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10. Good standardization practice

Description

Alongside the growth of international trade and technological cooperation, procedures and modes of cooperation which are commonly considered to constitute good practice for standards development at all levels have been developed by various parties.  Such practices are set out in a number of codes and guidelines, including notably in the World Trade Organization Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, Annex 3, Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards.

This course provides a top-level introduction with in-depth applications of good standardization practices highlighting the TBT Code as well as other resources,. It explains what needs to be done to produce credible standards at the national level and explains linkages and participation in regional and international standardization. The course also contributes to the knowledge and training necessary to satisfy WTO obligations related to good standardization practices.

The course is targeted at technical directors of ISO member bodies and correspondent members. In addition, the course will also benefit those running national committees, in particular secretaries of national TC/SCs.

A prerequisite for the course is at least a basic understanding of international standardization.

Objectives

The course aims to develop skills to:

• organize standardization activities at the national level, in accordance with the Code of Good Practice
• ensure that different stakeholders are appropriately represented
• develop consistent and coherent standards without "re-inventing the wheel"
• implement a system of due process in the development of standards which everyone can understand.

Duration

Two days