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This multilingual glossary (English, French, Russian and Spanish) provides a non-exhaustive list of terms related to gender and trade. Trade in general can contribute to improving the living standards of individuals. Specific policies aimed to better integrate women into international trade and support women’s economic activity will enable women to move into higher-skill work, gain economic
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This document provides guidelines to describe the best practices of coordinated risk management among multiple government agencies through a single window system. It is based on the work of the Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems (GRM), Recommendation V on Addressing Product Non-Compliance Risks in International Trade and the work of the United Nations Centre for Trade
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This guide provides a first draft of considerations for standards-related gender action plans (GAP). It is intended to be a starting point for discussion within the Team of Specialists of Gender-Responsive Standards (ToS-GRS). It is expected that this initial guide will be further developed to become a more detailed guide to help bodies to develop their gender actions and GAP.
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Risk management is the key method to achieve a balance between facilitating and controlling trade. Unless absolutely every single shipment is to be physically verified, agencies will need to establish criteria to choose which shipments to control and which shipments not to control. This will be through risk management. This publication brings together the core concepts of risk management as it
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International harmonization and interoperability of regulations of products with embedded artificial intelligence (AI) or other digital technologies is a challenge for regulators, but essential in order to achieve regulatory objectives, while avoiding unnecessary technical barriers to trade and multiplication of conformity testing. This task is complicated by the fact that products with embedded
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Метрология обеспечивает единство измерений и их метрологическую прослеживаемость к единицам Международной системе единиц (СИ). Это позволяет производителям выпускать продукцию с большей точностью, быстрее и более высокого качества. Метрология является краеугольным камнем международной стандартизации и инфраструктуры обеспечения качества в целом, что содействует упрощению торговли. Данная
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La métrologie garantit l’uniformité des mesures et leur traçabilité dans le Système international d’unités (SI). Elle permet aux fabricants de créer des produits de meilleure qualité, de manière plus précise et plus rapide. Pierre angulaire de la normalisation internationale et de l’infrastructure qualité en général, elle contribue à faciliter les échanges commerciaux. La présente recommandation
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Metrology ensures the uniformity of measurements and
their metrological traceability to the International System
of Units (SI). It allows manufacturers to produce products
more accurately, more quickly and to a higher standard.
It is the key cornerstone to international standardization
and the quality infrastructure in general, which contributes
to the facilitation of trade.
This recommendation
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Quality infrastructure is the unsung hero of trade; it is essential for market access whilst promoting essential regulatory objectives such as safety, quality and sustainability in industrial goods. But it is not well known by the general public. This publication provides a baseline understanding of the different elements of quality infrastructure and some insight as to how this affects trade
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The short publication Why Gender-Responsive Standards are Better for Everyone offers an explanation and rationale of gender-responsive standards for the new comer. It provides a general overview of the intrinsic nature of standards and how these might affect women and men differently.
The publication underlines that gender-responsive standards improve the desired outcome. Standards seek by nature
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The UNECE Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP. 6) has worked in close cooperation with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the IEC System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx) to develop a model for legislation in the sector of equipment used in environments with an explosive
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Этот многоязычный глоссарий (английский, французский, русский и испанский) содержит исчерпывающий перечень терминов, используемых в законодательной практике, связанной с надзором за рынком. Политика надзора за рынком оказывает сильное влияние на конкурентоспособность бизнеса, международную торговлю и экономическое развитие. Для создания эффективной системы надзора за рынком необходимо
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Ce glossaire multilingue (anglais, français, russe et espagnol) fournit une liste complète des termes utilisés dans la pratique législative liée à la surveillance du marché. Les politiques de surveillance du marché ont un fort impact sur la compétitivité des entreprises, le commerce international et le développement économique. La mise en place d'un système efficace de surveillance du marché
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Este glosario multilingüe (inglés, francés, ruso y español) ofrece una lista exhaustiva de términos utilizados en la práctica legislativa relacionada con la vigilancia del mercado. Las políticas de vigilancia del mercado tienen un fuerte impacto en la competitividad de las empresas, el comercio internacional y el desarrollo económico. Para construir un sistema eficaz de vigilancia del mercado es
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This multilingual glossary (English, French, Russian and Spanish) provides a comprehensive list of terms used in legislative practice related to market surveillance. Market surveillance policies have a strong impact on business competitiveness, international trade and economic development. To build an effective market surveillance system requires cooperation among the system stakeholders, both
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The Guidelines on Developing Gender-Responsive Standards offer practical steps to establishing effective policies and practices, which support women’s equal participation as a strategic priority. The report acknowledges that standardization has traditionally been a maledominated world and seeks to offer a baseline for standards development organizations (SDOs) aiming to ensure equity in their
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The Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies covers quality infrastructure and related areas such as risk management and gender-responsive standards. Participation in the development in the recommendations and guidance material of the working party is open to all stakeholders globally, from Governments, standards bodies, non-governmental organizations, academia and the
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Gender Responsive Standards publication (ECE/TRADE/445) makes the case for mainstreaming gender in the development and implementation of standards. The first chapter places the discussion in the larger perspective of how standards contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030. It reviews the role of
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This publication (ECE/TRADE/444) presents the results of an ongoing research on the practical experience of regulatory authorities, governments and local administrations, as well as regional groups of countries, in using standards towards sustainable development and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The focus of the present volume
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This Guide (ECE/TRADE/441) is a practical tool to help trainers in the preparation, delivery and follow up to a set of training workshops.
Both this guide and the workshop materials have been prepared by the UNECE Secretariat, with the support of subject matter experts as well as training experts. All training materials can be