14 June 2016 Thematic Sessions

At the informal TBT Committee meeting on 14 June 2016, two thematic sessions took place. The first addressed the topic of regulatory cooperation between Members in the area of energy efficiency. The second focused on referencing standards in regulation, including Members' initiatives or policies that seek to utilize international standards in regulation.

Thematic session on regulatory cooperation between Members: energy efficiency

Panel 1: Use of standards and conformity assessment procedures in the area of energy efficiency
Audio

Moderator: Esther Peh (Singapore)

Panel 2:Regulators’ experiences when cooperating on energy efficiency
Audio

Moderator: Alejandro Buvinic (Chile)

    Laura Barhydt, U.S. Department of Energy
    Presentation

    Takuya Yashui, Japan
    Presentation

    Fabrizio Sacchetti, European Commission
    Presentation

    Christopher O'Toole, Canada

    Daehwan Kim, Korean Energy Agency
    Presentation

    Rafael Nava, Mexican Council of Standardization and Conformity Assessment (COMENOR)
    Presentation

    Keith Mason, US Environmental Protection Agency
    Presentation

Report by the moderators to the TBT Committee

 

Thematic session on standards

Panel: Referencing standards in regulation
Audio

Moderator: Guillaume Parent (Canada)

    Warren Merkel, US National Institute of Standards and Technology

    Silvia Vaccaro, European Commission
    Presentation

    Anthony Quinn, ASTM International
    Presentation

    Hervé Gauthier,  CEN/CENELEC (also speaking on behalf of ETSI)
    Presentation

    Nicole Henry, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Australia
    Presentation

Report by the moderator to the TBT Committee