1. Global Initiatives of Interest
Presentation to ANSI CMCEC
OECD and UN/ECE
George Willingmyre
June 12, 2001
THANK YOU
THESE ARE OWN VIEWS…REPORTER OF THE SITUATION AND WHY IT IS THAT WAY…NOT A REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY ORGANIZATION
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2. Structure Of The Presentation
OECD Trade Committee…regulatory reform
OECD activity Codes of Practice for Ecommerce and privacy
OECD work on Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
UN/ECE WP6 on Technical Harmonization and Standards Policies
15 MINUTES VERY SHORT
MY PERSPECTIVE ON COMPETITIVE ROLE
SOME CURRENT ISSUES
CONTRASTING POLICIES
US CA INFRASTRUCTURE
AFTER DESCRIBING THE PROBLEMS, SOME REASON FOR HOPE
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3. OECD Study on Standards-related Trade Barriers: Sector Study on Telecommunication Terminal Equipment
Project of the Trade Committee continuing work on regulatory harmonization described at
US Participates through USTR…FCC for this project
COUNTERPARTS…NTTA AND OMB, USE VOL STDS FOR PROCUREMENT AND REGULATORY PURPOSES OR EXPLAIN WHY, WORK TOWARD A NATIONAL STANDARDS STRATEGY FLOWING FROM OCTOBER 1998 ANSI-NIST “SUMMIT”
NATIONAL CA POLICY FLOWING FROM NTTA ROLE FOR NIST TO COORDINATE FED CA WITH PRIVATE SECTOR CA AND NATIONAL CA SUMMIT CONFERENCE FEB 1999
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4. Potential for International Co-operation and Reduction of Trade Barriers arising from Technical Requirements and Conformity Assessment procedures in the Telecommunications Sector in February, This report is available at
Standards-Related Barriers and Trade Liberalisation: Telecommunications Sector Study- Interim Report available at
WTO Committee on Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products (ITA Committee) examining the economic and developmental impact of Non tariff trade measures on trade in ITA products (see
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5. GTW findings
The Telecommunications ITA definitional scope of the effort could be expanded to include Information and Communications Technology products
Costs of meeting technical regulations and related standards in the global telecommunications market are hard to quantify but are significant.
many strong "best practice" examples ( Declarenet; South Africa test acceptance)
major distinction   between the Technical Regulations  and standards applicable to products and the conformity assessment requirements (Mature vs Immature)
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6. OECD Interim Report
The analysis so far has identified three areas that appear to be candidates for international harmonisation: Electrical Safety, EMC and Avoidance of Radio Interference.
OECD Members covered in this study tend to use international standards in their technical regulations on Electrical Safety and EMC, while many challenges remain for achieving international harmonisation in other areas
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7. ICSCA on OECD
ICSCA VII welcomes the OECD ongoing initiative on Potential for International Co-operation and Reduction of Trade Barriers arising from Technical Requirements and Conformity Assessment procedures and encourages OECD to expand the scope of the project to include Information Technology products in order that the OECD work will have the greatest positive impact on the ongoing WTO ITA initiative on NTMs. ICSCA members offer their continued cooperation for further OECD efforts in this regard including potential for additional product sectors.
