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Technical Barriers to Trade: List of Enquiry Points |
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Antigua and Barbuda
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The Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS)
Cnr Redcliffe Street & Corn Alley
P.O. Box 1550
St. John's — Antigua (W.I.)
Tel: + (268) 562-40 11
Fax: + (268) 462-16 25
E-mail: [email protected] |
Argentina |
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior
Directora: Lic. Karina Prieto
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Lic. María J. Rivera
Avda. Julio A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 2
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires — Argentina
Tel: + (54 11) 4349 40 67
Fax: + (54 11) 4349 40 72
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar
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Barbados
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National Standards Institution
“Flodden”
Culloden Road
St Michael — Barbados
Tel: + (246) 426 38 70
Fax: + (246) 436 14 95
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact person: Mr. Dudley B Rhynd
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Belize |
The Director
Belize Bureau of Standards
Ministry of Finance
3rd Floor Complex Building
Mahogany Extension
P.O. Box 1647
Belize City — Belize
Tel: +(501) 222 4030
Fax: +(501) 222 4074
Email:[email protected]
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Bolivia
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(a) Technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures:
Viceministerio de Industria y Comercio Interno
Av. Camacho 1488
Casilla No. 4430
La Paz — Bolivia
Tel: + (591 2) 37 20 46
Fax: + (591 2) 31 72 62
(b) Technical standards:
Instituto Boliviano de Normalización y Calidad — IBNORCA
Punto de Contacto OTC/OMC
Oficina Central
Dirección: Av. Busch Nº 1196 — Miraflores — La Paz — Bolivia
Tel: + (591 2) 222 3738 / 3777 / 3666 / 3571
Fax: +(591 2) 222 3410
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://.ibnorca.org
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Brazil |
WTO Enquiry Point
Mr. Jorge Cruz
Head of International Affairs
Mr. Rogerio Correa
Head of Brazilian TBT/WTO Enquiry Point
Rua Santa Alexandrina, 416 – 5° andar
20261-232 — Rio de Janeiro — RJ — Brazil
Tel: + (55 21) 2563 28 21
Fax: + (55 21) 2502 65 42
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
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Canada
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Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade
Standards Council of Canada
200-270 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 6N7 — Canada
Tel: + (1 613) 238 32 22 Ext. 479
Fax: + (1 613) 569 78 08
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.scc.ca
Contact person: Andrea Spencer
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Chile |
a) In relation to Technical Regulations (Article 10.1): Ministerio de Economía
Departamento de Comercio Exterior (DECOEX)
Teatinos 120, piso 11
Santiago — Chile
Tel: + (56 2) 473 3441
Fax: + (56 2) 4733427
E-mail: [email protected]
(b) In relation to Standards (Article 10.3):
Instituto Nacional de Normalización
Matías Cousiño 64, piso 6
Santiago — Chile
Tel: + (56 2) 445 8000
Fax: + (56 2) 441 0427
E-mail: [email protected]
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Colombia
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(a)Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo
Dirección de Regulación
Director: Dr. Ramón Eduardo Madriñan Rivera
Tel: + (57 1) 2410478
E-mail:
[email protected]
(b)TBT Contact person: Daniel Hector Rico Rodríguez
Carrera 13, