67ª  Reunión Ordinaria del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Ginebra, 04-06 de noviembre de 2015

 

 

Actualizado al 8 de junio de 2016

> Acta de la Reunión pdf

> Reunión Anterior

“Los Miembros de la OMC plantearon preocupaciones comerciales relacionadas con neumáticos, juguetes, clonación y productos alimenticios cuando se reunieron del 4 al 6 de noviembre de 2015 en el Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio. Los Miembros también convinieron en la forma de organizar el programa de trabajo del Comité para 2016-2018.”

> OTC@20 — Reducir la fricción comercial resultante de las normas y los reglamentos


El 4 de noviembre se llevó a cabo un encuentro sobre la labor del Comité OTC en los últimos veinte años y sobre las tareas futuras. (Info)


Agenda de la Reunión


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.14)
> Comunicación de Colombia (G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.1/Suppl.2)
> Comunicación del Senegal (G/TBT/2/Add.115)
> Comunicación de Seychelles (G/TBT/2/Add.114)

B.  Preocupaciones Comerciales Específicas

> Nuevas

1. ARE: United Arab Emirates - Labelling - Energy efficiency label for electrical appliances (G/TBT/N/ARE/151) - Republic of Korea;

2. BHR: Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar - Motor Vehicles: General Requirements "No. GSO 42:2003" (G/TBT/N/BHR/379, KWT/237, SAU/788, QAT/364) - European Union;

3. BRA: Brazil - Toy Certification; Ordinance No. 89, No. 310 and draft administrative rule No. 321 (G/TBT/N/BRA/612) - Canada, United States;

4. China - Guidance for Notification and Registration for New Chemicals (2015 Draft) - United States;

5. China - Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) Information and Communication Technology Regulation (G/TBT/N/CHN/1057) - United States;

6. CHN: China - Interim Measures for Quality Management of Commercial Coal (Circular PNI1504) - Canada, Australia;

7. COL: Colombia - Testing Requirements to be met by Toys and their Components and Accessories (G/TBT/N/COL/109/Add.1) – Canada;

8. EU: European Union - Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Cloning of Animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine specifies kept and reproduced for farming purposes and Proposal for a Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from animal clones (G/TBT/N/EU/197- EU/198) - United States;

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

10. EU: European Union (ID SPS 378) - Withdrawal of equivalence for processed organic products – India;

11. IND: India - Amendments in the import policy conditions applicable to apples (Notification No.21/2015 2020)  - European Union, New Zealand, United States;

12. IND: India - Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid Electrolytes (G/TBT/N/IND/47/Add.1) - Republic of Korea;

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

14. KOR: Korea - Standards and Specifications for Wood Products (G/TBT/N/KOR/563) - United States;

15. RUS: Russian Federation - Measure affecting the import of Ukrainian wallpaper – Ukraine (G/TBT/W/425);

16. SAU: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Draft for update of the Technical Regulation No. SASO 2857:2014 "Vehicle Tires Rolling Resistance and Wet Grip Requirements" (G/TBT/N/SAU/835) - European Union;

17. SGP: Singapore - Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products – Indonesia;

> Anteriores:

1. BRA: Brazil – (ID 443) Draft Technical Resolution No. 69, 9 September 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) - Mexico (G/TBT/W/435), European Union;

2. BRA: Brazil - (ID 470) Draft Ordinance Act Nº. 374/2014 (Portaria SDA/MAPA 374/2014) Establishes quality requirements for wine and derivatives of grape and wine (G/TBT/N/BRA/613/Add.1) - European Union;

3. CHL: Chile - (ID 370) Proposed amendment to the Food Health Regulations, Supreme Decree No. 977/96 (G/TBT/N/CHL/282/Add.1) - Canada, Mexico (G/TBT/W/428), United States;

4. 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)European Union; Canada;

5. CHN: China - (ID 296) 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” CFDA Regulatory Guide (G/TBT/N/CHN/821 , G/TBT/N/CHN/937)  - Japan, European Union;

6. 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) (+Info)  - Republic of Korea, European Union;

7. CHN: China - (ID 456) Administrative Measures on Cosmetic Labelling (AMCL) (G/TBT/N/CHN/1064) - Japan, Republic of Korea, European Union, Canada;

8. CHN: China - (ID 457) Banking IT Equipment Security Regulation- Japan, European Union (chinalawinsight.com - mondaq.com);

9. CHN: China - (ID 466) Registration Fees for Drugs and Medical Device Products - Republic of Korea, Canada;

10. COL: Colombia - (ID 432) Draft Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Decree "Restructuring the National Quality Subsystem and amending Decree No. 2269 of 1993" (G/TBT/N/COL/201)(G/TBT/W/438) - Mexico (G/TBT/W/437), United States;

11. ECU: Ecuador – (ID 409) Proposed Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Requirements (RTE INEN 034) (G/TBT/N/ECU/32/Add.8) - Mexico (G/TBT/W/433), United States;

12. ECU: Ecuador – (ID 411) 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) - Canada, Mexico (G/TBT/W/430), European Union, United States;

13. ECU: Ecuador – (ID 417) Cosmetic products (G/TBT/N/ECU/116- Add.3, ECU/111-  Add.1) – Mexico (G/TBT/W/434);

14. ECU: Ecuador – (ID 433) Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 189: "Labelling of alcoholic beverages" (G/TBT/N/ECU/243) - Canada, Mexico (G/TBT/W/432), European Union, United States;

