WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/21 
2 March 2007 
 (07-0900) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
 
 
TWELFTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND 
OPERATION OF THE TBT AGREEMENT 
 
 
Note by the Secretariat1 
 
 
 1. The Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
2 (the Committee) will conduct its twelfth 
annual review under Article 15.3 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trad e (the Agreement) at 
its next meeting on 21 and 22 March 2007.  This doc ument contains informa tion on developments in 
the Committee relating to the implementation and operation of the TBT Agreement from 1 January 
to 31 December 2006.  
 
I. MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ....................................................................................2  
II. TRANSPARENCY PROCEDURES.......................................................................................3  
III. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL 
TREATMENT...................................................................................................................... .....7 
IV. DISPUTES INVOLVING PROVISIONS OF THE TBT AGREEMENT...........................8  
V. ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................ .......11  
A. LIST OF WTO  MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS ...............................................................................11  
B. LIST OF TBT  DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 2006 ...................................................13  
C. SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS RAISED IN 2006 ...........................................................................17  
D. NOTIFICATIONS MADE BY MEMBERS AND BY RELEVANT ARTICLES OF THE 
AGREEMENT IN 2006  AND SINCE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT .....................24  
E. OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALES STATED IN NOTIFICATIONS IN 2006 ........................................27  
F. OBSERVATION OF THE RECOMMENDED COMMENT PERIOD BY MEMBERS IN 2006 .................28  
G. TBT  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDERTAKEN BY THE WTO  SECRETARIAT IN 2006 ................30  
 
                                                      
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. 
2 For general information on membership and documentation in the TBT Committee during the period 
of review, see Annexes A and B. G/TBT/21 
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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 Mr. Margers Krams (Latvia) as its Chairperson for the year 2006-2007. 
3. Three meetings were held in 2006 (15-17  March, 7-9 June and 9 November 2006).
3  At these 
meetings, the Committee's attention was drawn to new or revised statements on implementation and 
administration of the Agreement, submitted under Article 15.2.4  Seventy-four specific trade concerns, 
thirty-four of which were new concerns, were brought to the attention of the Committee with regard to 
the potential adverse trade effects of the meas ures, or inconsistency with the Agreement.5 
4. The Committee concluded the Fourth Trienni al Review at its November meeting.6  During the 
Review of the Operation and Implementation of th e Agreement under Article 15.4, the following six 
elements were explored: (i) impl ementation and administration of th e Agreement; (ii) good regulatory 
practice; (iii) conformity assessment procedures; (iv)  transparency; (v) techni cal assistance; and, (vi) 
special and differential treatment. A number of recommendations were made by the Committee.  
5. At its March meeting, the Committee carried  out its Eleventh Annual Review of the 
Implementation and Operation of the Agreement under Article 15.3 as well as the Eleventh Annual 
Review of the Code of Good Practice for the Prep aration, Adoption and Application of Standards 
(Annex 3 of the Agreement).7  
6. With the objective of providing a better unders tanding of conformity assessment in general, 
the Committee held, in March 2006, a workshop on Different Approaches to Conformity Assessments, including on the Accepta nce of Conformity Assessment Results.
8 
7. At its November meeting, the Committee carri ed out the Fifth Annual Transitional Review 
mandated in Paragraph 18 of the Protocol of  Accession of the People's Republic of China.9   
8. During the review period, the Committee hear d statements from various observers on the 
activities relevant to the work of the TBT Co mmittee, including on their technical assistance 
activities.10    
                                                      
3 G/TBT/M/38, G/TBT/ M/39 and G/TBT/M/40. 
4 The full list of Members having submitted a statement on implementation and administration of the 
Agreement  under Article 15.2 (since January 1995) is contained in document G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.5.  In 2006, 
six Members submitted new statements under Article 15.2, while four issued supplements and three issued revisions to existing statements.  The six new statem ents were from: Qatar (G/TBT/2/Add.87), Bangladesh 
(G/TBT/2/Add.88), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (G /TBT/2/Add.89), the Republic of the Fiji Islands 
(G/TBT/2/Add.90), Paraguay (G/TBT/2/Add.91), and th e Republic of Guinea-Bissau (G/TBT/2/Add.92). The 
European Communities (G/TBT/2/Add.12/Rev.3/Supp.1),  Brazil (G/TBT/2/Add.26/ Rev.2/Suppl.2), Moldova 
(G/TBT/2/Add.68/Suppl.1) and Uganda (G/TBT/2/Add.23/Suppl.1)  issued supplements to original statements. 
Bulgaria (G/TBT/2/Add.32/Rev.3), Chile (G /TBT/2/Add.16/Rev.1), and Papua New Guinea 
(G/TBT/2/Add.77/Rev.1) issued revisions to existing statements.  
5 A list of the specific trade concerns raised  in 2006 is contained in Annex C.   
6 A list of documents submitted and discussed during the Fourth Triennial Review is contained in 
Annex 1 of the Report of the Fourth Triennial Review (G/TBT/19). 
7 The Eleventh Annual Review is contained in document G/TBT/18.  Other relevant background 
documents to this review are:  the list of standardizing bodies that had accepted the Code in 2005 and since 1995 (G/TBT/CS/1/Add.10 and G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12) and the WTO TBT Standards Code Directory (eleventh 
edition). 
8 G/TBT/M/38/Add.1 
9 Fifth Annual Transitional Review mandated in pa ragraph 18 of the Protocol of Accession of the 
People's Republic of China, Report (G/TBT/20).  G/TBT/21 
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  9. During the review period, three notifications of specific technical assistance needs and 
responses were made pursuant to the Co mmittee's decision contained in G/TBT/16.11 
II. TRANSPARENCY PROCEDURES12 
10. In 2006, Members submitted 875 new notifications  of technical regulations and conformity 
assessment procedures.  Since the entry into fo rce of the Agreement on 1 January 1995, up to 
31 December 2005, 7744 such notifications have been made by 84 Members.  
Figure 1:  Total Number of TBT Notifications since 1995 
365460794
648 669
611
538581794
638771875
0100200300400500600700800
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                     
10 Statements were heard from the Alimenta rius Commission (Codex), the International 
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Tr ade Centre (ITC), the International Organization for 
Legal Metrology (OIML), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), United Nations  Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the 
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).  
11 G/TBT/TA-2/JAM (Jamaica); G/TBT/TA-2/ARM (A rmenia); and G/TBT/TA-3/CRI (Costa Rica). 
12 The data for the graphs in this section are drawn from the tables in Annexes D, E and F. G/TBT/21 
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  Figure 2:  Notifications in 2006 by Article
13 
807
21 9137
5 0 6
02004006008001000
Art. 2.9.2 Art. 2.10.1 Art. 3.2 Art. 5.6.2 Art. 5.7.1 Art. 7.2 No article
mentioned
 
11. Amongst the 875 notifications received in 20 06, the following objectives have been 
mentioned by Members:  protection of human heal th or safety (in 541 notifications); prevention of 
deceptive practices (in 199 notifications); protecti on of the environment (i n 179 notifications);  
adoption of new domestic law (in 81  notifications );  consumer information and labelling (in 43 
notifications); quality requirements (in 36 notifi cations); harmonization (i n 32 notifications);  
protection of animal or plant life or health (in 13  notifications); national security requirements (in 4 
notifications); lowering or removal of trade barriers and trade facilitation (in 4 notifications); and cost 
saving and increasing productivity (in 3 notifications).  276 notifications referred to more than one 
objective, 14 notifications referred to other obj ectives, and two did not specify any legitimate 
objective. 
 
