G/TBT/GEN/350  
31 mars 2023 
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Comité des obstacles techniques au commerce  Original:  anglais  
 
  
RENSEIGNEMENTS ACTUALISÉS PRÉSENTÉS PAR L'ISO AU COMITÉ OTC  
RENSEIGNEMENTS COMMUNIQUÉS PAR L'ORGANISATION  
INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION (ISO)  
Le présent document contient les renseignements communiqués par l' ISO à la réunion du 
Comité  OTC des 8 -10 mars 2023 au titre du point 5 de l'ordre du jour (Renseignements actualisés 
présentés par les observateurs) .1 
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1.1.  ISO would like to thank the WTO TBT for the opportunity to provide an update on ISO activi ties. 
1.2.  The implementation of the ISO Strategy 2030  (approved at beginning of 2021) is well 
progressing . The rolling implementation plan and the measurement framework are constantly 
adapted to better support the achievement of its goals and priorities to help us reach our vision and 
mission.  
1.3.  A revision of the measurement framework has been approved by the ISO Council Standing 
Committee on Strategy and Policy (CSC/SP) in November 2022 and submitt ed to Council for 
information in February 2023 . Additionally, a survey has been launched to all members to kick off 
the "light-touch " strategy review process, followed by a Council workshop which took place in 
February 2023 . A dedicated task force composed  by Council members is in charge of reviewing the 
Council workshop output as well as the survey results, and proposing recommended changes to 
Council at their meeting in June 2023.  
1.4.  ISO is participating actively in the WTO Dialogue for Plastic Pollution and  the International 
Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic 
pollution, including in the marine environment . ISO's written submissions to the latter process are 
available on the INC-1 and INC-2 websites.  
1.5.  ISO's Climate Action con tinues to gain momentum . ISO had its biggest -ever presence at a 
UNFCCC COP at COP27 in Egypt in 2022, during which the ISO Net Zero Guidelines  were launched . 
In 2023, ISO will participate in the Bonn Climate Chan ge Conference, Climate Week and COP28 . In 
addition, ISO has launched the ISO National Climate Champions Network, bringing together ISO 
Members from around the world to collaborate specifically on the topic of climate action . The first 
meeting took place on  28th February.  
1.6.  Each year, ISO/CS conducts a needs assessment survey to understand the technical assistance 
and capacity -building priorities of developing country members and their stakeholders . The survey 
is a core component of the capacity building progr amme cycle and guides the design and the delivery 
of the annual work plan.  
1.7.  The first survey under the Action Plan for developing countries 2021 -2025 was completed by 
81% of developing country members and 79 % of members from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) . 
Results indicated a need for capacity -building support to fully benefit from standards in several key 
areas under the 3 -P framework ( People, Planet and Prosperity) , such as to facilitate trade (e.g., 
confo rmity assessment), and in critical sustainability -related areas linked to climate change and 
 
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  energy management . In response to the needs expressed by ISO members, the 
Standards4Sustainability programme was initiated, focusing on knowledge transfer and skil ls on 
specific ISO standards in each of the three pillars of the 3 -P framework, ranging from the basic level 
to advanced level training.  
1.8.  A second needs assessment survey was launched in late 2022 to confirm the results from the 
previous year and to determine if new needs had emerged . The results of this survey are currently 
being analysed by the ISO Capacity Building Unit.  
 
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