TRANSPARENCY PRINCIPLE SPAIN

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TRANSPARENCY PRINCIPLE - SPAIN

• TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND COMPULSORY CONFORMITY
  ASSESMENT PROCEDURES
• DEPUTY DIRECTION OF INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION
  AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON FOREIGN TRADE
  (NOTIFICATION AND ENQUIRY POINT)
• STANDARDS AND VOLUNTARY CONFORMITY ASSESMENT
  PROCEDURES
• AENOR (NOTIFICATION AND ENQUIRY POINT)
• www.aenor.es

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TBT ENQUIRY POINT- SPAIN

• Distribution of TBT Notifications (100)
  (companies, ministries)
• Request for comments on TBT notifications
  (federations, companies, ministries etc.)
• ANALYSIS (coordination with EU Commission)
• Reply to enquiries from WTO Members (TBT
  notifications and spanish technical regulations)
  (100)- Goal best quality, less time.

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TBT NOTIFICATION AND ENQUIRY POINT IN SPAIN

• Resources
• Three people
• Software NOTIFICA
• General Secretariat for Foreign Trade Technical
  Barriers to Trade (Internal Market and third
  countries)
• TBT EU Website
• Input from Exporters Associations
• Input from ministries and local governments

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SOFTWARE NOTIFICADISTRIBUTION OF TBT, SPS AND
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER DIRECTIVE 98/34/CE
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FLOW INFORMATION
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SOME SECTORS OF EXPORTING INTEREST FOR SPAIN

• Foodstuffs
• Fruits and vegetables
• Olive oil
• Olives
• Pig products
• Good SPS and TBT cooperation
• Industrial products
• Ceramic tiles
• Toys

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DIFICULTIES, SOME ASPECTS TO BE IMPROVED

• Lack of resources (never-ending story)
  Authorities less protective and more helpful
• Few contributions by economic operators (Is
  everything OK?)
• Efforts to improve and join forces better
  knowledge of TBT Agreement and available
  instruments (Seminars, workshops, conferences)