WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/31 
2 March 2012 
 (12-1178) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
  
 
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND 
OPERATION OF THE TBT AGREEMENT 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
 
1. The WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to  Trade (the Committee) will conduct its 
Seventeenth Annual Review of the Implementa tion and Operation of the WTO Agreement on 
Technical Barriers to Trade (the TBT Agreemen t) under Article 15.3 at its next meeting on 
20-22 March 2012.  This document c ontains information on developm ents in the Committee relating 
to the implementation and operation of the TBT Ag reement from 1 January to 31 December 2011.  
 
I.  MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE .................................................................................... 2  
II.  MECHANISMS FOR REVIEW OF TBT MEASURES ....................................................... 3  
A.  NOTIFICATIONS  ........................................................................................................................... 3  
B.  SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS  ....................................................................................................... 6  
C.  THE TBT  INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM  .................................................................... 11  
III. DISPUTES INVOLVING PROVISIONS OF THE TBT AGREEMENT ......................... 11  
IV.  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ................................................................................................ 11  
ANNEXES ....................................................................................................................... ..................... 14  
A.  NOTIFICATIONS MADE BY MEMBERS AND BY RELEVANT ARTICLES OF THE 
AGREEMENT IN 2011  AND SINCE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT  ..................... 14  
B.  OBSERVATION OF THE RECOMMENDED COMMENT PERIOD BY MEMBERS IN 2011 ................. 20  
C.  NEW SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS RAISED IN 2011 .................................................................. 23  
 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the position of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. G/TBT/31 
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  I. MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE 
2. The Committee, pursuant to Article 13.1 of  the TBT Agreement and to the Rules of 
Procedure, elected Ms Denise Pereira (Singapor e) as its Chairperson for the year 2011-2012. 
3. Three meetings were held in 2011 (24-25 March, 15-16 June and 10-11 November 2011).
2  At 
these meetings, the Committee's attention was drawn to new or revised statements on implementation 
and administration of the Agreement, submitted under Article 15.2.  In 2011, three Members 
submitted a new statement under Article 15.2, while fi ve issued revisions to existing statements, and 
one issued a supplement to its statement.3   
4. Seventy-six specific trade concerns, forty-four of which were new concerns, were brought to 
the attention of the Committee with regard to the potential adverse trade effects of the measures, or 
possible inconsistency with the Agreement.4  Information on specific trade concerns is available 
through the TBT Information Management System (TBT IMS).5 
5. During the reporting period, the Committee c ontinued the exchange of experiences on 
recommendations agreed at the Fifth Triennial Revi ew of the Operation and Implementation of the 
Agreement under Article 15.4, concluded on 6 N ovember 2009 (G/TBT/26), namely: good regulatory 
practice, conformity assessment procedures, st andards, transparency, technical assistance and 
operation of the Committee.  At its meeting on 24-25 March 2011, the Committee adopted the 
Sixteenth Annual Review of the Implementation a nd Operation of the TBT Agreement under Article 
15.3 (G/TBT/29).  At the same meeting, the Comm ittee carried out the Sixteenth Annual Review of 
the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adop tion and Application of Standards ("the Code").  
This work was based on the following background documen ts:  a list of standardizing bodies that have 
accepted the Code in the period under review (G/T BT/CS/1/Add.16), a list of standardizing bodies 
that have accepted the Code since 1 January 1995 (G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.18) and the Sixteenth Edition of 
the WTO TBT Standards Code Directory prep ared by the ISO/IEC Information Centre. 
6. During the reporting period, a Workshop on Regulatory Cooperation Between Members was 
held on 8-9 November 2011.  The Workshop was or ganized pursuant to the mandate in the Fifth 
Triennial Review of the TBT Agreement.  Funding  for the participation of a limited number of 
officials from developing countries and Least-developed countries (LDCs) was provided by the Institute for Training and Technical Co-operation, through the Global Trust Fund.  The report of this 
Workshop is contained in document G/TBT/W/348. 
7. During 2011, representatives of the Codex, IS O, IEC, UNECE, ITC, OIML, ITU and WHO 
updated the Committee on activities relevant to the work of the TBT Committee, including on 
technical assistance.
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2 G/TBT/M/53-55. 
3 The full list of statements of Members having submitted a statement on implementation and 
administration of the TBT Agreement under Article 15.2 (since January 1995) is contained in document G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.10.  The new statements were re ceived from Kuwait (G/TBT/2/Add.105), Zambia  
(G/TBT/2/Add.106) and Mozambique (G/TBT/2/Add.107). Cuba (G/TBT/2/Add.13/Rev.1), Croatia 
(G/TBT/2/Add.73/Rev.1), Ukraine (G /TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.1), Georgia (G/TBT/2/Add.81/Rev.1) and Turkey 
(G/TBT/2/Add.33/Rev.1) submitted revisions, and Israel (G/TBT/2/Add.72/Suppl.1) submitted a supplement to 
their statements. 
4 http://tbtims.wto.org/  
5 http://tbtimsadmin/web/pages/search/stc/Search.aspx   
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  II. MECHANISMS FOR REVIEW OF TBT MEASURES7 
A. NOTIFICATIONS  
1. Technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures 
8. In 2011, Members submitted 1,217 new notifications (including revisions) of technical 
regulations and conformity assessment pro cedures along with 544 addendum/corrigenda to 
notifications.  Since the entry into force of th e Agreement on 1 January 1995, up to 31 December 
2011, 14,194  notifications and 2,575 addenda/corrigenda to these notifications have been made by 
113 Members. 
Figure 1:  Number of TBT Notifications since 1995 
 
