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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/LAO/14/Rev.3 
25 May 2010 
 
 (10-2878) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of the Lao PDR Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF THE LAO PDR 
 
Action Plan on the Legislative Work and Implementation of   
the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)  
 
Revision  
   The following submission, dated 17 May 2010, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Lao People's Demo cratic Republic (Lao PDR). 
 
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Issues Actions Implementation 
Timeframe Technical Assistance (TA) 
Provided/Sought 
TBT related 
activities Reassessment of the Institutional, 
Legal and Regulatory Framework for 
TBT To be completed 
by 2010 TA received from Trade 
Development Facility 
(TDF). 
Law on Standardization No. 13/NA dated 26 December 2007 Adopted in 2007 TA received from EU and 
UNIDO (ended 2008). 
Decree on the Implementation of the 
Law on Standardization To be drafted by 
2010 TA to be received from 
TDF. 1. Technical 
regulations 
Regulation on the Quality Inspection of 
Goods Adopted in 2009  
Law on Standardization No. 13/NA 
dated 26 December 2007 Adopted in 2007 TA received from EU and 
UNIDO (ended 2008). 
Decree and Regulation on the 
Implementation of the Law on 
Standardization  To be drafted by 
2010 TA to be received from 
TDF. 
Regulation on the Use of Standard Mark for Lao Products Adopted in 2006 TA received from EU and 
UNIDO 2. Standards 
Regulation on the Organization and 
Activities of the National Standard Council Adopted in 2010  
Law on Standardization No. 13/NA 
dated 26 December 2007 Adopted in 2007 TA received from EU and 
UNIDO (ended 2008). 
Decree and Regulation on the 
Implementation of the Law on Standardization To be drafted by 
2010 TA to be received from 
TDF. 3. Conformity 
Assessment 
Establishment of testing facilities for 
construction materials, textiles and 
chemicals Deferred TA to be requested 
Draft Decree on the SPS and TBT 
Notification Centre and Enquiry Points 
(formerly referred to as Regulation on 
Information Procedures for SPS and TBT Agreements) To be adopted in 
2010 TA received from EU on 
drafting. 
Establishment of the TBT Enquiry 
Point at the Department of Intellectual 
Property Standardization and Metrology, National Authority for 
Science and Technology Operational upon 
accession TA to be requested for 
training, equipment and 
database. 4. Information 
Procedures 
Establishment of the SPS and TBT 
Notification Centre at the Foreign 
Trade Policy Department, Ministry of 
Industry and Commerce  Operational upon 
accession To be requested from 
USAID and ADB for 
implementation; such as 
establishment of database, training of relevant staff on 
the SPS and TBT 
Agreements including through exchange 
experiences and study 
visit. 
Note:  Lao PDR has requested a transitional period until 2012 for the full implementation of the Agreement on TBT.  Although this Action Plan indicates that much pr ogress has been achieved in the preparation and adoption 
of the legal framework in compliance with the TBT Agre ement, Lao PDR still lacks the capacity to implement 
the provisions and it is working with development partners to achieve the objective of implementation.
 
 
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