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2012 GSP 2
Annex 3 – Code of good practice
Substantive Provisions
2012 GSP 8
Annex 3 – Code of good practice
2012 GSP 9
Annex 3 – Code of good practice
Q. Be a good neighbour
2012 GSP 10
WTO TBT - Triennial review process
2012 GSP 11
Second triennial review of the TBT agreement
Article 17 ff
2012 GSP 12
Key principles of good standards Practice
Transparency *
Openness *
Consensus and impartiality *
Market relevance and effectiveness *
Coherence *
Development dimension *
* explicit principles for the “development of international standards, guides and recommendations with relation to
articles 2, 5 and Annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement as described in Annex 4 of the second triennial review of the
WTO TBT agreement
2012 13
ISO standardization
Overview of some key principles
Transparency *
Openness *
Consensus and impartiality *
Market relevance and effectiveness *
Coherence *
Development dimension *
Stakeholder engagement
Due process
National implementation/adoption
* explicit principles for the “development of international standards, guides and recommendations with relation to
articles 2, 5 and Annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement as described in Annex 4 of the second triennial review of the
WTO TBT agreement
2012 14
Applicability of good standards principles
Principles not unique to WTO or WTO members
2012 GSP 15
The basis for codes of good practice
SDOs Develop standard in the context of own legal environment
and social framework.
2012 GSP 16
Applying Good Standards Practice
Many National Standards bodies used the WTO / TBT principles
to approve standards as national standards
– See:
» BS 0 (UK);
» SANS 1-1(South Africa);
» SG 001 (Australia)
2012 GSP 17
Implementation of the guidance
Procedural Consistency (Due Process)
2012 GSP 18
ISO Good practice guidance
ISO/IEC guide 59 – 1994
– Pre-dates WTO TBT agreement
Principles taken up into WTO TBT agreement
Sets out to achieve the principles of fairness, openness,
transparency and relevance
2012 GSP 19
ISO process through ISO IEC directives and management of the
standards development process
Seeks to achieve all of the objectives of the WTO TBT code of
good practice
– Standards meet requirements
– Members can adopt them as their own
2012 GSP 20
Measuring Conformity to Good practice guidelines
Self-assessment guide
2012 GSP 21
Summary - Good practice guidance
Lays the foundation for effective stakeholder engagement for the
development of standards
– Incorporates the important interests
– Fair and transparent
– Effective and relevant
– Consensus based
2012 GSP 22
2012 GSP 23