RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/4
22January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0233)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
SECOND ANNUAL REVIEW OFTHE IMPLEMENTATION AND
OPERATION OFTHE AGREEMENT
Background Document bytheSecretariat
TheCommittee willconduct itssecond annual review under Article 15.3oftheAgreement
atitsmeeting on14February 1997. Thisdocument contains information ondevelopments inthe
implementation andoperation oftheAgreement during theperiod from 1January to31December
1996.
Thecontents ofthisdocument areasfollows: Page
1. COMMITTEE ONTECHNICAL BARRIERS TOTRADE 3
1.1 Composition oftheCommittee 3
1.2 Main developments oftheCommittee during thecurrent period 5
2. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION 6
2.1 Statements onImplementation andAdministration
oftheAgreement (Article 15.2) 6
3. NOTIFICATIONS 8
3.1 Notifications made inthecurrent yearand
since theentry intoforce oftheAgreement byMembers
andbytherelevant Articles oftheAgreement 8
3.1.1 Notifications under Article 10.7-Bilateral orMultilateral Agreements
reached byMembers onissues related toTechnical Regulations,
Standards orConformity Assessment Procedures 11
3.2. Objectives andrationale stated inNotifications 11
3.3. Observation oftherecommended comment period
byMembers inthecurrent year 11
4. PUBLICATIONS AND ENQUIRY POINTS 13
4.1. Publications usedtoannounce thatwork isproceeding ondraft
technical regulations andconformity assessment procedures
under Articles 2.9.1 and5.6.1 oftheAgreement 13
4.2. Publications inwhich thefinaltextsoftechnical regulations
andconformity assessment procedures arepublished under
Articles 2.11and5.8oftheAgreement. 13
4.3. Enquiry points under Article 10oftheAgreement. 13G/TBT/4
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5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL AND
DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT 13
6. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 14 14
7. CODE OFGOOD PRACTICE FOR THE PREPARATION,
ADOPTION AND APPLICATION OFSTANDARDS 18
8. WORKING AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING
THE CURRENT PERIOD 18G/TBT/4
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1. COMMITTEE ONTECHNICAL BARRIERS TOTRADE
1.1 Composition oftheCommittee
Chairperson: Ambassador Carmen LuzGuarda (Chile)
Members1
Angola
Antigua andBarbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Côted'Ivoire
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
EC
Ecuador
Egypt
ElSalvador
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
GreeceGrenada
Guatemala
Guinea Bissau
Guinea, Rep.of
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Korea
Kuwait
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
NewZealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Papua NewGuineaParaguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saint KittsandNevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent &Gren.
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
SriLanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad andTobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
1Members andObservers on31December 1996.G/TBT/4
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Observer Governments1
Albania
Algeria
Armenia
Belarus
Cambodia
China
Congo
Croatia
Estonia
Former Yugoslav Rep.of
Macedonia
GeorgiaJordan
Kazakstan
Kyrgyz Rep.
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Mongolia
Nepal
Oman
Panama
Russian Federation
Saudi ArabiaSeychelles
Sudan
Taipei, Chinese
Tonga
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
VietNam
Zaire
International Organizations
IMF, UNCTAD, ITC, ISO,IEC, FAO, WHO, FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius
Commission, OIE, OECD, UN/ECE.
_______________________
1Members andobservers on31December 1996.G/TBT/4
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1.2 Main Developments oftheCommittee during theCurrent Period
TheCommittee helditsfourth, fifth, sixth andseventh meetings on1March
(G/TBT/M/4), 28June(G/TBT/M/5), 16and22October (G/TBT/M/6) respectively. Atthose
meetings, theCommittee heard statements ontheimplementation andadministration ofthe
Agreement.
On27February theCommittee heldajointinformal meeting withtheCommittee on
Trade andEnvironment (CTE) topursue discussions ontheissue ofeco-labelling. Atthat
meeting, therepresentatives oftheUnited States, European Communities, Czech Republic, Nordic
countries, Chile, Japan andCanada presented theirnational andregional eco-labelling
programmes. Canada presented apaper oneco-labelling topromote discussions ontheissue
(G/TBT/W/21-WT/CTE/W/21).
