Nineteen UNECE recommendations have been adopted by the Working Party1/ since 1970 to address standardization and regulatory issues. They set out good practice regarding:
- Regulatory cooperation
- Metrology
- Standards and Norms
- Conformity assessment
- Market surveillance
These recommendations are not binding and do not aim at rigidly aligning technical regulations across countries. Through these recommendations, the Working Party encourages rule makers to base their regulations on international standards to provide a common denominator to the norms that apply in different markets. It also seeks to promote agreements that enhance cooperation and mutual confidence in the technical competence, reliability and impartiality of other national bodies and institutions.
1/ The Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies had several predecessor bodies: Group of Government Officials Responsible for Standardization Policies; Working Party on Technical Harmonization and Standardization Policies
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All Recommendations REVISED EDITION 2018 ENG FRE RUS
Starting with the most recent:
U. Gender-Responsive Standards ENG FRE RUS
T. Standards and Regulations for Sustainable Development ENG FRE RUS
S. Applying Predictive Risk Management Tools for Targeted Market Surveillance ENG FRE RUS
R. Managing Risk in Regulatory Frameworks ENG FRE RUS
P. Crisis Management within a Regulatory Framework ENG FRE RUS
N. Good Market Surveillance Policies and Practices ENG FRE RUS
M. Use of Market Surveillance Infrastructure as a Complementary Means to Protect Consumers and Users against Counterfeit Goods ENG FRE RUS
L. International Model for Transnational Regulatory Cooperation Based on Good Regulatory Practice ENG FRE RUS
K. Metrological Assurance of Conformity Assessment and Testing ENG FRE RUS
J. Definitions ENG FRE RUS
I. Education on Standards-Related Issues ENG FRE RUS
H. Presentation of UNECE Recommended Standards and Harmonized Technical Regulations ENG FRE RUS
G. Acceptance of Conformity Assessment Results ENG FRE RUS
F. Creation and Promotion of International Agreements on Conformity Assessment ENG FRE RUS
E. Treatment of Imported Products, Processes and Services ENG FRE RUS
D. Reference to Standards ENG FRE RUS
C. International Harmonization of Standards and Technical Regulations ENG FRE RUS
B. Coordination of Technical Regulations and Standardization ENG FRE RUS
A. Further Developments in International Cooperation on Technical Harmonization and Standardization Policies ENG FRE RUS