WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/2/Add.5/Suppl.2
1 November 2001
(01-5378)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
Communication from Slovenia
Supplement
The following statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
has been received from the Republic of Slovenia.
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I. TRANSPARENCY
A. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY
1. The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Slovenia has the overall responsibility for
ensuring that obligations under the Agreement are fulfilled.
B. ENQUIRY POINT
2. The Enquiry Point foreseen in Articles 10.1 and 10.3 of the TBT Agreement was established
in 1996 at the Standards and Metrology Instit ute of the Republic of Slovenia (SMIS). On
1 September 2001, the new Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST), began its work. The
Enquiry Point for WTO/TBT is now acting inside of SIST.
The new address, telephone and fax numbers are as follows:
Slovenian Institute for Standardization - SIST
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Šmartinska 140
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel:  + 386 61 478 3041
Fax  + 386 61 478 3198
E-mail:  info@sist.si
Contact person:  Mrs. Vesna Strazisar
3. The Enquiry Point is fully operational and performs notification procedures of technical
regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures as well as information exchange in
accordance with Article 10.G/TBT/2/Ad d.5/Suppl.2
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C. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
4. With regard to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 3 of the Law on ratification of the
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trad e Organization (RS Offici al Gazette, no. 36/95)
the Government of the Republic of Slovenia has issued a new Decree on notification procedures for
standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures (RS Official Gazette,
No. 66/2000, 6 pages).  The Decree came into force on 26 January 2001.  The text is available inEnglish both in hard copy and electronic version.
5. A seminar on the notification obligations under the TBT Agreement, including general
information of the Agreement, was held in March 2001 with participants from all relevant notifying
authorities and other parties concerned.
D. PUBLICATIONS
6. Technical rules adopted in the form of laws or regulations are published in the
Official Gazette of Republic of Slovenia.  Standards are announced in the bulletin Sporo čila/Messages
issued by Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST).  Copies can be obtained from the Enquiry
Point.
II. RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS
7. The process  of implementation  and administration of the TBT is supported by the following
legislative acts:
A. STANDARDIZATION ACT
8. The Standardization Act (RS Official Gazette,  No. 22/00, 9 pages) lays down the objectives
and principles of the Slovenian national standardization; it specifies the status of the Slovenian
standards body, its assignments, membership and funding and regulates the preparation, adoption and
issuance of Slovenian national standard as well as its application. The proposed act was prepared in
accordance with the State programme for implementation of Acquis Communaitaire, clause 3.12.1
free movement of goods.
B. ACCREDITATION ACT9. The Accreditation Act (RS Official Gazette, No. 22/00, 4 pages) lays down the establishment,
organization and operation of national accreditation service; specifies the field in which accreditation
shall be performed as well as the application of accreditation in regulations specifying conformity
assessment.
C. ACT ON TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTS AND CONFORMITY
ASSESSMENT
10. The Act on Technical Requirements for Products and Conformity Assessment (RS Official
Gazette, No. 22/00, 9 pages) lays down the methods of prescribing technical requirements for
products and the procedures for assessment of conf ormity with the prescribed requirements; it also
prescribes the issuance of technical regulations through which the competent Ministers shall, on the
basis of this Act, lay down for particular products or product families.G/TBT/2/Ad d.5/Suppl.2
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D. METROLOGY ACT
11. The Metrology Act (RS Official Gazette, N o. 22/00, 12 pages) regulates: accurate and
internationally compatible measurements; the system of units of measurement;  measurement
standards;  measuring instruments;  the validity of documents and marks of conformity of foreignorigin;  supervision of quantities and marking of pre-packaged products; metrological supervision as
well as the competence and responsibilities of the Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia
(MIRS).
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