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Thursday 16 March 2006 back
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Registration
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10:00-10:20
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Introduction
- Opening remarks
Mr. Margers Krams,
Chairman of the TBT Committee
- Overview of the TBT Committee's
work on conformity assessment procedures and of the relevant
provisions of the TBT Agreement
Mrs. Ludivine Tamiotti, Trade
and Environment Division, WTO Secretariat
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presentation (Powerpoint
format, 1 656KB)
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10:20–13:00 |
Session I
Conformity Assessment Procedures At The National Level
Moderator: Mr. Margers Krams (Chairman
of the TBT Committee)
This session will give participants an
opportunity to share experiences of conformity assessment approaches
and procedures at the national level and to address considerations
that are to be taken into account for the use of conformity assessment
procedures.
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National Considerations For The Preparation
And Application Of Conformity Assessment Procedures
Presenters will identify the various considerations that are relevant
when deciding on the need for a conformity assessment procedure
and on the type of procedure, including costs and benefits of alternatives,
level of risk, incentives for users to comply, technical and physical
infrastructure and existing monitoring and enforcement mechanisms.
- Conformity assessment and regulations
Mr.
Peter Dennehy, Secretary of ISO/CASCO
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
314KB)
- Existing good regulatory
practice in the area of conformity assessment in Colombia
Mr.
Ramón
Madriñán, Chief Regulatory Officer, Ministry of Trade, Industry
and Tourism, Colombia
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presentation in Spanish (Powerpoint format,
7 047KB)
- Trade impact on manufacturers
Mr. Robert
W. Noth, Manager, Engineering Standards, Deere and Company,
United States
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
104KB)
- Conformity assessment procedures implemented
by local and non-governmental bodies (Pursuant to Articles
7 and 8 of
the TBT Agreement)
Mr. Rafael Nava, President, Commission
of Standardization
and Conformity Assessment, Mexico
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
84KB)
- Handling complaints (Pursuant
to Article 5.2.8 of the TBT Agreement)
Ms. Anna Camboim,
Manager, International Affairs, INMETRO, Brazil
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
1 024KB)
- Panel Discussion
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11:30–12:30
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Sector — Specific Approaches
to Conformity Assessment
Speakers will identify the benefits
and possible problems (including respective costs) of the different
conformity assessment approaches and will focus their presentations
on specific products or sectors.
- Vehicle emission
and noise standards
Ms. Hui Chen Chien, Senior
Specialist, Department of Air Quality Protection
and Noise Control, EPA,
Chinese Taipei
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
284KB)
- The electricity
sector
Ms. María Juana Rivera, Technical Barriers to Trade,
Ministry of Economy and Production, Argentina
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presentation in Spanish (Powerpoint format,
252KB)
- Implementation
of voluntary conformity assessment market programs
Mr.
Wayne Morris, Vice President, Division Services,
Association of
Home Appliance Manufacturers, United States
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
464KB)
- Canada’s
experience in forest certification
Mr. Guillaume Gignac,
QMI, Senior Manager, Product Management,
Canada
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
616KB)
- Panel
Discussion
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12:30–13:00
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General Discussion on Conformity Assessment
Procedures
at the National Level
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15:00–18:00
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Session II
Facilitating the Acceptance
of Conformity Assessment Results
Moderator:
Mr. Juan Antonio Dorantes (Mexico)
This session focuses on the implementation
of the obligations contained in Article 6 of the TBT Agreement
on the “Recognition
of Conformity Assessment by Central Government Bodies” and discusses
the effectiveness of the different mechanisms to facilitate the
acceptance of conformity assessment results.
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15:00–16:15
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Approaches to Facilitate the Acceptance
of Conformity Assessment Results
Speakers will address the advantages of, and possible difficulties
with, various approaches to facilitate the acceptance of conformity
assessment results and in particular the use of accreditation.
- Trends in the mechanisms to facilitate the acceptance
of conformity assessment results
Ms. Barbara Fliess,
Principal Administrator,
Trade Directorate, OECD
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presentation (Powerpoint
format, 316KB)
- Accreditation as an approach to facilitate
the acceptance of conformity assessment results and the
benchmarking procedure
Mr. Tony Craven, Chief Executive,
Joint Accreditation System of Australia — New Zealand
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presentation (Powerpoint
format, 284KB)
- The experience of Mauritius
in the use of accreditation as an approach to facilitate
the acceptance
of conformity assessment results
Mr. Robin Neeren
Gopee, Acting Director, Mauritius Accreditation Service
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presentation (Powerpoint
format, 132KB)
- Approaches to facilitate
the recognition of results: The experience of the European
Co operation for Accreditation
Mr. Lorenzo Thione,
Chairman, European
Co operation
for Accreditation
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presentation (Word
format, 88KB)
- Panel Discussion
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16:15–17:30
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Mutual Acceptance of Conformity Assessment
Results
Speakers will address the merits and possible difficulties in
negotiating government-to-government mutual recognition agreements.
