Transcript Narmin Khalilova, Trade analyst, UNCTAD resource person

New and Dynamic Products
26 October 2010
Narmin Khalilova
Consultant
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HS 854430 - Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in
vehicles, aircraft or ships (Thailand)
HS 260300 - Copper ores and concentrates (China)
HS 330129 - Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit : - - Other (China;
EU)
HS 010611; HS 010612; HS 010619; HS 010620; HS 010631; HS 010632; HS
010639; HS 010690 (China; Thailand)
HS 240220 – Cigarettes containing tobacco (Korea)
HS 390740 – Polycarbonates in primary forms (EU)
HS 070490 - Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible
brassicas, fresh or chilled: Other (Thailand; China; Vietnam)
HS 071410 – Manioc, fresh or dried (China; Thailand)
HS 230990 - Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding: Other (EU;
Thailand)
HS 850490 – Parts of Electrical transformers, static converters (for example,
rectifiers) and inductors. (Thailand; Hong Kong, China)
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HS 611030 - Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, knitted or
crocheted: Of man-made fibres (EU; USA)
HS 620343 – Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: -Of synthetic fibres (EU; USA)
HS 610990 - T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted: Of other textile
materials (EU; USA)
HS 400121 - Natural rubber in other forms: -- Smoked sheets (China; Korea)
HS 100590 - Maize (corn) (excluding seed) (Thailand; China)
HS 270119 - Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: -- Other coal
(Thailand)
HS 610343 – Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: -Of synthetic fibres (EU; USA)
HS 640299 - Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics: Other
footwear: -- Other (EU; Japan)
HS 610721 – Men's or boys' nightshirts and pyjamas: -- Of cotton (EU; Croatia)
HS 850431 - Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and
inductors: Other transformers: -- Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1
kVA (Thailand)
HS 090210 - Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not
exceeding 3 (661 lb); HS 090220 - Other green tea (not fermented); HS 090230 Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not
exceeding 3(661 lb); HS 090240 - Other black tea (fermented) and other partly
fermented tea (China; EU; Japan; South Korea; USA)
Identification of possible sources:
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For some countries such as the EU, there
is a single source available, called EU Export
HelpDesk for Developing Countries available
at
http://exporthelp.europa.eu/index_en.html
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For the US as well there is an electronic
source covering all the federal regulations,
which is an extremely rich source available at
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov
The search is done through going to:
 internet: google, official websites of government
agencies responsible for the specific area;
 WTO SPS and TBT notifications, available at:
http://spsims.wto.org/web/pages/search/notification/Search
.aspx ;
http://tbtims.wto.org/web/pages/search/notification/Search.
aspx
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ASEAN Database on NTMs (though sometimes quite
old and outdated), available at
http://www.aseansec.org/16355.htm ;
The NTM Databases for some countries developed
by UNCTAD and ITC as pilot countries
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To China: WTO SPS Notifications were searched:
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To the EU: The EU Export Helpdesk was searched:
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http://spsims.wto.org/web/pages/search/notification/Search.aspx
http://exporthelp.europa.eu/index_en.html
To Japan: The database of Japan’s NTMs developed
by UNCTAD was used to find for the relevant
NTMs, it can be made available on request, and
will be soon available online.
To Republic of Korea: The WTO SPS Notifications
were searched:
http://spsims.wto.org/web/pages/search/notification/Search.aspx
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To the USA: The website of Electronic Codes of
Federal Regulations was searched for the relevant
legislation: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov
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Traceability requirements; Hygienic,
Microbiological criteria; Other requirements
during production process; tolerance limits,
inspection, labeling requirements;
Procedures based on Hazard Analysis and
Critical Control Point (HACCP) Principles.
There also requirements for materials and
articles intended to come into contact with
foodstuffs and products from organic
production.
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To Thailand: The ASEAN NTM database, the
pilot database and WTO Notifications were
searched: http://www.aseansec.org/16355.htm ;
http://spsims.wto.org/web/pages/search/notification/Search.aspx
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To Vietnam: The WTO SPS notifications and
ASEAN NTM database were searched.
To China: The internet was searched and
some regulations in English were found, also
WTO SPS notifications were searched:
http://english.aqsiq.gov.cn/LawsandRegulations/allenglish/;
http://spsims.wto.org/web/pages/search/notification/Search.aspx
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No NTM information was found as a result
of the search.
The need for Public Private Partnership:
Producers and Government could cooperate
together to make sure to have easy access to
NTM related information on products of
interest for producers and exporters.
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The comprehensiveness of database on NTMs
depends on the availability of sources online.
Moreover, as it was mentioned before, while for
some countries there is a comprehensive source
for NTMs, for others there is not. Thus for some
countries with comprehensive online available
sources, there will be much more NTMs in the
database, than for others, which should not at all
mean that the one with more NTMs information
is more restrictive than the ones with less
information.