Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “International Standardization - the Effective Instrument for Competitiveness Raising of the Russian Industry” - 10 April 2008, the President Hotel, Moscow Mr. Christer Arvíus Chairman of UNECE WP on Regulatory cooperation and Standardization Policies ( Head of Department for Internal Market and Technical Rules, Swedish National Board of Trade ) “The UNECE model: transnational cooperation based on good regulatory practice”

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus Арвиус Кристер, директор Коммерцколлегия Швеции, председатель Рабочей группы по политике в области нормативно-технического сотрудничества и стандартизации ЕЭК ООН г. Женева (Швейцария)

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus Kanada 1,0 USA 7,6 Central- och sydamerika 2,1 Island 0,4 Norge 9,4 Finland 6,4 Storbritannien 7,1 Irland 0,5 Nederländerna 5,1 Belgien 4,6 Frankrike 5,0 Spanien/ Portugal 3,3 Schweiz 0,9 Italien 3,2Grekland 0,5 Afrika 2,5 Turkiet 0,8 Oceanien 1,3 Japan 1,2 Övriga länder Asien 4,4 När och mellan- östern 2,1 Österrike 1,0 Tyskland 10,4 Ryssland 2,0 Danmark 7,4 EU Övriga länder Swedish export 2007 Shares in % Estland 0,8 Polen 2,5 Kina 1,9

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus 0, , , , , , , , ,0 Million EURO ExportsImports EU(27) Trade in Goods with Russian Fed

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus Trade in Goods between Sweden and Russian Fed

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus Total Imports Million EURO Value by commodity groups Agriculture 971 Other goods Chemicals 3884 Wood 2121 Minerals Mineral fuels EU(27) Imports from Russian Fed 2006

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus Total Exports Million EURO Value by commodity groups Transport equipment 8738 Machinery Paper, paper products 2512 Textiles, clothing, footwear 3965 Minerals 4090 Chemicals, rubber products Agriculture 6668 Other goods 6455 Instruments, photo/optical products 2303 EU(27) Exports to Russian Fed 2006

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus Total Imports 3795 Million EURO Value by commodity groups Mineral fuels 3091 Chemicals 150 Wood 105 Minerals 363 Other goods 64 Agriculture 22 Swedish Imports from Russian Fed 2006

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus Total Exports Million EURO Value by commodity groups Machinery; 856 Minerals 148 Paper, paper products 130 Wood 20 Chemicals, rubber products 201 Agriculture 46 Other goods 157 Transport equipment 330 Instruments, photo/optical products 41 Swedish Exports to Russian Fed 2006

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus Products on the EU Market – proportions? Products not subject to legislation Products subject to national legislation Products subject to EU legislation

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus If a Technical regulation is needed – Good Regulatory Practice (GRP) should be followed … and Regulatory Cooperation with other countries (i.e. transnational cooperation) should be considered…

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus At the 1st WTO/TBT Triennial Review, the TBT Committee reiterated that good regulatory practice for the preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations was a priority for Members to facilitate trade …and… the Committee agreed at the 2nd Triennial Review to continue an information exchange in this regard while noting that minimizing the use of mandatory technical regulations and using voluntary international standards, where appropriate, could reduce the regulatory burden and open up market access opportunities One key element in Good Regulatory Practice (GRP) is the use of standards - Example 1

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus One key element in Good Regulatory Practice (GRP) is the use of standards - Example 2 From the “ASEM Guidelines for Best Regulatory Practice” (February 2000): (c) Ensure that regulations are specified in terms of product characteristics, and that regulations are met or presumed to be met by compliance to standards or guidelines (preferably aligned with international standards) -----

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus One key element in Good Regulatory Practice (GRP) is the use of standards - Example 3 From APEC’s “Information Notes on Good Practice for Technical Regulation” (September 2000): Technical Regulation - Performance-based regulations are more flexible than prescriptive regulations. -Make reference to voluntary standards; align with international standards. - Achieve equivalency through recognition of standards from other economies -----

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus The EU NEW APPROACH is a regulatory model based on the “standard receptive regulatory technique”

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus EU directives The EU “New Approach” model Harm ENs Internat. standards Vienna and Dresden Agreements == = = Free circulation in EU Increased international market access MS legislation MS (national) standards National standards

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus The UN/ECE INTERNATIONAL MODEL (Recommendation “L”) is a regulatory cooperation model based on the same “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:

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus International Model for technical harmonisation Abbreviations used in the model:  These are listed at Annex A: CAB Conformity Assessment Body; CROCommon Regulatory Objective; ISBInternational Standardizing Body; RCABRecognised Conformity Assessment Body; SDoCSupplier’s Declaration of Conformity; TRTechnical Regulation; UN/ECEUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus 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; - conformityassessment 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 Common Regulatory Objectives UNECE International Model – transnational cooperation for increased market access Applicable (international) standards = Increased international market access = (if possible) National legislations National standards

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 - Explosive equipment - Other (Oil and gas pipeline safety; Organic Agriculture Products etc.) [ Industry specifies their needs, Regulatory Authorities to be aware of the industry needs and willing to enter into a regulatory convergence dialogue ] Regulatory techniques for regional integration: - CIS agreement on the basics of harmonization of technical regulations - South-East Europe - Other regions

Swedish National Board of Trade - Christer Arvíus Thank you very much for your attention ! for your attention !