 
Figure 2:  Notifications in 2011 by Article8 
 
                                                      
7 The data for the graphs in this section are drawn from the TBT IMS, more detail is contained in 
Annexes A and B.  
8 Notifications may refer to multiple articles. G/TBT/31 
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9. Among the 1,217 notifications received in 2011, the following objectives were mentioned by 
Members:  protection of human health or saf ety; prevention of deceptive practices; quality 
requirements;  protection of the environment;  adop tion of new technology;  protection of animal or 
plant life or health;  harmonization;  consumer information and labelling;  cost saving and increasing 
productivity;  trade facilitation;  and national security requirements (See Table 1). 
Table 1:  Notifications in 2011 by Objective
9 
OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALES NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THE 
OBJECTIVE WAS MENTIONED AS THE 
FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD OBJECTIVE 
IN THE NOTIFICATI ONS RECEIVED IN 
2011   
Protection of human health or safety 782 
Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection 253 
Protection of environment 188 
Quality requirements 154 
Consumer information, labelling 112 
Harmonization 44 
Lowering or removal of trade barriers 41 
Adoption of new domestic law and 
technology 32 
Others 23 
Protection of animal or plant life or 
health 22 
National security requirements 15 
Trade facilitation 15 
Cost saving and increasing 
productivity 7 
Not specified 1 
Total 1684 
 
10. In 1995, the Committee recommended that the normal time-limit for presentation of 
comments on notified technical regulations and c onformity assessment procedures should be 60 days.  
Moreover, it was recommended that any Member able to provide more than 60 days, such as 90 days, 
was encouraged to do so.10  In 2011, Members allowed an average of 58.2 days for comments in the 
1,126 cases where they specified a comment period.  In total, 91 notifications did not specify a comment period, stated it as non-applicable, or had a comment period which had lapsed.  Figure 3 shows the average time allo wed for comments since 1995. 
                                                      
9 467 notifications referred to two or more objectives. 
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  Figure 3: Average Number of Days Allowed for Comments since 199511 
 
2. Notifications under the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and 
Application of Standards ("the Code") 
11. In 2011, there were no notifications of acceptanc e of the Code.  However, Japan notified the 
withdrawal of the Japan Fair Trade Commission.  Since the entry into for ce of the Agreement and 
through December 2011, 162 standardizing bodies from 122 Members have adhered to the Code.12   
Document G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.18 contains a list, by Member, of standardizing bodies that have 
accepted the Code since 1 January 1995 through D ecember 2011.  The ISO/IEC Information Centre 
has prepared the Sixteenth Edition of the WTO TBT Standards Code Directory13 which lists all 
standardizing bodies that have notified their acceptance of the Code.  
3. Notifications under Article 10.7 
12. In 2011, Mexico notified under Article 10.7 an agreement with the United States on 
recognition for the Conformity Assessment for Teleco mmunications Equipment.  Since the entry into 
force of the TBT Agreement, Members have s ubmitted 127 notifications under Article 10.7 along 
with 6 corrigenda to these.  
                                                      
11 Figures based only on notifications that specify a comment period. Figures do not take into account 
notifications, where the comment period was not specified, stated as non-applicable, or had lapsed at the time of 
circulation.  
12 Notifications of acceptance of the Code by stan dardizing bodies of Members are contained in 
documents G/TBT/CS/N/1-179.  A list of   standardizing bodies having accepted the Code  in 2009 is contained 
in document G/TBT/CS/1/Add.16.  In addition, stan dardizing bodies from nine WTO observers - Algeria 
(2003), Azerbaijan ( 2009), Belarus (2001), Bosnia and Herzeg ovina (1997), Kazakhs tan (2006), Lebanon 
(2008), Libya (2009), Montenegro (2007) and Serbia (2005) - have already notified to the ISO/IEC Information 
Centre their acceptance of the Code.    
13 http://www.standardsinf o.net/info/inttrade.html . 
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  B. S
PECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS  
13. Since its first meeting, Members have used the TBT Committee as a forum to discuss issues 
related to specific measures (technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures) 
maintained by other Members.  These are referred to  as "specific trade concerns" and relate variously 
either to proposed measures notified to the TB T Committee in accordance with the notification 
requirements in the Agreement, or to measures curren tly in force.  Committee meetings, or informal 
discussions between Members held in the margins of  such meetings, afford Members opportunity to 
review trade concerns in a bilateral or multilateral setting and to seek further clarification.  Members 
regularly discuss follow-up in the Committee.  In 2 011, 76 specific trade concerns were raised (see 
Annex C). The following figures provide information on the 330 concerns raised to date.   
1. Types and Number of Specific Trade Concerns Raised 
14. In 2011, 44 new concerns were raised and 32  previously raised concerns were adressed. 
Figure 4 illustrates the number of specific trade concerns discussed each year since 1995.14  
 
Figure 4: Number of specific trade concerns raised per year 
 
15. In discussions at the Committee between 1995 - 2011, the most frequently invoked concerns 
were those relating to the need for more informati on, or clarification about the measure at issue.  
Concerns relating to the avoidance of unnecessary barri ers to trade and to lack of transparency are 
also frequent. 
                                                      
14 More detail on specific trade concerns raised in the TBT Committee is av ailable on the TBTIMS 
platform ( http://tbtims.wto.org ). 
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  Figure 5: Types of concerns raised in 1995 - 201115 
 
