Twenty-eighth Session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6)
14 - 16 November 2018
Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland
Background
The annual session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6) was held from 14 to 16 November 2018
The Programme with the timetable of the Annual session can be downloaded from here: Programme
The Gender Responsive Standards Initiative held an online and in-person meeting on 14th November. Please download the draft Agenda of the meeting.
The meeting reviewed contributions made by the Working Party over the last year to the implementation of the Agenda 2030 and discuss future direction of work to enhance the uptake of standards by policymakers for sustainable development. Notably, the meeting proposed and approved follow-up actions to the event “Standards for the Sustainable Development Goals” held on 26 September 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland as part of the ISO General Assembly and with the support of the PTB, ASTM International and IEEE. The meeting also discussed options to follow up to the Working Meeting on “Management tools and standards in support of SDG 14 ''Life below water'', held in October 2018 in Reykjavik, Iceland in cooperation with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
The WP. 6 adopted the revised Recommendation T on “Standards and Regulations for Sustainable Development” and the Recommendation U on “Gender-Responsive Standards”. The WP.6 also reviewed the direction of future work for the sectoral initiative on cybersecurity approved in 2017. The initiative on “Equipment for explosive environments” presented for adoption a revised version of its “Common regulatory arrangements” to be published in 2019.
The Secretariat presented two new publications on “Standards for the SDGs” and on “Bringing standardization in University Curricula: Making the case” and a number of partner organizations presented items for information.
Session documents
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| Item 1: Adoption of the agenda | |||
| Annotated provisional agenda ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/1 |
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| Item 2: Election of Officers | |||
| Item 3: Matters arising | |||
| Report of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies on its twenty-seventh session ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2017/2 |
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| Programme of work of the trade subprogramme 2018 - 2019 ECE/CTCS/2017/10 |
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| Main directions of ECE ongoing work on further SDG alignment EXCOM Informal document N°. 2018/12 |
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| Item 4: Programme of work 2018-2019 | |||
| Work plan for 2018-2019 ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2017/6 |
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| Programme of work of the trade subprogramme 2018 - 2019 ECE/CTCS/2017/10 |
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| Item 5: Follow up to the event entitled "Standards for the Sustainable Development Goals" | |||
| Item 6: Risk Management in Regulatory System | |||
| Risk management in regulatory frameworks ECE/TRADE/390 |
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| Report on the activities of the Group of Experts on Managing Risks in Regulatory Systems ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/4 |
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| Recommendation T on “Standards and Regulations for Sustainable Development” ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/5 |
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| Draft report of the ICES/UNECE Working Meeting on Management Tools and Standards in Support of SDG 14 ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/8 |
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| UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience | - | - | |
| Item 7: Gender-responsive standards initiative | |||
| Gender dimension of standards ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/3/Rev.1 |
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| Recommendation U on “Gender-Responsive Standards” ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/6/Rev.1 |
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| Item 8: Review of recent developments in standardization | |||
| Bringing standardization in University Curricula: Making the case ECE/TRADE/440 |
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| Item 9: International regulatory cooperation | |||
| Report on the sectoral initiative on cyber security ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/9 |
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| Report on the activities of the sectoral initiative on Earth-Moving Machinery (SIEMM) ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/10 |
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| Report on the activities of the sectoral initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments (SIEEE) ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/11 |
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| Report on the activities of the sectoral initiative on the Safety of Pipelines (SIPS) ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/12 |
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| Item 10: Review of recent developments in conformity assessment and accreditation | |||
| Item 11: Market surveillance | |||
| Report on the Advisory Group on Market Surveillance, its activities and its meetings ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/13 |
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| Glossary of Market Surveillance Terms ECE/TRADE/389 |
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| Item 12: Metrology | |||
| Item 13: Technical Assistance Projects and capacity building | |||
| Training Guide on Regulatory Frameworks and Market Surveillance ECE/TRADE/441 |
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| Item 14: Other business | |||
| Item 15: Adoption of the report | |||
| Report on the Session ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/2 |
Presentations
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WEDNESDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2018 afternoon session |
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15:00 – 15:15 |
Opening remarks by Dr. Marion Stoldt, WP.6 Chairperson Item 1: Adoption of the agenda Item 2: Election of officers |
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15:15 – 15:45 |
Item 3: Matters arising
Item 4: Programme of work |
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15:45-18:00 |
Item 5: High level segment on "Standards for the Sustainable Development Goals" Projection of a video on the event "Standards for the SDGs" Launch of the publication on "Standards for the SDGs"
Panel discussion with partners on "Standards for SDGs": Moderator: Mr. Mika Vepsäläinen |
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THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2018 morning session |
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10:00 - 11:30 |
Item 6: Risk management in regulatory systems Report on activities of the Group of Experts on Managing Risks in Regulatory Systems (GRM Group) and presentation of the draft Recommenration T on "Standards and Regulations for Sustainable Development"
Open discussion and adoption of the recommendation T on "Standards and Regulations for Sustainable Development" Panel discussion with partners on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems Open discussion and follow up |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Item 7: Gender-responsive standards initiative Report on the activities of the Initiative and presentation of the draft Recommendation U on "Gender-responsive standards"
Panel discussion with partners on Gender-Responsive standards Moderator: Ms. Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, Co-founder, International Gender Champions; CEO/Founder Woman@theTable Adoption of the Recommendation U on Gender Responsive Standards |
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13:00 – 15:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2018 afternoon session |
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15:00 – 16:00 |
Item 8: Review of recent developments in standardization Updates from intergovernmental organizations and international and regional standardization bodies
Education on standards-related issues
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16:00 – 18:00 |
Item 9: International Regulatory Cooperation
Regional developments
Sectoral projects Sectoral Initiative on Equipment on Earth-Moving Machinery (EMM)
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FRIDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2018 morning session |
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10:00 – 10:20 |
Item 10: Review of recent developments in conformity assessment and accreditation
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| 10:20 - 11:30 |
Item 11: Market Surveillance Update from the Advisory Group on Market surveillance (MARS)
Common definitions and terminology in market surveillance |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Metrology |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Capacity-building activities |
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12:30 - 13:00 |
Other business and adoption of the Report |