APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance
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The APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance is a specialized APEC body that works to harmonize standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures among member economies to facilitate regional trade.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
APEC sub-committee
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international standards body ⓘ specialized APEC body ⓘ |
| affiliation | APEC Committee on Trade and Investment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | representatives of APEC member economies ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
World Trade Organization
NERFINISHED
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international standards organizations ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
conformity assessment
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regulatory cooperation ⓘ standards ⓘ technical regulations ⓘ trade facilitation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
alignment with international standards such as ISO and IEC
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improving transparency of technical regulations in APEC economies ⓘ promoting best practices in standards and conformance policies ⓘ |
| goal |
enhance mutual recognition of conformity assessment
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facilitate regional trade in the APEC region ⓘ increase transparency of standards and conformance measures ⓘ promote alignment of standards and technical regulations with international standards ⓘ reduce negative effects of differing standards and conformance arrangements on trade ⓘ support implementation of WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement ⓘ support implementation of WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup | sectoral and project-based working groups ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | regularly during APEC meetings ⓘ |
| memberOf | APEC sub-fora network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationType | intergovernmental committee ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | APEC Committee on Trade and Investment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
reduce technical barriers to trade in the APEC region
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support APEC’s trade and investment liberalization and facilitation agenda ⓘ |
| regionServed |
APEC member economies
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Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| reportsTo | APEC Committee on Trade and Investment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | SCSC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
capacity-building workshops
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mutual recognition arrangements ⓘ regulatory cooperation initiatives ⓘ |
| website | https://www.apec.org ⓘ |
| worksOn |
alignment of technical regulations among APEC economies
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capacity building in standards and conformance ⓘ good regulatory practices ⓘ harmonization of standards among APEC economies ⓘ mutual recognition arrangements for conformity assessment ⓘ sectoral standards projects ⓘ |
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Committee on Trade and Investment
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APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance
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