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

16. ECU: Ecuador - (ID 455) PRTE 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)– Mexico (G/TBT/W/436);

17. EU: European Union -  (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 and Add.1) - Argentina, United States;

18. EU: European Union - (ID 393) Revised Proposal for the Categorization of Compounds as Endocrine Disruptors of 19 February 2013 by DG Environment - Argentina, Canada, United States;

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

20. EU: European Union - (ID 464) Proposed modification of Regulation (EC)1829/2003 referring to genetically modified organisms.  (G/TBT/N/EU/284) - United States, Canada;

21. 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)) - European Union, Canada, United States;

22. IDN: Indonesia – (ID 389)  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) - European Union, Canada, United States;

23. IDN: Indonesia - (ID 461) 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) - Australia, Canada;

24. 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 - European Union (G/TRIMS/W/148 , G/TRIMS/W/162);

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

26. IND: India – (ID 274) New Telecommunications related Rules (Department of Telecommunications, No. 842-725/2005-VAS/Vol.III (3 December 2009); No. 10-15/2009-AS-III/193 (18 March 2010); and Nos. 10-15/2009-AS.III/Vol.II/(Pt.)/(25-29) (28 July 2010); Department of Telecommunications, No. 10-15/2009-AS.III/Vol.II/(Pt.)/(30) (28 July 2010) and accompanying template, "Security and Business Continuity Agreement” TRAI- European Union, Canada, United States;

27. IND: India – (ID298) Food Safety and Standards Regulation - Food labelling requirements (G/TBT/N/IND/34, G/TBT/N/IND/43, G/TBT/N/IND/46)  - European Union, United States;

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

29. IND: India – (ID 413) Labelling Regulations for Canola Oil – Canada;

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

31. PER: Peru (ID 383) - Act 30.021 to Promote Healthy Eating Among Children and Adolescents (G/TBT/N/PER/59) - Canada, United States, Mexico (G/TBT/W/429);

32. PER: Peru - (ID 392) Act 29.811 Implementing Regulations DS 008-2012 MINAM - DS 010-2014 MINAM - R. 12-2015 OEFA-CD for Moratorium on Planting Genetically Engineered Crops (G/TBT/N/PER/37) – Mexico (G/TBT/W/426);

33. RUS: Russian Federation – (ID 332) Draft on Technical Regulation of Alcohol Drinks Safety (published on  24 October 2011) (G/TBT/N/RUS/2) (Gain Report RS1205)   - European Union;

34. RUS: Russian Federation – (ID 418) Safety of products for children and adolescents (G/TBT/N/RUS/29 - CQC Sp. z o.o.) - European Union;

35. SAU: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – (ID435) Certificate of Conformity (not notified) and GSO marking requirements for toys GSO Technical Regulation On Toys: Second Edition - BD-131704-01(G/TBT/N/SAU/577) – Canada;

36. 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 (G/TBT/N/SAU/669) - European Union, United States;

37. 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) - European Union, Mexico (G/TBT/W/431), Canada, United States, New Zealand;

38. TPKM: Chinese Taipei - (ID 467) GMO Labelling (G/TBT/N/TPKM/168/Rev.1)(G/TBT/W/427) - United States, Canada;

39. TUR: Turkey - (ID 473) Communiqué on Import Inspection of Toys (Product Safety and Inspection: 2015/10) - Canada, United States;

C. Intercambio de Experiencias

  • VII Examen Trienal del Comité OTC
    Aprobado y distribuido el 03 de diciembre de 2015

    El VII Examen Trienal del Comité establece un programa de trabajo hasta 2018. Incluye un conjunto de recomendaciones que abarcan, entre otras cosas: transparencia, buenas prácticas de reglamentación, procedimientos de ensayos y certificación, e iniciativas para promover la cooperación entre los reguladores de distintos países. El texto aprobado se distribuyó el 03 de diciembre de 2015 (G/TBT/37 pdf)



    Sesión temática sobre los procedimientos de evaluación de la conformidad, la asistencia técnica y el trato especial y diferenciado – Informe del Presidente del Comité OTC (G/TBT/GEN/174)

Propuestas para la Sesión:

    a) Evaluación de la Conformidad

    > Japón: Procedimientos de evaluación de la conformidad (G/TBT/W/412/Rev.1)

    > Taipei Chino: Reconocimiento y la aceptación de resultados de evaluaciones de la conformidad (G/TBT/W/417/Rev.1)

  • b) Transparencia

    > Corea: Transparencia (G/TBT/W/419/Rev.1)

    > Estados Unidos: (Proyecto) Mejores prácticas para la notificación de reglamentos técnicos regionales (G/TBT/W/415/Rev.1)

  • c) Normas

    > Australia: Iniciativas de los miembros de la omc para fomentar la adopción de normas internacionales (G/TBT/W/414/Rev.1)

    d) Buenas prácticas regulatorias

    > Estados Unidos: Infraestructura nacional de la calidad (G/TBT/W/411/Rev.1)

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.3)


V. Actualización de Observadores  (G/TBT/GEN/2/Rev.9)

VI. Informe (2015) del Comité (G/L/1138)

VII. Otros Asuntos

VIII. Fecha de la próxima Reunión: 9-10 de marzo de 2016


 
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