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Regulatory cooperation (WP.6). Main areas of work of the WP. 6 Recent achievements Areas of possible cooperation with the CT and other CT subsidiary bodies. Regulatory cooperation: To meet business demands to reduce costs of trade and cost of compliance
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Regulatory cooperation (WP.6) • Main areas of work of the WP. 6 • Recent achievements • Areas of possible cooperation with the CT and other CT subsidiary bodies
Regulatory cooperation: • To meet business demands to reducecostsof trade and cost of compliance • Develop a common regulatory framework in specific sectors Market surveillance: • Meet consumers’ demand for safety and reliability • Meet business demand for protection against rogue producers • Training/capacity building Risk Management: • Meetsocietaldemands for safetywhilepromotingcompetitiveness Main areas of work
Sectoral initiatives: • Common regulatory framework for Equipment Used in Environments with Explosive Atmospheres • Joint IECEx, ESMA, IEC, UNECE international Conference on the Ex Initiative in Dubai Recent achievements
Market surveillance: • Common terminology/glossary published 2011 • Online database of market surveillance authorities online Nov. 11 • Recommendation on Good Practices in Market Surveillance approved2011 Recent achievements
Risk Management: • 2 recommendations (2011): • Risk Management in Regulatory Systems • Crisis Management in Regulatory Systems • Forthcoming publication • Developing guidelines for Governments in implementation of ISO 31000 Recent achievements
Conference on Risk Assessment and Management (2009) Panel session on cooperation in conformity assessment (2010) Panel session on standards as a tool for sustainable development (2011) Workshop on “Traceability as a tool to manage risks” WP. 6 as a forum for discussion
Standards as a tool for sustainable development Managing risks through standards and regulations Development of a recommendation on traceability Education on standards-related issues Possible areas of cooperation
New (but old…!) area of work: • Education for standards-related issues • Revisedrecommendation on education for standards related issues • Workshop High level segment on “Regulatory Cooperation”: • Recentdevelopments: «Executiveorder by President Obama on RegulatoryCooperation» • Report by the Minister for TechnicalRegulations of the EurasianEconomic Commission • Report on RegulatoryCooperationfrom APEC and from EU Invite you to our next session7-9 November 2012