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1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF EUROPE 3% ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES IN METROLOGY AND RELATED MATTERS ASIA 35% LAC 9% AFRICA 32% ARAB 21% GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF ACTIVITIES Automated Mass Comparators % VALUE 19,443,903 17,818,438 11,713,705 4,803,785 1,387,248 55,167,079 REGION ASIA AFRICA ARAB LAC EUROPE TOTAL REGION VALUE 25,338,675 AFRICA 16,902,560 ARAB 3,296,500 ASIA 2,758,000 E EUROPE 1,542,000 LAC 49,837,735 TOTAL EEUROPE 6% ASIA 7% % ARAB 34% LAC 3% AFRICA 50% Source: Mettler Toledo, as of Members of the CGPM TRACE ABILITY: PROGRAMMES 51 Member States of the Metre Convention 16 Associates of the General Conference (29/01/2004) 1

2 ALGERIA BURKINA FASO CÔTE D IVOIRE GHANA GUINEA MALI MOROCCO SENEGAL TUNISIA LESOTHO NIGERIA INTEGRATED PROGRAMMES IN AFRICA AS AT JANUARY 2000 EGYPT ERITREA ETHIOPIA MOZAMBIQUE RWANDA SUDAN TANZANIA UGANDA Pre-peer concept Pre-Peer TA Experience Evaluation CASCO Documents IAF MRAs Procedures Expertise ILAC Conformity Assessment Structure APPLICATION OF QUALITY PRINCIPLES TO THE FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR MRA Peer Evaluation Pre-Peer KENYA TANZANIA UGANDA ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE Accreditation Bodies Accreditation Mutual Recognition Calibration, Testing Calibration, Laboratories Testing and Laboratories and Inspection Bodies Bodies Application by an Accreditation Body for PPE The Pre-Peer Evaluation Process Documentation ready NO YES Preparation of documentation according to procedure Pre-Peer Evaluation () Conformity NO YES Application to IAF or ILAC Evaluation Corrective action ( technical cooperation) Full Members Associates Affiliates MLA / MRA YES Conformity NO Corrective action 2

3 The way in which the accreditation body conducts its assessments and accreditations Whether its procedures and practices give confidence that all of its accredited bodies (QMS certification bodies - IAF / laboratories ILAC) fully meet the requirements specified ILAC: Whether the accredited laboratories have achieved the level of competence needed to obtain accreditation status under the systems operated internationally Objective & Scope TRADE ABILITY: TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE Lessons learned from PPEs: Liability coverage Legal amendments Non-tariff barriers affecting market access Proficiency Testing Suggested action(s): Review IAF Registration, documentation and customs issues (TRADE FACILITATION) licences OIML CEI custom clearance MRAs warehousing - custom valuation CIPM ILAC domestic taxation of goods prohibitiions quotas, prices IMEKO 3

4 Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS) International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Intl Office of Epizootics (IOE) domestic requirements National Enquiry Point WHO health from FAO WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) foreign exchange measures foreign investment taxes DFI regulations IMF WB subisidies profit repatriation limits banking TBT related issues biosafety (GMO) Investment and financial related matters certification (systems) process inspection Technical Barries to Trade (TBT) packaging and labelling tests and calibration environmental systems local content schemes UNEP FAO product development National Enquiry Point BIPM IEC OIML ITU IAF ILAC measurement international accreditation of conformity assessment enterprises' competitiveness agreement for procurement (Government transparency) products and market development negotiations techniques disputes agreements dumping practices bidding rules intellectual WIPO property International rules for registry procedures taxes inspection IMO ICAO IMO ICAO storage harbour airport SUMMARY Transportation and transit 4

5 (TRADE FACILITATION) IMO ICAO - IMO ICAO WHO IMF FAO WHO WB UNEP FAO BIPM WIPO IEC OIML ITU IAF ILAC custom clearance warehousing registry procedures taxes Registration, documentation and customs issues domestic taxation of goods inspection Transportation and transit licences custom valuation prohibitiions harbour Non-tariff barriers affecting market access quotas, prices storage airport Means-End diagram for market access facilitation Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS) International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Intl Office of Epizootics (IOE) foreign exchange measures foreign investment taxes TBT related issues DFI regulations Investment and financial related matters domestic requirements National Enquiry Point health profit repatriation limits from Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) biosafety (GMO) subisidies banking certification (systems) process inspection packaging and labelling Technical Barries to Trade (TBT) tests and calibration environmental systems local content schemes enterprises' competitiveness procurement (Government transparency) negotiations techniques agreements bidding rules International rules for product development National Enquiry Point international measurement accreditation of conformity assessment disputes dumping practices intellectual property agreement for products and market development /OM-N - 10 Sep 2003 Market Access Facilitation The Programme Principles Programme focused in the country Combining tasks of modules into country projects, based on priority sub-sectors Beneficiary-driven activities adjusted to specific needs of the country concerned Beneficiaries: governmental agencies, the private sector, academic institutions and members of civil society Partnerships with local institutions VISIBLE NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE (SPS/TBT) HACCP NatSec Inspection Certification Measurement Storage Labeling Packaging Scientific tests LESS VISIBLE! The Programme Strategy Phases of the programme Preparatory phase: country assessments to identify the project focus in terms of sectors, subsectors as well as specific tasks to be carried out Main phase: Implementation of the individual country projects jointly by and other Agencies with a clearly defined Lead Agency for each activity Possibility to invite other agencies with comparative advantages for the implementation (, FAO,,,, etc) NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE VISIBLE Prohibitions Port Airport Domestic requirements Unjustified Regulations packaging Registry procedures Dumping practices HACCP Customer quality Custom requirements valuations Taxes (SPS/TBT) NatSec Inspection Certification Measurement Storage Scientific tests Environment regulations Subsidies Intellectual property Labeling Custom Clearance Financing Trade agreements Banking TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING EAMPLES OF ONGOING REGIONAL PROGRAMME 5

