SPECIAL MEETING ON PROCEDURES FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE BRAZIL Anna Camboim Geneva, November, 3rd 2004.

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SPECIAL MEETING ON PROCEDURES FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE BRAZIL Anna Camboim Geneva, November, 3rd 2004 Slide 2 Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO/TBT Agreement) 2.9.2 [...] notify other Members through the Secretariat of the products to be covered by the proposed technical regulation [...] Slide 3 10.1 Each Member shall ensure that an enquiry point exists which is able to answer all reasonable enquiries from other Members and interested parties in other Members as well as to provide the relevant documents regarding [...] technical regulations, [...] standards and [...] conformity assessment procedures Slide 4 Enquiry Point for WTOs TBT Agreement Notify WTO of new Brazilian technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures Handle comments on notified TRs and CAPs Slide 5 Enquiry Point for WTOs TBT Agreement Provide national and foreign interested parties with relevant documents on technical requirements Answer all reasonable enquiries on technical barriers to trade Slide 6 Enquiry Point for WTOs TBT Agreement Inform Brazilian exporters of the notified TRs and CAPs Slide 7 trade facilitation particularly SMEs free and easy accessessential information on technical requirements Promote trade facilitation by providing national exporters, particularly SMEs, with free and easy access to essential information on technical requirements from WTO Member Countries. Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 Slide 24 Slide 25 Slide 26 Slide 27 Slide 28 Slide 29 Slide 30 Slide 31 Slide 32 Slide 33 Thank you!