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Thirty-fourth Session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6)

Thirty-fourth Session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6)

26 August (15:00) - 28 August (18:00) 2024
Palais des Nations Salle VIII Geneva Switzerland

WP.6 annual sessions is not only to review and to approve the work accomplished since the last session, it also provides an opportunity to discuss and learn about key developments in quality infrastructure.

Background

All of the official documents for review and approval are available below under session documents. 

The speakers and themes under each agenda item are available below. This will feature, among other themes artificial intelligence, gender action plans, combatting counterfeits and integrated risk management. There will also be key speakers from related organizations.

Finally, the session will delve into a current topic in depth and see how WP.6 might contribute in the future. This is under the panel conference below.

All are welcome to participate in the annual session. During the formal segments (reviewing and approving the work accomplished) only official delegations may take the floor; experts may ask questions during the presentations under the subgroups or panel conference. There will be a live feed to listen in for those unable to travel. Registration is required (for in person or for the live feed link instructions); please use the link above.

Session documents

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Item 1: Adoption of the agenda      
Provisional agenda for the thirty-fourth session
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/1
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Item 2: Matters arising      
Report from the Bureau of Working Party 6
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/INF.1
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The Basics of Quality Infrastructure for Trade
ECE/TRADE/478
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Report of third annual forum: Quality infrastructure for trade and the digital and green transformation
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/3
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Item 3: Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems      
Report of activities under the Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems 2023–2024
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/4
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Survey on integrated risk management in single window systems: Best practices and challenges
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/5
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Initial findings on the survey on integrated risk management in single window systems
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/INF.2
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Item 4: Team of Specialists on Gender-Responsive Standards      
Report of activities of the Team of Specialists on Gender-Responsive Standards 2023–2024
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/6
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Guide for standards-related gender action plans
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/7
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Item 5: Advisory Group on Market Surveillance      
Report of activities under the Advisory Group on Market Surveillance 2023–2024
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/8
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Revision of Recommendation M: Use of Market Surveillance Infrastructure as a Complementary Means to Protect Users against Counterfeit Goods
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/9
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Recommendation K on Metrological Assurance of Conformity Assessment and Testing, Third Edition
ECE/TRADE/482
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Item 6: Ad Hoc Team of Specialists on Standardization and Regulatory Techniques      
Report on activities under the Ad Hoc Team of Specialists on Standardization and Regulatory Techniques 2023–2024
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/10
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Overarching common regulatory arrangement for the regulatory compliance of products and/or services with embedded artificial intelligence or other digital technologies
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/11
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Declaration for technical regulation of products with embedded artificial intelligence
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/12
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Revision of Recommendation L on an International Model for Product/Service Conformity Based on Transnational Regulatory Cooperation
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/13
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Report of the 5 April 2024 conference on harmonizing regulatory requirements on pipeline security for hydrogen
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/INF.3
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Item 7: Programme of work      
(a) Report on capacity building      
(b) Programme of work for 2025      
Programme of work of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies for 2025
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/14
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(c) Activities of other United Nations Economic Commission for Europe bodies and other international organizations of interest to WP.6      
Item 8: Panel discussion: Quality infrastructure helping to prevent a green and digital divide – identifying challenges for capacity development for sustainable trade in developing economies      
Item 9: Other business      
Item 10: Adoption of the report      
Report on the thirty-fourth session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2024/2

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Session speakers and presentations

DAY ONE AFTERNOON (MONDAY, 26 AUGUST)

Welcome

  • Ariel Ivanier, Chief of Market Access Section, ECTD, UNECE [Bio]
  • Davit Tkemaladze, Vice-Chair WP.6 [Bio]
  • Heidi Lund, National Board of Trade of Sweden; Chair of UNECE WP.6 [Bio]
  • Sofia Calltorp, Director UN-Women Geneva Office [Bio]
  • Serra Ayral, Secretary WTO TBT Committee
  • Irina Shuvalova, Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandardt), Russian Federation
  • Anette Arveståhl, Chief Legal Officer, Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment (SWEDAC) [Bio]
  • Lance Thompson, Secretary WP.6, MAS, ECTD, UNECE [Bio]

