RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/8
31 January 2000
(00-0358)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
FIFTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
OPERATION OF THE AGREEMENT
Background Document by the Secretariat
The Committee will conduct its fifth annual review under Article 15.3 of the Agreement at its
meeting on 25 February 2000.  This document contains information on developments in theimplementation and operation of the Agreement during the period from 1 January to
31 December 1999.
The contents of this document are as follows: Page
I. COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE .............................................................2
1.1 Composition of the Committee …………………………………………………………………2
1.2 Main developments of the Committee during the current period ………………………………3
II. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................4
2.1 Statements on Implementation and Administration
of the Agreement (Article 15.2) ………………………….…………………………………….4
III. NOTIFI CATIO NS.............................................................................................................. .....................4
3.1 Notifications made by Members under Articles 2.9, 2.10, 3.2, 5.6, 5.7 and 7.2
in the current year and since the entry into force of the Agreement ………….……………….  4
3.1.1 Objectives and rationales stated in Notifications ……………………………...……………….8
3.1.2 Observation of the recommended comment period
by Members in the current year ……………………………………………………………….  8
3.2 Notifications under Article 10.7 - Bilateral or Multilateral Agreements reached
by Members on issues related to Technical Regulations, Standards or Conformity
Assessment Procedures …………………………………………………………….………… 10
IV. PUBLICATIONS AND ENQUIRY POINTS......................................................................................10
4.1 Publications used to announce that work is proceeding on draft
technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures underArticles 2.9.1 and 5.6.1 of the Agreement …………………………………………………… 10
4.2 Publications in which the final texts of technical regulations and
conformity assessment procedures are published under Articles 2.11
and 5.8 of the Agreement… …………………………………………………………………..11
4.3 Enquiry points under Article 10 of the Agreement …………………………………………...11
V. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT...............11
VI. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 14…………………………………………….…...11
VII. CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FO R THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND
APPLICATIONOF STANDARDS .....................................................................................................12
VIII. WORKING AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING THE CURRENT
PERIOD ......................................................................................................................... .......................
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I. COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
1.1 Composition of the Committee
Chairperson: Mohan Kumar  (India)
Members1
                                                     
1Members and observers on 31 December 1999.Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
BangladeshBarbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
BoliviaBotswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina FasoBurundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
ChadChile
Colombia
Congo
Congo, Democratic Rep of the
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
CubaCyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
DominicaDominican Republic
EC
Ecuador
Egypt
El SalvadorEstonia
Fiji
FinlandFrance
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
GrenadaGuatemala
Guinea Bissau
Guinea, Rep.of
Guyana
HaitiHonduras
Hong Kong, China
Hungary
Iceland
IndiaIndonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
JamaicaJapan
Kenya
Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
LesothoLiechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
MalawiMalaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
MauritaniaMauritius
Mexico
MongoliaMorocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
NicaraguaNiger
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
PanamaPapua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
PolandPortugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Lucia
Saint Vincent & Gren.
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
SloveniaSolomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
SurinameSwaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
TanzaniaThailandTogo
Trinidad and Tobago
TunisiaG/TBT/8
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Turkey
Uganda
United Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom
United States
UruguayVenezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Observer Governments2
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
BelarusBhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cambodia
Cape Verde
ChinaCroatiaEthiopia
Former Yugoslav Rep. of
Macedonia
Georgia
Jordan
KazakstanLao
Lebanon
Lithuania
Moldova
NepalOmanRussian Federation
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sudan
Chinese TaipeiTonga
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet NamYemen
Observer Organizations
ACP3, ALADI3 EFTA3 FAO, IEC, IMF, ISO, ITC, OECD, OIE, OIML3 UNCTAD, UN/ECE, WHO,
WHO/FAO, UNIDO3, Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Bank
1.2 Main Developments of the Committee during the Current Period
The Committee held its sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth meetings on 31 March,
11 June, and 1 October 1999 (G/TBT/M/15-17) respectively.  At those meetings, the Committee heardstatements on the implementation and administration of the Agreement, technical assistance and
observer status.  A number of Members informed the Committee of measures taken to ensure the
implementation and administration of the Agreement.  Several measures were brought to the attention
of the Committee by Members who raised concerns about the potential adverse trade effects or
inconsistency with the Agreement of those measures.  The Committee also held discussions
concerning trade facilitation.
