. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/GEN/66 
14 December 2007 
 (07-5579) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
  
 
 
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS 
Note by the Secretariat
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1. At the Fourth Triennial Review of the TBT Agreement, concluded on 9 November 2006, the 
TBT Committee agreed to explore ways to enhance th e sharing of translation of documents referred to 
in notifications, including with respect to the develo pment of a format to inform other Members of the 
existence of translations of notified measures.2     
2. Subsequently, at its meeting on 9 November  2007, the TBT Committee agreed to set up a 
mechanism that aims to facilitate information-shar ing by Members on the availability of unofficial 
translations on the Internet.  This will be done through the circulation by the Secretariat of a 
supplement to the original notification submitted by a Member.  The format of the supplement is 
attached.3 
3. Under the new mechanism, Members are invited, on a voluntary basis, to provide information 
about the availability of unofficial translations of notified measures.  Such information can be 
provided to the Central Registry for Notification (crn@wto.org). 
4. Neither the Secretariat nor the Member providi ng the unofficial translation can be held 
responsible for the accuracy or quality of the translations. 
 
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO. 
2 G/TBT/19, para. 68(c)(iv). 
3 The same mechanism is used by the SPS Committee (G/SPS/GEN/487). G/TBT/GEN/66 
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ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  G/TBT/N/COUNTRY/#/Suppl.# 
xxx December 2007 
 (07-0000) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 
Comité des obstacles techniques au commerce 
Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  
 
AVAILABILITY OF TRANSLATIONS 
 
Note by the Secretariat4 
Supplement  
  The Secretariat has been info rmed that an unofficial translation into [language] of the 
document referenced in this notifica tion is available for consultation at: 
   http://www. .. ...................... ................... 
 or can be requested from: ………………………………………….. __________________________________________________________________________________ 
TRADUCTIONS DISPONIBLES 
 
Note du Secrétariat
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Supplément  
 
 Le Secrétariat a été informé qu'une traducti on non officielle en [l angue] du document auquel 
renvoie la présente notification pouvait êt re consultée à l'adresse suivante: 
   http://www. ...................... .............. 
 ou peut être obtenue à l'adresse suivante:  …………………………………… __________________________________________________________________________________ 
ACCESO A TRADUCCIONES 
 
Nota de la Secretaría
4 
Suplemento  
  Se ha comunicado a la Secretaría que en la dirección: 
 
  http://www. .. ...................... ................... 
se puede consultar una traducción no oficial al [idi oma] del documento a que se hace referencia en la 
presente notificación.  o puede solicitarse a:  ...........................................................  
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4This document has been prepared under the Secretariat' s own responsibility and is without prejudice to the 
positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO./Le présent document a été établi par le Secrétariat 
sous sa propre responsabilité et est sans pr éjudice des positions des Membres ni de le urs droits ou obligations dans le cadre 
de l'OMC./El presente documento ha sido el aborado bajo la responsabilidad de la Secr etaría y sin perjuicio de las posiciones 
de los Miembros ni de sus derechos y obligaciones en el marco de la OMC.