Atitsmeeting inMarch, theCommittee carried outitsfirstAnnual Review ofthe
Implementation andOperation oftheAgreement (G/TBT/3 andCorr.1) andoftheCode ofGood
Practice forthePreparation, Adoption andApplication ofStandards contained inAnnex 3tothe
Agreement (G/TBT/CS/1 andRev.1). Ittookdecisions andrecommendations concerning
notification procedures andenquiry points (G/TBT/1/Rev.4) andagreed togrant observer status to
theOrganization forEconomic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD) onanadhocbasis
pending finalagreement onguidelines forobserver status forinternational intergovernmental
organizations intheWTO. TheCommittee alsoheard apresentation bytherepresentative ofthe
ISOonISO/IEC guides relating toconformity assessment activities andhelddiscussions on
eco-labelling, avoidance ofduplication andtheISO/IEC Code ofGood Practice on
Standardization.
Atitsmeeting inJune, theCommittee helddiscussions ontechnical assistance and
eco-labelling andheard apresentation bytherepresentative from theInternational Laboratory
Accreditation Conference (ILAC). Itadopted thenotification format under Article 10.7as
contained indocument G/TBT/W/25 andagreed togrant observer status totheUnited Nations
Economic Commission forEurope onaadhocbasis pending finalagreement onguidelines for
observer status forinternational intergovernmental organizations intheWTO.
Atitsmeetings inOctober, theCommittee discussed andfinalized itsReport tothe
Singapore Ministerial Conference (G/TBT/W/32 andG/L/122), carried outitsperiodic
examination under Article 12.10 oftheAgreement onthespecial anddifferential treatment
granted todeveloping country Members andheard apresentation bytherepresentative from the
United Nations Economic Commission forEurope (UN/ECE). Itagreed tocontinue togrant
observer status tothose international intergovernmental organizations which were observers inthe
Committee onanadhocbasis, under therules andprocedures adopted bytheGeneral Council,
andtosetupasmall technical working group tostudy therelevant ISO/IEC Guides andhowthey
might contribute tofurther theobjectives ofArticles 5and6oftheAgreement.G/TBT/4
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2. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION
2.1 Statements onImplementation andAdministration oftheAgreement (Article 15.2)
Table 1-Statements onImplementation andAdministration oftheAgreement received in1996
Members Dateofentry intoForce Documents containing Members '
Statements onImplementation
andAdministration ofthe
Agreement
HONG KONG 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.1
UNITED STATES 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.2
INDONESIA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.3
SLOVAK REPUBLIC 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.4
SLOVENIA 30July1995 G/TBT/2/Add.5
CANADA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.6
SWITZERLAND 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.7
AUSTRALIA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.8
MALAYSIA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.9
JAPAN 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.10
PHILIPPINES 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.11
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.12
CUBA 20April 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.13
MEXICO 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.14
NORWAY 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.15
CHILE 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.16
ROMANIA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.17 andCorr.1
COLOMBIA 30April 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.18
BAHRAIN 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.19
NIGERIA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.20
ARGENTINA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.21
TUNISIA 29March 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.22
UGANDA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.23G/TBT/4
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Members Dateofentry intoForce Documents containing Members '
Statements onImplementation
andAdministration ofthe
Agreement
NEW ZEALAND 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.24
SINGAPORE 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.25
BRAZIL 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.26
SRILANKA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.27
KOREA 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.28
PERU 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.29
MACAU 1January 1995 G/TBT/2/Add.30G/TBT/4
Page83. NOTIFICATIONS
3.1 Notifications made inthecurrent yearandsince entry intoforce oftheAgreement byMembers andbytherelevant Articles ofthe
Agreement
Since theentry intoforce oftheAgreement on1January 1995 upto31December 1996, 825notifications havebeenmade by33Members.
Table 2-Notifications made inthecurrent yearandsince entry intoforce oftheAgreement byMembers andbytherelevant Articles oftheAgreement
Members Number of
notifications
made in
1996Number ofnotifications made under therelevant
Articles in1996Total
number of
notifications
made since
1January
1995Total number ofnotifications made under therelevant
Articles since 1January 1995
2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 not
specif.2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 not
specif.
Argentina 1 1 1 1
Australia 17 17 37 37
Belgium 13 13 30 30
Botswana 1 1 1 1
Brazil 9 3 4 2 9 3 4 2
Canada 20 19 1 49 46 3
Colombia22 2 2 2 2 2
Czech
Republic14 14 26 26
Denmark213 6 7 41 26 10 7 6 7
ElSalvador 7 7 8 7 1
European2
Communities47 46 9 1 79 78 9 1
2Thenumber ofnotifications made under therelevant Articles does notcorrespond tothetotal number ofnotifications made during thecurrent period
since certain notifications were made under more thanoneArticle.G/TBT/4
Page9Members Number of
notifications
made in
1996Number ofnotifications made under therelevant
Articles in1996Total
number of
notifications
made since
1January
1995Total number ofnotifications made under therelevant
Articles since 1January 1995
2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 not
specif.2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 not
specif.