At its meeting in March, the Committee carr ied out its Fourth Annual Review of the
Implementation and Operation of the Agreement under Article 15.3 (G/TBT/7) and the Code of Good
Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Applica tion of Standards, Annex 3 of the Agreement
(WTO TBT Standards Code Directory - fourth addition, G/TBT/CS/1/Add.3 and G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.5).
It agreed to grant observer status to the United Nationals Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO) on an ad hoc basis.  It adopted a number  of decisions and recommendations to speed up the
procedures for notifications and information exchange through means of electronic dissemination
(G/TBT/1/Rev.6).  In relation to that, a Survey was carried out by the Secretariat on the electronic
facilities available in national enquiry points (G/TBT/W/105 and Suppl.1-2).
At its meetings in 1999, the Committee continued its work programme arising from the First
Triennial Review of the Operation and Implementation of the Agreement under Article 15.4
(G/TBT/5).  Discussions were held on the follow ing elements:  (i) implementation and administration
of the Agreement;  (ii) operation and implementation of the notification procedures;  (iii) acceptance,
implementation and operation of the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and
                                                     
2Members and observers on 31 December 1999.
3Observer status on an ad hoc basis.G/TBT/8
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Application of Standards;  (iv) international standards, guides and recommendations;  (v) preparation,
adoption and application of technical regulations;  (vi) conformity assessment procedures;
(vii) technical assistance;  (viii) special and differential treatment;  and (ix) other elements.  Further
papers and proposals were prepared by delegations and the Secretariat (G/TBT/W/75/Rev.1,
G/TBT/W/87/Rev.1, G/TBT/W/103, 106, 110, 111, 112 and Rev.1, G/TBT/W/113, 117, 118, 121 andCorr.1 and G/TBTW/124).
A WTO Symposium on Conformity Assessment Procedures was held on 8-9 June to deepen
Members' understanding on the following issues concerning conformity assessment procedures:
(i) relevant international guides and recommenda tions for conformity assessment;  (ii) types of
conformity assessment procedures and the conditions for their application;  (iii) various approaches
for the recognition of the results of conformity assessment procedures; and (iv) the role ofinternational and regional systems for conformity  assessment.  Experts from business, testing
laboratory, inspection, certification, accreditation, metrology, and standardizing bodies, as well as
regional and international systems were invited as speakers and panelists.  Factual non-binding
summary reports of the Symposium and its Sessions were prepared by the Chairman and the
rapporteurs under their own responsibilities.
At its meeting in October, the Committee adopted its Report (1999) to the Council for Trade
in Goods (G/L/327).
II. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION
2.1 Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreement (Article 15.2)
Table 1  - Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreement received in 1999
Members Date of entry into Force Documents containing Members'
Statements on Implementationand Administration of the
Agreement
COSTA RICA 1 Januar y 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.51
LATVIA 10 February 1999 G/TBT/2/Add.52
PANAMA 6 September 1997 G/TBT/2/Add.53
URUGUAY 1 January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.54
ICELAND 1 January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.55
INDIA 1 January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.56
JAMAICA 9 March 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.57
III. NOTIFICATIONS
3.1 Notifications made in the current year and since entry into force of the Agreement by
Members and by the relevant Articles of the Agreement   
In 1999, Members submitted 669 notifications (G/TBT/Notif.99/1-672/Corr.1).  Since the
entry into force of the Agreement on 1 January 1995 up to 31 December 1999, 2936  notifications
have been made by 55 Members.  Article 2.9, 2.10, 3.2, 5.6, 5.7, and 7.2 were specified in 2639, 98, 3,
185, 38 and 3 notifications respectively.  Eighty seven notifications did not refer to any Articles.G/TBT/8
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Table 2 – Notifications made by Members and by relevant Articles of the Agreement in the current
year and since entry into force of the Agreement
Number of notifications made under the relevant Articles in 1999
MembersNumber of
notifications
made in 1999 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2not
specifiedTotal number
of
notifications
made since
1 January
1995
Argentina416 4 3 0 0 10 0 0 18
Australia 21 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 88
A u s t r i a 1 00 01000 4
Belgium 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 148
B e n i n 0 00 00000 2
Bolivia 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22
Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
B r a z i l 1 6 1 1 4 00001 1 0 3
Canada 24 19 0 0 5 0 0 0 109
Chile530 21 1 0 9 0 0 0 41
Colombia 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 37
Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Czech
Republic629 27 0 0 2 0 0 1 62
Denmark 27 16 0 0 0 0 0 11 130
E l  S a l v a d o r 1 1 91 00001 4 3
E g y p t 0 00 00000 6
EuropeanCommunities
735 28 1 0 4 0 0 3 168
Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
F i n l a n d 2 20 00000 1 9
France819 18 3 0 0 4 0 1 57
G e r m a n y 1 10 00000 8
Hong Kong,
China43 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
I c e l a n d 1 10 00000 1
                                                     
4 Member notifying under more than one article.
5 Member notifying under more than one article.
6 Member notifying under more than one article.
7 Member notifying under more than one article.
8 Member notifying under more than one article.G/TBT/8
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Number of notifications made under the relevant Articles in 1999
MembersNumber of
notifications
made in 1999 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2not
specifiedTotal number
of
notifications
made since
1 January
1995
I n d i a 1 00 01000 4 5
Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
J a m a i c a 9 90 00000 2 2
Japan930 29 0 0 8 0 0 0 177
Republic of
Korea1021 19 0 0 6 2 0 0 65
Latvia 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Macau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Malaysia1198 98 0 0 11 0 0 0 158
Mexico 34 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 154
Netherlands 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 483
N e w  Z e a l a n d 1 3 1 3 0 00000 2 4
Norway 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
Peru 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
P h i l i p p i n e s 1 9 1 6 0 03000 4 2
Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
S e n e g a l 0 00 00000 1
S i n g a p o r e 1 10 00000 1 5
SlovakRepublic00 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Slovenia 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
South Africa 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
S p a i n 9 90 00000 3 4
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sweden1288 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 8
Switzerland 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
Thailand 21 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 99
                                                     
9 Member notifying under more than one article.
10 Member notifying under more than one article.
11 Member notifying under more than one article.
12 Member notifying under more than one article.G/TBT/8
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Number of notifications made under the relevant Articles in 1999
MembersNumber of
notifications
made in 1999 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2not
specifiedTotal number
of
notifications
made since
1 January
1995
Trinidad &
Tobago33 0 0 0 0 0 06
T u n i s i a 1 10 00000 1
Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
United
Kingdom55 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
United States 45 44 0 0 0 0 0 1 169
U r u g u a y 1 10 00000 1
TOTAL 669 592 24 0 54 16 0 19 2936G/TBT/8
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3.1.1 Objectives and Rationales stated in Notifications13
Table 3  - Objectives and Rationales stated in Notifications in 1999
Objectives and Rationales No tifications received in 1999
National Security Requirements 1
Consumer Information, Labelling 27
Prevention of Deceptive Practices and consumer protection 50
Protection of Human Health or Safety 212
Protection of Animal or Plant Life or Health 4
Protection of the Environment 46
Quality Requirements 26
Harmonization 50
Adaptation to New Domestic Law and Technology 62
Lowering or Removal of Trade Barriers 10
Trade Facilitation 2
Cost Saving and Increasing Productivity 5
Others 173
Not specified 1
Total 669
3.1.2 Observation of the Recommended Comment Period by Members in the current year14
The Committee has recommended 60 days as a minimum length of time to be allowed for the
presentation of comments from other Members (G/TBT/1/Rev.6).  In 1999, Members allowed an
average of 46.5 calendar days for comments.  Ninety-eight notifications did not specify a comment
period, stated as non-applicable or had a lapsed comment period.  The table on the following pages
gives the relevant data on the observation of the recommended comment period by each Member in
1999.
