G/TBT/GEN/360  
 
13 septembre  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 21-23 juin  2023 au titre du point 5 de l'ordre du jour (Renseignements actualisés 
présentés par les observateurs ).1 
 
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1. ISO would like to thank the WTO TBT for the opportunity to provide an update on ISO 
activities. ISO attended the Second International Negotiating Committee (INC -2) to develop an 
international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, which took plac e in Paris from 29 May 
to 2 June 2023. ISO's written submissions to the INC are available on the INC-1 and INC-2 websites. 
ISO also continues to participate in the WTO Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and has published research 
into how s tandards can help tackle plastic pollution, available at: iso.org/plasticpollution . 
 
2. ISO is actively preparing its participation in UNFCCC COP28 and attended the Bonn Climate 
Conference in June 2023. The ISO National Climate Champions Network has been meeting on a 
monthly basis since February 2023, bringing together ISO Members to help standards meet global 
needs around climate action.  
 
3. The ISO Standards and Public  Policy Toolkit will be launched at the ISO Annual Meeting in 
September 2023. It was developed to support collaboration between policymakers, regulators and 
national standards bodies in using international standards (including conformity assessment 
standar ds) in preparing, adopting and applying policy and technical regulations.  
 
Over the next year, the ISO Standards and Public Policy toolkit will be supplemented by policy briefs 
that ISO members can use in their engagement with policymakers and regulators i n key sectors to 
highlight the benefits of using standards, how standards are being used in this area in combination 
with other policy levers, the key standards for the sector, and how to get involved in the standards 
development process to make sure that future standards meet their policy and regulatory needs.  
 
4. The ISO Annual Meeting 2023 will take place on 18 -22 September in Brisbane. It offers a 
unique opportunity  to engage in timely discussion on emerging trends and challenges  related 
to International S tandards and their role in achieving the global sustainable development 
agenda .  The week -long programme  is shaped under the theme "Meeting global needs " and 
features an inspiring series of virtual, hybrid and in -person  sessions and workshops. Open to 
anyone  with an interest in standardization and eager to engage in forward -looking dialogue , the 
ISO Annual Meeting provides a platform for participants to hear and share insights with global 
stakeholders  - from the ISO comm unity, civil society, international organizations and the private 
sector, as well as policy makers, academics and young professionals.   
 
Register now on annualmeeting.iso.org  to participate in virtual sessions exploring how standards 
can help address the most pressing challenges facing our planet today.   
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1 Dans la langue originale seulement .