 

Item 1: Adoption of the agenda

Item 2: Matters arising

  • Ariel Ivanier, Chief of Market Access Section, ECTD, UNECE [Bio][PPT]
  • Gabrielle White, Vice-Chair WP.6 [Bio][PPT]


Item 7a: Report on capacity building

  • Lance Thompson, Secretary WP.6, MAS, ECTD, UNECE [PPT]
  • Davit Tkemaladze, Director General, Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology (GeoSTM) [PPT]
  • Kostanca Dedja, General Directorate of Standardization, Albania [Bio][PPT]
  • Tobias Diergardt, Project Coordinator, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany [Bio]

 

DAY TWO MORNING (TUESDAY, 27 AUGUST)

Item 3: Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems (GRM)

Reporting on activities of GRM

  • Alexia Davison, Chair GRM, WP.6 [Bio][PPT]

Integrated risk management

  • Donald Macrae, Vice-Chair GRM, WP.6 [Bio][PPT]
  • Valentin Nikonov, Vice-Chair GRM, WP.6 [Bio][PPT]
  • Victoria Tuomisto, International Trade Centre  [Bio][PPT]

 

Item 4: Team of Specialists on Gender-Responsive Standards (ToS-GRS)

Reporting on activities of ToS-GRS

  • Michelle Parkouda, Chair ToS-GRS, WP.6 [Bio & PPT]

Developing gender action plans for standards development

  • Lance Thompson, Secretary WP.6, MAS, ECTD, UNECE [Bio & PPT]
  • Rachel Miller, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) [Bio & PPT]
  • Monica Sanzo Gil, Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) [Bio & PPT]

 

Item 5: Advisory Group on Market Surveillance (MARS)

Reporting on activities of MARS

  • Jan Deconinck, Chair MARS, WP.6 [Bio][PPT]

Market surveillance contribution in the combat against counterfeit goods

  • Anna Caroline Müller, World Trade Organization (WTO) [Bio][PPT]
  • Vera Despotovic, Ministry of Foreign and International Trade, Republic of Serbia [Bio][PPT]

 

DAY TWO AFTERNOON (TUESDAY, 27 AUGUST)

Item 6: Ad-Hoc Team of Specialists on Standardization and Regulatory Techniques (START)

Reporting on activities of START

  • Marco Pangallo, Vice-Chair WP.6 [Bio][PPT]

Harmonizing regulatory compliance of products with embedded artificial intelligence

  • Markus Krebsz, Project Leader on AI, WP.6  [Bio][PPT]
  • Lucia Velasco, UN Tech Envoy, AI Policy Lead, UN [Bio]
  • Jin Cui, Junior Professional Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) [Bio][PPT]
  • Monica Okoth, Kenyan Bureau of Standards [Bio][PPT]

Item 7b: Programme of work for 2025

  • Davit Tkemaladze, Vice-Chair WP.6 [PPT]

 

Item 7c: Activites of other organizations of interest to WP.6

  • Dorina Nati, UNIDO for iNetQI  [Bio][PPT]
  • Branko Milicevic, Sustainable Energy Division, UNECE [Bio][PPT]
  • Sara Gobbi, ASTM International [Bio][PPT]
  • Julien Bliesener, UNCTAD [Bio][PPT]
  • Panos Delimatsis, EDU-4-Standards EU project [Bio][PPT]

DAY THREE (WEDNESDAY, 28 AUGUST)

Item 8: Panel conference

Item 9: Other business

Item 10: Adoption of the report

  • Lance Thompson, Secretary WP.6, MAS, ECTD, UNECE

Panel conference on Quality infrastructure helping to prevent a green and digital divide