Finland 5 5 9 9
France 2 2 3 3
Germany 2 1 1 4 3 1
Hong Kong 4 3 1 10 8 2
India 33 33 44 43 1
Jamaica 1 1 1 1
Japan240 36 1 6 88 77 2 12
Korea,
Rep. of29 9 2 22 17 1 2 4
Macau 4 4 4 4
Malaysia 19 5 14 20 5 15
Mexico 27 27 56 55 1
Netherlands 30 30 63 63
New
Zealand1 1 2 2
Norway 25 25 31 31
Philippines211 11 1 1 11 11 1 1
Singapore - 8 8
Slovak Rep. 6 5 1 20 14 6
Spain 7 6 1 11 10 1
Sweden230 30 1 35 34 1 1
Switzerland 12 12 16 16G/TBT/4
Page10Members Number of
notifications
made in
1996Number ofnotifications made under therelevant
Articles in1996Total
number of
notifications
made since
1January
1995Total number ofnotifications made under therelevant
Articles since 1January 1995
2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 not
specif.2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 not
specif.
Thailand 12 6 6 19 13 6
United States 36 36 65 65
TOTAL 460 410 19 1 20 3 - 26 825 742 33 3 39 9 - 33G/TBT/4
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3.1.1 Notifications under Article 10.7-Bilateral orMultilateral Agreements reached by
Members onissues related toTechnical Regulations, Standards orConformity
Assessment Procedures
Nonotifications under Article 10.7were made in1996.
3.2 Objectives andRationales stated inNotifications3
Table 3-Objectives andRationales stated inNotifications in1996
Objectives
and
RationalesNotifications
received in
1996
National Security Requirements -
Prevention ofDeceptive Practices 57
Protection ofHuman Health orSafety 127
Protection ofAnimal orPlant LifeorHealth 2
Protection oftheEnvironment 51
Quality Requirements 96
Harmonization 46
Adaptation toNew Domestic Law 99
Lowering orRemoval ofTrade Barriers 23
Cost Saving andIncreasing Productivity 13
Other 1
TOTAL 5154
3.3 Observation oftheRecommended Comment Period byMembers inthe
current year5
TheCommittee hasrecommended 60daysasaminimum length oftimetobeallowed
forthepresentation ofcomments from other Members (G/TBT/1/Rev.4). In1996, Members
allowed anaverage of46.9calendar daysforcomments, thecomment period hadlapsed for
15notifications, andthenumber ofnotifications thatdidnotspecify acomment period was23.
Thetableonthefollowing pages gives therelevant dataontheobservation oftherecommended
comment period byeachMember in1996.
3Thefollowing classification ofobjectives andrationales isbased onthecriteria laiddown indocument
G/TBT/W/18.
4Several notifications indicated more thanoneobjective, asaresult, thetotalnumber ofobjectives does
notcorrespond tothetotalnumber ofnotifications received in1996.
5Calculated onthebasis thatthedateofissue ofthenotification (inEnglish) bytheWTO Secretariat is
thefirstday.G/TBT/4
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Table 4-Observation oftherecommended comment period byMembers in1996
Members Number ofnotifications made with comment period
Less
than 45
days45-59
days60days
ormoreNot
specified
or
lapsedofwhich
notified
under
Articles 2.10
and5.7Total
Argentina - - - 1 1 1
Australia 11 3 3 - - 17
Belgium - - 8 5 - 13
Botswana 1 - - - - 1
Brazil 2 2 - 5 4 9
Canada 7 6 6 1 - 20
Colombia - - - 2 2 2
Czech Republic 2 4 8 - - 14
Denmark - 5 7 1 - 13
ElSalvador - 7 - - - 7
European Communities 15 7 25 - - 47
Finland - - 5 - - 5
France - 1 1 - - 2
Germany - 2 - - - 2
Hong Kong - 1 3 - - 4
India 27 1 1 4 - 33
Jamaica 1 - - - - 1
Japan 3 22 14 1 1 40
Korea, Rep. of 7 - - 2 - 9
Macau 4 4 4
Malaysia 16 3 - - - 19
Mexico 4 11 11 1 - 27
Netherlands 14 11 4 1 - 30
New Zealand 1 - - - - 1
Norway 9 12 4 - - 25
Philippines 11 - - - 1 11
Slovak Rep. - - 6 - - 6G/TBT/4
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Members Number ofnotifications made with comment period
Less
than 45
days45-59
days60days
ormoreNot
specified
or
lapsedofwhich
notified
under
Articles 2.10
and5.7Total
Spain 7 - - - - 7
Sweden - 12 18 - - 30
Switzerland - 10 2 - - 12
Thailand 2 1 2 7 6 12
United States 13 4 16 3 - 36
TOTAL 153 125 144 38 19 460
4. PUBLICATIONS AND ENQUIRY POINTS
4.1. Publications usedtoannounce thatwork isproceeding ondrafttechnical
regulations andconformity assessment procedures under Articles 2.9.1
and5.6.1 oftheAgreement
Relevant information iscontained indocuments G/TBT/2 andaddenda.
