Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards - Fifth Session
Introduction
The fifth session of the Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards will feature a High-Level segment on removing regulatory and procedural barriers to trade in the ECE region, with a special focus on the Armenia drawing on the results of ECE assessment study. In addition, delegates from countries where similar ECE studies have been completed will inform the Steering Committee about ongoing and planned follow-up activities, particularly those related to implementing the recommendations emerging from the studies. Member States will also be briefed about work underway to support the achievement of sustainable development goals in the region.
Documents
Symbol | Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
Item 1: Adoption of the Agenda | ||||
ECE/CTCS/2019/1 | Annotated provisional agenda | |||
Item 3: Election of Officiers | ||||
A. General Segment | ||||
Item 3: Matters arising | ||||
Item 4: Improving the Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards delivery on the 2030 Agenda | ||||
ECE/CTCS/2019/3 | Improving the Economic Commission for Europe Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards delivery on the 2030 Agenda: Proposals by the Bureau | |||
B. High-level segment: Removing regulatory and procedural barriers to trade in the Economic Commission for Europe region | ||||
Item 5: Supporting the removal of regulatory and procedural barriers to trade | ||||
(a) Armenia: Findings and recommendations | ||||
ECE/CTCS/2019/4 | Study on regulatory and procedural barriers to trade in Armenia: Recommendations | |||
Regulatory and Procedural Barriers to Trade in Armenia: Needs Assessment | ||||
Regulatory and Procedural Barriers to Trade in Armenia: Needs Assessment: Business Process Analysis | ||||
(b) Ongoing work | ||||
Item 6: Country follow-up to Economic Commission for Europe studies on regulatory and procedural barriers to trade | ||||
ECE/CTCS/2019/5 | Follow-up on Economic Commission for Europe countries studies: Republic of Moldova | |||
Item 7: Trade as a means for implementing the 2030 Agenda | ||||
ECE/CTCS/2019/6 | Trade as a means for implementing the 2030 Agenda: The experience of Georgia | |||
C. Continuation of the general segment | ||||
Item 8: Programme of work | ||||
(a) Updates from subsidiary bodies | ||||
ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/2 | Report of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies on its twenty-eighth session | |||
ECE/CTCS/WP.7/2018/2 | Report of the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards on its seventy-fourth session | |||
ECE/CTCS/2019/11 | Revised Programme of work of the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards 2019-2020 | |||
ECE/CTCS/2019/12 | Terms of Reference of the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards (2018) | |||
(b) Capacity-building and technical assistance activities | ||||
ECE/CTCS/2019/7 | Report on capacity-building and technical assistance activities | |||
(c) Cooperation with other international organizations and ECE bodies | ||||
ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2018/2 | Report of the Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business on its twenty-fourth Plenary session | |||
ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2019/3 | Matters arising from the twenty-fourth UN/CEFACT Plenary Session | |||
ECE/CTCS/2019/8 | Cooperation with other and other organizations ECE bodies | |||
(d) Stakeholder needs and priorities | ||||
(e) Trade subprogramme biennial evaluation report for 2018-2019 | ||||
ECE/CTCS/2019/9 | Status of implementation of the 2018-2019 programme of work | |||
(f) Trade subprogramme’s strategic framework for 2020 | ||||
ECE/CTCS/2019/10 | Trade subprogramme’s draft programme of work for 2020 | - | - | |
Item 9. Other business | ||||
Item 10: Adoption of report | ||||
ECE/CTCS/2019/2 | Report of the Session |
Presentations
Item 5. Supporting the Removal of regulatory and procedural barriers to trade in the Economic Commission for Europe region
- Statement of the Government of Armenia
- Statement of the Customs Service Armenia
- Statement Food Safety Agency Armenia
- Statement Quality Infrastructure Development Department Armenia
- Presentation Georgia: Revenue Service
- Presentation Electronical Commission (IEC)
- UNECE Public Private Partnerships
Item 6. Country follow-up to Economic Commission for Europe studies on regulatory and procedural barriers to trade
- Statement of Kazakhstan
- Statement of Kyrgyzstan
- Presentation Government of Moldova
- Presentation Customs Service of Moldova
- Presentation Accredia
- Presentation MOLDAC
List of Participants
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