1. WTOSlide 1 The WTO TBT Agreement ITU-WTO Workshop on Telecom & ICT Regulation Geneva, 2 December 2004 Erik Wijkström WTO Trade and Environment Division erik.wijkstrom@wto.org +41 22 7395729

2. WTOSlide 2 % 2004 1947 NTBs tariffs

3. WTOSlide 3 Avoid: unnecessary barriers to trade Allow: regulatory autonomy (legitimate objectives) Use: international standards!

4. WTOSlide 4 Relevance of Telecom?

5. WTOSlide 5 TBT Notification related to Telecom

6. WTOSlide 6 All notifications

7. WTOSlide 7 TBT Agreement is applicable to: 1.3 All products, including industrial and agricultural products, shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

8. WTOSlide 8 In the TBT Committee, approximately 120 specific trade concerns raised

9. WTOSlide 9 Telecom: equipment use of international standards

10. WTOSlide 10 (selected observer international organizations in TBT Committee)

11. WTOSlide 11 Telecom: equipment use of international standards certification requirements approval

12. WTOSlide 12 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

13. WTOSlide 13 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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