TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE: TRIENNIAL REVIEWS
Triennial reviews
The TBT Committee is mandated to review the operation and implementation of the TBT Agreement on a triennial basis. The Eighth Triennial Review is scheduled to be adopted by the end of 2018.
Eighth Triennial Review
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The following proposals have been submitted by WTO members for the Eighth Review of the TBT Agreement:
| Member | Title | Date | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines, Mauritius and Uganda | Technical assistance | 08 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/538/Rev.1 |
| United States | Operation of the committee: best practices for observers | 08 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/539 |
| Australia | Transparency | 08 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/537 |
| Switzerland | Transparency – handling of comments - publication of comments on notified measures and replies thereto | 08 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/536 |
| United States | Transparency: list of member websites on adopted technical regulations | 06 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/535 |
| European Union | Mandatory marking and labelling requirements on imported products: practical compliance issues | 06 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/534 |
| Brazil | Operation of the committee – good regulatory practices – conformity assessment procedures - transparency | 05 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/461/Rev.1 |
| Brazil | Notification procedures under the tbt committee | 05 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/460/Rev.1 |
| Brazil | Conformity assessment procedures - operation of the committee | 05 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/533 |
| Canada | Standards and technical regulations: a gender-based discussion | 05 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/532 |
| United States | Approaches to conformity assessment | 05 Jun 2018 | G/TBT/W/531 |
| Chinese Taipei | Proposal on a holistic approach to risk assessment | 29 May 2018 | G/TBT/W/530 |
| Canada | Incorporation of standards by reference | 24 May 2018 | G/TBT/W/529 |
| Japan | Effective use of the notification format | 09 May 2018 | G/TBT/W/528 |
| United States | Improving information in notifications | 16 Mar 2018 | G/TBT/W/464 |
| New Zealand | Domestic coordination of information relevant to notifications | 13 Mar 2018 | G/TBT/W/463 |
| European Union | Approaches to conformity assessment | 09 Mar 2018 | G/TBT/W/462 |
| South Africa | Certificates of free sale | 24 Oct 2017 | G/TBT/W/453 |
| South Africa | Operation of the committee – good regulatory practices - transparency | 24 Oct 2017 | G/TBT/W/452 |
| United States | Transparency | 18 Oct 2017 | G/TBT/W/451 |
Seventh Triennial Review
The Seventh Triennial Review was adopted at the TBT Committee meeting of 4-6 November 2015 [G/TBT/37]
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