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JoAnne R. Overman

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Bureau of Standards

Office of Product Standards Policy

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April 1986

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary

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This report describes the GATT Standards Code activities conducted by the

Standards Code and Information program, National Bureau of Standards (NBS),

for calendar year 1985. NBS responsibilities include operating the U.S. GATTinquiry point for information on standards and certification activities;notifying the GATT Secretariat of proposed U.S. Federal governmentstandards-based rules that might significantly affect trade; assisting U.S.industry with standards-related trade problems; and responding to inquiriesabout proposed foreign and U.S. regulations.

Key Words: GATT Standards Code; notifications; proposed foreign regulationsstandards information; technical assistance

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Introduction 1

Inquiry Point 1

Notifications 1

Inquiries 3

Translations 3

Other Activities 4

Standards Information 4

Technical Office 5

Assistance to Industry 5

Cormient Handling 6

Standards Code Signatories 8

Tables

Table I Number of Notifications Issued in 1985 9

Table II List of U.S. Notifications 9

Table III List of Foreign Notifications 10Table IV Comment Periods for Proposed U.S. Regulations 15

Table V Comment Periods for Proposed Foreign Regulations 16

Appendix A United States Procedures for Determining Which DraftStandards and Rules of Certification to Notify 21

Appendix B Key-Word-Out-of-Context (KWOC) Index of Products 23

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INTRODUCTION

The international Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (Standards Code)

has been in effect since January 1, 1980. There are currently 38 signatories

(Portugal signed in 1985) to the Code, 26 of which have actively implemented

the Code in their countries. The Code is administered by the Secretariat of

the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Office of Product Standards Policy (OPSP) has several responsibilities

for implementing provisions of Title IV of the U.S. Trade Agreements Act of

1979 related to establishment of a U.S. inquiry point,V a standards

information center, and a technical office for non-agricultural products.This report summarizes Standards Code activities conducted by the StandardsCode and Information (SCI) program in OPSP for calendar year 1985. Thesefunctions are performed within the traditional framework of NBSstandards-related programs. A more complete discussion of all U.S.responsibilities and activities associated with the Standards Code may be

found in the Report to the United States Congress on the Agreement on

Technical Barriers to Trade - “Standards Code."

Highlights of 1985 included publication of a directory of U.S. private sectorproduct certification programs and a brochure describing GATT Standards Codeactivities at NBS; background research for bilateral standards discussions;participation in the third meeting on information exchange held in

conjunction with the Standards Code Committee meeting; revision of theKey-Word-In-Context (KWIC) Index of U.S. Voluntary Engineering Standards; and

preparation of the second triennial report cited above.

INQUIRY POINT

Notifications

Signatories of the Standards Code must notify the GATT Secretariat of all

proposed mandatory government regulations and certification procedures thatmight significantly affect international trade. The Secretariat, in turn,

disseminates the notifications to all signatories.

As the official U.S. GATT inquiry point for information on standards and

certification activities, SCI notifies the Secretariat of proposed U.S.Federal Government rules that might significantly affect trade; receivesforeign notifications and disseminates them, along with supplementaryinformation to appropriate U.S. companies and industry groups; and respondsto inquiries about foreign or U.S. notifications. SCI's GATT notificationactivities are reported quarterly to cognizant NBS managers and other FederalGovernment officials concerned with the Code's implementation .^/

^_/The Standards Code requires that each signatory provide an inquiry point to

answer all inquiries on technical regulations, standards, and rules ofcertification.

p_/0ffice of the U.S. Trade Representative, International Trade Administration(Department of Commerce) and Departments of Agriculture and State.

In 1985, the GATT Secretariat issued 197 notifications. Twenty of the 38signatories reported at least one proposed regulation (see Table I). Canadahad the most notifications with 39. Six other signatories - Finland, India,

Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States - each reported 10 or moreproposed regulations.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) office in Geneva receivesnotifications from the Secretariat and cables them to the United States. The

notifications, all of which are available in English, include the name of thecountry proposing the regulation; assigned TBT/Notif ication number; a briefdescription of the regulation; and the final date for comments. In order to

provide wide access to this information in the United States, all foreignnotifications are published in the Commerce Business Daily , and several otherpublications. SCI maintains a computerized data base on all GATTnotifications and a telephone GATT hotline where up-to-date notificationinformation can be obtained. The hotline number is (301) 921-3200 .

