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At the Fourth Triennial Review of the TBT Agreement, concluded in
November 2006, the TBT Committee agreed to share experiences on a number
of aspects relevant to good regulatory practice with a view to deepening
understanding of the contribution good regulatory practice can make to
the implementation of the TBT Agreement. At the March 2007 meeting,
Members decided to hold a workshop in March 2008 back-to-back with the
TBT Committee's regular meeting.
> Summary
Report by the Chairman Mr. Raiminder S. SIDHU (Regular Meeting of
the TBT Committee on 20 March 2008)
Programme back
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18 March 2008
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10h00 - 13h00 |
Session 1:
General Approaches
Good regulatory practice can help avoid unnecessary
obstacles to trade in the preparation, adoption and application of technical
regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures. This session is
intended to exemplify different general approaches taken by Members to good
regulatory practice when implementing the disciplines of the TBT Agreement.
Panel Moderator:
Mr. Jeff Weiss
(i) Brazil's new National Guide on
Good Practice (Mr. Alfredo Carlos Orphão Lobo)
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(ii) Canada's new standards guide for regulators developed by the
Standards Council of Canada (Mr. David Shortall)
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(iii) Chile's experience with Good Regulatory Practice (Mrs. Ana María
Vallina)
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(iv) European Communities: The European Commission’s Better Regulation
Strategy (Mr. Cavan O'Connor Close)
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(v) Japan's experience and perspectives on good regulatory practice
(Mr. Masafumi Sugano)
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(vi) Korea's Approach to Good Regulatory Practice (Dr. Gyung Ihm Rhyu)
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(vii) Malaysia's experience in the preparation for the implementation of Good
Regulatory Practice (Mr. Rajinder Raj)
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Discussion
> Biographies:
Speakers — Session 1
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15h00 - 18h00 |
Session 2:
Internal Transparency and Consultative Mechanisms
Members have attributed importance to openness, transparency and
accountability in the regulatory processes. This session will
consider examples, based on Members' experiences, of domestic
administrative mechanisms established to facilitate cooperation and
coordination between competent authorities and co-ordination with
other stakeholders. This could, for instance, include means by which
local governments as well as non-governmental parties are included
in domestic consultation activities.
Panel Moderator: Peter Bischoff-Everding
(i) Colombia: Experience with domestic mechanisms
for transparency and consultation (Mr. Ramón Madriñan)
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(ii) South Africa: South Africa's Technical Regulatory
Framework — A focus on transparency and consultation
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(iii) United States: The importance of transparency in
regulatory reform (Mr. Jeff Weiss)
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Discussion
> Biographies:
Moderator and speakers — Session 2 |
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19 March 2008 back to top
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10h00 - 13h00 |
Session 3:
Regulatory Impact Assessment
RIAs have been identified as one tool to assist
regulatory decision-making. This session will address how RIAs can assist
regulatory decision-making, including with respect to factors used by regulators
to determine whether there is a need to regulate in a given situation or whether
other instruments are better suited to fulfil the legitimate objective sought.
Members may also wish to discuss the assessment of costs and benefits of
proposed regulations, including the likely impact on consumers, trade and
industry.
Panel Moderator: Mr. Rajinder Raj
(i) Overview: Benefits and Application (Mr.
Scott Jacobs)
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(ii) Canada's experience with RIAs (Ms. Karen M.
Zarrouki)
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(iii) Chinese Taipei: The experience of Chinese Taipei in
promoting Regulatory Impact Assessment (Ms. Jennifer Fang-Yu
Huang)
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(iv) European Communities: Impact Assessment and Reducing
Administrative Burdens in the EU (Mr. Cavan O'Connor Close)
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(v) United States: How to Determine If/When to Regulate
(Mr. Neil Eisner)
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(vi) OECD: Strengthening Trade-Related Policy Coherence In
Assessment Tools: The Experience Of Emerging Economies (Mrs.
Barbara Fliess)
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Discussion
> Biographies:
Speakers — Session 3
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15h00 - 18h00 |
Session 4: Regulatory Cooperation Initiatives
Regulatory cooperation between regulators from different
Members, whether informal or formal in nature, can help achieve a better
understanding of different regulatory systems. This session will consider how
regulatory cooperation has promoted harmonization, mutual recognition and
equivalency, thereby contributing to the avoidance of unnecessary regulatory
differences and to the reduction of unnecessary barriers to trade.
Panel Moderator: Mrs. Ana María Vallina
(i) European Communities and the
United States: The US-EU regulatory cooperation initiative (joint presentation
by Mr. Jim Sanford and Mr. Simon Holland)
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(ii) Israel's Experience in Cooperation
between Regulators (Mr. Grisha Deitsch)
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(iii) India and Regulatory Cooperation (Mr. Chandrasekher)
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Discussion
> Biographies:
Speakers — Session 4
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