KAZAKHSTAN DELEGATION TOOK PART IN THE MEETING OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON TBT

KAZAKHSTAN DELEGATION TOOK PART IN THE MEETING OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON TBT

On March 28-30, 2017 in Geneva (Swiss Confederation), the Kazakh delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology G. Dugalova participated in the meeting of the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade and its thematic session.

The thematic session preceding the meeting was devoted to issues of conformity assessment and good regulatory practice. The representatives of the Philippines, Canada, the Republic of Korea and the European Union shared their experience in the application of conformity assessment procedures and the use of good regulatory practices in the development of technical regulations.

At the very meeting of the WTO TBT Committee, held on March 29-30 this year, issues of concern to WTO member countries were discussed.

In particular, changes in the technical regulations of the EAEC "On the safety of toys" (in the part of psychological and pedagogical expertise), "On the safety of products intended for children and adolescents", the TRACP project "About the safety of alcohol products", as well as other mutual issues in Of the draft technical regulations and standards notified by WTO member countries.

In particular, Ukraine expressed concern about the draft of changes No. 2 to the technical regulations of the Customs Union "On the Safety of Toys", notified by Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. The Kazakh side provided explanations for the voiced questions regarding this draft of changes.

Also, within the framework of the visit of the Kazakhstan delegation to Geneva, on March 28, the meeting with the UNECE representative was held, during which the issue of the possibility of Kazakhstan participation in the Global GAP Training Course was discussed. About 100 agricultural quality standards of the UNECE to promote international trade.

In addition, on March 28 this year. The Kazakh delegation visited the office of the General Secretariat of ISO and held a constructive dialogue with representatives of the Secretariat, which resulted in the presentation of the programs of regional seminars for 2017, the rules of procedure for the election to the ISO Council, information on sponsorship to developing countries and a number of other useful materials on further cooperation with ISO .

In general, it should be noted that the revitalization of the work within the framework of membership in ISO and participation in its Committees is an important task in the light of Kazakhstan's full membership of the WTO and the commitments it has made. The desire to harmonize technical requirements is one of the key principles of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.