LAST YEAR RAY KAMMER STATED EU HAS EFFECTIVE STRATEGY…CONGRESSIONAL RECORD…BUREAUCRACIES AROUND THE WORLD SIMILAR…JUSTIFY PERFORMANCE TO HIGHER LEVELS…IN DIALOG WITH MORE SENIOR OFFICAL…ASKING WHAT HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED…SEE…WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT
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8. OECD Committee for Information Computer and Communications Policy
US participates though the Department of State and FTC also involved. Industry participates through the Business Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC)
Existing OECD Guidelines for privacy are basis for numerous standards initiatives. Current OECD focus to survey and inventory codes of practice and marks of conformity
COUNTERPARTS…NTTA AND OMB, USE VOL STDS FOR PROCUREMENT AND REGULATORY PURPOSES OR EXPLAIN WHY, WORK TOWARD A NATIONAL STANDARDS STRATEGY FLOWING FROM OCTOBER 1998 ANSI-NIST “SUMMIT”
NATIONAL CA POLICY FLOWING FROM NTTA ROLE FOR NIST TO COORDINATE FED CA WITH PRIVATE SECTOR CA AND NATIONAL CA SUMMIT CONFERENCE FEB 1999
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10. OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
COUNTERPARTS…NTTA AND OMB, USE VOL STDS FOR PROCUREMENT AND REGULATORY PURPOSES OR EXPLAIN WHY, WORK TOWARD A NATIONAL STANDARDS STRATEGY FLOWING FROM OCTOBER 1998 ANSI-NIST “SUMMIT”
NATIONAL CA POLICY FLOWING FROM NTTA ROLE FOR NIST TO COORDINATE FED CA WITH PRIVATE SECTOR CA AND NATIONAL CA SUMMIT CONFERENCE FEB 1999
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11. Companies will meet  "agreed or legally required standards for consumer health and safety..." 
While "voluntary"... Consumerist/labor pressure on the State Department to gear up and staff a "US enquiry point" for addressing allegations from "interested parties" that US companies are not meeting the Guidelines.
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12. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UN/ECE
is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations. Its 55 member States include western, central and eastern Europe as well as Israel, the United States and Canada
Participation is through government membership…NIST in the US
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13. The UN/ECE Working Party on Technical Harmonization and Standardization Policies WP6
an ad hoc team of specialists on STandardization And Regulatory Techniques “START” established in to provide guidance for good regulatory practice and a mechanism for voluntary cooperation between regulatory authorities, standardizers and industry, so that legislation could make appropriate use of international standards.
“START Team” prepared an "International Model for implementing good regulatory practice in the preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations via the use of international standards“
November, Workshop with private sector participation.
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14. UN/ECE November 7, 2000 Workshop
UN/ECE WP 6 calls on UN/ECE Governments and international organizations:
       to show their commitment to the facilitation of international trade by wider participation in international regulatory cooperation and international standardization and effective implementation of the results;
¨       to encourage effective coordination and cooperation between Governments and regulatory authorities and economic operators, and different international organizations and intergovernmental forums and to follow up on practical proposals on regulatory cooperation, in particular sectors/product areas;
¨       to involve, where appropriate, private-sector representatives in such activities thus promoting a public-private partnership approach.
TRADE ISSUES NOT NEW…EACH YEAR EU PUBLICATION ABOUT US PROBLEMS…SOME IN US WOULD AGREE…NATIONAL TREATMENT…STORY OF MOSBACHER/BANGEMANN
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15. ICSCA on UN/ECE
ICSCA VII thanks UN/ECE Working Party 6 on Technical Harmonization and Standardization Policies for the opportunity to participate in its November 7 Workshop and plenary discussion 6 & 8. ICSCA endorses the November 7 Workshop conclusion: with respect to private sector participation
ICSCA VII urges UN/ECE WP 6 to adopt this approach in its further work on an “International Model for Implementing Good Regulatory Practice for the preparation adoption and application of technical regulations via the use of International Standards.”
ROLE STANDARDS BETWEEN COMPANIES CLEAR, ANY COMPANY WHO DOES NOTE INCLUDE STANDARDS CONSIDERATIONS IN ITS STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANS WILL FIND ITSELF AT COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE TO COMPANIES IN ITS MARKET THAT DO
LESS OBVIOUS THE COMPETITION BETWEEN SDO’S OVER SCOPE, SPEED, PROCESS AND AND MARKET ACCEPTANCE
COUNTRIES…ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS…PROTECT MARKETS…BASIS OF WTO TBT
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16. THANK YOU GTW ASSOCIATES 1012 PARRS RIDGE SPENCERVILLE, MD
USA
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ENJOYED PARTICIPATION…THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION
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