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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf APEC sub-committee
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
international standards organizations
establishedBy Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation NERFINISHED
field conformity assessment
regulatory cooperation
standards
technical regulations
trade facilitation
focusesOn alignment with international standards such as ISO and IEC
improving transparency of technical regulations in APEC economies
promoting best practices in standards and conformance policies
goal enhance mutual recognition of conformity assessment
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
support APEC’s trade and investment liberalization and facilitation agenda
regionServed APEC member economies
Asia-Pacific
reportsTo APEC Committee on Trade and Investment NERFINISHED
shortName SCSC NERFINISHED
usesInstrument capacity-building workshops
mutual recognition arrangements
regulatory cooperation initiatives
website https://www.apec.org
worksOn alignment of technical regulations among APEC economies
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 coordinatesWith APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance