX/263pdf) - United States;
  12. 12.   RUS: Russian Federation – Measure affecting import of Ukrainian confectionary products -  Ukraine (G/TBT/W/377pdf);
  13. 13.   THA: Thailand - Draft Thai Industrial Standard for Ceramic Tiles (TIS 2508-2555) (G/TBT/N/THA/407pdf) -  European Union;
  14. 14.   TUR: Turkey - Draft Communiqué on Warning Messages Placed on Containers of Alcoholic Beverages; and, Draft Regulation Amending the Regulation on Procedures and Principles Concerning Domestic and Foreign Trading of Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages ( G/TBT/N/TUR/41, Add.1 and G/TBT/N/TUR/42Add.1pdf) -  Canada, United States, Mexico and European Union (+info);
  15. 15.   USA: United States - Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program Regulations  – Indonesia y Malasia (+info);

 

> Anteriores:

  1. 16.  BRA: Brazil – Draft ANVISA Resolution on Used, Refurbished, Rented and Lent Medical Devices (G/TBT/N/BRA/440) - European Union;
  2. 17.  BRA: Brazil – Health Products Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Requirements for Health Products (G/TBT/N/BRA/328) - European Union;
  3. 18.  CHL: Chile – Proposed amendment to the Food Health Regulations, Supreme Decree No. 977: 96. (G/TBT/N/CHL/219 and Add.1, G/TBT/N/CHL/221) - Mexico(G/TBT/W/372), Guatemala, Argentina, Brazil, European Union, United States, Canada;
  4. 19.  CHN: China – Notice on Re-registration of Medical Devices - Simplifying the application materials for re-registration of medical devices (G/TBT/N/CHN/966,+infopdf)  - European Union;
  5. 20.  CHN: China – Provisions for the Administration of Cosmetics Application Acceptance Cosmetics Label Instructions Regulations and Guidance for the Cosmetics Label Instructions (G/TBT/N/CHN/821 , G/TBT/N/CHN/937) - Japan, European Union;
  6. 21.  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) - EU - Market Access database– Brazil, European Union, United States, Japan;
  7. 22.  CHN: China – Testing and Certification Requirements for Medical Devices EU - Market Access database– Brazil, European Union;
  8. 23.   EU: European Union - Directive 2009/28/EC, Renewable Energy Directive (EU - RED) -(G/TBT/N/EEC/200/Add.1)  - Indonesia, Malaysia, Argentina(DS459) (+info);
  9. 24.  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) - Argentina, United States;
  10. 25.   EU: European Union - Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals REACH (ECHA); REACH & GLP Guidance- EEC/52 y Adds.1-7; Add.3/Rev.1; EEC/295/Add.1; EEC/297-Rev.1-Rev.1/Add.1 ; EEC/333-6 - India, United States, China;
  11. 26.  EU: European Union - Tobacco products, nicotine containing products and herbal products for smoking. Packaging for retail sale of any of the aforementioned products (G/TBT/N/EU/88 - G/TBT/W/360) Cuba(G/TBT/W/371), Canada, Malawi (G/TBT/W/376);
  12. 27.   EU: European Union - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 481/2012 laying down rules for the management of a tariff quota for high-quality beef and Regulation (EU) No 238/2013 Consolidated legislation- Argentina;
  13. 28.   EU: European Union - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases (COM (2012) 643 final) (G/TBT/N/EU/91pdf) - Japan, Korea, United States;
  14. 29.   EU: European Union - Revised Proposal for the Categorization of Compounds as Endocrine Disruptors of 19 February 2013 by DG Environment (ECPA PP/13/AP/22658 - Rev.1pdf)- United States;
  15. 30.   EU: European Union - Transformation of still wine into sparkling wine – Consolidated legislationpdf(G/TBT/N/EEC/181/Add.1pdf) - Australia;
  16. 31.  FRA: France - Loi No. 2010-788: The National Commitment for the Environment (Grenelle 2 Law)  - Brazil, India;
  17. 32.  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 (Press Information)- European Union, United States and Canada;
  18. 33.   IDN: Indonesia - Ministry of Trade Regulation 82/M-DAG/PER/12/2012pdfon imported cell phones, handheld and tablet computers - European Union;
  19. 34.  IDN: Indonesia - Technical Guidelines for the Implementation of the Adoption and Supervision of Indonesian National Standards for Obligatory Toy Safety - Draft Decree of the Ministry of Industry on Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard and Technical Specification for Toys (G/TBT/N/IDN/64) - European Union, United States;
  20. 35.  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) - Japan, European Union, United States, Canada;
  21. 36.  IND: India – Mandatory Certification for Steel Products (G/TBT/N/IND/32/Add.2) - European Union;
  22. 37.  IND: India - Pneumatic tyres and tubes for automotive vehicles (IND/20/Add.1, IND/40/Rev.1) - Japan, European Union, Korea;
  23. 38.   IND: India – New Telecommunications related Rules and accompanying template, "Security and Business Continuity Agreement"(TRAI) - European Union, United States;
  24. 39.  IND: India – Food Safety and Standards Regulation - Food labelling requirements - European Union;
  25. 40.   IRL: Ireland - Proposal to introduce standardised/plain packaging of tobacco products in Ireland (Press Informationpdf)- Dominican Republic (G/TBT/W/374) , Malawi (G/TBT/W/375), Canada;
  26. 41.   ISR: Israel – Warning Regulations on Alcoholic Beverages (G/TBT/N/ISR/609) - European Union, United States;
  27. 42.   KEN: Kenya - Alcohol Labelling: The Alcoholic Drinks Control (Licensing) Regulations, 2010: Legal Notice No. 206: 2010 (G/TBT/N/KEN/282, Rev.1pdf) - European Union;
  28. 43.   KOR:  Korea – KS C IEC61646:2007 Standard for Thin-film Solar Panels  - United States;
  29. 44.   KOR: Korea – Regulation on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Material (G/TBT/N/KOR/305) - United States;
  30. 45.   MEX: Mexico - 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 -2) - United States;
  31. 46.   NZL: New Zealand – Proposal to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products in New Zealand (G/TBT/N/NZL/62) - Cuba, Canada;
  32. 47.   PER: Peru — Act 30.021 to Promote Healthy Eating Among Children and Adolescents - Mexico, Argentina, European Union,  United States, Canadá;
  33. 48.   PER: Peru - Draft Supreme Decree approving the Regulations Governing the Labelling of Genetically Modified Foods (G/TBT/N/PER/37) - United States;
  34. 49.   PER: Peru — Implementing Law Nº 29811 by Decree Nº 008-2012-MINAM for Moratorium on Planting Genetically Engineered Crops  (Resolution MINAN 156/2013, 163/2013, 167/2013- United States (GAIN Reportpdf) ;
  35. 50.   RUS: Russia – Safety of light industry products (G/TBT/N/RUS/14 in Russian) - European Union;
  36. 51.   RUS: Russian Federation – Draft Technical Regulation of the Customs Union on alcoholic products safety (G/TBT/N/RUS/2) (Gain Report RS1205)  - Australia, European Union, Canada;



C.  Intercambio de Experiencias
  • > Sesión Temática Trato Especial y Diferenciado y Asistencia Técnica (G/TBT/GEN/156pdf)

    > Sesión Temática
    Procedimientos de Evaluación de la Conformidad (G/TBT/GEN/155pdf)

    > Transparencia: Lanzamiento del “TBT Notification Submission System (TBT NSS)

 

D.  Otros Asuntos

  • > Documento de reflexión sobre el nuevo marco de Reglamentación Federal para la Inspección de Alimentos - Comunicación de Canadá (G/TBT/GEN/154pdf)

IV. Actividades de Cooperación Técnica

V. Actualización de Observadores  (G/TBT/GEN/2/Rev.6 pdf)

VI. Informe (2013) del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (G/L/1056pdf)

VII. Otros Asuntos

VIII. Fecha de la próxima Reunión: 19-20 de marzo de 2014


 
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