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CHEMEXCIL
Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council
(Set-up by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India)
Jhansi Castle 4th Fl., 7 Cooperage Road, Mumbai - 400 001.India.
Tel : +91 22 22021288
* Fax : +91 22 22026684
* E-mail : info@chemexcil.gov.in Web : https://chemexcil.in
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EPC/LIC/SPS-TBT/SASEC |
18th Nov 2016 |
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To All members of the Council
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National Consultation Meeting on SPS TBT issues on 23/11/2016 at New Delhi
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Dear Members,
We would like to inform you that a National consultation meeting on the SASEC Sanitary/Phytosanitary and Technical Barriers to Trade Diagnostic Study is scheduled on 23 November, 2016, New Delhi.
For your information, Asian Development Bank (ADB) developed a South Asian Sub-regional Economic Co-operation (SASEC - comprising of Bangladesh Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka) Trade Facilitation Framework (TFSF) 2014-18 which was approved by the partner countries. A key pillar of the framework is the strengthening of standards and conformity assessment procedures and augmenting the capacity of concerned agencies and implementation processes.
In the prior SASEC meetings in 2013 and 2014, it was agreed to conduct national and regional-level SPS/TBT diagnostic studies for all SASEC countries for identifying potential items facing SPS/ TBT’s and facilitate trade in these items. In line with this, it is proposed to conduct a national diagnostic study for India. Prior to the conduct of the study, a national consultation meeting is to be held to:
* Review the Terms of reference and make appropriate adjustment to reflect national priorities and preferences
* Agree on working arrangements for conducting the study
* Confirm a schedule and next steps for starting the study
Draft Terms of Reference(TOR) for conducting such studies at past meetings is enclosed herewith. The summaries of proceedings etc are also enclosed for your ready reference.
Members are requested to provide their inputs/ suggestions for the same by Nov 22, 2016 on our e-mail ids- Deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in & info@chemexcil.gov.in .
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
S.G. BHARADI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHEMEXCIL
Encl : 07162016-FT(SA)
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