16. In 2011 alone, the types of concerns that were mo st frequently raised were  similar to previous 
years. However, concerns regarding the use of in ternational standards were raised slightly more 
frequently.  
Figure 6: Types of concerns raised in 2011 
 
 
17. About 70 per cent of the measures discussed  in the Committee have been notified.16  
Committee.  Among those notified, measures that are technical regulations (Article 2.9.2) have the 
largest share (Figure 7).17  
                                                      
15 For each specific trade concern covered there may be  more than one type of concern raised. 'Other 
Issues' that have been raised include, inter alia , "complexity", "lack of scientif ic evidence", and "intellectual 
property".  'Time to adapt,  "reasonable interval"' refers to the period between the publication of technical 
regulations and conformity assessment procedures, and their entry into force. 
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  Figure 7: Specific trade concerns relating to measures that have been notified 
 
 
 
2. Stated Objectives 
18. Members whose measures are raised as specific trade concerns provide clarification on the 
objectives of the measures through discussion in the Comm ittee; frequently the objective is also stated 
in the notification of the measure.  The most commonly stated objectives of the measures discussed 
relate to health and safety, and the protection of th e environment.  The category 'other' covers a wide 
range of stated objectives including: consumer protect ion, consumer information, fair trade and trade 
facilitation.  A significant number of trade concerns  where no notification of the measure has been 
made to the TBT Committee, and where the objective is not readily apparent from discussions, have 
been classified as "not specified". 
Figure 8: Stated objectives for the measures in 1995 - 201118 
 
 
19. For the measures raised in 2011, the protection of  human health and safety continued to be the 
dominating objective.  Moreover, in contrast long- term average, in 2011 there were more measures 
                                                                                                                                                                     
16 Five concerns discussed in the TBT Committee were also notified to the SPS Committee. 
17 Some measures have been notified both as technical regulations and conformity assessment 
procedures. 
18 For each specific trade concern there may be more than one stated objective. 
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  that addressed consumer information and labelling th an protection of the environment, prevention of 
deceptive practices and other objectives.  
Figure 9: Stated objectives for the measures in 2011 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
3. Distribution of Measures by Member 
20. By and large, the distribution of measures s ubject to discussion in the Committee reflects an 
even regional spread across the WTO membership, with the exceptions of Africa and Caribbean 
countries.19  No measures maintained by LDCs ha ve been raised in the TBT Committee. 
Figure 10: Regional distribution of measures raised for discussion20 
 
 
                                                      
19 In other words, there have been very few or no concerns raised against mesures maintained by 
country in these regions. However, in 2011, two new concerns were raised against African countries, one 
against Kenya, and one against South Africa. 
20 The information presented uses the following format: Region, (Number of WTO Members), 
Measures subject to discussion, per cent of  total measures subject to discussion.  
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21. Figure 11 illustrates how frequently concerns w ith one particular measure are raised in 
Committee meetings.  Most (62 per cent) specific trad e concerns have been raised once or twice.  
Some, however (13 per cent), have been raised more  than five times, and, amongst these, several have 
been on the agenda for a number of years. 
Figure 11: The number of meetings at which the same concern is raised 
 
 
22. Measures maintained by the Eur opean Union, China and the Un ited States have been most 
frequently raised for discussion in the Committee (Figure 12). 
Figure 12: Members whose measures have been most frequently discussed 
 
 
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  C. THE TBT  INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM  
23. The TBT Information Management System (IMS)21 is a publicly-available online database 
system that allows users to search and access in formation on TBT notifications and specific trade 
concerns.  It also includes information on TB T enquiry points and Members' Statements on 
Implementation and Administration of the TBT Agr eement under Article 15.2.  TBT notifications can 
also be accessed through Documents Online.22   Users can extract data from the TBT IMS through the 
"Custom Reporting" function (in excel format),23 and it is also possible to extract a series of 
"Predefined Reports".24  The IMS is currently undergoing e nhancements and futher developments 
including with respect to on-line submission of notificaitons. 
III. DISPUTES INVOLVING PROVISIO NS OF THE TBT AGREEMENT  
24. During the review period, three panel reports ha ve been circulated that are of particular 
relevance to the TBT Agreement: 
(a) United States of America — Measures Aff ecting the Production and Sale of Clove 
Cigarettes (Complainant: Indonesia).  The panel report was circulated on 
2 September 2011, and was appealed by the United States on 5 January 2012.25 
(b) United States — Certain Country of Origin Labelling (Cool) Requirements 
(Complainants: Canada and Mexico).  The panel report was circulated on 
18 November 2011.  It has not yet been adopted or appealed.26  
(c) United States — Measures Concerning the Im portation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna 
and Tuna Products (Complaint: Mexico).  The panel report was circulated on 15 
September 2011, and was appealed by the United States on 20 January 2012.27  
25. In addition to the above mentioned disputes, si nce the entry into force of the Agreement, 
some 41 other cases cited the TBT Agreement in thei r request for consultations.  A full listing of the 
cases relevant to the TBT Agreement together w ith more detail on these disputes can be found on the 
WTO website under "Disputes by Agreement".28  
IV. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  
(i) Advanced Course on the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
26. A two-week Specialized Course on the TBT Ag reement was held in Geneva on 6-17 June 
2011. The 26 selected participants in this adva nced TBT activity were government officials from 
                                                      
21 See http://tbtims.wto.org/   
22 See http://docsonline.wto.org/gen_home.asp?language=1&_=1   
23 See http://tbtims.wto.org/web/pages/report/custom/Report.aspx   
24 These predfined reports can be used to extract:  lists of Enquiry Points; list of Statements Under 
Article 15.2;  list of Members' Publications in Re lation to Technical Regulations, Conformity Assessment 
Procedures and Standards (in Publications); list of Standardizing Bodies, and Monthly Notification Summaries.   
25 For more detail, see: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds406_e.htm . 
26 For more detail, see: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop _e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds384_e.htm  (complaint 
by Canada) and http://www.wto.org/english/trato p_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds384_e.htm  (complaint by Mexico). 
27 For more detail, see: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds381_e.htm . 
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  developing and least-developed WTO Members and Observers.
29  The course was designed to 
promote a greater understanding of the TBT Agreemen t and to help participants identify concrete 
initiatives to deal with implementation challenges.  The Course comprised of a series of sessions and 
practical exercises related to the implementation of the Agreement.  Participan ts also debated various 
TBT-relevant issues currently being discussed in the TBT Committee.   
(ii) Geneva-based Workshop 
27. Pursuant to the mandate in the Fifth Trie nnial Review of the TBT Committee, the TBT 
Committee held a Workshop on Regulatory Cooper ation between Members on 8-9 November 2011. 
Over 130 TBT Officials attended. Participation of thirty-three developing country TBT officials was 
sponsored by the WTO through the DDA Global Trust Fund. The Workshop provided an opportunity 
for Members to share experiences and informati on on challenges and opportunities in regulatory 
cooperation, including the role of the WTO TB T Committee in promoting regulatory cooperation.30 
(iii) Regional Workshops 
28. In 2011, the Secretariat organized two regional workshops.  The first was held in Doha, Qatar 
from 5-7 April 2011.  The programme of this workshop was designed to assist participating 
economies from the region to consolidate knowledge  of the principles and disciplines of the TBT 
Agreement.  The second regional workshop was held in Vienna, Austria, from 24-28 October 2011.  
This workshop was designed to assist economies from Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and 
the Caucasus to improve understanding of the prin ciples and disciplines of the Agreement and its 
application.   
(iv) National Workshops 
29. In response to requests received from individua l Members, workshops were held in Chile, 
Costa Rica, Burundi, Serbia, Qatar, and Nicaragua during 2011.  These workshops aimed at promoting a better understanding of the TBT Agreemen t and at addressing issues of specific interest 
to these Members.   
(v) Trade Policy Courses 
30. TBT training was also provided in the trade po licy courses organized by the WTO Secretariat, 
both Geneva-based and regional.  Training sessions on the TBT Agreement were organized in the 
trade policy course held in Geneva on 24 February 2011, and in the regional trade policy courses held 
in Swaziland (for English-speaking African count ries from 12-14 July 2011), India (for Asia and 
Pacific countries from 12-14 October 2011), and  Benin (for French-speaking African countries from 17-18 October 2011).  
(vi) E-Learning 
31. In 2011, 231 participants from 45 WTO Memb ers and Observers successfully completed TBT 
e-training courses.  The TBT-online course is addr essed to government officials from Members and 
                                                      
29 Participants were from: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Be larus, Brasil, China, Fe deral Democratic Republic 
of Nepal, Georgia, Guatemala, Jamaica, Kenya, Mala wi, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Peru, 
Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.   
30 The report of this workshop is contained in G/TBT/W/348.  G/TBT/31 
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  Observers and covers all aspects of the TBT Ag reement. As of 2011, the TBT on-line course is 
available throughout the year in all three languages.31   
  
                                                      
31 While the WTO E-Learning material is freely ava ilable in the WTO E-Learning website, participants 
have to register and submit a nomina tion form in order to participate in a monitored course, access the module 
exams and obtain a WTO certificate.  More information can be obtained at: http://etraining.wto.org/  . G/TBT/31 
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  ANNEXES 
 
