Preparation & Submission of Notifications in T&T By Devitra Maharaj-Dash Trinidad & Tobago Bureau of Standards.

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Preparation & Submission of Notifications in T&T By Devitra Maharaj-Dash Trinidad & Tobago Bureau of Standards

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 2 History March 1995 Trinidad and Tobago became a member of the World Trade Organization

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 3 History March 1996 TTBS was designated to be the WTO/TBT Enquiry Point on behalf of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 4 History March 1996 TTBS signed the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation of Adoption and Application of Standards which is embodied in (Annex 3) of the TBT Agreement.

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 5 History TTBS is the National Standards Body with responsibility for Goods and Services except Food, Drugs and Cosmetics. Legal Instruments: Standards Act 18 of 1997 Metrology Act 18 of 2004 The regulation of Food, Drugs and Cosmetics is the responsibility of the Ministry of Health, Chemistry Food and Drugs Division.

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 6 Obligations TTBS attempts to fulfill the obligations of its Government as laid out in the: - TBT Agreement; and - Code of Good Practice.

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 7 Obligations TTBS: Set up its Enquiry Point (1996) Amended its Regulations to allow 60 days comments period Disseminates standardization programme Uses International Standards to prepare National Standards Actively participates in the preparation of international standards. A Member Body of ISO, COPANT, CROSQ, OIML, IAAC, ILAC.

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 8 Notification Obligation TTBS also complies with its Notification Obligation by sending notifications to WTO on standards proposed for compulsory status

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 9 Compulsory/Voluntary Standards STANDARDDECLARED BY VoluntaryTTBS Board Compulsory Minister of Trade & Industry

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 10 Draft Standard for Public Comment

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 11 WTO Notification Process

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 12 Notifications – Electronic Tools Notifications are checked at the Ministry of Trade and Industry and then forwarded to the Mission in Geneva via , who sends it onto WTO. The Enquiry Point staff checks the WTO Website for posting. Due to the number of steps necessary before the Notification reaches WTO, The Enquiry Point uses a variety of available technology to speed up the process.

WTO/TBT Presentation - TTBS 13 TBT Enquiry Point – Future It was agreed that Regulations from Chemistry Food and Drug will be sent through the TBT Enquiry Point for notification and comment before they are sent to the Ministry of Legal Affairs. Posting of available Technical Regulations on the TTBS Website.