They will also discuss ways to promote acceptance by regulatory
authorities of results by conformity assessment bodies participating
in voluntary arrangements.
Mutual recognition agreements:
- Experiences in formal mutual recognition
agreements: sectors covered, possible difficulties faced in
the negotiations and key elements for a successful conclusion
Mr. Shinji
Fujino, Director, International Affairs Office of Technical
Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Policy Unit,
Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry, Japan
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
132KB)
- Mutual recognition agreements and regulatory
cooperation: Some EU experiences
Mr. Paul De Lusignan,
DG Trade and Mr. Brian Jenkinson, DG Enterprise, European
Communities
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
140KB)
Mutual recognition arrangements:
- Sector-specific examples of arrangements between conformity
assessment bodies (“peer assessments”)
Mr. Toshiyuki
Kajiya, Senior manager, Engineering Administration Group, Corporate
R&D Strategy
Office, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, Japan
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
624KB)
- IEC experience
in arrangements between conformity assessment bodies used
by regulators
Mr. Gabriel Barta, Secretary of the IEC
Conformity Assessment
Board
and Head of Technical Coordination
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
2 095KB)
- Panel Discussion
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17:30–18:00
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General Discussion on Facilitating the
Acceptance of
Conformity Assessment Results
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10:00–12:00
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Session III
Building a Conformity Assessment
Infrastructure in Developing Country Members
Moderator: Ms. Brenda Dunbar (Canada)
This session examines
ways to put in place an effective conformity assessment infrastructure
in developing country Members, taking into consideration the
resources available to them and their technical and infrastructural
concerns.
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The Conformity
Assessment Infrastructure of Developing country Members
Presenters will examine
the existing infrastructure and particular concerns and
needs that developing country Members may have in evaluating
conformity.
- Nigeria's example of a conformity
assessment system in a developing country Member: Concerns
and challenges
Mr. John Ndanusa Akanya, Director-General,
Standards
Organization of Nigeria
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presentation (Powerpoint
format, 68KB)
- Overview of the conformity
assessment procedures in India: Role of the BIS
Mr.
Rakesh Verma, Additional
Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, India
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presentation (Powerpoint
format, 296KB)
- Specific
needs and technical considerations identified in relation
to the conformity assessment infrastructure of developing
country
Members
through the analysis of the responses to the WTO Questionnaire
Mr.
Gerardo Patacconi, Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO
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presentation (Powerpoint
format, 1 241KB)
- Accreditation:
Role of ILAC and IAF
Mr. Daniel Pierre, ILAC/IAF,
ILAC Chair
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presentation (Powerpoint
format, 1 837KB)
- Panel
Discussion
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Establishment
of a Conformity Assessment Infrastructure
Presenters are invited to share ideas
on ways to put in place an effective conformity assessment
infrastructure in developing country Members.
- The experience of Brazil in establishing
a conformity assessment system and existing educational programmes
on conformity assessment
Mr. Alfredo Lobo,
Director, Department of Quality, INMETRO, Brazil
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
296KB)
- The example of technical assistance
provided to Costa Rica on conformity assessment
Ms.
Maritza Madriz, Manager, Ente Costarricense de Acreditación, Costa
Rica
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presentation
in Spanish (Powerpoint
format, 324KB)
- Establishment
of CA schemes in developing countries: Some case studies
Mr.
Gerardo Patacconi, Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO
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presentation (Powerpoint format,
1 941KB)
- Building
a quality system at the regional level in the UEMOA zone
Mr.
Abdou Seyni,
Director of Industry, Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine
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presentation in French (Powerpoint format,
364KB)
- Building
a conformity assessment infrastructure at the regional level
in the Caribbean region: the experience of Trinidad and Tobago
Mr.
Terrence Awai, Head, Certification Division, Trinidad and
Tobago Bureau of Standards
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presentation (Powerpoint
format, 184KB)
- Panel Discussion
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12:30–13:00
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General Discussion and Concluding Remarks
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Notes:
1.— “Third Triennial Review of the Operation
and Implementation of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade”,
11 November 2003, G/TBT/13, para. 40.
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2.— “Minutes of the Meeting of 22-23 March 2005”,
24 May 2005, G/TBT/M/35, para. 57.
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