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The WTO TBT Agreement
ITU-WTO Workshop on Telecom & ICT Regulation
Geneva, 2 December 2004
Erik Wijkström WTO Trade and Environment Division
[email protected]+41 22 7395729
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NTBstariffs
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Avoid: unnecessary barriers to trade
Allow: regulatory autonomy (legitimate objectives)
Use: international standards!
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Relevance of Telecom?
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TBT Notification related to “Telecom”
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TBT Agreement is applicable to:
“1.3 All products, including industrial and agricultural products, shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement.”
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In the TBT Committee, approximately 120 specific trade concerns raised
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Telecom: equipment
use of internation
al standards
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(selected observer international organizations in TBT Committee)
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Telecom: equipment
use of internation
al standards
certification requirement
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approval
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Conformity Assessment
Familiar WTO disciplines (MFN, NT ...)
TBT Committee “renewed emphasis” → 2006
21 March 2005 Workshop on
SDoC
Early 2006 workshop o “different
approaches”
June 2004“Special Meeting”
on CAP
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In sum...
TBT covers all goods
telecom equipment
standards / conformity assessment
TBT Committee: work program
21 March 2004 Workshop on SDoC
objective: NTBs
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