                                                      
13 110 notifications indicated more than one article.  G/TBT/21 
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  Figure 3:  Percentage of Notifications by Stated Objective in 2006 
Lowering of Trade Bar r
and trade facilitatio n
0.34%
Not specified
 0.17%
Protection of Human 
Health or Safety
  47%Cost Saving 
0.26%Quality Requirements  3%Harmonization 3%
Other 
 1%Protection of Animal or 
Plant Life or Health   1%National Security 
Requirements
 0.34%
Adoption of new domestic 
law
7%Consumer 
Information, Labelling 4%
Potection of Envrionment
  15%
Prevention of Deceptive 
Practices and Consumer 
Protection
  17%
 
12. The Committee has recommended that the normal time-limit for presentation of comments on 
notified technical regulations and conformity assessme nt procedures should be 60 days.  Moreover, it 
was recommended that any Member able to provide  a time limit beyond 60 days, such as 90 days, was 
encouraged to do so.14  In 2006, Members allowed an average of 60.9 days for comments.  
95 notifications either did not specify a comment period, or stated it as non applicable or had a 
comment period which had lapsed.  Figure 4 shows the average time allowed for comments since 
1995.   
Figure 4: Average Number of Days Allowed for Comments since 1995 
52.346.946.347.2 46.549.653.349.254.8 57.860.560.9
010203040506070
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
 
13. In 2006, only three notifications were made  under Article 10.7 regarding agreements on 
issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures. These 
                                                      
14 "Decisions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee since 1 January 1995", Note by the 
Secretariat, 23 May 2002, G/TBT/1/Rev.8,  page 17. G/TBT/21 
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  notifications pertained to a joint submission by Australia and Canada (G/TBT/10.7/N/48) and to 
submissions by the United States (G/TBT/10.7/N/49 and G/TBT/10.7/N/50). 
14. In 2006, twelve standardizing bodies from twel ve Members accepted the Code of Good 
Practice (Annex 3 of the Agreement, hereafter "the Code").
15 A list of standardizing bodies that 
adhered to the Code in the peri od under review is contained in do cument G/TBT/CS/1/Add.11.  Since 
the entry into force of the Agreement and up un til 31 December 2006, 160 standardizing bodies from 
114 Members have adhered to the Code.16   Document G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.13 contains the list, by 
Member, of standardizing bodies that have accep ted the Code since 1 January 1995 up until 17 
February 2007. The ISO/IEC Information Centre ha s prepared the Eleventh Edition of the WTO TBT 
Standards Code Directory which lists all standard izing bodies that have notified their acceptance of 
the Code together with the addresses of these stan dardizing bodies and information related to the 
availability of their work programmes. 
15. In addition, the following information relevant to transparency is noted: 
(a) Information on publications used to annou nce that work is proceeding on draft 
technical regulations and conformity asse ssment procedures under Articles 2.9.1 and 
5.6.1 of the Agreement, and publications in which the final texts are published under 
Articles 2.11 and 5.8 is contained in document G/TBT/2 and addenda. 
(b) The list of WTO TBT Enquiry Points under Articles 10.1 and 10.3 is contained in 
document G/TBT/ENQ/28 and G/TBT/ENQ/28/Corr.1.  The addresses of Enquiry Points are also available on the TBT Website.
17  
(c) In addition to the usual means of distributio n, TBT notifications are also circulated 
through an automatic mailing list, once a week in the original language.18 
(d) Monthly summaries of notifications for 2006 are contained in documents 
G/TBT/GEN/N/61-72. 
(e) A list of official publications in relati on to technical regulations, conformity 
assessment procedures and standards is contained in document G/TBT/GEN/39 (List 
of Members' Publications in Relation to Technical Regulations, Conformity 
Assessment Procedures and Standards).   
 
                                                      
15 Antigua and Barbuda (G/TBT/CS/N/160), the Republic of Niger (G/TBT/CS/N/161), Nigeria  
(G/TBT/CS/N/162), Qatar (G/TBT/CS/N/163), Australia (G/TBT/CS/N/164), Honduras (G/TBT/CS/N/165), the 
United Arab Emirates (G/TBT/CS/N/166), the King dom of Saudi Arabia (G/TBT/CS/N/167), Mexico 
(G/TBT/CS/N/168), Republic of Croatia (G/TBT/CS/N/169), Papua New Guinea (G/TBT/CS/N/170), and 
Australia (G/TBT/CS/N/161) submitted notifications of acceptance of the C ode of Good Practice. 
16 Niger accepted the Code of Good Practice on 13 Ja nuary 2006 (G/TBT /CS/N/161).  Notifications of 
acceptance of the Code by standardiz ing bodies of Members are containe d in documents G/TBT/CS/N/1-171. 
Notifications G/TBT/CS/N/118 and 138 have been cancelled. 
17 See http://www.wto.org/e nglish/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_enquiry_points_e.htm. 
18Interested persons can subscribe to the mailing lis t at:  http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/ 
tbt_mailing_list_e.htm.  G/TBT/21 
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  III. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT19  
16. In 2006, the Secretariat organized three regional workshops in:   
(a) Uruguay for ALADI Members;20   
(b) Fiji for the Pacific Island States;21 and  
(c) Tunisia for West Africa and other French-speaking African countries.22  
17. The basic objectives of these regional workshops we re to assist participants to consolidate 
their knowledge of the TBT Agreement and to upda te them on the discussions in the TBT Committee, 
with a view to improving participation in the Committee's work.  Moreover, these workshops 
provided a forum for participants to exchange vi ews and experiences on TBT issues.  The workshops 
included sessions devoted to experience-sharing and discussion of specific cases.  Special focus was 
given in 2006 to standardization,  conformity assessment, and issues of relevance to the Triennial 
Review. Particular attention was also given to the implementation and operation of the Agreement's 
transparency provisions.  Codex, the Intern ational Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the 
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ,  International Organiza tion for Legal Metrology 
(OIML), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organiza tion (UNIDO) participated in 
various of the workshops.23   Moreover, co-operation was received from regional partners:  for 
instance, in the workshop for the Pacific  Island St ates, inputs were provided by the Pacific Islands 
Forum Secretariat (PIFS). 
18. In response to requests received from individual  Members, three workshops were organized 
in Angola, Bulgaria and Costa Rica. These works hops aimed at promoting a better understanding of 
the rights and obligations under the TBT Agreement and at addressing issues of specific interest to 
these Members, including their specific trade concerns.   
19. The trade policy courses organized by the WTO S ecretariat, both Geneva-based and regional, 
included sessions on the TBT Agreement.  TBT tr aining was provided in the regional trade policy 
courses held in Jamaica for the Caribbean, in Ho ng Kong for the Asian region, in Namibia for 
English-speaking African countries, in Morocco fo r French-speaking African countries and in Chile 
for Latin America.  Other technical assistance activities included a Geneva-based workshop on 
"Different Approaches to Conformity Assessment ", including on the Acceptance of Conformity 
Assessment Results" (see  paragraph 6, above). 
 
