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7 #6, July 2008
Keeping Abreast of Technical Barriers to Trade
Differing technical standards and government regulations may
be some of the greatest challenges affecting Wisconsin firms seeking to
sell their products in multiple countries. Countries that are
members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required under the
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to report all
proposed technical regulations that could affect trade with other
member countries. The WTO Secretariat distributes this information in
the form of "notifications" to all Member countries.
The U.S. government has created Notify U.S., a free, web-based e-mail
subscription service that offers U.S. entities (citizens, industries,
organizations) an opportunity to review and comment on proposed foreign
technical regulations that can affect their businesses and their access
to international markets. This service and its associated web site is
managed and operated by the National Center for Standards and
Certification Information (NCSCI), an organization within the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST is part of the U.S.
Department of Commerce's Technology Administration.
U.S. entities can subscribe to the Notify U.S. Service and receive
e-mail, notifications of drafts or changes to domestic and foreign
technical regulations for manufactured products. At this time, the
Notify U.S. Service is only available to subscribers who are U.S.
citizens and individuals that are part of U.S. based organizations and
industries. More information on Notify U.S. is available on-line
at http://tsapps.nist.gov/notifyus/data/index/index.cfm.
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