                                                     
13The following classification of objectives and rationales is based on the criteria laid down in
document G/TBT/W/18.
14Calculated on the basis that the date of issue of the notification (in English) by the WTO Secretariat is
the first day.G/TBT/8
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Table 4  – Observation of the recommended comment period by Members in 1999
Number of notifications made with comment period
Members Less than 45
days45-59 days 60 days or moreNot  specified,
lapsed, or stated
as non-
applicableof which notified
under Articles
2.10 and 5.7Total
Argentina 0 0 0 16 13 16
Australia 4 11 4 2 3 21
A u s t r i a 1 00001
Belgium 0 0 0 22 0 22
B o l i v i a 0 00222
B r a z i l 50 01 14 1 6
Canada 8 11 5 0 0 24
Chile 1 26 2 1 1 30
C o l o m b i a 1 00203
C o s t a  R i c a 0 03003
C z e c h  R e p u b l i c 1 6 6700 2 9
D e n m a r k 1 1 2680 2 7
E l  S a l v a d o r 3 6111 1 1
European
Communities1 1 32 1 0 35
F i n l a n d 0 02002
France 1 3 13 2 4 19
G e r m a n y 0 01001
H o n g ,  K o n g ,  C h i n a 0 13004
I c e l a n d 0 01001
I n d i a 0 00101
J a m a i c a 0 53109
Japan 9 15 6 0 0 30
R e p u b l i c  o f  K o r e a 1 3 3052 2 1
L a t v i a 1 00102
Malaysia 87 11 0 0 0 98
M e x i c o 2 8 2042 3 4
Netherlands 15 24 5 3 0 47
New Zealand 3 10 0 0 0 13G/TBT/8
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Number of notifications made with comment period
Members Less than 45
days45-59 days 60 days or moreNot  specified,
lapsed, or stated
as non-
applicableof which notified
under Articles
2.10 and 5.7Total
N o r w a y 1 00102
P e r u 1 00001
P h i l i p p i n e s 4 7800 1 9
S i n g a p o r e 1 00001
S l o v e n i a 1 10002
S o u t h  A f r i c a 00 01 00 1 0
S p a i n 3 21309
S w e d e n 2 06008
Switzerland 3 10 6 0 0 19
Thailand 1 2 18 0 0 21
T r i n i d a d  a n d  T o b a g o 3 00003
T u n i s i a 1 00001
U n i t e d  K i n g d o m 0 14005
United States 13 6 25 1 0 45
U r u g u a y 1 00001
TOTAL 243 166 162 98 32 669
3.2 Notifications under Article 10.7 - Bilateral or Multilateral Agreements reached by Members
on issues related to Technical Regulations, Standards or Conformity Assessment Procedures
In 1999, 10 notifications were made under Article 10.7 (G/TBT/10.7/19-28), notifying the
bilateral or multilateral agreements reached by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania;  United States and the
European Community;  Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia;  Thailand and Australia;  Australia and the
European Community;  Australia, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;  Switzerland and Canada;  and
New Zealand and the European Community.
IV. PUBLICATIONS AND ENQUIRY POINTS
4.1 Publications used to announce that work is proceeding on draft technical regulations and
conformity assessment procedures under Articles 2.9.1 and 5.6.1 of the Agreement
Relevant information is contained in documents G/TBT/2 and addenda.G/TBT/8
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4.2 Publications in which the final texts of technical regulations and conformity assessment
procedures are published under Articles 2.11 and 5.8 of the Agreement
Relevant information is contained in documents G/TBT/2 and addenda.
