There are three formal meetings per
year, there’s also annual reviews of
activities relating to the implementation
and operation of the TBT Agreement,
including notifications, specific trade
concerns, technical assistance activities,
and TBT related disputes, also there’s
the triennial reviews, that’s done every
three years, that takes into
consideration changes and new
challenges in the are of standards and
regulations.
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What happens when an international
standard or the technical content of
proposed technical regulation is not in
accordance with the technical content of
relevant international standards?
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Well, according to the Art.2.9 of the
TBT Agreement, Membersshould
publish a notice in a publication
,to introduce and comment a
technical regulation.Notify other
Members through Secretariat,
explaining a brief indication of its
objective and rationale. The
Members will make comments in
writing, and discuss these
comments upon request, the
comment and results of this
discussion will be taken into
account.
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The Consultations and the
settlement of the disputes
shall take place under the
Dispute Settlement Body,
as said on the Art.14 , and
in case that one of the
parties request it, a panel
may established a technical
group to assist in questions.