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TBT Technical Barriers to Trade “Thematic session on Accreditation”

Date
08 Mar 2022
Start tIme
10.00
Venue
Online
Accredia participates to the event organized by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

WTO Members and stakeholders discuss how accreditation and related policies can be advanced to further reduce barriers to trade in goods.

Guiding questions:

  • How can accreditation and related policies of Members be advanced to further reduce barriers to trade in goods? How can the ILAC and IAF, and cooperation between accreditation systems, be leveraged to avoid such barriers?
  • How has accreditation landscape changed in the past 25 years since the TBT Agreement was drafted, and is there a need for further Committee guidance on accreditation considering this?
  • How can accreditation (and accreditation policies) help permit participation of CABs located in the territories of other Members in their CAPs on a national treatment basis, in light of multiple approaches to support a trusted accreditation regime?
Programma
"Accreditation facilitates export of epidemic prevention products - China's recent experience"
Speakers
FEI Yang
Director of international cooperation division, China National Accreditation Services for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) - (China)
"Accreditation in Support of the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Jordanian Experience"
Speakers
Lana Marashdeh
Director of the Jordan Accreditation System (JAS-AU) (Jordan)
"Global Acceptance of Conformity Assessment Results based on International Standards "
Speakers
Reinaldo Figueiredo
Chair, International Organization for Standardization, Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) (ISO)
"Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) Pilot Program"
Speakers
Stacy Cho
Senior Policy Analyst, Standards and Conformity Assessment Program, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - (United States)
"Value of Conformity Assessment, Perspective from the Medical Device Industry"
Speakers
Elisabeth George
Head of Global Regulations & Standards, Phillips. - (United States)
"The value of accreditation in the work of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)"
Speakers
Gillian Kelleher
CEO & President Kelleher Consultants LLC (United States)
"Accreditation from the perspective of a Conformity Assessment Body"
Speakers
Paul A. Moliski
Global Vice President of Accreditation, Intertek (United States)
"Indonesia Accreditation Policy in Supporting The Acceptance of Export Product"
Speakers
Sugeng Raharjo
Director of Harmonization System and Accreditation, National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (BSN) (Indonesia)
"The importance of having data that demonstrate the value of accreditation"
Speakers
Emanuele Riva
Accredia Vice General Manager and IAF Chair (IAF)
"The role of accreditation regarding the EU Single Market for Goods and International Trade"
Speakers
Andreas Steinhorst
Executive Secretary of EA (European co-operation for Accreditation)
"SANAS and the acceptance of Conformity Assessment Results "
Speakers
Mpho Phaloane
Executive: Accreditation at the South African National Accreditation System (South Africa)
Organizer
WTO