                                                      
19 A complete list of 2006 TBT-related technical a ssistance activities undertaken by the Secretariat is 
contained in Annex G. 
20 Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colo mbia, Cuba, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Peru and 
Venezuela were invited. 
21 Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue Island, Palau, Papua New 
Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Island, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu were invited. 
22 Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde,  Central African Republic, 
Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Djibou ti, Guinea Equatorial, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, 
Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia were invited. 
23 OIML, IEC and ISO participated in the Uruguay and Fiji workshops. Codex, IEC, ISO, OIML and 
UNIDO participated in the Tunisia workshop. G/TBT/21 
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  IV. DISPUTES INVOLVING PROVISIO NS OF THE TBT AGREEMENT 
20. The state of play during the year 2006 with regard to disputes that have involved provisions 
of the TBT Agreement is summarized below.   
Case 
# Case  
Name Complaint 
By State of Play TBT 
Articles 
Invoked 
1.    Pending Consultations 
DS279 India – Import 
Restrictions 
Maintained 
under the 
Export and 
Import Policy 
2002-2007 European 
Communities On 23 December 2002, the Euro pean Communities requested 
consultations with India co ncerning import restrictions 
maintained by India under its Export and Import Policy 
2002-2007 with respect to particular products of concern to 
the European Communities (WT/DS279/1). 
On 17 January 2003, the United States requested to join the 
consultations (WT/DS279/2) and on 31 January 2003, India 
accepted this requ est (WT/DS279/3). 2 
DS263 European 
Communities – 
Measures 
Affecting 
Imports of Wine Argentina On 4 September 2002, Ar gentina requested consultations 
with the European Communities regarding several EC 
regulations and other mandato ry provisions on oenological 
practices and on trade in wine (WT/DS263/1). 2 and 12 
DS233 Argentina – 
Measures 
Affecting the 
Import of 
Pharmaceutical 
Products India On 25 May 2001, India re quested consultations with 
Argentina concerning Argentina's Law No. 24.766 and 
Decree No. 150/92 (WT/DS233/1). 2 
(especially 
2.2), 5 
(especially 
5.1 and 
5.2) and 
12 
DS203 Mexico – 
Measures 
Affecting Trade 
in Live Swine United States On 10 July 2000, the Un ited States request ed consultations 
with Mexico in respect of Mexico's 20 October 1999 
definitive anti-dumping measure on live swine for slaughter 
(merchandise classified under tariff classification 0103.92.99 
of the General Import Law) exported from the United States, 
independently from the country of origin, and actions by 
Mexico in the conduct of th e anti-dumping investigation 
resulting in that measure (WT/DS203/1). 2 and 5 
DS144 United States – 
Certain 
Measures 
Affecting the 
Import of 
Cattle, Swine 
and Grain from 
Canada Canada On 25 September 1998, Canada  requested consultations with 
the United States in respect of certain measures, imposed by 
the US state of South Dakota and other states, prohibiting 
entry or transit to Canadian trucks carrying cattle, swine, and 
grain (WT/DS144/1).  2, 3, 5 and 
7 
DS137 European 
Communities – 
Measures 
Affecting 
Imports of 
Wood of 
Conifers from 
Canada Canada On 17 June 1998, Canada re quested consultations with the 
European Communities in respect of certain measures 
concerning the importation into the EC market of wood of 
conifers from Canada. The me asures include, but are not 
limited to, Council Directive 77/93, of 21 December 1976, as 
amended by Commission Directive 92/103/EEC, of 
1 December 1992, and any relevant measures adopted by EC 
Member states affecting impor ts of wood of conifers from 
Canada into the European  Communities (WT/DS137/1). 2  G/TBT/21 
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  Case 
# Case  
Name Complaint 
By State of Play TBT 
Articles 
Invoked 
DS134 European 
Communities – 
Measures 
Affecting 
Import Duties 
on Rice India On 28 May 1998, India requested consultations with the 
European Communities in respect of the restrictions allegedly 
introduced by an EC Regulation establishing a so-called 
cumulative recovery system (CRS), for determining certain 
import duties on rice, with effect from 1 July 1997 
(WT/DS134/1). 2, in 
particular 
2.1  and 
2.2 
DS100 United States – 
Measures 
Affecting 
Imports of 
Poultry 
Products European 
Communities On 18 August 1997, the European Communities requested 
consultations with the United States in respect of a ban on 
imports of poultry and poultry products from the European 
Communities by the US Departme nt of Agriculture's Food 
Safety Inspection Service, and any related measures 
(WT/DS100/1). 2 and 5 
DS61 United States – 
Import 
Prohibition of 
Certain Shrimp 
and Shrimp 
Products Philippines On 25 October 1996, the Philippines requested consultations 
with the United States in respect of a complaint by the 
Philippines regarding a ban on the importation of certain 
shrimp and shrimp products from the Philippines imposed by 
the United States under Section 609 of US Public Law 101-62 
(WT/DS61/1). 2 
DS41 Korea – 
Measures 
Concerning 
Inspection of 
Agricultural 
Products United States On 24 May 1996, the Unit ed States requested consultations 
with Korea concerning testing, inspection and other 
measures required for the importation of agricultural 
products into Korea (WT/DS41/1). 2, 5 and 6 
DS3 Korea – 
Measures 
Concerning the 
Testing and 
Inspection of 
Agricultural 
Products United States On 6 April 1995, the Un ited States requested consultations 
with Korea involving testing and inspection requirements with 
respect to imports of agricu ltural products into Korea 
(WT/DS3/1).  (See WT/DS41). 5 and 6 
2.   Adopted Panel Reports 
DS291 
DS292 
DS293 European 
Communities – 
Measures 
Affecting the 
Approval and 
Marketing of 
Biotech 
Products United States, 
(DS291), 
Canada 
(DS292)  and 
Argentina 
(DS293) On 13 May 2003, the United St ates and Canada requested 
consultations with the European Communities concerning 
certain measures taken by the European Communities and its 
member States affecting imports of agricultural and food 
imports from the United States  and Canada (WT/DS291/1, 
WT/DS292/1).  On 14 May 2003, Argentina requested 
consultations with the European Communities on the same 
matter (WT/DS293/1). 
On 7 August 2003, the United States, Canada and Argentina 
each requested the establishment of a panel (WT/DS291/23, 
WT/DS292/17, WT/DS293/17).  At its meeting on 
29 August 2003, the DSB decided to  establish a single panel. 
On 23 February 2004, the United States, Canada and 
Argentina requested the Director-General to compose the panel.  On 4 March 2004, the Director-General composed the 
panel.  
Argentina (in respect of the United States' and Canada's 
complaints), Australia, Brazil, Canada (in respect of the 
United States' and Argentina's complaints), Chile, China, Colombia, El Salvador, Hondur as, Mexico, New Zealand, 
Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Chin ese Taipei, Th ailand, Uruguay 
and the United States (in respect  of Canada's and Argentina's 
complaints) reserved their third-party rights. United 
States: 
2 and 5 
Canada: 
2.1, 2.2, 
2.8, 5.1 
and 5.2 
Argentina
2, 5 and 
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  Case 
# Case  
Name Complaint 
By State of Play TBT 
Articles 
Invoked 
DS291 
DS292 
DS293 
(cont'd) European 
Communities – 
Measures 
Affecting the 
Approval and 
Marketing of 
Biotech 
Products 
(cont'd)  On 29 September 2006, the panel reports were circulated to 
Members (WT/DS291/R, WT/D S292/R and WT/DS293/R).  
At its meeting on 21 November 2006, the DSB adopted the 
panel reports.  
At the DSB meeting on 19 December 2006, the 
European Communities announced its intention to 
implement the recommendations and rulings of the DSB in a 
manner consistent with its WT O obligations.  However, due 
to the complexity and sensitivity of the issues involved, the 
European Communities would need a reasonable period of 
time for implementation.  Pursua nt to Article 21.3(b) of the 
DSU, the European Communities was ready to discuss an 
appropriate timeframe with Argentina, Canada and the 
United States.  
3.   Implementation of Adopted Reports  
DS174 
DS290  European 
Communities – 
Protection of 
Trademarks and 
Geographical 
Indications for 
Agricultural 
Products and 
Foodstuffs United States 
(DS174) 
and 
Australia 
(DS290) On 15 March 2005, the Panel re ports were circulated to 
Members (WT/DS174//R and WT/DS290/R).  The DSB 
adopted the Panel reports on 20 April 2005.   
At the DSB meeting of 19 May 2005, the 
European Communities stated its intention to implement the 
DSB's recommendations and indica ted that it would need a 
reasonable period of time to do so.  On 9 June 2005, the 
European Communities, Australia and the United States 
informed the DSB that they had agreed pursuant to 
Article 21.3(b) of the DSU that  the reasonable period of time 
for implementation shall be 11 m onths and 2 weeks, expiring 
on 3 April 2006.  
At the DSB meeting on 17 February 2006, the 
European Communities said that a new regulation on 
geographical indications whic h would fully implement the 
DSB's recommendations and ruli ngs was being discussed in 
the Council of the European Union and the 
European Parliament.  It was expected that the Commission's 
proposal would be adopted wi thin the agreed reasonable 
period of time. 
At the DSB meeting on 21 April 2006, the 
European Communities said that they had fully implemented 
the DSB's recommendations and rulings by adopting a new 
regulation which entered into force on 31 March 2006.  
Australia and the United States disagreed that the 
European Communities had fully implemented the DSB's 
recommendations and rulings and invited the 
European Communities to take account of their comments 
and revise the newly pr omulgated regulation. United 
States: 
(none) 
Australia: 
2 
 