4.2. Publications inwhich thefinaltextsoftechnical regulations andconformity
assessment procedures arepublished under Articles 2.11and5.8ofthe
Agreement
Relevant information iscontained indocuments G/TBT/2 andaddenda.
4.3. Enquiry points under Article 10oftheAgreement
Updated listsofWTO TBTEnquiry Points under Articles 10.1and10.2oftheAgreement
arecontained indocuments G/TBT/ENQ/1-7.
5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT
In1996, theSecretariat provided technical assistance totheAsia-Pacific Economic
Co-operation (APEC) countries, theALADI countries, theSouth African region, andtothe
Mediterranean Members oftheIslamic Development Bank (IDB). Relevant information regarding
technical assistance iscontained indocuments G/TBT/W/26 andG/TBT/W/32.G/TBT/4
Page146. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 14
Dispute Request for
Consultations
(date of
circulation)Request toJoin
ConsultationsMutually Agreed
SolutionPanel
EstablishedPanel Report
AdoptedNotice ofappeal Appellate
Report
adopted
United States -Standards for
Reformulated and
Conventional GasolineVenezuela
2February 1995
(WT/DS2/1)10April 1995
(WT/DSB/M/3)20May 1996
(WT/DS2/9)United States
21February 1996
(WT/DS2/6 )20May
1996
(WT/DS2/9 )
Brazil
12April 1995
(WT/DS4/1)31May 1995
(WT/DSB/M/5)
Korea -Measures Concerning
theShelf-Life ofProductsUnited States
5May 1995
(WT/DS5/1)Canada
24May 1995
(WT/DS5/2)
Japan
9June 1995
(WT/DS5/4)31July1995
(WT/DS5/5 &Corr.1;
Add.1-5 &
Add.1/Rev.1 )
European Communities -
Trade Description ofScallopsCanada
24May 1995
(WT/DS7/1)Chile
9June 1995
(WT/DS7/2)
Iceland
9June 1995
(WT/DS7/3)
Japan
9June 1995
(WT/DS7/4)
Peru
12June 1995
(WT/DS7/5)19July1996
(WT/DS7/12)19July1995
(WT/DSB/M/6)G/TBT/4
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Consultations
(date of
circulation)Request toJoin
ConsultationsMutually Agreed
SolutionPanel
EstablishedPanel Report
AdoptedNotice ofappeal Appellate
Report
adopted
Peru
25July1995
(WT/DS12/1)Canada
9August 1995
(WT/DS12/3)
Chile
11August 1995
(WT/DS12/2 &Rev.1)
Japan
17August 1995
(WT/DS12/5)19July1996
(WT/DS12/12)11October 1995
(WT/DSB/M/8)
Chile
31July1995
(WT/DS14/1)Canada
7August 1995
(WT/DS14/2)
Peru
11August 1995
(WT/DS14/3)
Japan
17August 1995
(WT/DS14/4)19July1996
(WT/DS14/11)
Korea -Measures Concerning
Bottled WaterCanada
8November 1995
(WT/DS20/1)United States
30November 1995
(WT/DS20/2)
EC
14December 1995
(WT/DS20/4)6May 1996
(WT/DS20/6)G/TBT/4
Page16Dispute Request for
Consultations
(date of
circulation)Request toJoin
ConsultationsMutually Agreed
SolutionPanel
EstablishedPanel Report
AdoptedNotice ofappeal Appellate
Report
adopted
European Communities -
Measures Concerning Meat
andMeat Products
(Hormones)31January 1996
United States
(WT/DS26/1 )8February 1996
New Zealand
(WT/DS26/2)
9February 1996
Australia
(WT/DS26/3)
13February 1996
Canada
(WT/DS26/4)20May 1996
(WT/DSB/M/17)
Korea -Measures Concerning
Inspection ofAgricultural
Products31May 1996
United States
(WT/DS41/1)
European Communities -
Measures Affecting Livestock
andMeat (Hormones)8July1996
Canada
(WT/DS48/1)22July1996
Australia
(WT/DS48/2)
23July1996
United States
(WT/DS48/3)
23July1996
New Zealand
(WT/DS48/4)16October 1996
(WT/DSB/M/24)
Argentina -Measures
Affecting Imports of
Footwear, Textiles, Apparel
andOther Items15October 1996
United States
(WT/DS56/1)Hungary
21October 1996
(WT/DS56/2)
EC
25October 1996
(WT/DS56/3)G/TBT/4
Page17Dispute Request for
Consultations
(date of