Proposed U.S. Regulations

All proposed U.S. Government rules (mandatory standards or certificationsystems), including proposed revisions, are published in the Federal

Register . SCI staff regularly review the Register to identify those proposedregulations that might significantly affect trade and which, therefore,should be notified to the GATT Secretariat. Notices are sent directly to the

GATT Secretariat via telex. The procedures that SCI uses to identify whichproposed regulations or certification rules to notify were described in a

paper presented by an SCI staff member at the May 1985 meeting on informationexchange (see Appendix A).

In 1985, 16 proposed U.S. regulations were reported; of the 16 reported, 14

were assigned TBT/Notif. numbers for 1985. Table II lists the agency and

products. The notifications designated in 1985 originated in the issuing

agencies shown below. The regulations covered such products as motor

vehicles, aspirin products, cosmetics, lifesaving equipment and pesticides in

food.

Agency No. of 1985 Notifs.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF)

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. (NHTSA)

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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Proposed Foreign Regulations

The GATT Secretariat in 1985 issued 183 notifications from countries other

than the United States (see Table III). The foreign regulations covered a

wide variety of products, including telecommunications equipment, electrical

appliances, furniture, automobiles, cement, and explosives. SCI maintains a

Key-Word-Out-Context (KWOC) index for all products that are the subject of

foreign notifications (see Appendix B for 1985 index). (A KWOC is an

indexing method in which keywords, in this instance products, appear as

headings in a separate line index flush with the left margin.) The KWOCindex is used to identify any regulations that may be of interest to

individuals who have expressed interest in specific products.

Foreign notifications are sent regularly by SCI to the American National

Standards Institute, Industry Functional Advisory Committee members,^/ and

several other groups and individuals to serve their information needs and to

allow them to disseminate or publish as appropriate.

Inquiries

SCI processed 367 letter and telephone requests for GATT notificationinformation (296 U.S., 71 foreign) in 1985. Many requestors asked for copiesof more than one regulation. In addition to requests for specificregulations, many individuals asked for general information on the StandardsCode. SCI responds to such requests by sending an information packageconsisting of the latest issue of its newsletter, tbt news , a list of recentforeign notifications, brochures describing the Standards Code, and orderinginformation for the Commerce Business Daily .

In 1985, U.S. exporters were most interested in regulations from Japan,Canada, Sweden, and Switzerland, among the top six notifiers, and from theUnited Kingdom. The regulations that were most often requested concernedtelecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, and chemical substances. In

addition, 321 calls were received on the GATT hotline for up-to-dateinformation on foreign notifications.

Translations

SCI requests the text of all proposed foreign regulations from the inquirypoints of the issuing signatories. Less than half of the 183 regulationsreceived in 1985 ( 79 ) were in languages other than English. SCI coordinatesa translation service to obtain an English translation of any requestedproposed foreign language regulation. The cost of translation is paid by therequestor; if more than one request is received for the same translation, thecost is divided equally among requestors. In 1985, SCI received requests fortranslations of eight regulations; three requests were for the same document.

o_/The IFAC is comprised of representatives from private industry engaged in

standards-related activities. It advises the Department of Commerce and USTRon trade matters, the operation of any adopted trade agreements and othersubjects related to U.S. trade policy.

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other Activities

In 1985, SCI published a brochure, "GATT Standards Code Activities," whichbriefly describes SCI program activities established in support of the Code.SCI also publishes tbt news , a newsletter intended to inform U.S. industryand other interested groups of U.S. Government programs and activities in

support of the Standards Code. Subscription to the newsletter is free andcan be obtained by contacting the SCI office.

An SCI staff member participated in a meeting on procedures for informationexchange held in May 1985 in Geneva, Switzerland. Representatives from GATTinquiry points met to discuss current activities, notification procedures,translations, length of comment periods, and problems encountered in

obtaining information. Scheduled every two years and held in conjunctionwith the meeting of the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, thisassembly provides an opportunity to solve existing problems and to establishnew procedures for more effective communication and information exchange.

STANDARDS INFORMATION

The National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI) is

the national repository for standards documentation. NCSCI supports GATTinquiry point activities by supplying information concerning both domesticand foreign standards information. The information center, which was

established in 1965, provides government, industry and the public withinformation on standards, regulations, certification programs and relatedactivities that affect trade and commerce.