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  V. ANNEXES 
A. LIST OF WTO  MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS  
Members24 
 
Albania Ghana Panama 
Angola Greece Papua New Guinea Antigua and Barbuda Grenada Paraguay 
Argentina Guatemala Peru 
Armenia Guinea Philippines Australia Guinea Bissau Poland Austria Guyana Portugal Bahrain Haiti Qatar 
Bangladesh Honduras Romania 
Barbados Hong Kong, China Rwanda Belgium Hungary Saint Kitts and Nevis Belize Iceland Saint Lucia Benin India Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bolivia  Indonesia Saudi Arabia 
Botswana Ireland Senegal 
Brazil Israel Sierra Leone Brunei Darussalam Italy  Singapore Bulgaria Jamaica Slovak Republic Burkina Faso Japan Slovenia 
Burundi Jordan Solomon Islands 
Cambodia Kenya South Africa Cameroon Korea, Rep. of Spain Canada Kuwait Sri Lanka Central African Republic Kyrgyz Republic Suriname Chad Latvia Swaziland 
Chile Lesotho Sweden 
China, People's Republic of Liechtenstein  Switzerland Colombia Lithuania Separate Customs Territory of  Congo Luxembourg Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and  
Congo, Democratic Rep. of the Macau, China Matsu (Chinese Taipei)  
Costa Rica Madagascar Tanzania 
Côte d'Ivoire Malawi Thailand Croatia Malaysia Togo Cuba Maldives Trinidad and Tobago Cyprus Mali Tunisia 
Czech Republic Malta Turkey 
Denmark Mauritania Uganda Djibouti Mauritius United Arab Emirates Dominica Moldova United Kingdom Dominican Republic Mexico United States Ecuador Mongolia Uruguay 
Egypt Morocco Venezuela 
El Salvador Mozambique Vietnam Estonia Myanmar  Zambia European Communities Namibia Zimbabwe 
                                                     
 
24 Members on 31 January 2007. G/TBT/21 
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  Fiji Nepal  
Finland Netherlands  Former Yugoslav Rep. of New Zealand  Macedonia (FYROM) Nicaragua  France Niger  
Gambia Nigeria  
Gabon Norway  Georgia Oman  Germany Pakistan  
 
 
Observer Governments25 
 
Afghanistan Holy See (Vatican) Serbia 
Algeria Iran Seychelles Andorra Iraq Sudan Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Tajikistan 
Bahamas Laos, P.D.R. of Tonga 
Belarus Lebanese Republic Ukraine Bhutan Libya Uzbekistan Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro Vanuatu Cape Verde Russian Federation Yemen 
Equatorial Guinea  Samoa  
Ethiopia Sao Tomé and Principe  
 
 
Observer Organizations  
 
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)26  
Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI)26 
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)26 
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)    International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)  International Monetary Fund (IMF)  
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)  
International Trade Centre (ITC)  Organization for Economic Co-opera tion and Development (OECD)  
Office International des Epizooties (OIE)  International Organization for Legal Metrology (OIML)
26 
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development  (UNCTAD)   
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE)  
United Nations Industrial Deve lopment Organization (UNIDO)26 
World Health Organization (WHO)  
WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission  The World Bank  
                                                     