circulation)Request toJoin
ConsultationsMutually Agreed
SolutionPanel
EstablishedPanel Report
AdoptedNotice ofappeal Appellate
Report
adopted
United States -Import
Prohibition ofCertain Shrimps
andShrimp ProductsPhilippines
25October 1996
(WT/DS61/1)Australia
13November 1996
(WT/DS61/2)
Japan
14November 1996
(WT/DS61/3)G/TBT/4
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7. CODE OFGOOD PRACTICE FOR THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND
APPLICATION OFSTANDARDS
Overall, since theentry intoforce oftheAgreement, 63standardizing bodies from
46Members haveadhered totheCode ofGood Practice. Notifications ofacceptance oftheCode
bystandardizing bodies arecontained indocuments G/TBT/CS/N/1-63. Document
G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.1 contains thecomplete listbyMember ofstandardizing bodies thathave
accepted theCode since 1January 1995.
In1996, 35standardizing bodies from 21Members accepted theCode. Alistby
Member ofallstandardizing bodies thathaveadhered totheCode in1996 isindocument
G/TBT/CS/1/Add.1/Rev.1.
Thesecond WTO TBTStandards Code Directory hasbeenpublished byISO/IEC
Information Centre inJanuary 1997.
8. WORKING AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING THE
CURRENT PERIOD
Document reference Date ofissue Title andcontent ofdocuments Number of
pages
G/TBT/W/18 26January 1996 Notifications made under theTokyo
Round Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade -Note bythe
Secretariat ontheObjectives and
Rationales stated intheNotifications4
G/TBT/W/19 7February 1996 Request forObserver Status bythe
Organization forEconomic
Co-operation andDevelopment1
G/TBT/W/20 20February 1996 Communication from theISOonits
Activities intheField ofQuality and
Environmental Standards25
G/TBT/W/21-
WT/CTE/W/2121February 1996 Communication from Canada onEco-
labelling5
G/TBT/W/22 15March 1996 Request forObserver Status bythe
United Nations Economic Commission
forEurope2
G/TBT/W/23 -
WT/CTE/W/2319March 1996 Eco-labelling Programmes -
Information provided byCanada,
Chile, Czech Republic, European
Communities, Norway andUnited
States regarding their national and
regional eco-labelling programmes20
G/TBT/W/24 4April 1996 Draft Minutes oftheMeeting heldon1
March 199622
G/TBT/W/25 3May 1996 Draft Notification Format under Article
10.72
G/TBT/W/26 14May 1996 Technical Assistance 2G/TBT/4
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Document reference Date ofissue Title andcontent ofdocuments Number of
pages
G/TBT/W/27 29May 1996 Reporting Procedures fortheSingapore
Ministerial Conference2
G/TBT/W/28 25June 1996 Communication from Mexico onthe
Publication ofits1996 National
Standardization Programme1
G/TBT/W/29 18June 1996 U.S. Proposal Regarding Further Work
onTransparency ofEco-Labelling2
G/TBT/W/30-
WT/CTE/W/3824July1996 Communication from Canada ona
Draft Decision onEco-Labelling
Programmes2
G/TBT/W/31 7August 1996 Draft Minutes oftheMeeting heldon
28June 199617
G/TBT/W/32 24September 1996 Draft Report oftheCommittee tothe
Singapore Ministerial Conference11
G/TBT/W/33 12November 1996 Draft Minutes oftheMeetings heldon
16and22October 19966
G/TBT/W/34 12November 1996 Request forObserver Status bythe
European Free Trade Association1
G/TBT/Spec/3 6February 1996 Distribution ofISOBulletin to
Members1
G/TBT/Spec/4 9December 1996 Technical Working Groups onISO/IEC
Guides Relating toArticles 5and6of
theAgreement -Communication bythe
Secretariat1