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Processing and circulation Processing and circulation of notifications: the of notifications: the experience of the experience of the
SecretariatSecretariatSpecial Meeting on Procedures
for Information Exchange
Geneva, 2 November 2004
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Notification from Member
Central Registry of Notifications
Trade and Environment Division
Document Management System
Notification issued and circulated
The life-cycle ofa notification
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Notifications from Members
Central Registry of Notifications
Trade and Environment Division
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Checking, typing and Formatting of the
notification
Ready for transfer toDocument
Management System
Trade & Environment Division
CRN
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TranslationsDocument
ManagementSystem
Printing + posting on theWTO website
Distribution
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TBT Committee
Stressed the importance of transmitting notifications to the Secretariat electronically
Stressed the importance to reduce the time for circulation of notifications
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Notification from Member
Central Registry of Notifications
Trade and Environment Division
Document Management System
Notifications issued
Average: 2 working daysAverage: 2 working daysDelays?
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Notifications made under Article 10.7 Notifications made under Article 10.7 (agreements on issued related to technical (agreements on issued related to technical
regulations, standards and conformity regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures)assessment procedures)
Statements on implementation and administration of Statements on implementation and administration of the TBT Agreement (Art. 15.2)the TBT Agreement (Art. 15.2)
The same process is The same process is followedfollowed
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Notifications issued: some figures
365
460
794648
669 611538
581
794
274
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
(J an-
J un)
January-June 2004: 274 new notifications
333 including corrigenda, addenda, revisions
1995- June 2004: 5734 new notifications circulated
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Number of notifications submitted per Member
10
1312
10
89
89
2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
1 2 to 5 6 to 20 21 to 30 31 to 50 51 to 100 101 to
200
201 to
300
more
than 300
Number of
Members
Number of Notifications
1995 to 30 June 2004
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Notifications issued – where do they go?
Circulated to Missions in Geneva
Posted on the WTO website
Electronic circulation of TBT notifications
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Notifications issued – where do they go?
Circulated to Missions in Geneva
Posted on the WTO website
Electronic circulation of TBT notificationsElectronic circulation of TBT notifications
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Electronic circulation of TBT Notifications
• Notifications sent once a week to an automatic mailing list
• Only in the original language in which they were submitted
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Processing and circulation Processing and circulation of notifications: the of notifications: the experience of the experience of the
SecretariatSecretariat
Special Meeting on Procedures for Information Exchange
Geneva, 2 November 2004
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