A. N
OTIFICATIONS MADE BY MEMBERS AND BY RELEVANT ARTICLES OF THE AGREEMENT IN 
2011  AND SINCE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT  
Members  Number of 
notifications 
made in 2011 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified  Total number 
of notifications 
made since 
1995
Albania 6  6 0 0 1 0 0 0 48 
Angola 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Antigua and 
Barbuda 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Argentina 7  7 0 0 1 0 0 0 321 
Armenia 3  3 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 
Australia 5  5 0 0 0 0 0 0 168 
Austria 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 
Bahrain 39  38 1 0 0 0 0 0 258 
Bangladesh 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Barbados 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 
Belgium 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208 
Belize 4  4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 
Benin 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
Bolivarian 
Republic of 
Venezuela 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 
Bolivia, 
Plurinational 
State of  0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 
Botswana 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
Brazil 39  25 2 0 17 0 0 0 569 
Brunei 
Darussalam 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
Bulgaria 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Burkina Faso 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Burundi 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Cambodia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3  G/TBT/31 
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  Members  Number of 
notifications 
made in 2011 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified  Total number 
of notifications 
made since 
1995
Cameroon 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 
Canada 32  31 1 0 17 0 0 0 503 
Cape Verde 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Central 
African 
Republic 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 
Chad 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Chile 31  17 0 0 15 0 0 0 255 
China 90  82 0 0 8 0 0 0 862 
Colombia 9  8 0 0 5 0 0 0 208 
Congo 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Costa Rica 21  19 0 0 0 0 0 2 138 
Côte d'Ivoire 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Croatia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 
Cuba 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 
Cyprus 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Czech 
Republic 13  13 0 0 0 0 0 0 268 
Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Denmark 3  3 0 0 0 0 0 0 243 
Djibouti 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Dominica 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 
Dominican 
Republic 47  40 0 0 6 0 0 1 147 
Ecuador 16  15 0 0 1 0 0 0 81 
Egypt 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 
El Salvador 8  8 0 0 2 0 0 0 209 
Estonia 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 
European 
Union 65  63 0 0 13 0 0 0 610 G/TBT/31 
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  Members  Number of 
notifications 
made in 2011 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified  Total number 
of notifications 
made since 
1995
Fiji 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Finland 3  3 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 
Former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 
France 13  13 0 0 0 0 0 0 197 
Gabon 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Gambia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Georgia 11  0 11 0 0 0 0 0 47 
Germany 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 
Ghana 1  1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 
Greece 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Grenada 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 
Guatemala 6  6 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 
Guinea 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Guinea 
Bissau 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Guyana 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 
Haiti 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Honduras 6  6 0 0 1 0 0 0 69 
Hong Kong, 
China 3  1 0 0 2 0 0 0 71 
Hungary 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 
Iceland 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
India 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 
Indonesia 4  3 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 
Ireland 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Israel 59  59 0 0 0 0 0 0 597 
Italy 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23  G/TBT/31 
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  Members  Number of 
notifications 
made in 2011 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified  Total number 
of notifications 
made since 
1995
Jamaica 5  5 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 
Japan 27  27 0 0 3 0 0 0 610 
Jordan 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 
Kenya 38  36 1 0 1 1 0 0 303 
Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia 59  58 1 0 0 0 0 0 262 
Korea, 
Republic of 47  43 0 0 19 1 0 0 444 
Kuwait 68  68 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 
Kyrgyz 
Republic 9  8 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 
Latvia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 
Lesotho 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Liechtenstein 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Lithuania 1  1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 
Luxembourg 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Macao, 
China 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 
Madagascar 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Malawi 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Malaysia 9  9 0 0 3 0 0 0 189 
Maldives 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Mali 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Malta 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Mauritania 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Mauritius 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
Mexico 19  19 0 0 0 0 0 0 404 
Moldova 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 
Mongolia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 
Morocco 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 G/TBT/31 
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  Members  Number of 
notifications 
made in 2011 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified  Total number 
of notifications 
made since 
1995
Mozambique 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Myanmar 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Namibia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Nepal 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Netherlands 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 619 
New Zealand 5  5 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 
Nicaragua 5  5 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 
Niger 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Nigeria 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Norway 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 
Oman 27  27 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 
Pakistan 6  6 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 
Panama 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 
Papua New 
Guinea 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Paraguay 20  15 4 0 4 0 0 0 52 
Peru 8  7 1 0 0 1 0 0 41 
Philippines 29  26 3 0 0 0 0 0 214 
Poland 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 
Portugal 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Qatar 44  44 0 0 0 0 0 0 261 
Romania 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 
Rwanda 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 
Saint Kitts 
and Nevis 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Saint Lucia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 
Saint 
Vincent and 
the 
Grenadines 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13  G/TBT/31 
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  Members  Number of 
notifications 
made in 2011 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified  Total number 
of notifications 
made since 
1995
Senegal 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 
Sierra Leone 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Singapore 3  2 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 
Slovak 
Republic 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 
Slovenia 3  3 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 
Solomon 
Islands 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
South Africa 15  15 0 0 0 0 0 0 193 
Spain 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 
Sri Lanka 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 
Suriname 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Swaziland 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Sweden 12  12 0 0 1 0 0 0 209 
Switzerland 10  9 0 0 1 0 0 0 218 
Chinese 
Taipei 22  21 0 0 17 0 0 0 117 
Tanzania 8  8 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 
Thailand 33  31 0 0 1 0 0 1 498 
Togo 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Tonga 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Trinidad and 
Tobago 7  7 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 
Tunisia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 
Turkey 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 
Uganda 5  5 0 0 0 0 0 0 191 
Ukraine 13  11 0 0 9 0 0 0 65 
United Arab 
Emirates 38  38 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 
United 
Kingdom 1  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 
United States 63  57 0 0 0 0 0 6 868 G/TBT/31 
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  Members  Number of 
notifications 
made in 2011 2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified  Total number 
of notifications 
made since 
1995
Uruguay 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 
Viet Nam 5  5 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 
Zambia 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 
Zimbabwe 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
TOTAL 1217 1122 27 0 150 4 0 11 14194 
 
