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Standards for Enabling Trade— Mapping and Gap Analysis Study Standards for Enabling Trade— Mapping and Gap Analysis Study An IA-CEPA Early Outcomes Initiative November 2017 Standards For Enabling Trade—Mapping and Gap Analysis Study 2 An IA-CEPA Early Outcomes Initiative – November 2017 Contents ListofFigures..............................................................................................................3 Abbreviations...............................................................................................................4 Terms..........................................................................................................................6 Acknowledgements......................................................................................................8 ExplanatoryNotes........................................................................................................8 Foreword.....................................................................................................................9 Recommendations.....................................................................................................10 ExecutiveSummary....................................................................................................11 Introduction................................................................................................................13 ProjectPurpose.........................................................................................................13 Objectives..................................................................................................................13 Scope........................................................................................................................14 ActivitiesandApproach..............................................................................................14 SettingtheContext....................................................................................................17 TheInternationalDimension........................................................................................17 InternationalOrganizationforStandardization..............................................................17 InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission...................................................................18 TheNationalLevel......................................................................................................18 BadanStandardisasiNasional������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 BSN’sStandardsDevelopmentProcess......................................................................19 Indonesia’sTechnicalRegulations...............................................................................19 StandardsAustralia....................................................................................................20 SA’sStandardsDevelopmentProcess.........................................................................20 Australia’sTechnicalRegulations.................................................................................22 StandardsMappingandGapAnalysis.........................................................................23 ISOandIECTechnicalCommitteeParticipation...........................................................23 InternationalAdoptions...............................................................................................25 MappingTechnicalRegulations...................................................................................27 BilateralTradeData,TechnicalRegulationsandStandards..........................................29 StakeholderInputsandPerspectives..........................................................................31 StandardsUserSurvey...............................................................................................31 StandardsforEnablingTradeWorkshops....................................................................35 SydneyWorkshop......................................................................................................35 JakartaWorkshop......................................................................................................39 WorkshopRecommendations.....................................................................................40 ProposedNextSteps.................................................................................................42 Conclusion.................................................................................................................43 StudyAuthors............................................................................................................44 AboutBadanStandardisasiNasional..........................................................................46 AboutStandardsAustralia..........................................................................................46 Appendices��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 47 Standards For Enabling Trade—Mapping and Gap Analysis Study 3 An IA-CEPA Early Outcomes Initiative – November 2017 ListofFigures Figure1–ActivitiesUndertakenintheStandardsMappingStudy������������������������������� 14 Figure2–ProjectWorkflow��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15 Figure3–BSN’sStandardsDevelopmentProcess����������������������������������������������������� 19 Figure4–AProfileofIndonesia’sTechnicalRegulations��������������������������������������������� 20 Figure5–SA’sStandardsDevelopmentProcess�������������������������������������������������������� 21 Figure6–ProfileofInternationaladoptionprojects����������������������������������������������������� 22 Figure7–InternationalParticipation–ISOTechnicalCommittees������������������������������� 23 Figure8–InternationalParticipation–IECtechnicalcommittees�������������������������������� 24 Figure9–DegreeofAlignment���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 Figure10–InternationalAdoptions���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 26 Figure11–TechnicalRegulations–MappingBSNandSA����������������������������������������� 28 Figure12–Indonesia–AustraliaBilateralTradeData��������������������������������������������������� 29 Figure13–SurveyResponses:ByCountryofResidence������������������������������������������� 31 Figure14–SurveyResponses:UseofInternationalStandards���������������������������������� 31 Figure15–SurveyResponses:MeetingTechnicalRegulations����������������������������������� 32 Figure16–SurveyResponses:UnderIA-CEPAWhichoftheFollowingWouldYour OrganisationBenefitFromMost?������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 33 Figure17–SurveyResponses:BarrierstoCompliance���������������������������������������������� 34 Standards For Enabling Trade—Mapping and Gap Analysis Study 4 An IA-CEPA Early Outcomes Initiative – November 2017 Abbreviations AANZFTA..................................... ASEAN-Australia-NewZealandFreeTradeAgreement ACCSQ...................................ASEANConsultativeCommitteeforStandardsandQuality AIBC.......................................................................AustraliaIndonesiaBusinessCouncil APEC....................................................................... Asia-PacificEconomicCooperation APECSCSC............................APEC’sSub-CommitteeonStandardsandConformance APLACMRA...............................AsiaPacificLaboratoryAccreditationCooperationMRA AS..................................................................................................AustralianStandards ASEAN��������������������������������������������������������������AssociationofSouthEastAsianNations AS/NZS...................................................... JointAustralianandNewZealandStandards BPG................................................................................IA-BusinessPartnershipGroup BPOM..............................................IndonesianGovernmentAgencyforFoodandDrugs BSN.......... BadanStandardisasiNasional(NationalStandardizationAgencyofIndonesia) BTA........................................................................................ BilateralTradeAgreement CABs..............................................................................ConformityAssessmentBodies DFAT.............................DepartmentofForeignAffairsandTrade(AustralianGovernment) FDI..........................................................................................ForeignDirectInvestment FTA...............................................................................................FreeTradeAgreement GoI.......................................................................................... GovernmentofIndonesia GRPs.....................................................................................GoodRegulatoryPractices GSP................................................................................. GoodStandardisationProcess GVCs............................................................................................... GlobalValueChains HS..................................................................................................HarmonizedSystem IA.......................................................................................................IndonesiaAustralia IABC.......................................................................IndonesiaAustraliaBusinessCouncil IA-CEPA................ Indonesia-AustraliaComprehensiveEconomicPartnershipAgreement
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