NCSCI maintains a microform and hard copy collection of engineering standardsand specifications, regulations, certification rules, directories, referencebooks and special publications. NSCSI staff respond to more than 5,000requests annually from all over the world on the existence, source and

availability of standards and related documents. NCSCI also responds to

trade-related queries regarding regulations or other requirements imposed by

foreign countries that affect the export of U.S. manufactured products.

In 1985, NCSCI published Private Sector Product Certification Programs in

the United States (NBS Special Publication 703). This directory presents

information from 109 organizations in the United States which engage in

product certification activities. Each entry describes the type and purpose

of each organization, the nature of the activity, products certified,

standards used, certification requirements, availability and cost of

services, and other relevant details. A similar directory of Federal

certification programs will be available in spring 1986.

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TECHNICAL OFFICE

The SCI program performs technical office functions for non-agriculturalproducts. These include: a) providing assistance to U.S. exporters on

specific technically based standards-related trade issues; b) assisting the

International Trade Administration and USTR in developing technicalbackground for bilateral and multilateral discussions with representativesfrom other Code signatories; c) monitoring the level of U.S. participation in

international standardization activities; and d) coordinating comments on

proposed foreign regulations.

Assistance to Industry

Technical office staff work closely with industry representatives to addressstandards-related trade problems and to develop a technical basis fornegotiated resolutions. Technical staff obtain and analyze, whenappropriate, standards information to provide rationale for foreignregulatory actions. In some cases, an analysis is conducted to answerspecific questions. In 1985, the following subjects were among thoserequiring attention; they are briefly summarized here with results or currentstatus.1. Two U.S. manufacturers of submersible water pumps and portable

electrical equipment alleged that European standards and marking rulescreate non-tariff trade barriers. According to the complaints, the length require-ments and marking rules for cord sets and cables are excessive anddiscriminatory, thus making it costly and difficult to gain access to

the market. Technical office staff compared foreign standards andpractices with those in the United States, then contacted the AmericanEmbassy in Brussels, Belgium and the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerlandfor assistance in clarifying the rationale and application of theforeign requirements. Embassy personnel worked with the EuropeanCommittee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) to obtaininformation.

2. The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) developed two technicalregulations concerning medical equipment which might affect the design,manufacture, and testing of this equipment in the U.S. Two U.S.companies registered concern about the impact of these regulations andrequested the technical office's help to determine the status of theregulations and whether a delay in implementation was possible. TheAmerican Embassy in Bonn was contacted for the information.

3. Technical office staff identified and analyzed United Kingdom and U.S.requirements for metal alloys for a U.S. manufacturer. The informationwas used by the company to bid on a British procurement contract.

4.

A U.S. testing laboratory inquired about the acceptance by the FederalRepublic of Germany of U.S. radio frequency interference emission testcriteria for computer equipment. Technical office investigationrevealed that Germany has different testing requirements and does notaccept U.S. -generated data. Germany will accept test data - subject toapproval by appropriate German officials - based on German standards.

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5 . A U.S. manufacturer reported that a French regulation prohibits thedisplay of dual measurements (English and metric) on plastic laboratoryware. Technical office staff raised this subject with the Frenchgovernment and requested the American Embassy in Paris to ask for a

waiver for the U.S. company; the request was denied.

6. Technical office staff consulted with NBS fire safety experts todetermine whether U.S. and EEC requirements for fire protective coatingwere technically equivalent; they were not. Based on theseconsultations, an affected U.S. manufacturer did not have adequatejustification to complain since the U.K. requirements are based onhealth and safety considerations.

Technical office staff provided technical analyses and background materialsfor bilateral standards-related discussions with France and with the EuropeanEconomic Community. Product specific items for meetings with Frenchofficials were: electronic measuring equipment, can sizes for processedfoods, agricultural machinery, and modems; for EEC officials: automobiles,earthmoving machinery, and chemical labeling.

Other activities of the technical office included: participation in thedevelopment and evaluation of proposals for a U.S. third party review programfor agricultural tractor testing to meet test code requirements of theOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); initiating a

study to assess extent of U.S. participation in international standardizationactivities and historical trends; and assistance to Carnegie-Mel Ion

University graduate students undertaking a project to examine non-tarifftrade iDarriers in four product areas.

