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MARS Group meeting Bratislava, Slovak Republic 10
13 October 2007
Christer Arvíus Chairman UNECE WP.6
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UNECE Working Party on Regulatory cooperation
and Standardization policies (WP.6)
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50 - 80 of World Trade is Between UNECE Member
States

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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• UN/ECE

Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and
Standardization Policies 
http//www.unece.org/trade/ctied/wp6/index_wp6.htm
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Working Party on Regulatory
Cooperation and Standardization
Policies Chair person Mr.
Christer Arvíus (Sweden) Vice
Chairpersons Mr. Valery N. Koreshkov
(Belarus) Mr. Arpad Gonda (Slovakia)
WP.6 Bureau/Rapporteurs and Coordinators
Team of Specialists on STandardization
And Regulatory Techniques (START Team)
Advisory Group on Market Surveillance (MARS
Group)
Ad hoc Team ofSpecialists on Quality Management
Systems
Ad hoc Team of Specialists on Metrology
Telecom Task Force, Earthmoving Machinery, etc.
Regional integration (within CIS, Balkan, etc.)
Institute of Facilitators
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An effective marketsurveillance infrastructure
A state inspector in action
Appropriate sanctions
This is a market surveillance system !!!
Non-compatible/ counterfeit products
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The UN/ECEINTERNATIONAL MODEL(Recommendation
L) is a regulatory cooperation model based on
thestandard receptive regulatory technique
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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
  http//www.unece.org/trade/stdpol

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International Model for technical harmonisation

• Abbreviations used in the model? These are
  listed at Annex A
• CAB Conformity Assessment Body
• CRO Common Regulatory Objective
• ISB International Standardizing Body
• RCAB Recognised Conformity Assessment Body
• SDoC Suppliers Declaration of Conformity
• TR Technical Regulation
• UN/ECE United Nations Economic Commission for
  Europe

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International Modelfor 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
• - conformity assessment 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.

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UNECE International Model transnational
cooperation for increased market access
Common Regulatory Objectives
Applicable (international) standards


(if possible)
National legislations
National standards
Increased international market access
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UN/ECE International Model for technical
harmonisation - provide tools for

• Sectoral projects for
• regulatory convergence
• Telecom
• - Earth Moving Machinery
• Other (Oil and gas pipelines
• EX-equipment Organic Agriculture Products
  etc.)
• Industry specifies their needs,Regulatory
  Authorities to be awareof the industry needs and
  willing to enter into a regulatory
  convergencedialogue

Regulatory techniques for regional
integration - CIS agreement on the
basics of harmonization of technical
regulations - South-East Europe - Other
regions
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UN/ECE International Model for technical
harmonisation

• Advantageous with the use of the model
• ? sectoral arrangements are open for all
  interested UN Member States
• ? defines regulatory convergence which include
  the necessary health and safety conditions,
  applicable international standards and means of
  proofs of conformity for the sectors/product
  areas concerned and provide for open market
  access (free circulation)
• ? arrangements can be developed between
  interested countries/within regions on sectoral
  levels in an open and transparent manner. The
  number of countries in such arrangements can
  gradually be enlarged (a flexible
  step-by-step approach)
• ? simplify linking of sectoral/regional
  arrangements between countries using similar
  regulatory techniques

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Thank you very much for your attention !