Activity Details
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
Workshop Objective:
This course is designed to provide participants of member states with the necessary knowledge on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and (Enquiry Points)
Workshop Topics:
Topics to include:
- Overview of WTO obligations for transparency
- Operation of WTO TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point
- How to complete a WTO TBT Notification template
- Tools and resources for WTO TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority Staff
- Standards as international trade concerns
- Use of standards in regulation
- Other topics
"Public consultation in the regulatory process"
- Public Consultation and International Trade Commitments
Moderator:
o United States
o GSO/Member State
o Q&A/Discussion
- Public consultation and transparency in the regulatory process
Moderator:
o United States:
o GSO/Member State
o Q&A/Discussion
- Tools for Industry: TBT Notifications and Experiences of Enquiry Points in Disseminating Notifications to Domestic Stakeholders
Moderator:
o United States
o GSO/Member State
o Q&A/Discussion
- Preparing an effective comment on a technical regulation
Moderator:
o Guidelines for industry
o Case study of effective comments and their positive impact on market access/competitiveness
o Q&A/Discussion
"Public Consultation and Consensus Process in Standards Development"
- Guidelines and tools for public consultation
Moderator:
o Public consultation in GSO/Member standards system
o ANSI Essential Requirements and public consultation in the U.S. standards system
o Implementation of stakeholder outreach and public consultation: perspective of a standards developer
o Q&A/Discussion
- Best practices for participating in public consultation
Moderator:
o U.S.-based standards developer
o GSO/Member State
o Q&A/Discussion
- Closing remarks and recommendations for the way forward
Moderated discussion with all participants to prepare recommendations for how the U.S. and GSO member countries can use public consultation to drive competitiveness