Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Minutes of the Meeting of 9 November 2007 - Note by the Secretariat

World Trade Organization RESTRICTED G/TBT/M/43 21 January 2008 (08-0293) Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 9 november 2007 Chairperson: Mr. R.S. SIDHU (India) Note by the Secretariat I. Adoption of the Agenda 2 II. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT 2 A. Statements from Members Under Article 5.2 2 B. specific trade concerns 3 C. exchange of experiences 24 D. Other Matters 30 III. SIXTH ANNUAL TRANSITIONAL REVIEW MANDATED IN PARAGRAPH 18 OF THE PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 30 IV. Technical Co-Operation Activities and updating by observers 35 V. report (2007) of the committee on technical barriers to trade 35 VI. Date of Next Meeting 35 Annex 1: SUMMARY Report OF THE FIfTH SPECIAL mEETING ON PROCEDURES FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE 36 A. session 1 - Publication practices 36 B. session 2 - Notification practices 40 C. session 3 - The use of electronic tools 45 D