 
25 Observers on 31 January 2007. 
26 Observer status on an ad hoc  basis.  G/TBT/21 
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B. LIST OF TBT  DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 2006 
Document Reference Date of Issue Title  
1. Working Documents (G/TBT/W/ - ) 
G/TBT/W/251/Add.1 9 November 2006 Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Issues in 
Standardization 
G/TBT/W/261 3 March 2006 
 Fourth Triennial Review of the Agreement on  
Technical Barriers to Trade 
G/TBT/W/262 10 March 2006 Report on the  result of standards alignment work in 
APEC 
G/TBT/W/263 10 March 2006 Fourth Triennial Review of the Agreement on  
Technical Barriers to Trade 
G/TBT/W/264 13 March 2006 Advancing the Discussion of Instrument Choice under 
Good Regulatory Practice 
G/TBT/W/265 17 May 2006 Counterfeiting of Certification Marks Affixed to 
Goods where there Exists a Health and/or Safety 
Concern 
G/TBT/W/265/Rev.1 23 May 2006 Counterfeiting of Certification Marks Affixed to 
Goods where there Exists a Health and/or Safety 
Concern 
G/TBT/W/266 7 June 2006 Fourth Triennial Review of the Operation and 
Implementation of the Agreement on Technical 
Barriers to Trade 
G/TBT/W/267 8 June 2006 Good Regulatory Practice – National Experiences 
G/TBT/W/268 12 June 2006 Fourth Triennial Review of the Agreement on 
Technical Barriers to Trade:  Good Regulatory Practice 
and Transparency 
G/TBT/W/269 6 October 2006 Fourth Triennial review of the Operation and 
Implementation of the Agreement on Technical 
Barriers to Trade 
G/TBT/W/270 10 October 2006 Transitional Review Mechanism in Connection with 
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol on the Accession of the People’s Republic of China 
G/TBT/W/271 16 October 2006 Transitional Review Mechanism in Connection with 
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol on the Accession of the 
People’s Republic of China  (“China”) 
G/TBT/W/272 17 October 2006 China's Transitional Review Mechanism 
G/TBT/W/273 9 November 2006 Technical Assistance Activities in the TBT Field  
(European Commission and EU Member  State funded) 
G/TBT/W/274 9 November 2006 Annual Trans itional Review Mandated in paragraph 18 
of the Protocol of Accession of the People's Republic 
of China: Information Required in Annex 1a of WT/L/432 
2. Minutes of the Meetings (G/TBT/M/ - ) 
G/TBT/M/38 23 May 2006 Minutes of the Meeting of 15 and 17 March 2006 
(Note by the Secretariat) 
G/TBT/M/39 31 July 2006 Minutes of the Meeting of  7- 9  June 2006 
(Note by the Secretariat) 
G/TBT/M/40 26 January 2007 Minutes of the Meeting of 9 November 2006 
(Note by the Secretariat) G/TBT/21 
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3. General Documents (G/TBT/GEN/ - ) 
G/TBT/GEN/N/60-72 January - February 
2007 Notifications issued from December 2005 to December 
2006 
G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.3 
and Rev.4 16 February and 
27 October 2006 Statements on Implementation and Administration of the 
Agreement under Article 15.2 (Note by the Secretariat - 
Revision) 
G/SPS/GEN/491/Add.4 and Add.5 
G/TBT/GEN/7/Add.4 
and Add.5 21 June 2006 and 
20 October 2006 
 Communication from Mexico 
G/TBT/GEN/31 
 9 March 2006 Workshop on the Different Approaches to Conformity 
Assessment (Programme) 
G/TBT/GEN/32  23 May 2006 Report Provided by the CODEX Alimentarius 
Commission at the TBT Committee Meeting of 15-17 
MARCH 2006 (Agenda Item 5(b): Updating by 
Observers) 
G/TBT/GEN/33  23 May 2006 Report Provided by the OIML at the TBT Committee 
meeting of 15-17 March 2006 (Agenda Item 5(b):  
Updating by Observers) 
G/TBT/GEN/34 
 23 May 2006 TBT Technical Assistance Activities in 2006 
(Information from the Secretariat) 
G/TBT/GEN/35  21 June 2006 Information provided by the International Trade Centre 
at the meeting of the TBT Committee on 7 – 9 June 2006 (Agenda Item 4: Technical Cooperation) 
G/TBT/GEN/36 
 21 June 2006 Report Provided by the OIML at the TBT Committee 
Meeting of 7 – 9 June 2006 (Agenda Item 5: Updating 
by Observers) 
G/TBT/GEN/37  23 June 2006 Report Provided by the CODEX Alimentarius 
Commission at the TBT Committee Meeting of 7-9 June 
2006 (Agenda Item 5: Updating by Observers) 
G/TBT/GEN/38  28 July 2006 Submission by the International Organization for 
Standardization (ISO) to the meeting of the 
WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, Geneva, 7-9 June 2006 
G/TBT/GEN/39 
 30 October 2006 List of Members' Publications in Relation to Technical 
Regulations, Conformity A ssessment Procedures and 
Standards (Note from the Secretariat) 
G/TBT/GEN/40  31 October 2006 Attachments to TBT Notifications (Information from the 
Secretariat) 
G/TBT/GEN/41  8 December 2006 Report Provided  by the CODEX Alimentarius 
Commission at the TBT Committee Meeting of 
9 November 2006 (Agenda Item 5: Updating by 
Observers) 
G/TBT/GEN/42  8 December 2006 Report provided by Norway at the TBT Committee 
Meeting of November 9-10 2006 (Agenda item 4: 
Technical Cooperation) 
G/TBT/GEN/43 
 8 December 2006 Informati on provided by the International Trade Centre 
at the Meeting of the TB T Committee on 9 November 
2006 (Agenda Item 4:  Technical Cooperation) 
G/TBT/GEN/44 
 8 December 2006 TBT Technical Assist ance Activities undertaken in 2006 
and planned for 2007 (Information from the Secretariat) 
G/TBT/GEN/45 
 8 December 2006 Report Provided by  the OIML at the TBT Committee 
meeting of 9 November 2006 (Agenda Item 5: Updating 
by Observers)  G/TBT/21 
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  4. Documents Relating to the Code  of Good Practice (G/TBT/CS/ - ) 
G/TBT/CS/1/Add.10 
 16 February 2006 List of  Standardizing Bodies that have Accepted the 
Code of Good Practice for th e Preparation, Adoption and 
Application of Standards in 2005  
(Note by the Secretariat) 
G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 17 Fe bruary 2006 List of Standardizin g Bodies that have Accepted the 
Code of Good Practice for th e Preparation, Adoption and 
Application of Standards since 1 January 1995 
(Note by the Secretariat) 
G/TBT/CS/N/160  17 January 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Antigua and Barbuda) 
G/TBT/CS/N/161  17 January 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Niger) 
G/TBT/CS/N/162 
 30 January 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Nigeria) 
G/TBT/CS/N/163  1 March 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Qatar) 
G/TBT/CS/N/164 
 14 March 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Australia) 
G/TBT/CS/N/165  27 March 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Honduras) 
G/TBT/CS/N/166  2 May 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (United Arab Emirates) 
G/TBT/CS/N/167 
 8 May 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Saudi Arabia) 
G/TBT/CS/N/168  4 July 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Mexico) 
G/TBT/CS/N/169 
 2 August 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Croatia) 
G/TBT/CS/N/170  29 September 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Papua New Guinea) 
G/TBT/CS/N/171  26 October 2006 Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code 
of Good Practice  (Australia) 
5. Statements on the Implementation and Ad ministration of the TBT Agreement (G/TBT/2/ - ) 
G/TBT/2/Add.16/Rev.1 16 March 2006 Communication from Chile 
G/TBT/2/Add.23/Supp.1 12 April 2006 Communication from Uganda 
G/TBT/2/Add.87 27 February 2006 
 Communication from Qatar 
G/TBT/2/Add.88 19 May 2006 Communication from the People's Republic of 
Bangladesh 
G/TBT/2/Add.89 19 May 2006 Communication from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
G/TBT/2/Add.90 12 September 2006 Communication from  the Republic of the Fiji Islands 
G/TBT/2/Add.68/Supp.1 10 October 2006 Communication from Moldova 
G/TBT/2/Add.91 29 September 2006 
 Communication from Paraguay 
G/TBT/2/Add.77/Rev.1 27 October 2006 Communication from Papua New Guinea 
G/TBT/2/Add.26/Rev.2/
Supp.2 6 November 2006 Communication from Brazil 
 
