Title of the activity
10th CROSQ Technical Barriers to Trade, Information Management Systems and Enquiry Points (Tie) Committee Meeting and Training.
Activity Type
TA by partners - Regional
Description
The CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) formed a Technical Barriers to Trade, Information Management Systems and Enquiry Points (TIE) Committee as a special Committee charged with the responsibilities and functions to serves as a peer support system addressing Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) as well as Trade Facilitation (TF) and related issues. This TIE Committee is made up of representative from CARICOM Member States and has the mandate to reiterate and re-enforce the importance of WTO Member States and/or observer members fully complying with their transparency obligations under the World Trade Organizations (WTO) TBT Agreement, particularly those related to technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, as well as other Enquiry Point obligations.
Venue
Barbados
City
Saint Michael, Barbados
Trade topic
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
2
Language
English
Key Result
1. Government officials are implementing WTO Agreements and fully realising Members' rights and obligations
Key Output
1.1: Government officials have enhanced knowledge about WTO Agreements, trade policy formulation and conduct of trade negotiations
Programme