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TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE: PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATIONS

Workshop on Good Regulatory Practice

(18-19 March 2008)

Over the last 13 years, delegates to the TBT Committee have stressed the importance of good regulatory practice in avoiding unnecessary trade barriers and facilitating trade. Good regulatory practice is, essentially, about the practical implementation of all the provisions contained in the TBT Agreement.

In November 2006 (at the Committee's Fourth Triennial Review), delegations agreed to share experiences on a number of aspects relevant to good regulatory practice with a view to deepening their understanding of the contribution good regulatory practice can make to the implementation of the TBT Agreement. For this purpose, a workshop on good regulatory practice will take place at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva on 18-19 March 2008. The regular meeting of the TBT Committee will take place back-to-back with this event, on 20 March 2008.

The programme of the workshop can be found here.