Fernando GoulartINMETRO

WORKINGSUBGROUP N°3

Technical Regulation and Conformity Assessment

SINMETROPublic and Private organizations

CONMETROCouncil of Ministers

Development, Industry and Foreign Trade;

Environmental;

Employment;

Health;

Science and Technology;

Foreign Affairs;

Justice;

Agriculture, Cattle and Supply;

Defense.

INMETROExecutive Body

CONMETRONormative Body of SINMETRO

Ministers CouncilMinisters Council

CBN CBM CBAC CCAB

CBR New!

CBTC

Member-StatesAssociated-Members Growth: Comparatives between 2005/December and 2004/December.

MERCOSUR NEGOTIATIONS ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE

Brazilian Exports ParticipationBrazilian Exports Participation

MERCOSUR IN NUMBERS

0,00

5.000.000,00

10.000.000,00

15.000.000,00

20.000.000,00

25.000.000,00

30.000.000,00

1999 2000 2001 2002

ALADI Other Latin Am. Countries USA European Union Other European Countries

TRADETRADE In World Trade 2% participation

In the Latin American Trade

30% participation

In the South American Trade

60% participation

EXPORTEXPORTSS

4th world exporterAircrafts

73% of Latin America’s

Automobiles Production

5th world exporter Dirty Wool

3rd world exporterLamb Meat

2nd world exporterWool Tops

1st world exporterSoya

1st world exporterCattle Meat

1st world exporterOrange

Juice

1st world exporterCoffee

MERCOSUR World ExportsMERCOSUR World Exports(in thousand dollars f.o.b.)(in thousand dollars f.o.b.)

Source: ALADI, Sistema Integral de Información, Versión 3.00, December 2003

MERCOSUR IN NUMBERS

MERCOSUL – STRUCTUREMERCOSUL – STRUCTURE

DecisionMakingBodies

Supporting and Technical Body

ParliamentaryRepresentative Body

Commission of Permanent Representatives

Consultive Body

MERCOSUR Secretariant MERCOSUR Secretariant

Economic and Social Consultative ForumEconomic and Social Consultative Forum

Joint Parliamentary CommissionJoint Parliamentary Commission

Trade CommissionTrade Commission

Common Market GroupCommon Market Group

Common Market CouncilCommon Market Council

MERCOSUR WORKING SUBGROUPS

MERCOSURTHE WORKING SUBGROUP N°3 (SGT Nº 3)

MERCOSURTHE WORKING SUBGROUP N°3 (SGT Nº 3)• Coordinated nationwide by Inmetro;

• Seeks to eliminate possible technical barriers;

• Also represents the TBT Agreement on negotiations between Mercosur and EU, ALCA, ALADI, IBAS, 4+1(USA);

• Within the Mercosur structure, there are currently 14 working subgroups;

• it is made up by the following commissions: Metrology, Security of Electrical Products; Conformity Assessment; Toys, Vehicular Natural Gas; Food; and Automotive Industry.

The Subgroup Nº 3 establishes similar parameters for the member-states. So far, more than 264 Technical Regulations were harmonized.

INSTRUMENTSINSTRUMENTS

PREPACKAGE GOODSPREPACKAGE GOODS

NATIONAL COORDINATIONNATIONAL COORDINATION(INMETRO/CAINT) (INMETRO/CAINT)

GT-GT-VEHICULAR NATURAL GASVEHICULAR NATURAL GAS(INMETRO/ANP)(INMETRO/ANP)

GT-BICYCLESGT-BICYCLES(INMETRO)(INMETRO)

GT-TEXTILESGT-TEXTILES(INMETRO)(INMETRO)

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRYAUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY(DENATRAN/MIN. DAS CIDADES)(DENATRAN/MIN. DAS CIDADES)

FOODFOOD(MAPA/ANVISA)(MAPA/ANVISA)

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTCONFORMITY ASSESSMENT(INMETRO)(INMETRO)

SEGURITY ELECTRICAL PRODUCTSSEGURITY ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS(INMETRO)(INMETRO)

METROLOGYMETROLOGY(INMETRO)(INMETRO)

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THE WORKING SUBGROUP N°3 (SGT Nº 3)STRUCTURE

THE WORKING SUBGROUP N°3 (SGT Nº 3)STRUCTURE

SGT Nº 3MERCOSUR WORKING PROGRAM

SGT Nº 3MERCOSUR WORKING PROGRAM

COMMISSIONS/GROUPS:

Metrology

Conformity Assessment

Toys

Food

Automotives

Bicycles

Textiles

PERCENTAGE OF HARMONIZED TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

Supporting commerce intra-zone

Relationship with others Mercosur Working Subgroups

INMETRO: SGT Nº 3/MERCOSUR

SGT N° 3SGT N° 3Technical RegulationTechnical Regulation

and Conformity and Conformity Assessment Assessment

SGT N° 3SGT N° 3Technical RegulationTechnical Regulation

and Conformity and Conformity Assessment Assessment

SGT N° 1Communications

SGT N° 1Communications

SGT N° 11Health

SGT N° 11Health

SGT N° 8AgricultureSGT N° 8Agriculture

SGT N° 7Industry

SGT N° 7Industry

SGT N° 6EnvironmentSGT N° 6

Environment

SGT N° 5TransportsSGT N° 5Transports

SGT N° 9Energy

SGT N° 9Energy

CT2/CCMCustom

CT2/CCMCustom

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