B. OBSERVATION OF THE RECOMMENDED COMMENT PERIOD BY MEMBERS IN 2011 
Members Less than 
45 days 45-59 days 60 days 
or more Not specified, 
lapsed or 
stated as non- 
applicable Of which 
notified under 
Articles 2.10 
and 5.7 Total 
Albania 0 0 6 0 0 6 
Argentina 5 0 1 1 0 7 
Armenia 0 0 3 0 0 3 
Australia 1 2 2 0 0 5 
Bahrain 0 0 38 1 1 39 
Belize 0 4 0 0 0 4 
Brazil 20 0 3 16 2 39 
Canada 6 9 13 4 0 32 
Chile 3 16 9 3 0 31 
China 1 0 88 1 0 90 
Colombia 0 0 9 0 0 9 
Costa Rica 0 0 19 2 0 21 
Czech Republic 0 4 9 0 0 13 
Denmark 0 0 0 3 0 3 
Dominican Republic 47 0 0 0 0 47 
Ecuador 0 11 5 0 0 16  G/TBT/31 
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  Members Less than 
45 days 45-59 days 60 days 
or more Not specified, 
lapsed or 
stated as non- 
applicable Of which 
notified under 
Articles 2.10 
and 5.7 Total 
El Salvador 0 0 8 0 0 8 
Estonia 0 0 1 0 0 1 
European Union 0 1 64 0 0 65 
Finland 1 1 1 0 0 3 
France 0 0 9 4 0 13 
Georgia 0 0 3 8 8 11 
Germany 0 0 1 0 0 1 
Ghana 0 0 1 0 0 1 
Guatemala 0 0 6 0 0 6 
Honduras 0 0 6 0 0 6 
Hong Kong, China 0 0 3 0 0 3 
Hungary 0 0 1 0 0 1 
Indonesia 0 0 4 0 0 4 
Israel 0 0 59 0 0 59 
Italy 0 0 0 1 0 1 
Jamaica 0 0 5 0 0 5 
Japan 7 3 17 0 0 27 
Jordan 1 0 0 0 0 1 
Kenya 6 0 30 2 2 38 
Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia 0 0 59 0 0 59 
Korea, Republic of 3 1 42 1 0 47 
Kuwait 0 0 68 0 0 68 
Kyrgyz Republic 0 0 9 0 0 9 
Lithuania 0 0 1 0 0 1 G/TBT/31 
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  Members Less than 
45 days 45-59 days 60 days 
or more Not specified, 
lapsed or 
stated as non- 
applicable Of which 
notified under 
Articles 2.10 
and 5.7 Total 
Malaysia 0 0 6 3 0 9 
Mexico 2 14 1 2 0 19 
Netherlands 0 0 1 0 0 1 
New Zealand 1 0 4 0 0 5 
Nicaragua 0 0 5 0 0 5 
Norway 0 1 0 0 0 1 
Oman 0 1 26 0 0 27 
Pakistan 0 0 6 0 0 6 
Paraguay 0 0 5 15 3 20 
Peru 0 0 7 1 1 8 
Philippines 8 17 2 2 0 29 
Qatar 0 0 44 0 0 44 
Singapore 1 0 2 0 0 3 
Slovenia 0 3 0 0 0 3 
South Africa 0 7 8 0 0 15 
Sweden 0 3 9 0 0 12 
Switzerland 0 4 6 0 0 10 
Chinese Taipei  2 0 20 0 0 22 
Tanzania 0 0 8 0 0 8 
Thailand 0 0 29 4 0 33 
Togo 0 0 0 1 0 1 
Trinidad and 
Tobago 7 0 0 0 0 7 
Turkey 0 0 1 0 0 1 
Uganda 0 0 5 0 0 5  G/TBT/31 
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  Members Less than 
45 days 45-59 days 60 days 
or more Not specified, 
lapsed or 
stated as non- 
applicable Of which 
notified under 
Articles 2.10 
and 5.7 Total 
Ukraine 2 4 3 4 0 13 
United Arab 
Emirates 0 0 38 0 0 38 
United Kingdom 0 0 1 0 0 1 
United States 25 16 16 6 0 63 
Viet Nam 0 0 4 1 0 5 
TOTAL 149 122 858 86 17 1217 
 
 
C. NEW SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS RAISED IN 2011 
1. The following table lists the 76 specific trade concerns raised in the TBT Committee during 
2011.  The second column contains the name of specif ic trade concern, and in parentheses, its unique 
identification number in the online TBT IMS (IMS ID).1  The specific trade concerns are sorted as 
follows:  
(a) Date :  date of meeting when the specific trade concern was last raised (in reverse 
chronological order);  
(b) Frequency :  number of meetings at which the sp ecific trade concern has been raised; 
and  
(c) Members :  number of Members that have expressed concern about the measure since 
it was first raised.   
 
 Specific trade concerns (IMS ID) Date Frequency Members 
1 European Communities – Regulation  on the 
Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) (ID 88) 10 November 2011 27 34 
2 European Communities – Directive 2002/95/EC on 
the Restriction of the Use of certain Hazardous 
Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) and Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste 
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) (ID 35) 10 November 2011 27 13 
3 European Communities – Regulation on Certain 
Wine Sector Products (ID 39) 10 November 2011 26 13 
4 India – Pneumatic tyres and tubes for automotive 
vehicles (ID 133) 10 November 2011 16 4 
5 Canada – Compositional requirements for cheese 10 November 2011 14 5 
                                                      
