WTO COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
PROPOSALS RELATING TO THE MEETING ON PROCEDURES FOR
INFORMATION EXCHANGE HELD ON 14 SEPTMEBER 1998
At its informal meeting on 22 January 1999, the Committee requested the Secretariat to
compile and redraft the non-controversial proposals made relating to the Meeting on Procedures for
Information Exchange (held on 14 September 1998), taking into account the discussions held at the
Committee meeting on 20 November 1998 (G/TBT/M/14).  The Chairman had invited delegations to
further reflect on them, and suggested that the Committee revert back to them at its next meeting on
30-31 March.  Please note that all changes to existing decisions or recommendations of theCommittee as contained in document G/TBT/1/Rev .5, or new ones that are being proposed, have been
italicised for easier identification.
99-0911RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/SPEC/10
8 March 1999
(99-0911)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
DRAFT
PROPOSALS RELATING TO THE MEETING ON PROCEDURES FOR INFORMATION
EXCHANGE HELD ON 14 SEPTMEBER 1998
A. Proposal concerning the list of Enquiry Points (document G/TBT/ENQ/ )
1. The email addresses of enquiry points should be provided where available, in order to be
included in document G/TBT/ENQ/ .
B. Proposals concerning Point III on Notifica tion Procedures in Document G/TBT/1/Rev.5
2. Item 1 on Format and Guidelines, Decisions Item (iii), on page 11
- To replace "Article 2.10.1:  adopted technical regulations …" with "Article 2.10.1:  technical
regulations adopted for urgent problems…" .
- To replace "Article 3.2:  proposed or adopted technical regulations ..." with "Article 3.2:
proposed technical regulations or technical regulations adopted for urgent problems…" .
- To replace "Article 5.7.1:  adopted procedures for assessment of conformity …" with
"Article 5.7.1:  conformity assessment procedures adopted for urgent problems…" .
- To replace "Article 7.2: proposed or adopted procedures for assessment of conformity …"
with "Article 7.2:  proposed procedures for assessment of conformity or conformity
assessment procedures adopted for urgent problems …".
3. Item 4 on Translation of Documents Relating to Notifications and Address of Body Supplying
the Documents, Decision (c ), on page 16
"Members shall indicate under point 11 of th e WTO TBT notification form the exact address,
where available,  email address , telephone and fax numbers of the body responsible for supplying the
relevant documents if that body is not the enquiry point."
4.  Point (v) of the table on page 12:
Currently reads: "Title of the proposed or adopted of the notified document technical
regulation or procedures for assessment of conformity.  Number of pages in the notified document.
The language(s) in which notified documents are available."G/TBT/SPEC/10
Page 2
To read:  " Title of the proposed or adopted technical regulation or procedure for the
assessment of conformity  that is notified .  Number of pages in the notified document.  The language(s)
in which notified documents are available.  If a translation of the document is planned, this should be
indicated.  If a translated summary is available, this too should be indicated ."
5. Item 5 on Processing Requests for Documentation on page 16
Recommendation (b):
"Any requests for documentation should be processed if possible within five working days.  If
a delay in supplying the documentation requested is  foreseen, this should be acknowledged to the
requester , along with an estimate of when the documents can be provided. "
6. New Recommendations (c) and (d) under Item 5 on page 16
"(c) Email requests for documentation should  include name, organization, address, telephone
and fax numbers, and email address in the request;  and
(d) Electronic delivery of documentation is encouraged and requests should indicate whether
an electronic version or hard copy is desired".
C. Proposals concerning Point IV on Proce dures for Information Exchange in Document
G/TBT/1/Rev.5
7. Item 2 on Booklets on Enquiry Points, Recommendation (b)(i)on page 19
Replacing "Objective, name, and address of WTO TBT enquiry point(s)", with "Objective,
name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email and internet addresses, if available, of
WTO TBT enquiry point(s)" .
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