G/TBT/2/Add.112  
 
17 March 2014  
(14-1653)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
COMMUNICATION FROM TAJIKISTAN 
Addendum 
The following statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade has 
been received from Tajikistan. 
  
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1  RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
1.1.  In Tajikistan, the Law of the Republic of Ta jikistan "On technical regulation" is the legal basis 
for the application of technical regulations, which came into force on 1 January 2010. This law 
reflects the provisions of the TBT Agreement releva nt to the development and adoption of national 
technical regulations and regulates relations ar ising during the development, approval and 
implementation of mandatory requirements for products and related processes. And also, the 
principle of the Law of Tajikistan "On technical regulation" is based on proportionality and non-discrimination in international trade. 
1.2.  By the Order of the Government of Ta jikistan from 2 May 2013, No. 42-r - Development 
programme of technical regulations for the years 2013-2014 was approved, providing for the 
development of eight technical regulations. The programme is posted on the website http://www.standard.tj/ru/ . Each developing plan of technical regulations will be published on the 
website of Tajikstandard and in other mass media. 
1.3.  The Law of Tajikistan "On Standardization"  in the new edition was accepted as No. 668 from 
29 December 2010, which complies with the provisions of TBT Agreement regarding the 
development and adoption by consensus of the st ate standards, which are voluntary. The process 
of consideration of draft standards is in  line with the Code of Good Practice. 
1.4.  For the purpose of implementation of th e Law of Tajikistan "On Standardization", the 
Resolution of the Government of Tajikistan from 2 November 2011 approved the Procedure for 
establishing and maintaining of the Public Fund  of Standards, developed and submitted by the 
Agency of Tajikstandard. This Fund contains the te xts of operating in Tajikistan of international, 
interstate and state standards and is a source for information and documents, and functioning of 
the National Enquiry Point on TBT organized on the basis of the Agency Tajikstandard. 
1.5.  In order to ensure the provisions of the WTO TBT Agreement regarding the development, 
adoption and application of conformity asse ssment procedures, the Law of Tajikistan "On 
conformity assessment" No.759 from 2 August 2011 was passed in accordance with international 
standards, including the TBT Agreement. In pa rticular, Article 19 of the Act provides the 
conformity assessment procedure which complies wi th Articles 5, 6, 7 of the TBT Agreement. G/TBT/2/Add.112 
 
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  1.6.  The list of goods liable to obligatory certification, which is approved by the Government of 
Tajikistan is No.310 from 6 June 2012, developed in accordance with WTO requirements and legal regulatory acts of Tajikistan, which are harmonized with international requirements. 
1.7.  The development of a Procedure for utilizat ion and destruction of food products, materials 
and items that do not comply with the technical regulations is included in the state register No. 
201 of the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan. Th is procedure is developed on the basis of the 
requirements of Article 19 of the Law of Tajikistan "On Food Safety" and establishes a procedure of 
utilization and destruction of food products, ma terials and items, the consumption of which is 
unsafe, as well as the usage of which is dangerous to human life and health, flora and fauna and environmental pollution. It was developed and appr oved by the Resolution of the Government of 
Tajikistan (No. 512 from 2 October 2012) "State Program of Quality" for 2013-2015.  
1.8.  The programme is designed to enhance the competitiveness of goods manufactured in 
Tajikistan in the international market. The state program also provides harmonization of existing technical regulatory acts and documents with the requirements of international standards. 
1.9.  The current programme includes measures to  implement the concept of energy security to 
establish requirements for the use of energy reso urces, the creation of energy conservation and 
rationing of energy consumption for the specific types of products. 
1.10.  In order to create a uniform market protection and consumer (users) protection system 
from unsafe products, activities of the State programme include the development of technical 
regulations and regulatory acts and documents, and the creation of collection system and exchange of information on products hazardous to human life and health and the environment. 
1.11.  Other national legislative acts of the Republic of Tajikistan: 
 Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On the safety of food products"; 
 Law of the Republic of Tajikistan No. 671 from 29 December 2010 "On Food Security"; 
 Law of the Republic of Tajikistan No. 760 from 2 August 2011, "On Environmental 
Protection"; 
 Law of the Republic of Tajikistan No. 72 from 9 December 2004, "On Protection of 
Consumers"; 
 Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On External Trade Activities"; 
 Law of the Republic of Tajikistan No. 674 from 29 December 2010 "On Veterinary"; 
 Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Plant Quarantine", No. 498 from 29 March 2009; 
 Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Energy Saving"; 
 Resolution of the Government of the Republic of  Tajikistan "On adoption of action plan on 
simplification of the administrative barriers to export and import of goods" No. 487 from  
1 October 2008. 
2  TRANSPARENCY 2.1.  The Ministry of Economic Development and Tr ade of the Republic of Tajikistan is responsible 
for the implementation of obligations of the Repu blic of Tajikistan under the WTO Agreement. The 
contact address is:  
  Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan  
37 Bokhtar Street 
Dushanbe734002 
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  Tel: +(992-37) 227-88-57 
Fax: +(992-37) 227-88-57 Email: info@medt.tj  
 
2.2.  The Agency of Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection (Tajikstandart) 
under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan  of Tajikistan is the National Enquiry Point for 
Tajikistan. The contact address is: 
The Agency of Standardization, Metrology, Cert ification and Trade Inspection (Tajikstandart) 
under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan  42/2 N. Karabaeva street Dushanbe, 734018 
Republic of Tajikistan  
Tel: (+992 37) 233-68-69, Fax (+992 37) 234-1933  
Email: info@standard.tj  
Website: www.standard.tj   
 
 
 
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