1 Enter this 'item number' into the TB T IMS 'specific trade concern' search 
(http://tbtims.wto.org/web/pages/search/stc/Search.aspx ) to locate additional information on any STC. G/TBT/31 
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   Specific trade concerns (IMS ID) Date Frequency Members 
(ID 162) 
6 India – Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 2007 (ID 167) 10 November 2011 14 2 
7 Colombia – Draft Decree Establishing Provisions to 
Promote the Use of Biofuels (ID 216) 10 November 2011 9 3 
8 India – Mandatory Certification for Steel Products 
(ID 224) 10 November 2011 7 5 
9 Thailand – Health warnings for alcoholic beverages  
(ID 259) 10 November 2011 6 9 
10 United States – Hazardous Materials: Transportation 
of Lithium Batteries (ID 262) 10 November 2011 6 5 
11 Brazil – Alcoholic Beverages  (ID 263) 10 November 2011 6 3 
12 Turkey – New conformity assessment procedures for 
pharmaceuticals (ID 264) 10 November 2011 6 3 
13 European Union – Directive 2004/24/EC on 
Traditional Herbal Medici nal Products (ID 265) 10 November 2011 5 3 
14 Korea – KS C IEC61646:2007 Standard for Thin-
film Solar Panels (ID 271) 10 November 2011 5 2 
15 Colombia – Shelf life Requirements for Milk Powder 
(ID 269) 10 November 2011 5 1 
16 India - New Telecommunications related Rules 
(Department of Teleco mmunications, No. 842-
725/2005-VAS/Vol.III (3 December 2009); No. 10-
15/2009-AS-III/193 (18 March 2010); and Nos. 10-
15/2009-AS.III/Vol.II/(Pt.)/(25-29) (28 July 2010); 
Department of Telecommunications, No. 10-
15/2009-AS.III/Vol.II/(Pt.)/(30) (28 July 2010) and 
accompanying template, "Security and Business 
Continuity Agreement") (ID 274) 10 November 2011 4 3 
17 Brazil – Instructions for Registration for Labels of 
Imported Products of Animal Origin (ID 273) 10 November 2011 4 3 
18 Indonesia – Labelling Regulations (Ministry of Trade 
Regulation 62/2009 and 22/2010)  (ID 279) 10 November 2011 4 3 
19 Italy – Law on "Provisions concerning the marketing 
of textile, leather and footwear products"  (ID 272) 10 November 2011 4 2 
20 Turkey – Communiqué  SUT 2010 regarding 
documentation requirements for medical devices  
(ID 276) 10 November 2011 4 1 
21 Brazil – Draft Resolution No. 112, 29 November 
2010; maximum levels of tar, nicotine and carbon 
monoxide permitted on tobacco products and 
prohibition of additives (ID 288) 10 November 2011 3 22 
22 China – Requirements for information security 
products, including, inter alia, the Office of State 
Commercial Cryptography Administration (OSCCA) 
1999 Regulation on commer cial encryption products 
and its on-going revision and the Multi-Level 
Protection Scheme (MLPS) (ID 294) 10 November 2011 3 4 
23 Brazil – Canned Sardines - Ministerial Act Nº 406, 
10 August 2010  (ID 290) 10 November 2011 3 3 
24 China – Administration on the Control of Pollution 
Caused by Electrical and Electronic Products  
(ID 297) 10 November 2011 3 3 
25 Indonesia – Draft Decree of Minister of Industry on 
Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National 10 November 2011 3 3  G/TBT/31 
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   Specific trade concerns (IMS ID) Date Frequency Members 
Standard for electroiysis tin co ated thin steel sheets.   
(ID 303) 
26 India – Food Safety and Standards Regulation - Food 
labelling requirements  (ID 298) 10 November 2011 3 2 
27 Korea – PVC flooring material and Wallpaper and 
paper linoleum, and toys (ID 302) 10 November 2011 3 2 
28 Colombia – Alcoholic beverages (ID 291) 10 November 2011 3 2 
29 China – Provisions for the Administration of 
Cosmetics Application Acceptance (ID 296) 10 November 2011 3 2 
30 Korea – Good Manufacturi ng Practice requirements 
for cosmetics  (ID 292) 10 November 2011 3 2 
31 Ecuador – Certification of Ceramic Tiles (ID 289) 10 November 2011 3 1 
32 Australia – Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011  
(ID 304) 10 November 2011 2 24 
33 Viet Nam – Conformity assessment procedures for 
alcohol, cosmetics, and mobile phones (Notice 
regarding the import of alcohol, cosmetics and mobile phones, No.: 197/TB-BCT (6 May 2011) and 
Ministry of Finance No.: 4629/BTC-TCHQ on the 
importation of spirits and cosmetics (7 April 2011) 
(ID 316) 10 November 2011 2 6 
34 Malaysia – Draft Protocol for Halal Meat and Poultry 
Production (ID 317) 10 November 2011 2 5 
35 Korea – Regulation on Registration and Evaluation of 
Chemical Material (ID 305) 10 November 2011 2 5 
36 Mexico – Energy Labelling Measures (Law for 
Sustainable Use of Energy, 28 November 2008; 
Regulation of the Law for Sustainable Use of Energy, 
11 September 2009; National Program for 
Sustainable Use of Energy 2009-2012, 27 November 
2009; and Catalogue of eq uipment and appliances 
used by manufacturers, importers, distributors and 
marketers that require mandatory inclusion of energy 
consumption information, 10 September 2010)  (ID 314) 10 November 2011 2 5 
37 Kenya – Alcohol Labelling: The Alcoholic Drinks 
Control (Licensing) Regulations, 2010: Legal Notice 
No. 206: 2010 (ID 311) 10 November 2011 2 3 
38 Korea – Proposed Cosmetics Labelling and 
Advertisement Guidelines: KFDA draft Guidelines 
for Management of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics  