4.3 Enquiry points under Article 10 of the Agreement
Updated lists of WTO TBT Enquiry Points under Articles 10.1 and 10.2 of the Agreement are
contained in documents G/TBT/ENQ/1-15.
V. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT
In 1999, the Secretariat held TBT Seminars jointly with the ISO, ITC, EAC and OAS in
Japan, Tanzania, the United States and South Africa for groups of countries from East and South-East
Asia, East Africa, Latin America and SADC region respectively.  Funds were provided by theJapanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC), the Japanese Standards Association (JSA) and the
WTO-U.K. Trust Fund to finance participants attending the Seminars in Japan and South Africa.
VI. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 14
Dispute Request for
ConsultationsRequest to
Join
ConsultationsMutually
Agreed
SolutionPanel
Established
CirculatedPanel
ReportNotice
of
AppealAppellate
Report
Circulated
European
Communities-MeasuresAffecting
Asbestos and
ProductscontainingAsbestos3 June 1998
Canada(WT/DS135/1)(G/TBT/D/15)12 June 1998
Brazil(WT/DS135/2)25 November
1998
EuropeanCommunities-Restrictions on
Certain Import
Duties on Rice8 June 1998
India(WT/DS134/1)
(G/TBT/D/16)
European
CommunitiesMeasuresAffectingImports of
Wood of
Conifers fromCanada24 June 1998
Canada(WT/DS137/1)(G/TBT/D/17)
United States-CertainMeasuresAffecting the
Import of Cattle,
Swine and Grainfrom Canada29 Sept. 1998
Canada(WT/DS144/1)(G/TBT/D/18)G/TBT/8
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Dispute Request for
ConsultationsRequest to
JoinConsultationsMutually
AgreedSolutionPanel
EstablishedCirculatedPanel
ReportNotice
ofAppealAppellate
ReportCirculated
United States-MeasuresAffectingTextiles and
Apparel
Products (II)25 Nov. 1998
EuropeanCommunities(WT/DS151/1)
(G/TBT/D/19)8 Dec. 1998
DominicanRepublic(WT/DS151/2)
8 Dec. 1998
Hong Kong,China(WT/DS151/3)
9 Dec. 1998
Pakistan(WT/DS151/4)
7 Dec. 1998
Honduras
(WT/DS151/5)
7 Dec. 1998
Japan(WT/DS151/6)
7 Dec. 1998
Switzerland(WT/DS151/7)
10 Dec. 1998
El Salvador
(WT/DS151/8)
VII. CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND
APPLICATION OF STANDARDS
Overall, since the entry into force of the Agreement, 115 standardizing bodies from
79 Members have adhered to the Code of Good Practice.  Notifications of acceptance of the Code by
standardizing bodies are contained in documents G/TBT/CS/N/1-115.  Document G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.6contains the complete list by Member of standardizing bodies that have accepted the Code since
1 January 1995.
In 1999, 9 standardizing bodies from 5 Members accepted the Code.  A list by Member of all
standardizing bodies that have adhered to the Code in 1999 is in document G/TBT/CS/1/Add.4.
The fifth WTO TBT Standards Code Directory has been published by the
ISO/IEC Information Centre in January 2000.G/TBT/8
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VIII.  WORKING AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING THE CURRENT
PERIOD
Document
referenceDate of issue Title and content of documents Number of
pages
G/TBT/W/72/Rev.1 29 Sept 1999 A List of International Guides and
Recommendations Related to Conformity
Assessment Procedures - Note by the Secretariat9
G/TBT/W/75/Rev.1 17 June 1999 Transparency in International Standards - Draft U.S.