G/TBT/2/Add.12/Rev.3/Supp.1 22 November 2006 Communication from the European Communities 
G/TBT/2/Add.92 24 November 2006 Communication from the Republic of Guinea-Bissau 
G/TBT/2/Add.32/Rev. 3 15 December 2006 Communication fr om the Republic of Bulgaria G/TBT/21 
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  6. Other Documents  
G/TBT/18  17 February 2006 Eleventh Annual Review of the Implementation and 
Operation of the TBT Agreement (Note by the 
Secretariat) 
G/TBT/19  14 November 2006 Fourth Triennial Review of the Operation and 
Implementation of the Agreement on Technical Barriers 
to Trade under Article 15.4 
G/TBT/20 16 November 2006 Fifth Annual Transitional Review Mandated in 
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol of Accession of the 
People's Republic of China 
G/TBT/ENQ/27, G/TBT/ENQ/28 and Corr.1 17 February,  
27 October and  12 December 2006 National Enquiry Points (N ote by the Secretariat) 
7. Job documents (JOB(06)/ - ) 
JOB(06)/142 19 May 2006 Fourth Triennial Review of the Operation and 
Implementation of the Agreement on Technical Barriers 
to Trade (Draft by the Chairman) 
JOB(06)/156 26 May 2006 7-9 June 2006 TBT Committee Meeting (Annotated 
Draft Agenda) 
JOB(06)/24 15 February 2006 Fourth Triennial Review of the Operation and 
Implementation of the TBT Agreement – Draft Factual 
Elements (Background Note  by the Secretariat) 
JOB(06)/44 6 March 2006 15-17 March 2006 TBT Committee Meeting (Annotated 
Draft Agenda) 
JOB(06)/50 10 March 2006 List of Members' Publications in Relation to Technical 
Regulations, Conformity A ssessment Procedures and 
Standards (Note from the Secretariat) 
JOB(06)/172 7 June 2006 Fourth Triennial Review of the Agreement on 
Technical Barriers to Trade Good Regulatory Practice 
and Transparency (Communication from Chile) 
JOB(06)/229 25 July 2006 Special a nd Differential Treatment (Extracts of 
Submissions Relating to the Monitoring Mechanism) 
JOB(06)/247 27 October 2006 Fifth Annual Transitional Review Mandated in 
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol of Accession of the 
People's Republic of China (Draft 2006 Report) 
JOB(06)/248 30 October 2006 Report (2006) of the Committee on Technical Barriers to 
Trade (Draft Report) 
JOB(06)/250 and Rev. 1 1 November and  
2 November 2006 9-10 November 2006 TBT Committee Meeting 
(Annotated Draft Agenda) 
JOB (06)/252 1 November 2006 The Reference to the Sixth Edition of the ISO/IEC 
Guide 2: 1991 in Annex 1 of the  Agreement on Terms 
and their Definitions (Background Note by the 
Secretariat) 
JOB(06)/261 1 December 2006 Committee on Tr ade and Environment - Meeting of 18 
December 2006 (Annotat ed Draft Agenda) 
JOB(06)/263 and Corr.1 12 December and  
15 December 2006 Environmental Requirements  and Market  Access Work 
in the TBT and SPS Co mmittees (Note by the 
Secretariat)  G/TBT/21 
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  C. SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS RAISED IN 2006 
I.    New concerns (34) 
1.    Norway – Restrictions on the Use of deca-BDE 
Raised by Japan; United States; Ireland; Jordan 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 5-10);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 23-26); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 82-83) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/NOR/6, Corr.1 and Add.1 
2.   Sweden – Restrictions on the Use of deca-BDE 
Raised by Japan; United States; Ireland; Jordan 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 11- 13);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 34-37); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 29-30) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/SWE/59 
3.   European Communities - Draft Commission Decision regarding the Classification of the  Reaction to 
Fire Performance of Construction Products 
Raised by Japan; United States, Philippines; Colombia; Brazil; Korea; Mexico 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 14- 21);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 73-74); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 41-42) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/EEC/92 and Add.1 
4.   Korea - Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Products and Automobiles 
Raised by Japan; United States; European Communities 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 22- 24);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 71-72); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 36-38) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/KOR/105 
5.   China - Revision of List of Toxic Chemicals Severely Restricted in the People's Republic of China in the 
Regulation for Environmental Management on the First Import of Chemicals and th e Import and Export of 
Toxic Chemicals 
Raised by European Communities; Japan; United States 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 25- 31);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 53-56); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 53-56) 
Relevant document(s)  
6.   China - Import and Export Inspections 
Raised by European Communities; Mexico 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 32, 35, 37) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/CHN/182 
7.   China - Paper articles 
Raised by European Communities; Mexico 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 32, 35, 37) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/CHN/183 G/TBT/21 
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8.   China - Domestic Gas Cooking Appliances 
Raised by The European Communities 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 38 -40); November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 84-
85) 
Relevant document(s)  
9.   India – Fifth Amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 
Raised by European Communities 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 42-44) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/IND/11 
10.   India – Regulation on Medical Devices 
Raised by European Communities; United States 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 45- 47);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 39-42); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 57-59) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/IND/19 
11.   Japan - Amendment to the Enforcement Order of the Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilization of 
Resources 
Raised by European Communities; China 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 48-50) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/JPN/156, Add.1 and Corr.1 
12.   Brazil - Gas Fuelled Lighters, Disposable or Refillable 
Raised by European Communities;  United States 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, para. 51) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/BRA/193 
13.   European Communities - Textiles Products and Fibres 
Raised by Brazil 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, para. 52) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/SVK/7 
14.   Costa Rica - Fruit Juices 
Raised by Brazil 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, para. 53) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/CRI/14 and Add.1 
15.   European Communities - Firewor ks and other Pyrotechnic Articles 
Raised by China 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, para. 54-55) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/EEC/97 and Add.1  G/TBT/21 
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16.   United States - Energy Conservation Standa rds for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial and 
Industrial Equipment 
Raised by China 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 56-57);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 38) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/USA/154 
17.   Saudi Arabia - International Conf ormity Certification Programme (ICCP) 
Raised by United States; Japan; Mexico 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 58-59);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, para 61); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 73-75) 
Relevant document(s)  
18.   China - Labelling Audit System for Imported Food and Cosmetic Products 
Raised by European Communities 
Dates raised June 2006 (G/TBT/M39, paras. 4-5) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/CHN/190 
19.  India - Mandatory labelling for biotechnology food  products and Trade Policy Requiring Approval for 
importing Biotechnology Products 
Raised by United States 
Dates raised June 2006 (G/TBT/M39, paras. 9-10) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/BEL/39,  G/TBT/N/NLD/68 
20.   European Communities - Batteries 
Raised by China 
Dates raised June 2006 (G/TBT/M39, paras. 11-12) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/EEC/98 
21.   Japan - Amendment to Enforcement Ord er of Industrial Safety and Health Law 
Raised by China 
Dates raised June 2006 (G/TBT/M39, paras. 13-14) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/JPN/166 
22.   Greece - Ban on wheat 
Raised by Canada 
Dates raised June 2006 (G/TBT/M39, paras. 15-16) 
Relevant document(s)  
23.   Israel - Connection Boxes for Electrical Installations 
Raised by European Communities 
Dates raised June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras 17-18); November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 69-72) 
Relevant document(s)  G/TBT/21 
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24.   China - Leather and leather products 
Raised by Argentina 
Dates raised June 2006 (G/TBT/M39, paras. 19-20) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/CHN/174 
25.   China - Duplicative testing and cer tification requirements for medical devices 
Raised by Unites States 
Dates raised June 2006 (G/TBT/M39, paras. 21-22) 
Relevant document(s)  
26.   Switzerland - Draft Ordinance on measures to reduce particle emissions from diesel engines 
Raised by European Communities 
Dates raised November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 4-5) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/CHE/67 
27.   European Communities - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 
establishing a common authorisation procedure for fo od additives, food enzymes and food flavourings 
Raised by China 
Dates raised November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 6-7) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/EEC/123 
28.   Japan - Revision to Enforcemen t Regulation for the Law Concernin g the Rational Us e of Energy and 
Ministerial Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
Raised by China 
Dates raised November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 8-12) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/JPN/176 
29.   United States - Energy Cons ervation Program for Consumer Produc ts: Test Procedure for Residential 
Central Air Conditioners and He at Pumps; Proposed Rule 
Raised by China 
Dates raised November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 13-14) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/USA/202 and Corr.1 
30.   India - Pneumatic Tyres and Tubes for Auto motive Vehicles (Quality Control) Order, 2006 
Raised by European Communities 
Dates raised November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 15-18) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/IND/20 
31.   Philippines - Ceramic Wall and Floor Tiles 
Raised by European Communities 
Dates raised November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 19-23) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/PHL/60; G/TBT/N/PHL/63  G/TBT/21 
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32.  Uruguay - Decree on the enrichmen t of wheat flour and foods prepared with wheat flour       
Raised by European Communities 
Dates raised November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 24-25) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/URY/2 
33.   Mexico - Draft regulation establishing ma ximum emission levels for new diesel engines 
Raised by European Communities 
Dates raised November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, para. 26) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/MEX/115 
34.   China - Measures on the Environmen tal Management of New Chemical Substances 
Raised by European Communities 
Dates raised November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 27-28) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/CHN/210 
II.   Previously raised concerns (11)  
 
