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Rogerio Corrêa Geneva , November 8 th , 2007

Exchanging informations on WTO countries regulations: A Technical Cooperation experience among Portuguese and Spanish language countries. Rogerio Corrêa Geneva , November 8 th , 2007. Overview. Inmetro´s Activities and Mission Cooperations among Inmetro e Peer Institutes

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Rogerio Corrêa Geneva , November 8 th , 2007

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  1. Exchanging informations on WTO countries regulations: A Technical Cooperation experience among Portuguese and Spanish language countries Rogerio Corrêa Geneva, November 8th , 2007

  2. Overview • Inmetro´s Activities and Mission • Cooperations among Inmetro e Peer Institutes • The Export Alert System • Scorecards • Outcomes • Conclusion

  3. INMETRO – Brazilian National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality Inmetro`s activities: • Scientific and Industrial Metrology • Legal Metrology • Regulatory Agency • National Accreditation Body • Brazilian TBT/WTO Enquiry Point

  4. INMETRO’s Mission PROVIDE CONFIDENCETO THE SOCIETY CONCERNING MEASUREMENTS AND PRODUCTS PROMOTING HARMONIZATION IN CONSUMPTION RELATIONS, INOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS through: METROLOGYandCONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

  5. USA: NIST Cuba: ONN Moçambique: INNOQ Inmetro’s Technical Cooperation Agreements Strategic Alliance Japan: JICA Germany: PTB / BAM Russia: Gosstandard EU: ALA 2004/005-916 Bolivia: Ibmetro Costa Rica: Lacomet Uruguay: LATU Paraguay: INTN

  6. ABC/MRE: Brazilian Cooperation Agency Ministry of Foreign Affairs Modalities: Technical Cooperation and Technical Assistance - Bilateral/Multilateral and Received/Supplied Triangulation: alternative to overcome difficulties related to lack of resources Policy Directions

  7. Conception of the Export Alert-System • Technical Assistance: Inmetro`s visit to the USA and Canada • A concept of Alert letters established on early 90’s years

  8. Export Alert System • Modular system oriented to provide services to SME’s (Intranet) and to Enquiry Point staff (Intranet) in order to manage the commitments to WTO and the internet services, the system has two modules: • - Internet Module • - Intranet Module

  9. Services Provided by Export Alert System • Brazilian WTO/TBT Enquiry Point • Provide web (internet) services: • Export Alert! • Information Request on technical requirements • Appoint (denounce) TBT´s and Make Comentary! • Frequently Asked Questions • Technical Requirements “Countries x Products” • Consult notifications • Provide Full Text of Technical Regulations

  10. Internet Tools

  11. www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas Enquiry Point Website Services Available to Exporters

  12. Export Alert Website Export Alert ! Information Request Countries x Products Denounce TBT’s ! Consult Notification

  13. Frequently Asked-Questions on TBT matters

  14. Technical Requirements (Countries x Products)

  15. Search: “Wood” Consult Notifications

  16. Intranet Tools

  17. Export AlertSystem

  18. Follow up / maintanence window to Information Request Module

  19. Data entry for Information Request Module

  20. Data entry for Information Request Module

  21. Follow up / maintanence window to Full Text Module

  22. Data entry for Full Text Module

  23. Follow up / maintanence window to Notification Proposition Module

  24. Data entry for Notification Proposition Module

  25. Follow up / maintanence window to Export Alert Module

  26. Data entry for Export Alert Module Summary in Portuguese

  27. Data entry for Export Alert Module The Harmonized System (HS) classification

  28. Client Subscribers of the Export Alert

  29. Export Alert! Countries of Mercosur

  30. Follow up / maintanence window to “Countries x Products” Module

  31. Data entry for “Countries x Products” Module

  32. Module of Reports Export Alert Information Request Notification Proposition

  33. Agreement on TBT/WTO Article 11: Technical Assistance to other parties: 11.2 “Members shall, if requested, advise other Members, especially the developing country Members, and shall grant them technical assistance on mutually agreed terms (...)” Motivation for the Technical Cooperation experience among Portuguese and Spanish language countries

  34. Member-States Associated-Members Ongoing Cooperations Mercosur WG-3: Technical Regulation and Conformity Assessment • ‘Alerta exportador!’ granted to Mercosur Countries Strategic Association of the NMI`s Region’s Foreign Trade Share of Mercosur Members - 2002 Source: MDIC

  35. Cuba: ONN Moçambique: INNOQ Technical Assistance Projects (underway): : TBT Principles : Alerta Exportador!

  36. THANK YOU !!! www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br

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