Comment Handling

A major objective of the Standards Code is to allow exporters and governmentagencies to comment on proposed foreign regulations which they feel wouldunjustifiably impede their country's exports. SCI provides the text of

proposed foreign regulations to all interested parties in the United Statesand encourages the submission of comments if the regulation appears to create

unnecessary trade barriers. SCI transmits comments to the appropriate

foreign government and coordinates any follow-up activity. In 1985, SCI

received and processed comments on five foreign regulations: EEC -

agricultural or forestry tractors (85.156); Japan - high pressure hose

assemblies (85.57); and Sweden -passenger cars (85.86, 85.128 and 85.166).

Additional informal comments are frequently made by industry representatives

who become aware of proposed regulations, often before they are notified

through the GATT. Some representatives use the notification system mainly as

a back-up to ensure awareness of foreign developments.

Comment Periods

To provide signatories with adequate time to receive the text of a regulation

(and to have it translated if necessary), review it and prepare comments, the

Standards Code recommends a comment period of at least 60 days. If the

comment period is insufficient (e.g., due to late receipt of an English

version or complicated technical issues), the technical office will request

that the issuing country extend the comment period. In 1985, seven such

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requests were made to and granted by the notifying Party. Many extensions

are requested so that individuals can translate and study the regulationwithout necessarily indicating an intention to comment.

The average length of the comment period^/ in 1985 was 50 days for U.S.

regulations and 43 days for foreign regulations. (For comparison, the

corresponding averages for 1984 were 37 and 47). Table IV lists all U.S.

regulations and the length of the comment period for each. The averagelength of comment period by U.S. agency was:

BATF 51

DOT 66

EPA 36

FAA 48

FDA 49

NHTSA 24

USDA 175

Comment period for foreign regulations ranged from none at all to 169 days.

Table V lists all foreign regulations for which notifications were receivedand the length of comment period for each. The average length of commentperiod by country was:

Austria 0 Japan 58

Belgium 62 Korea 33Canada 30 Netherlands 41

Denmark 15 Norway 54EEC 70 Spain 0

Finland 54 Sweden 57

France 31 Switzerland 59Germany 66 Tunisia 0

India 24 UnitedIreland 0 Kingdom 21

Conclusion

SCI continues to work with U.S. industry to assist in solvingstandards-related trade problems and to assure wide receipt of relevantnotifications of proposed foreign regulations which might affect trade.Requests for further information, suggestions on how the service might be

made more useful, or comments on subjects covered in this report should bedirected to:

Standards Code and Information officeNational Bureau of StandardsAdministration Building, Room A629Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(301) 921-2092

For specific information from NCSCI call (301) 921-2587.

^_/Number of calendar days between the date the notification was issued by the

GATT Secretariat and the closing date for comments.

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STANDARDS CODE SIGNATORIES

ArgentinaAustriaBelgiumBrazi

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CanadaChileCzechoslovakiaDenmarkEgyptEuropean Economic Community (EEC)

FinlandFranceFederal Republic of GermanyGreeceHong KongHungaryIndiaIreland

Italy

JapanKoreaLuxembourgNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPortugal

RomaniaRwandaSingaporeSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTunisiaUnited KingdomUnited StatesYugoslavia

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TABLE I

NUMBER OF GATT NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED IN 1985

SIGNATORY

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TABLE II

LIST OF U.S. NOTIFICATIONS

TBT/NOTIF. # AGENCY PRODUCT

85.6 DOT (220)* LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT85.7 EPA (219) BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE85.20 DOT (221 ) INFLATABLE LIFERAFTS85.21 U5DA (222) ANIMAL EMBRYOS85 . 76 FDA (223) SULFITES ON FOOD85.95 NHTSA(225) LAMPS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT85.96 NHTSA(224) AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS85.97 NHTSA(226) LAMPS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT85. 107 EPA (227) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES85.119 BATF (228) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES85.121 EPA (229) PESTICIDE PRODUCTS CONTAINING CAPTAN85.161 NHTSA(230) MOTORCYCLE HELMETS85 . 170 FAA (231 ) AIRCRAFT85. 190 EPA (232) MANGOES

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APPENDIX A

UNITED STATES PROCEDURES FOR DETERMININGWHICH DRAFT STANDARDS AND RULES OF CERTIFICATION TO NOTIFY

The Standards Code and Information (SCI) program of the National Bureau of

Standards' Office of Product Standards Policy, performs the "Inquiry Point"

functions for the United States. One of SCI's responsibilities is to report to

the GATT Secretariat U.S. Government proposed technical regulations which might

significantly affect trade and all U.S. Government proposed rules ofcertification systems, as required under Articles 2.5 and 7.3 of the Agreement.