36.   European Communities - EC Regula tion on Certain Wine Sector Products 
In 2006, raised by New Zealand; Mexico 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 64 -65);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 31-33) 
First raised in October 1999 (G/TBT/M/17, paras. 15-29) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/EEC/15 and Corr1-2; G/TBT/N/EEC/57; G/TBT/W/119 
37.   European Communities - Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals 
(REACH)  
In 2006, raised by Japan;  United States;  Australia;  Mexico;  Chile;  Cuba;  Korea;  China; Chinese 
Taipei; Canada; Costa Rica; Singapore representing ASEAN 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 66-76);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 45-52); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 43-52) 
First raised in March 2003 (G/TBT/M/29, paras. 36-44) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/W/208; G/TBT/N/EEC/52 and Add.1-2 
38.   Korea - Import of Fish Heads 
In 2006, raised by New Zealand, Norway, European Communities 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 60-63);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 76-79); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 43-52) 
First raised in July 2003 (G/TBT/M/30, paras. 37-39) 
Relevant document(s)  
39.   China - Mandatory Chinese National Standards for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) 
Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) 
In 2006, raised by United States; Mexico; European Communities; Japan; Canada 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 32-37);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 64-66); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 80-81) G/TBT/21 
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  First raised in March 2004 (G/TBT/M/32, paras. 7-12) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/CHN/187 and Corr. 1;  G/TBT/N/CHN/188 and Co rr. 1; G/TBT/N/CHN/189 
and Corr. 1 
40.   European Communities - Restrictions on the Use of Certain Phthalates in Toys 
In 2006, raised by China, United States 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 77-80) 
First raised in March 2005 (G/TBT/M/35, paras. 6-7) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/EEC/82 and Add. 1, 2 
41.    European Communities- Disposable Lighters 
In 2006, raised by China 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 86 -90);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 43-44) 
First raised in June 2005 (G/TBT/M/36, paras. 4-6) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/EEC/89 
42.   China - Administration on the Control of Po llution Caused by Electro nic Information Products 
In 2006, raised by Japan; United States; European Communities  
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 81-84);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 57-60); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 39-40) 
First raised in November 2005  (G/TBT/M/37, paras. 3-4) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/CHN/140 and Add.1 
43.   United States - DTV Tuner Requirements 
In 2006, raised by United States Update 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, para. 85) 
First raised in November 2005  (G/TBT/M/37, paras. 5-10) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/N/USA/128 
44.   European Communities - Directive 2005/32 of th e European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 
2005 establishing a framework fo r the setting of Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and 
amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives  96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council 
In 2006, raised by United States; China; Japan; Malaysia 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M38, paras. 81-82);  June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 67-70); 
November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 60-63) 
First raised in November 2005  (G/TBT/M/37, paras. 11-13) 
Relevant document(s)  
45.   European Communities - Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of certain Hazardous 
Substances in Electrical and Electro nic Equipment (RoHS) and Directive  2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical 
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)  
In 2006, raised by United States 
Dates raised March 2006 (G/TBT/M39, paras. 62-63)  
First raised in March 1999 (G/TBT/M/15, paras. 25-27) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/Notif.00/310  G/TBT/21 
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  46.   Belgium and Netherlands - Ban on the Import ation and Commercialization of  Seal Skins and Seal 
Derived Products 
In 2006, raised by Canada; Norway 
Dates raised June 2006 (G/TBT/M/39, paras. 6-8); November 2006 (G/TBT/M40, paras. 64-68) 
First raised in November 2004  (G/TBT/M/34, paras. 10-11) 
Relevant document(s) G/TBT/ N/BEL/39, G/TBT/N/NLD/68 
 
 G/TBT/21 
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  D. N
OTIFICATIONS MADE BY MEMBERS AND BY RELEVANT ARTICLES OF THE AGREEMENT IN 
2006  AND SINCE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
Number of notifications made under  
the relevant Articles in 200627 Members Number of 
notifications 
made in 
2006  2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified Total 
number of 
notifications 
made since 
1995 
Albania 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 
Argentina 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 
Armenia 23 22 0 0 9 0 0 0 23 
Australia 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 
Bahrain 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 
Barbados 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 
Belgium 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 
Brazil 32 25 0 0 8 0 0 0 147 
Canada 37 36 0 0 10 0 0 0 172 
Central 
African Republic 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Chile 8 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 79 
China 64 54 9 0 6 3 0 0 63 
Colombia 12 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 54 
Costa Rica 24 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 
Czech 
Republic 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 
Denmark 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 160 
Dominican 
Republic 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 
Ecuador 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 
El Salvador 24 24 0 0 5 0 0 0 79 
Estonia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
European 
Communities 40 39 0 0 12 0 0 0 225 
Finland 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 
France 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 
Ghana 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 
Guatemala 18 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 
Honduras 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 
Hong Kong, 
China 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 34 
Hungary 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 
India 11 5 0 0 3 0 0 5 56 
Indonesia 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 
Israel 22 17 0 0 18 0 0 0 77 
                                                      
