Recommendations

Over the past 50 years, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has developed and maintained a series of recommendations on regulatory cooperation, harmonization and standardization. These reflect best practices in quality infrastructure. They are used worldwide to simplify and harmonize regulations and standardization in quality infrastructure.

Introduction

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.

V - Addressing Product Non-Compilance Risk in International Trade

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
V	ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2021/5 Addressing Product Non-Compliance Risk in International Trade	2021	PDF	PDF	PDF

U - Gender Responsive Standards

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRE	RUS
U	ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/6 Gender-Responsive Standards	2018	PDF	PDF	PDF

T - Standards and Regulations for Sustainable Development

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRE	RUS
T	ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2022/6 Standards and Regulations for Sustainable Development	2022	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous version:
T	ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2018/5 Standards and Regulations for Sustainable Development	2018	PDF	PDF	PDF

S - Applying Predictive Risk Management Tools for Targeted Market Surveillance

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
S	ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2016/7 Applying Predictive Risk Management Tools for Targeted Market Surveillance	2016	PDF	PDF	PDF

R - Managing Risk in Regulatory Frameworks

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
R	ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2011/14 Managing Risk in Regulatory Frameworks	2011	PDF	PDF	PDF

P - Crisis Management in Regulatory Systems

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
P	ECE/CTCS/WP.6/2020/11 Crisis Management in Regulatory Systems	2020	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous version:
P	ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2011/4 and ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2011/4/Corr.1 Crisis Management in Regulatory Systems	2011

N - Good Market Surveillance Policies and Practices

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
N	ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2011/12 Good Market Surveillance Policies and Practices	2011	PDF	PDF	PDF

M - Use of Market Surveillance Infrastructure as a Complementary Means to Protect Users against Counterfeit Goods

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
M	ECE/CTCS/C/WP.6/2024/9 Use of Market Surveillance Infrastructure as a Complementary Means to Protect Users against Counterfeit Goods	2024	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous version:
M	ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2007/10 Use of Market Surveillance Infrastructure as a Complementary Means to Protect Consumers and Users against Counterfeit Goods	2007	PDF	PDF	PDF

L - International Model for Product/Service Conformity Based on Transnational Regulatory Cooperation

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
L	ECE/CTCS/C/WP.6/2024/13 International Model for Product/Service Conformity Based on Transnational Regulatory Cooperation	2024	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous versions:
L	ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2015/6 International Model for Transnational Regulatory Cooperation Based on Good Regulatory Practice	2015	PDF	PDF	PDF
L	TRADE/WP.6/2001/8 International model for technical harmonization based on good regulatory practice for the preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations via the use of international standards	2001	PDF

K - Metrological Assurance of Conformity Assessment and Testing

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
K	ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2023/5 Metrological Assurance of Conformity Assessment and Testing	2023	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous versions:
K	ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2008/6 Metrological Assurance of Conformity Assessment and Testing	2008	PDF	PDF	PDF
K	STAND/R.116 (1996 page 23) Metrological Assurance of Testing	1988	PDF

J - Definitions

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
J	ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2006/5 Definitions	2006	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous versions:
J	STAND/R.116 (1996 page 22) and ECE/STAND/17/Rev.4 Definitions	1996	PDF
J		1988

I - Education on Standards-Related Issues

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
I	ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2012/7 Education on Standards-Related Issues	2012	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous version:
I	STAND/R.116 (1996 page 21) Further education on standards-related issues	1970	PDF

H - Presentation of UNECE Recommended Standards and Harmonized Technical Regulations

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
H	Presentation of UNECE Recommended Standards and Harmonized Technical Regulations	1988	PDF	PDF	PDF

G - Acceptance of Conformity Assessment Results

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
G	Acceptance of Conformity Assessment Results	2016	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous version:
G	STAND/R.116 (1996 page 19) Acceptance of Conformity Assessment Results	1988	PDF

F - Creation and Promotion of International Agreements on Conformity Assessment

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
F	Creation and Promotion of International Agreements on Conformity Assessment	2016	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous versions:
F	STAND/R.116 (1996 page 17) Creation and Promotion of International Agreements on Conformity Assessment	1988	PDF
F	ECE/STAND/17	1980

E - Treatment of Imported Products, Processes and Services

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
E	Treatment of Imported Products, Processes and Services	1976	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous version:
E	Treatment of Imported Products, Processes and Services	1970	PDF

D - Reference to Standards

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
D	Reference to Standards	2013	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous versions:
D	STAND/R.116 (1996 page 13) Reference to Standards	1995	PDF
D		1988
D		1984
D	ECE/STAND/17	1980
D		1974

C - International Harmonization of Standards and Technical Regulations

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
C	International Harmonization of Standards and Technical Regulations	1995	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous versions:
C	ECE/STAND/17	1980
C		1970

B - Coordination of Technical Regulations and Standardization

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
B	STAND/R.116 (1996 page 6) and STAND/17/Rev.4 (2002) Coordination of Technical Regulations and Standardization	1996	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous versions:
B		1988
B		1970

A - Further Developments in International Cooperation on Technical Harmonization and Standardization Policies

Rec	Symbol / Title	Issued date	ENG	FRA	RUS
A	STAND/R.116 (1996 page 5) and STAND/17/Rev.4 (2002) Further Developments in International Cooperation on Technical Harmonization and Standardization Policies	1995	PDF	PDF	PDF
	Previous version:
A		1970