Proposal for Decision2
G/TBT/W/87/Rev.1 30 Sept 1999 The Conditions for Acceptance and Use of
International Standards in the Context of the
TBT Agreement - Note from the European
Community3
G/TBT/W/103 25 January 1999 Technical Barriers to the Market Access of
Developing Countries – Background note by the
Secretariat9
G/TBT/W/104 12 February 1999 Response from the European Commission to
Comments by the United States and Canadaconcerning Notification 97.766 – Communication
from the European Community3
G/TBT/W/105, and
Suppl. 1-219 February 1999
12 May 1999
1 September 1999Survey on the Electronic Facilities Available in
National Enquiry Points – Paper by the Secretariat7
3
3
G/TBT/W/106 26 March 1999 Information provided by Bodies involved in the
Preparation of International Standards (InformationSession – 19 November 1998) – Synthesis paper bythe Secretariat17
G/TBT/W/107 8 March 1999 Response from the European Commission to
Comments by Indonesia on Proposal for a European
Parliament and Council Directive amending Council
Directive 92/23/EEC relating to Tyres for MotorVehicles and their Trailers and to their Fitting –Communication from the European Commission1
G/TBT/W/108 11 May 1999 Communication from Mexico 1
G/TBT/W/109 11 May 1999 Communication from Georgia 1
G/TBT/W/110 8 June 1999 Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption
and Application of Standards by StandardizingBodies – Communication from Thailand2
G/TBT/W/111 8 June 1999 Conformity Assessment Procedures – Note from
Thailand1
G/TBT/W/112 and
Rev.18 June 1999 Equivalency of Technical Regulations and Standards
– Note from Thailand1
G/TBT/W/113 15 June 1999 Issues concerning International Standards and
International Standardization Bodies – Submission
from Japan2
G/TBT/W/114 14 June 1999 Reply by the European Commission to the
Comments prepared by the United States on theproposed European Community Regulation on UsedAircraft (Notification G/TBT/Notif.99.75) –Communication from the European Community2
G/TBT/W/115 17 June 1999 Genetically Modified Agricultural and Food
Products – Submission from the United States2G/TBT/8
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Document
referenceDate of issue Title and content of documents Number of
pages
G/TBT/W/116 17 June 1999 EC Remarks concerning Japanese Legislation on
Fishing Vessels Implications for Trade inCommercial Marine Engines – Communication fromthe European Community2
G/TBT/W/117 14 July 1999 Voluntary Service Standards for TBT Enquiry
Points – Communication from Canada2
G/TBT/W/118 14 Sept. 1999 Code of Good Practice for the Accreditation of
Conformity Assessment Bodies – Contribution from
Australia5
G/TBT/W/119 29 Sept. 1999 EC Regulation 881/98, "Traditional Terms" –
Submission by the United States2
G/TBT/W/120 30 Sept. 1999 Communication from Albania 1
G/TBT/W/121 and
Corr.17 October 1999
9 December 1999Amendment of the TBT Agreement – Proposal by
Japan4
1
G/TBT/W/122 21 October 1999 Communication from Mexico 1
G/TBT/W/123 10 Nov. 1999 Communication from Mexico 1
G/TBT/W/124 22 Dec. 1999 Implementation of Article 10.6 of the Agreement –
Note by the Secretariat2
G/TBT/SPEC/9 18 February 1999 Working Programme and Schedule of Meetings for
1999 (Draft) – Note by the Secretariat1
G/TBT/SPEC/10 8 March 1999 Proposals relating to the Meetings on Procedures for
Information Exchange held on 14 September 19982
G/TBT/SPEC/11 22 March 1999 Submissions by Delegations on Elements related to
the Work Programme of the First Triennial Reviewof the Agreement – Stock-taking paper by theSecretariat19
G/TBT/SPEC/12 25 March 1999 Information Session on Conformity Assessment
Procedures 8-9 June (Draft Programme) – Note by
the Secretariat12
G/TBT/SPEC/13 1 September 1999 Report (1999) of the Committee on Technical
Barriers to Trade (Draft) – Note by the Secretariat2
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