27 110 notifications were made under more than one article.  G/TBT/21 
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  Number of notifications made under  
the relevant Articles in 200627 Members Number of 
notifications 
made in 
2006  2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified Total 
number of 
notifications 
made since 
1995 
Italy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Jamaica 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 
Japan 35 33 0 1 6 0 0 0 267 
Kenya 62 58 4 0 0 0 0 0 62 
Korea, 
Republic of 29 29 0 0 4 0 0 0 121 
Lithuania 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 
Malaysia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 
Mexico 9 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 191 
Moldova 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 
Morocco 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 
Netherlands 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 535 
New Zealand 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 
Nicaragua 21 21 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 
Norway 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 
Oman 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 
Papua New 
Guinea 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Paraguay 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 
Peru 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 
Philippines 30 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 85 
Poland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 
Qatar 10 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 
Romania 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 
Saint Lucia 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 
Slovenia 13 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 
South Africa 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 
Spain 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 43 
Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 
Sweden 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 
Switzerland 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 
Chinese Taipei 15 14 1 0 4 0 0 0 15 
Thailand 28 27 1 0 25 0 0 0 136 
Trinidad and 
Tobago 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 
Tunisia 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 
United Arab 
Emirates 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 
United 
Kingdom 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 
United States 64 58 0 6 0 0 0 0 265 
Uruguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 G/TBT/21 
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  Number of notifications made under  
the relevant Articles in 200627 Members Number of 
notifications 
made in 
2006  2.9 2.10 3.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 Not 
specified Total 
number of 
notifications 
made since 
1995 
Zambia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
TOTAL 771 718 14 2 169 0 0 1 6869  G/TBT/21 
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  E. OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALES STATED IN NOTIFICATIONS IN 2006 
 
 
Objectives and Rationales  
First objective stated in the 
notifications received in 2006 Number of times that the 
objective was mentioned as the 
first, second or third objective in 
the notifications received in 
200628 
National security requirements 
 3 4 
Consumer information, labelling  31 43 
Prevention of deceptive practices 
and consumer protection  124 199 
Protection of human health or 
safety 
 485 541 
Protection of animal or plant life or health  
9 13 
Protection of environment 
 77 179 
Quality requirements  25 36 
Harmonization 
 32 32 
Adoption of new domestic law and technology 
 77 81 
Lowering or removal of trade barriers 1 2 
Trade facilitation 
 2 2 
Cost saving and increasing productivity 
 2 3 
Others  5 14 
Not specified 
 2 2 
Total  771 1151 
 
 
                                                      
28 Among the 875 notifications received, 110 indicate two or more objectives. G/TBT/21 
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  F. O
BSERVATION OF THE RECOMMENDED COMMENT PERIOD BY MEMBERS IN 2006 
 
Number of notifications ma de with comment period 
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 3 3 0 0 0 6 
Argentina 1 5 2 3 11 11 
Armenia 10 8 3 2 23 23 
Australia 4 4 8 0 0 16 
Bahrain 1 1 3 5 0 10 
Barbados 5 5 0 0 0 10 
Belgium 2 2 0 0 0 4 
Brazil 18 1 6 7 32 32 
Canada 1 6 27 3 37 37 
Central African 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Chile 1 4 3 8 0 16 
China 1 2 53 7 5 63 
Colombia 12 12 0 0 0 24 
Costa Rica 1 1 21 1 24 24 
Czech Republic 5 5 0 0 0 10 
Denmark 2 2 1 5 0 10 
Dominican 20 20 0 0 0 40 
Ecuador 9 9 0 0 0 18 
El Salvador 24 24 0 0 0 48 
Estonia 1 1 0 0 0 2 
European 7 1 33 41 0 82 
Finland 5 5 0 0 0 10 
France 6 2 8 0 0 16 
Ghana 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Guatemala 18 18 0 0 0 36 
Honduras 18 1 19 0 0 38 
Hong Kong, 1 3 4 0 0 8 
Hungary 2 2 0 0 0 4 
India 1 3 1 6 11 11 
Indonesia 2 2 0 0 0 4 
Israel 22 22 0 0 0 44 
Italy 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Jamaica 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Japan 7 5 22 34 0 68 
Kenya 1 53 8 4 62 66 
Korea, Republic of 6 12 10 1 29 29 
Lithuania 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Macao, China 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Malaysia 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Mexico 8 1 1 9 0 19 
Moldova 6 1 7 0 0 14 
Morocco 14 14 0 0 0 28 
Netherlands 1 4 5 0 0 10 
New Zealand 2 2 2 6 0 12  G/TBT/21 
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  Number of notifications ma de with comment period 
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 
Nicaragua 21 21 0 0 0 42 
Norway 2 4 6 0 0 12 
Oman 1 3 1 5 0 10 
Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Paraguay 1 1 1 2 0 5 
Peru 3 3 0 0 0 6 
Philippines 1 17 9 3 30 30 
Poland 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Qatar 10 10 0 0 0 20 
Romania 8 2 10 0 0 20 
Saint Lucia 3 3 0 0 0 6 
Slovenia 2 11 13 0 0 26 
South Africa 2 3 1 1 7 7 
Spain 1 1 1 3 0 6 
Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Sweden 3 12 15 0 0 30 
Switzerland 5 4 12 21 0 42 
Chinese Taipei 1 13 1 1 15 16 
Thailand 28 28 0 0 0 56 
Trinidad and 1 1 0 0 0 2 
Tunisia 1 2 1 4 0 8 
United Arab 5 5 0 0 0 10 
United Kingdom 1 1 2 0 0 4 
United States 17 16 27 4 64 64 
Uruguay 1 1 1 0 0 3 
Zambia 1 1 0 0 0 2 
TOTAL 377 439 348 186 350 1350 
 G/TBT/21 
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  G. TBT
 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDERTAKEN BY THE WTO  SECRETARIAT IN 2006 
1. Geneva-Based Events 
 
Date Activity Participants Venue Organized by 
16-17 March TBT Workshop on Different 
Approaches to Conformity 
Assessment All Members Geneva WTO 
 
2. Regional Workshops 
 
Date Region/Participants Venue Organized by Organizations' 
Participation 
28-30 March South America Uruguay WTO/ALADI IEC, ISO, 
OIML 
28-30 June Pacific Islands Fiji WTO/PIFS IEC, ISO, 
OIML 
12-14 September French-speaking 
Africa Tunisia WTO CODEX, IEC, 
ISO, OIML, 
UNIDO, EC 
 
3. Member Workshops 
 
Date Member/Scope Organized by Organizations' 
Participation 
24-25 January San José, Costa Rica WTO - 
29-31 May Luanda, Angola WTO - 
25-26 July Sofia, Bulgaria WTO - 
 4. Participation in Activities Organized by Other Agencies 
 
Date Activity Venue Organized by 
9-10 April  CASCO Workshop for Arab 
and the Middle East region Jordan ISO 
 
 5. Trade Policy Courses covering, inter alia , the TBT Agreement 
 
(i) Geneva-Based 
 
Date Name of course (language) Organized by 
Jan –Apr. 2006 35th and 36th Trade Policy Course (English) WTO (ITTC) 
May –Jul 2006 37th Trade Policy Course (Spanish) WTO (ITTC) 
Sept – Dec 2006 38th Trade Policy Course (English) WTO (ITTC) 
  G/TBT/21 
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(ii) Regional  
 
Date Region Venue Organized by 
24 February 2006 Caribbean Jamaica WTO (ITTC) 
25 May 2006 Asia / Pacific Hong Kong, China WTO (ITTC) 
5-6 July 2006 Africa (French 
speaking) Morocco WTO (ITTC) 
20 July 2006 Africa (English 
speaking) Namibia WTO (ITTC) 
20 November 2006 Latin America Chile WTO (ITTC) 
  
 
 
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