6 CENTRAL AMERICA REGIONAL PROJECT (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) Budget: US 5 Million LABELING SANITARY(HACC P) & PHYTOSANITARY ENVIRONMENTA L BIO-SECURITY Emerging (2004): WOOD PACKING Problems: Lack of Conformity Detected FISH DAIRY POULTRY TROPICAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES FLOWER S Export capacity hindered by weak conformity assessment infrastructure Situation at the beginning No focus on priority export sector Limited knowledge of Non-tariff measures and costs (hidden) Weak negotiation capability with strong commercial partners Limited resources to tackle -related problems International organizations working in isolation Of the priority products identified to date, market access requires improving region s ability to comply with foreign SPS- and TBTrelated regulations In most cases, capacity building in industrial infrastructure is a necessary precondition to access markets EAMPLES: Poultry Meat Hispanic-Style Cheese Wood Packing FDA IMPORT REFUSAL REPORTS (PART 1 OF 4) 1,889 cases identified for CA from January 2000 to August % Production / Packing method BY MAJOR CATEGORIES Registration 33% Labeling 21% Characteristics of the product 42% Nicaragua 8% Honduras 8 % Panama BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 16% Guatemala 29% Costa Rica 15% El Salvador 24% Export potential: CASE STUDY 1: POULTRY MEAT High export potential for white chicken meat This product/sector is included in each Governments priority list of market access problems (all counties affected) Problems: No market access because of sanitary reasons No recognition by third markets of: i) sanitary status; ii) recognition of inspection systems, and iii) no approval of production plants Technical Cooperation Needs: Production and Processing level: Implementation of international and Good Practices to ensure higher levels of quality and safety of food products Institutional level: Improvement of conditions to support compliance to foreign regulations Government level: Strengthening of sanitary regulatory and inspection systems 6

7 Programme Implementation Approach Key categories of products and enterprises with conformity problems classified by nature of problems encountered (product attributes, production methods, packaging, labeling, etc) Identification and systematic gauging of products, enterprises and markets with regard to which most critical market access difficulties due to conformity problems Estimation of costs and un-accrued profits owing to conformity problems Strategy to minimize actual losses and un-accrued profits due to region s inability to meet Standards and Technical Regulations and conformity assessment systems, with focus on products most heavily affected TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING: UEMOA Project Implementation Strategy Survey of products and firms compliance problems, Survey of policy, legal and regulatory framework and procedures related to accreditation, standardization and quality promotion in UEMOA countries, Training of technical counterparts and national consultants Assistance and support to sub-sectoral technical committees for adoption of national and international, Analysis and audit of chemical and microbiology laboratories and 50 pilot enterprises in accordance with and 9000, Technical assistance for accreditation of around 16 lab and certification of around 50 enterprises West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) Regional Project Beneficiary countries: (BENIN, BURKINA FASO,COTE D IVOIRE, D GUINÉE E BISSAU, MALI, NIGER, SENEGAL,TOGO) Budget 9 Million Euro TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING: UEMOA Key Constraints: Very weak supply capacity and quality infrastructure 1 Accreditation: Lack of legal and regulatory framework Only ONE accredited lab in UEMOA Countries 2 Standardization: Weak capacity in 6 UEMOA countries 2 countries yet to establish body Unable to fulfill key TBT/SPS requirements Lack of National Enquiry Point Very limited number of 3 Quality Promotion: Limited qualified quality auditors (only 12 auditors in UEMOA) Limited number of 9000 certified enterprises (only 60) Lack of Consumer Protection Law TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING: UEMOA General information on UEMOA Established in 1994; Customs Union as of January 2000 Objectives: Harmonization of UEMOA legislation - Unification of UEMOA domestic markets and its Promotion - Implementation of common policies Global Market Access: - Share of Africa in MVA: 09 % - Contribution of UEMOA countries in international : 004% - Main export partners: Africa, Europe Regional Trade: within UEMOA countries (152%) Technical Barriers: Non conformity with quality and tests, certification, health and safety requirements Challenge facing UEMOA countries: - Signature of agreements - Ongoing negotiation with EU for a free agreement TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING: UEMOA Project Implementation Strategy Survey of products and firms compliance problems, Survey of policy, legal and regulatory framework and procedures related to accreditation, standardization and quality promotion in UEMOA countries, Training of technical counterparts and national consultants Assistance and support to sub-sectoral technical committees for adoption of national and international, Analysis and audit of chemical and microbiology laboratories and 50 pilot enterprises in accordance with and 9000, Technical assistance for accreditation of around 16 lab and certification of around 50 enterprises 7

8 COMPARN OF 2 REGIONAL PROGRAMMES SERVICES (Fishbone elements) Central America UEMOA Process Inspection Quality Systems Food Safety Environmental Systems Test and Measurements Product Development International Standards Accreditation (Laboratories and Personnel) Storage Business Competitiveness Thank you 8