Transcript MARS Group meeting Bratislava, Slovak Republic 10 – 13 October 2007 Christer Arvíus Chairman UNECE WP.6 Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus.

MARS Group meeting
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
10 – 13 October 2007
Christer Arvíus
Chairman UNECE WP.6
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
UNECE
Working Party on Regulatory cooperation and
Standardization policies
(WP.6)
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
50 - 80 % of World Trade
is Between UNECE Member States
IS
CA
FI
NO
US
SE
EE
DK
IE
NL
GB
BE
FR
PT
ES
PL
DE
L
CH
RU
LV
LT
BY
CZ
UA
SK
AT HU
MD
SLHR
RO
BA YU
IT
BG
AL MK
GR
TR
MT
KZ
GE
AM AZ
TM
KG
UZ
TJ
CY
IL
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
UN/ECE
Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation
and Standardization Policies
http://www.unece.org/trade/ctied/wp6/index_wp6.htm
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and
Standardization Policies
Chair person : Mr. Christer Arvíus (Sweden)
Vice Chairpersons: Mr. Valery N. Koreshkov (Belarus)
Mr. Arpad Gonda (Slovakia)
WP.6 Bureau/Rapporteurs
and Coordinators
Team of Specialists
on STandardization And
Regulatory Techniques
(“START” Team)
Telecom
Task Force,
Earth–moving
Machinery, etc.
Regional
integration
(within CIS,
Balkan, etc.)
Advisory Group on
Market Surveillance
(“MARS” Group)
Ad hoc Team of
Specialists on Quality
Management Systems
Institute
of
“Facilitators”
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Ad hoc Team of
Specialists
on Metrology
An effective market
surveillance infrastructure
A state inspector
in action
Appropriate
sanctions
Non-compatible/
counterfeit products
This is a
market
surveillance
system !!!
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
The UN/ECE
INTERNATIONAL MODEL
(Recommendation “L”)
is a regulatory cooperation model
based on the
“standard receptive regulatory technique”
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
International Model for technical
harmonisation
The “International Model” is explained in a
document with 22 paragraphs and three Annexes:
A. List of abbreviations used
B. Principal elements to be included in a
Common Regulatory Objective (CRO), and
C. Administrative Procedures and Institutional
Provisions
The “International Model” is published in the set of
UN/ECE Recommendations on Standardization Policies and
on the UN/ECE web site: http://www.unece.org/trade/stdpol
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
International Model for technical
harmonisation

Abbreviations used in the model:
These are listed at Annex A:
CAB
CRO
ISB
RCAB
Conformity Assessment Body;
Common Regulatory Objective;
International Standardizing Body;
Recognised Conformity Assessment Body;
SDoC
Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity;
TR
Technical Regulation;
UN/ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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International Model
for technical harmonisation
Interested countries should agree on:

Common Regulatory Objectives (CROs). Principle
elements in a CRO are set out at Annex B:
- scope of products/product areas;
- legitimate regulatory objectives;
- applicable international standards;
- conformity assessment procedure/s to demonstrate
compliance (when applicable, provisions on CABs
recognised to assess and attest compliance);
- market surveillance;
- protection clause to withdraw non compliant products etc.
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
UNECE International Model –
transnational cooperation for increased market access
Common
Regulatory
Objectives
=
National
legislations
Applicable
(international)
standards
(if possible)
=
National
standards
Increased international market access
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
UN/ECE International Model for technical
harmonisation - provide tools for
Sectoral projects for
regulatory convergence:
- Telecom
- Earth Moving Machinery
- Other (Oil and gas pipelines;
EX-equipment; Organic
Agriculture Products etc.)
Regulatory techniques
for regional integration:
- CIS agreement on the
basics of harmonization
of technical regulations
- South-East Europe
- Other regions
[ Industry specifies their needs,
Regulatory Authorities to be aware
of the industry needs and willing to
enter into a regulatory convergence
dialogue ]
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
UN/ECE International Model for
technical harmonisation
Advantageous with the use of the model:

sectoral arrangements are open for all interested UN Member States;

defines regulatory convergence which include the necessary health
and safety conditions, applicable international standards and means
of proofs of conformity for the sectors/product areas concerned and
provide for open market access (“free circulation”);


arrangements can be developed between interested countries/within
regions on sectoral levels in an open and transparent manner. The
number of countries in such arrangements can gradually be
enlarged (a flexible “step-by-step” approach);
simplify linking of sectoral/regional arrangements between countries
using similar regulatory techniques;
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus
Thank you very much
for your attention !
Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus