70ª Reunión Ordinaria del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Ginebra, 7-11 de noviembre de 2016

Actualizado al 4 de mayo de 2017

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Los miembros de la OMC examinaron un total de 57 preocupaciones comerciales específicas. Estas incluyeron nueve medidas relativas a la tecnología de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC/ITC) y los productos electrónicos. Estas medidas alcanzan la gestión y eliminación de los residuos electrónicos, los requerimientos de seguridad en materia de TIC/ITC, el uso de las tecnologías 4G / LTE en los teléfonos inteligentes, así como los procedimientos de evaluación de la conformidad para electrónica y las bienes TI. (70° Reunión)

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)

B.  Preocupaciones Comerciales Específicas

> Nuevas

1. BOL - Bolivia: Technical regulations on the labelling of foods and products destined for human consumption that consist of, contain or derive from genetically modified organisms (G/TBT/N/BOL/3, Add.1, Add.2) – Mexico;

2. EU: European Union - Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) - United States;

3. IND: India - E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016 (Guidelines) - Republic of Korea;

4. IRE: Ireland - Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 (G/TBT/N/IRL/2) - Mexico;

5. KAZ: Kazakhstan, Russian Federation - 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;

6. KOR: Korea - Amendment of the Notifications on Warning Messages on Smoking and Drinking (G/TBT/N/KOR/664) - Mexico, European Union;

7. MEX: Mexico- PROY-NOM-199-SCFI-2015: Alcoholic beverages - Designations, physicochemical specifications, commercial information and test methods (G/TBT/N/MEX/302/Add.1) - European Union;

8. PER: Peru - Draft Regulations implementing Legislative Decree No. 1222 on the optimization of administrative procedures and strengthening of sanitary control over processed foods and fishery and aquaculture products (G/TBT/N/PER/88) - Mexico;

9. RUS: Russian Federation - Medical devices (G/TBT/N/RUS/51-53/55) - European Union RUS/51-53/55;

10. RUS: Russian Federation - 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) - European Union;

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

 

> Anteriores:

12. 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);

13. 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;

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

15. BRA: Brazil - (ID 443) Draft Technical Resolution No. 69/2014, Regarding the Requirement of Describing the Chemical Composition in the Label of Personal Hygiene Products, Cosmetics and Perfumes (G/TBT/N/BRA/608) - Mexico;

16. CHL: Chile - (ID 370) Proposed amendment to the Food Health Regulations, Supreme Decree No. 977/96 (G/TBT/N/CHL/282/Add.1) – Mexico;

17. 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;

18. 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;

19. 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;

20. 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, Canada, European Union CHN/1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026 and 1029;

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

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

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

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

25. 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;

26. 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) - European Union;

27. 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;

28. ECU: Ecuador - (ID 409) Proposed Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Requirements (RTE INEN 034) (G/TBT/N/ECU/32/Add.9) – Mexico;

29. 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;

30. 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;

31. EU: European Communities - (ID 431) Directive 2014/40/EU on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC (G/TBT/N/EU/342) – Indonesia;

32. 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;

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

34. 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;

35. 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) – Argentina, Canada, United States;

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

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

38. 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;

39. 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;

40. 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);

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

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

43. 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;

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

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

46. 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;

47. 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, 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/478, KOR/547, KOR/592) - United States;

49. KOR: Korea - (ID 491) Standards and Specifications for Wood Products
(G/TBT/N/KOR/563, KOR/599 ) - United States;

50. PER: Peru - (ID 383) - Act 30.021to Promote Healthy Eating Among Children and Adolescents (G/TBT/N/PER/59, PER/89) - Mexico, United States;

51. PER: Peru - (ID 392) Implementing Regulations of 14 November 2012 for Moratorium on Planting Genetically Engineered Crops - (G/TBT/N/PER/37) – Mexico;

52. RUS : Russia – (ID 332) Draft Technical Regulation on Alcoholic Drinks Safety (G/TBT/N/RUS/2) (Gain Report RS1205) - European Union, United States;

53. RUS : Russia - (ID 418) Safety of products for children and adolescents (CU TR 007/2011) (G/TBT/N/RUS/29) - European Union RUS/29;

54. RUS: Russia - (ID 497) Rules of cement certification (G/TBT/N/RUS/48, G/TBT/N/RUS/49) - European Union RUS/48, RUS/49;

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 (G/TBT/N/SAU/669-, G/TBT/N/ARE/262, G/TBT/N/QAT/389, G/TBT/N/SAU/910, G/TBT/N/SAU/912) - 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, G/TBT/N/THA/437/Add.1, G/SPS/N/THA/221/Add.1; + Info ) - United States, Canada, European Union THA/437 ;

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, +Info)- United States;

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

 

1. C. Intercambio de Experiencias

• Plan de trabajo del Comité para 2016-2018


• Nota: los documentos de las Sesiones aún no están disponibles

• a) Sesión Temática: Asistencia Técnica

  Los Miembros presentaron sus enfoques para la creación de capacidad y cooperación técnica, que incluye iniciativas como la de: Standards Alliance (ANSI y USAID), ACP TBT programme (EU- ACP) y APEC Food Safety CooperationForumPartnership Training InstituteNetwork (FSCF PTIN). La Secretaría de la OMC expuso acerca de la iniciativa de Ayuda para el Comercio y el Marco Integrado Mejorado.

  Taller OTC sobre transparencia

  Se celebró un taller de asistencia técnica con relación al uso de las herramientas en línea disponibles: ePing , el TBT IMS y los sistemas de envío de la notificación OTC (OTC NSS).

• b) Sesión Temática: Transparencia

  Se ha puesto en marchaun Sistema de Aviso de Notificaciones MSF y OTC en línea ePing, que permite acceder de inmediato a dichas notificaciones a efectos de facilitar el diálogo entre el sector público y el sector privado, en especial, con las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PyMEs) y así,agilizar la solución de los posibles problemas comerciales derivados de nuevos requisitos reglamentarios con antelación a su entrada en vigor.

  Su desarrollo es consecuencia de una iniciativa conjunta de Naciones Unidas, OMC y CCI (ITC)en pos de favorecer el acceso a los mercados de los países en desarrollo.

• c) Sesión Temática: Cooperación Regulatoria (Etiquetado de alimentos)

  La sesión temática sobre la cooperación regulatoria se centró en el etiquetado de alimentos. Exploró las oportunidades para alinear mejor los enfoques nacionales y regionales de los miembros al etiquetado alimentario y nutricional, en el contexto de los objetivos mundiales de salud y las normas internacionales para el etiquetado de los alimentos. Nueve miembros (Brasil, Canadá, Chile, Costa Rica, Unión Europea, México, Filipinas, Taipei Chino, Estados Unidos) intercambiaron experiencias y el Comité escuchó también de la Comisión del Codex Alimentarius, la Organización Mundial de la Salud y representantes del sector privado.

• d) Otras Decisiones y recomendaciones adoptadas por el Comité (G/TBT/1/Rev.12 y G/TBT/37)

• e) Sesiones temáticas para marzo 2017

D. Otros Asuntos

 

III. Actividades de Cooperación Técnica

IV. Actualización de Observadores (G/TBT/GEN/2/Rev.12)

V. Informe (2016)

VI. Otros Asuntos

VII. Fecha de la próxima Reunión: 7 de marzo de 2017