Brazilian Proposals to the Second Triennial Review of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade - Contribution from Brazil

World Trade Organization RESTRICTED G/TBT/W/140 28 July 2000 (00-3120) Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English brazilian proposals to the second triennial review of the agreement on technical barriers to trade Contribution from Brazil introduction Brazil regards that since 1994, there has been a significant evolution in some of the technical disciplines included in the Agreement, some aspects of which may be appropriate to be revised at present. For the most part, however, the Agreement may be considered up-to-date, and the main difficulties relate to its full implementation by Members. Such difficulties are increased by technical limitations faced by most Members when implementing the provisions of the Agreement. Therefore, Brazil submits the following proposals, recommendations and reflections in the context of the Second Triennial Revision of the Agreement. terms and conditions Brazil holds that the definitions included in Annex