The United States is committed to notifying all proposals rules that maysignificantly affect imports from other Standards Code signatories.

Proposed U.S. Government technical regulations and rules of certificationsystems are published in the Federal Register (FR), a daily Federal Governmentpublication which contains Rules, Proposed Rules and Notices of Governmentregulatory actions. (Note: The terms "Rules" and "regulatory Actions" includethe Standards Code defined terms "technical regulations" and "certification

systems.") SCI staff review the "FR" to identify those proposed regulationswhich might impede trade. The procedures and criteria used are outlined below.

0 "SCI" staff review the Table of Contents of the "FR" which lists, by U.S.

regulatory agency, the type of action and brief description of the subjectarea. Under the heading. Proposed Rules, certain words within the

description (e.g., 'standards', 'regulation', 'certification') signal that a

particular action potentially should be notified. The page numbers of thenotices are noted.

0 Each notice published in the "FR" includes a summary paragraph whichdescribes the action and product(s) covered. For each notice identifiedunder Proposed Rules, as described above, the summary is reviewed to

determine whether it concerns a voluntary standard, adoption of an

international standard, a change in an existing regulation, establishment ofa new regulation, or a change in administrative policy or procedure. Onlythose notices that indicate a change or establishment of a new regulation areexamined further to establish whether or not to notify.

0 A proposed rule should be notified if it is trade significant. "SCI" staffuse several sources to supplement their own information concerning thenotification process, including: 1) the types of notifications the GATTSecretariat has issued within the past five years; 2) the backgroundinformation contained in the published version of each proposed regulation;and 3) consultations with the issuing Federal agency. These sources usuallyprovide the necessary information to determine trade significance. Thisinformation includes: significant import market, importance to foreignmanufacturers in preventing current import delays, and possibility that theproduct will be imported in the future.

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0 In rare cases, neither the notice nor the issuing agency can provide enoughinformation to assess the proposed rule's possible trade impact. "SCI" staffthen contact the International Trade Administration (Department ofCommerce-"DOC") . Various "DOC" offices maintain product/country statisticsthat can help determine whether or not: 1) the important trading countriesor products in question are Standards Code signatories; and 2) the tradesignificance of the product in terms of: dollar volume of imports, marketsize or potential market growth. (Note: These criteria to determine whethera proposed regulation should be notified, were proposed by the Nordiccountries as TBT/W/59, and adopted by the Committee on Technical Barriers to

Trade.) If the product concerned is imported from signatories and/or has a

large trade volume, the proposed regulation is notified.

It is, of course, difficult to assess the significance of the impact of a

specific proposed regulation. Where there is a doubt as to the level of tradeimpact, the United States notifies the proposed regulations.

Notifications of proposed regulations are sent directly to the GATT Secretariatvia telex as soon as possible after trade significance can be determined.

Copies of the full text of all proposed U.S. regulations are available free of

charge from the SCI office.

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATASHEET (See instructions)

1. PUBLICATION ORREPORT NO.

NBSIR 86-3376

2. Performing Organ. Report No. 3. Publication Date

May 1986

4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE

GATT Standards Code Activities of the National Bureau ofStandards I985

5. AUTHOR(S)

JoAnne R. Overman

6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION (If joint or other than NBS, see instructions)

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDSDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEWASHINGTON, D.C. 20234

7. Contract/Grant No.

8. Type of Report & Period Covered

Annual, 198

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9. SPONSORING ORGANIZATION NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS (Street. City. State, ZIP)

10. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES

[^71 Document describes a computer program; SF-185, FIPS Software Summary, is attached.

11. ABSTRACT (A 200~word or less factual summary of most si gnificant information. If document includes a significantbibliography or literature survey, mention it here)

This report describes the GATT Standards Code activities conducted by theStandards Code and Information program. National Bureau of Standards (NBS),for calendar year I985 . NBS responsibilities include operating the U.S.GATT inquiry point for information on standards and certification activities;notifying the GATT Secretariat of proposed U.S. federal government standards-based rules that might . significantly affect trade; assisting U.S. industrywith standards-related trade problems; and responding to inquiries aboutproposed foreign and U.S. regulations.

12. KEY WORDS (Six to twelve entries; alphabetical order; capitalize only proper names; and separate key words by semicolon s)

GATT Standards Code; notifications; proposed foreign regulations; standards

information; technical assistance

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