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DAY ONE — 2 November 2004
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8.30-10.00 |
Registration
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10.00–10.15 |
Opening remarks
Mr. Sudhakar Dalela, Chairman of the TBT Committee |
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10.15–11.00 |
Prior to Notifications
The aim of this session is to exchange
experiences on how Members:
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Ensure coordination at national level;
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share information on the development of
technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, for
instance by publishing a notice in a publication at an early
appropriate stage, to enable interested parties in other Members to
become acquainted with them; and
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use electronic databases, for instance
newsletters, alerts or web alerts, to facilitate transparency.
Panellists: Mrs. Ana María Vallina, Chile
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Ms. Anne Meininger, United States
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Moderator: Mr. Ahmed Maghawri Diab, Egypt |
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11.00–12.00 |
Preparation and Submission of Notifications The aim of this session is to exchange
experiences on how Members:
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Comply with notification obligations,
including at sub-national level, also with respect to the timing of
notifications, so that these are made early enough and leave
sufficient time for comments;
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complete the notification formats;
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use electronic tools to facilitate the
preparation and submission of notifications; and
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share translated documents.
Panellists:
Ms. Andrea Spencer, Canada
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Mrs.
Devitra Maharaj-Dash, Trinidad and Tobago
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Mrs.
Rampaipan Nakasatis, Thailand
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Moderator: Mr. Juan Antonio Dorantes
Sanchez, Mexico |
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12.00–12.30 |
General Discussion |
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15.00–15.30 |
Processing and Circulation of
Notifications
The aim of this session is to illustrate:
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How notifications are processed by the WTO
Secretariat; and
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how to use the WTO web-site, the TBT
web-site, the CRN Database.
Panellists:
WTO Secretariat
Mrs. Stefania Bernabè
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Mr. John
Dickson |
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15.30–16.15 |
Handling of Comments
The aim of this session is to exchange
experiences on the handling of comments received, including the
possibility of sharing them on a voluntary basis.
Panellists:
Mr. Cyril Hanquez, European
Communities
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Grace Tanno, Brazil |
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16.15–17.00 |
Transparency obligations under the
Code of Good Practice
The aim of this session is to is to share
experiences on:
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How standardizing bodies comply with the
transparency obligations set out in the Code of Good Practice,
including the publication of notices as set out in paragraph J; and
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the work of the ISO/IEC Information
Centre.
Panellists:
Ms. Salmah Mohd. Nordin, Malaysia
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Mr. Evgueni
Patrikeev, ISO
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Tobias Nussbaum, Canada |
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General Discussion
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DAY TWO — 3 November 2004
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10.00–11.00 |
The Functioning of Enquiry Points The aim of this session is
for Members:
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To exchange experience on how enquiry
points established under Articles 10.1-10.3 answer enquiries from
other Members and interested parties in other Members, as well as
provide the relevant documents; and
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to share information on any other services
provided by TBT enquiry points.
Panellists:
Ms. Annalina Camboim, Brazil
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Mrs. Guo
Lisheng, China
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Mr. N'Dungu
Evanson, Kenya
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Moderator: Mrs. María Eugenia Mesa,
Colombia |
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11.00–12.00 |
Benefiting from the Transparency
provisions: Dissemination of Information
The aim of this session is to exchange experiences on:
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The dissemination of notifications from
other Members to domestic interested parties (e.g. industry) and the
use of electronic tools to facilitate such dissemination;
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the treatment of any feed-back received
from domestic parties; and
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the preparation of comments on other
Members' regulations (including the language used for comments).
Panellists:
Mrs. Danielle Schont Avenel, Mexico
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Mr. Ming-
Shan CHEN, Chinese Taipei
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Mr. George
Opiyo, Uganda
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Moderator: Ms. Suzanne Troje, United State |
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General Discussion and Concluding
Remarks |
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