73ª Reunión Ordinaria del Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Ginebra, 8-9 de noviembre de 2017

Actualizado al 27 de marzo de 2018

> Acta de la Reunión Descripción: pdf Corr.1 Descripción: pdf

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“… los Miembros de la OMC iniciaron su examen trienal periódico del Acuerdo sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (OTC), en el que se propusieron ideas sobre la manera de mejorar la aplicación del Acuerdo. También se examinaron 61 preocupaciones comerciales, siete de las cuales eran nuevas, relacionadas con los alimentos elaborados, los electrodomésticos, los automóviles, los juguetes, el tabaco, la seguridad informática y los residuos sólidos.” (+Info)

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

> 22º Examen Anual de revisión (G/TBT/39/Rev.1) pdf

B.  Preocupaciones Comerciales Específicas

> Nuevas

    1. CHN: China — Catalogue of Solid Wastes Forbidden to Import (G/TBT/N/CHN/1211, +Info) - Japan, United States;

    2. CHN: China — Certification requirements for processed foods (G/TBT/N/CHN/1209 and Add. 1, +Info) - Argentina, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, European Union, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and United States (Comments pdf);

    3. ECU: Ecuador - Household refrigerating appliances (RTE INEN No. 009) (G/TBT/N/ECU/3/Add.5 and Rev.1) - Colombia;

    4. EU: European Union - Establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco (G/TBT/N/EU/505 - 506 - 507) - Cuba

    5. IND: India — Amended regulation on toy imports (+Info) - European Union, China, United States;

    6. VNM: Viet Nam — Cybersecurity Measures (+Info) - Japan;

    7. VNM: Viet Nam — Decree on the regulation on conditions for automobiles manufacturing, assembling importing and automotive warranty & maintenance services – Japan, United States, Thailand.

     

> Anteriores:

    1. Bolivia — (ID 517) Technical regulations on the labelling of foods and products destined for human consumption that consist of, contain or derive from genetically modified organisms – Mexico;

    2. 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;

    3. BRA: Brazil - (ID 478) Toy Certification; Ordinance No. 89, No. 310 and draft administrative rule No. 321 (G/TBT/N/BRA/612 and BRA/612/Add.1) – European Union;

    4. China — (ID 538) Civil Aviation Network Information Security Management Rules - United States, European Union;

    5. 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) – (Notice 11/7/2016) - European Union, Canada, Japan, United States;

    6. 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) - European Union, Japan;

    7. 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) - European Union, Republic of Korea;

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

    9. CHN: China –(ID 526) Cyber Security Law - United States, European Union, Japan;

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

    11. China — (ID 534)Draft revised Encryption Law of the People's Republic of China by the Office of State Commercial Cryptography Administration (OSCCA) - Japan, United States, European Union, Korea, Canada;

    12. CHN: China - (ID 493) Formula Registration Regulation for Infant and Follow-Up Formula (G/TBT/N/CHN/1165) - European Union, Republic of Korea, United States;

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

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

    15. CHN: China - (ID 489) Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) Information and Communication Technology Regulation (G/TBT/N/CHN/1057, G/TBT/N/CHN/1172) (+Info) - European Union, Canada, Japan, United States;

    16. 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;

    17. CHN: China – (ID 527)Tentative Administrative Rules on Enterprises Average Fuel Consumption and New Energy Vehicle Credits and Administration Regulation on the Access of New Energy Vehicle Manufactures and Products (G/TBT/N/CHN/1187, CHN/1188) – European Union, Japan, United States;

    18. CHN: China — (ID 533) Cybersecurity Review of Network Products and Services (CAC) - European Union, Japan, United States, Korea, Canada;

    19. CHN: China — (ID 537) Internet of Vehicles Cybersecurity Protection Guideline Rules - United States;

    20. 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;

    21. EGY-Egypt: (ID 505) Manufacturer Registration System (Decree 43/2016 and Decree 992/2015) (G/TBT/N/EGY/114, G/TBT/N/EGY/115) - United States;

    22. 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;

    23. 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, G/SPS/N/EU/166, EU/166/Add.1) – Argentina, Canada, United States;

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

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

    26. EU: European Union – (ID 524) Organic production and labelling - Mate (yerba-mate) (Regulation N° 834/2007 - G/TBT/N/EU/211) – Brazil;

    27. EU: European Union – (ID 525) Radio Equipment Directive - China, United States;

    28. EU: European Union — (ID 535) Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 - non-renewal of approval of the active substance picoxystrobin (G/TBT/N/EU/437) – Brazil, Canada;

    29. EU: European Union (ID 539) — Titanium dioxide: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation), Annex VI, Part 2 - United States;

    30. 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) - United States, European Union;

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

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

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

    34. 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;

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

    36. IND: India - (ID 494) Draft Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages Standards) Regulations, 2015 (G/TBT/N/IND/51) - European Union;

    37. IRL: Ireland - (ID 516) Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 (G/TBT/N/IRL/2) - Mexico;

    38. ITA: Italy – (ID 530) Labelling requirements of the origin of grains used in the preparation of dried pasta - Mexico, Canada;

    39. KAZ: Kazakhstan, Russian Federation - (ID 514) 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, G/TBT/N/KGZ/48) – Ukraine, European Union, United States;

    40. KEN: Kenya - (ID509 - 510) East African Community (EAC) alcoholic beverage standards (G/TBT/N/KEN/472-477, G/TBT/N/KEN/479, 482, 483, KEN/556-561, KEN/563-565, KEN/567)

    41.KOR: Korea – (ID 305) Revised Korea REACH Regulation on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Material (G/TBT/N/KOR/305 y Add.1- KOR/378, KOR/547, KOR/592) - United States;

    42. KOR: Korea - (ID 518) Amendment of the Notifications on Warning Messages on Smoking and Drinking (G/TBT/N/KOR/664 and Add.1) – Japan, European Union, United States;

    43. KOR: Republic of Korea – (ID 529) Household Chemical and Biocidal Products (G/TBT/N/KOR/684, KOR/547, KOR/702) - United States;

    44. PER: Peru - (ID 383) Act to Promote Healthy Eating Among Children and Adolescents (G/TBT/N/PER/59, G/TBT/N/PER/89 and Corr.1) - Mexico, United States;

    45. RUS: Russian Federation - (ID 332) Draft Technical Regulation on Alcohol Drinks Safety (published on 24 October 2011) (G/TBT/N/RUS/2)- Ukraine, European Union, United States;

    46. RUS: Russian Federation - (ID 418) Safety of products for children and adolescents - (G/TBT/N/RUS/29) - European Union, United States;

    47. RUS: Russian Federation - (ID 497) Rules of cement certification - (G/TBT/N/RUS/48-49) - Mexico, Ukraine, European Union;

    48. RUS: Russian Federation – (ID 520) Medical devices (G/TBT/N/RUS/51-53/55) - Ukraine, United States, European Union;

    49. RUS: Russian Federation - (ID 521) 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) - United States, European Union;

    50. 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 (SAU/669, SAU/789) - European Union, United States;

    51. 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, THA/437/Add.1 and G/SPS/N/THA/221/Add.1) - United States, European Union;

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

    53. Gulf Cooperation Council — (ID 540) Guide for control of imported foods – Certification requirements for animal products (G/TBT/N/OMN/198) - United States, European Union;

    54. ARE: United Arab Emirates – (ID 496) On the Implementation of the Control Scheme to Restrict the Use of Hazardous Materials in Electronic and Electrical Devices (G/TBT/N/ARE/265) - European Union;

 

C. Intercambio de Experiencias

    > VIII Examen Trienal

    1. Estados Unidos (G/TBT/W/451 pdf)
    2. Sudáfrica (G/TBT/W/452 pdf y G/TBT/W/453 pdf)


D. Otros Asuntos

III. Actividades de Cooperación Técnica

IV. Actualización de Observadores (G/TBT/GEN/2/Rev.13) pdf

V. Informe (2017)

VI. Otros Asuntos

VII. Fecha de la próxima Reunión: 21-22 de Marzo de 2018

 
 
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