(ID 313) 10 November 2011 2 2 
39 Colombia – Commercial Truck Diesel Emissions 
Regulation (Resolution 2604, 24 December 2009)  
(ID 318) 10 November 2011 2 1 
40 Korea – Amendment to Radio Waves Act 1/2011 
(RRA) (ID 312) 10 November 2011 2 1 
41 South Africa – Liquor Products Act of 1989 (ID 315) 10 November 2011 2 1 
42 Peru – Draft Supreme Decree Approving the 
Regulations Governing the Labelling of Genetically 
Modified Foods (ID 320) 10 November 2011 1 6 
43 European Union – issue with respect of honey 
containing pollen from genetically modified maize 
MON810, Ruling from ECJ (ID 322) 10 November 2011 1 6 G/TBT/31 
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   Specific trade concerns (IMS ID) Date Frequency Members 
44 Mexico – Draft Decree Amending Provisions for 
Drinks with Caffeine (ID 319) 10 November 2011 1 2 
45 Korea – National Tax Se rvice Notice 2011-17 
(Requirements for Radio-Frequency Identification 
Tags for Imported Whiskeys) (ID 329) 10 November 2011 1 2 
46 Argentina – Resolution 453/2010 establishing 
mechanisms in order to eliminate dangers arising 
from the use of inks with a high lead content in graphic products (ID 325) 10 November 2011 1 2 
47 China – Specification for Import and Export of Food 
Additives Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision 
(2011 No. 52) - Disclosure of formulas for imported food additives (ID 326) 10 November 2011 1 2 
48 China – GB/T xxxx-xxxx, Information Security 
Technology -- Office Devi ces Security and YD/T 
xxxx-xxxx, High spectru m efficiency and high 
throughput wireless LAN technical requirements  
(ID 327) 10 November 2011 1 1 
49 Indonesia – Technical Guidelines for the 
Implementation of the Adoption and Supervision of Indonesian National Standards for Obligatory Toy 
Safety (ID 328) 10 November 2011 1 1 
50 Mexico – Refusal of the National Water Commission 
to re-certify HDPE pipe products meeting quality/safety standards for piping set out in NOM 
001 and NMX 241 (ID 330) 10 November 2011 1 1 
51 El Salvador – Law on hygienic production of milk 
and milk products and the regulation of their sale  
(ID 331) 10 November 2011 1 1 
52 United States – ENERGYSTAR 6.0 Draft 2 Program 
Requirements for Displays-Draft Partner Commitments (ID 323) 10 November 2011 1 1 
53 United States – Amendments to Sterility Test 
Requirements for Biological Products  (ID 324) 10 November 2011 1 1 
54 European Union – Draft Commission Regulation 
implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard 
to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and 
comfort fans  (ID 321) 10 November 2011 1 1 
55 European Communities – Regulation on 
Classification, Labelling and Packaging of 
Substances and Mixtures (ATPs and CLP) (ID 165) 15 June 2011 13 26 
56 Norway – Proposed regula tion concerning specific 
hazardous substances in co nsumer products (ID 178) 15 June 2011 7 5 
57 European Communities – Accreditation and market 
surveillance relating to the marketing of products  
(ID 238) 15 June 2011 7 4 
58 China – Regulations of the PRC on Certification and 
Accreditation (promulgated by Decree No. 390 of the 
State Council of the PRC on September 3, 2003)   
(ID 270) 15 June 2011 4 1 
59 European Union – Proposal for a Council Regulation 
on the Indication of the Country of Origin of Certain 
Products Imported from Third Countries 
(SEC(2005)1657)  (ID 285) 15 June 2011 3 2  G/TBT/31 
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   Specific trade concerns (IMS ID) Date Frequency Members 
60 Ukraine – Draft Technical Regulation on the 
labelling of foodstuff  (ID 293) 15 June 2011 2 1 
61 India – Toys and Toy Products (Compulsory 
Registration) Order (ID 309) 15 June 2011 1 3 
62 France – Loi No. 2010-788:  The National 
Commitment for the Environment (Grenelle 2 Law) 
(ID 306) 15 June 2011 1 2 
63 European Union – Renewable Energy Directive (EU 
- RED) (ID 307) 15 June 2011 1 2 
64 Brazil – ANVISA Enforcement of CATEC Technical 
Opinions 4, 5, 6 and 7 of  21 December 2010 (ID 308) 15 June 2011 1 2 
65 India – E-Waste (Managem ent and Handling) Rules 
2010  (ID 310) 15 June 2011 1 1 
66 United States – Consumer Product Safety 
Improvement Act (ID 208) 24 March 2011 7 1 
67 Canada – Bill C-32 amendment to Tobacco Act  
(ID 249) 24 March 2011 5 29 
68 Italy – Dairy products (ID 261) 24 March 2011 4 2 
69 European Communities – Toys (ID 187) 24 March 2011 4 2 
70 Indonesia – Decree No. Kep-99/MUI/III/2009 
relating to Halal certification (ID 253) 24 March 2011 4 1 
71 China – Textiles (ID 266) 24 March 2011 3 1 
72 United States – California Code of Regulations: 
Chapter 53 Safer Consumer  Product Alternatives  
(ID 284) 24 March 2011 2 1 
73 China – The Provisions on the Environmental 
Administration of New Chemical Substances 
(Amendments)  (ID 301) 24 March 2011 1 2 
74 Brazil – Disposition (Portaria) nº 371, December 29th 
2009 and Annex; INMETRO approves Conformity 
Assessment Requirements for Security of Electronic 
Appliances  (ID 299) 24 March 2011 1 1 
75 United States – Food Safety Modernization (FSMA) 
Public Law 111-353 (ID 300) 24 March 2011 1 1 
76 China – Lighting and Light-Signalling Devices for 
Motorcycles  (ID 295) 24 March 2011 1 1 
 
 
 
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