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2/11/2004 1
“Preparation and submission of notifications”
(2-3 November 2004)
by
Mrs. Rampaipan Nakasatis (Director)
Standards Bureau 1, TISI
Special Meeting of the TBT Committee Special Meeting of the TBT Committee on Procedures for Information Exchangeon Procedures for Information Exchange
Contribution from Thailand
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Thailand Enquiry Points and Notification Authorities
1. Industrial products (except food and agricultural products):
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)
Ministry of Industry
Rama VI Street, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Telephone : + (66 2) 202 3508, + (66 2) 202 3512
Telefax : + (66 2) 354 3034
E-mail : [email protected]
Website : www.tisi.go.th
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Thailand Enquiry Points and Notification Authorities (cont.)
2. Food and agricultural products :
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and
Food Standards (ACFS)
Ministry of Agricultural and Cooperatives
3 Rajadamnern - Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200,
Thailand
Telephone : + (66 2) 629 8979
Telefax : + (66 2) 629 8970
E-mail : [email protected], [email protected]
Website : www.acfs.go.th
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Thailand has no special
legislation for the implementation
of the TBT Agreement
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To ensure the fulfillment of the notification obligations
- Arrangements and co-ordination with relevant regulatory bodies have been put in place through the mechanism of National Committees
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- National committees comprising representatives from relevant government organizations and private sectors have been established. - All interested parties have been informed of their obligations under the TBT Agreement.
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Preparation of notification
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What to notify
• Technical regulations
• Conformity assessment
procedures
• Mandatory labelling requirements
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Find out about new proposed measures
• reminders (every 3 months)
• monitor the cabinet web site
• advice from regulatory bodies
• the media
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Necessary to notify:
• relevant international standard does not exist
• technical content is not in accordance with international standard
• may have significant effect on trade of other Members
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TBT / SPS / Both
Objectives
Protect human or animal or plant life or health from risks arising from pest,diseases, additives,toxins, contaminants, etc.
SPS
Technical regulation, CAP ?
Yes No
Yes
TBT
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1. Routine (Art.2.9): notify at an early appropriate stage,
when a draft with the complete text
is available ;
when amendments can still be introduced and comments taken into account
- comment period 60 days
When to notify:
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2. Urgent problems (Art.2.10):
- Safety, health, environmental
protection, national security
- notify immediately upon adoption
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How to fill in the notification form
• only one form for both routine and urgent
• detailed instruction in Section III :
Notification procedures, G/TBT/1/Rev. ….…
• information
- as complete as possible
- no section should be left blank
(latest)
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• E-mail and mail to the Permanent
Mission of Thailand to WTO
• Permanent Mission of Thailand to
WTO submit to [email protected]
Submission of notifications
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Notifying New Proposed / Revised Measures
1. Check for new proposed/revised measures or receive advice of new proposed measures
2. Assess if a Notification is required
3. Decide if it is TBT or both TBT & SPS
4. Decide when to notify
5. Complete Notification form
6. Submit to the WTO
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Figure 1 : Number of Notifications per Member (1995-30 June 2004)
10
13
66
10
8
9
89
2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
1 2-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 31-50 51-100 101-200 201-300 >300
Number of Notifications
Num
ber
of
Mem
bers
JOB(04)/148 Page 7
Thailand(252)
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Up to October 2004, Thailand had notified
263 TBT notifications
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Specific difficulties and problems encountered
• Insufficient awareness of the notification
obligations at the operational level
• It is sometimes difficult to distinguish
whether it is under TBT or SPS Agreement
• Notification form is not complete
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• Some regulations are late notified as the
notification authority is informed after
the regulations have been adopted or
enforced due to differences in legislative
procedures of regulatory bodies
- but late is better than never
Specific difficulties and problems encountered (Cont.)
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Proposals
• Notifications should be checked for
completeness and correctness according to
the notification obligations before circulating to
Members so as to avoid the same errors
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THANK YOU