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Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6)

Introduction

The Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6) encourages increased regulatory coherence in specific sectors that have a critical impact on sustainable development and promotes greater resilience to natural and man-made hazards. WP.6 also works to:

Promote the use of standards by policy-makers and business as a tool for reducing technical barriers to trade, promote increased resilience to disasters, foster innovation and good governance
Advocate the use of standards in the implementation of UN-wide goals, including the implementation of the Agenda 2030 and the Sendai framework for action

Key areas of work

Regulatory Cooperation

Market Surveillance

Risk Management

Education on Standards

Use of Standards

Quality InfraStructure

Gender Initiative

In focus

Thirty-second Session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6)

The Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6) will host its 32^nd Session from 7 November (15:00) to 9 November (18:00) 2022, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

More information will be available on the session webpage.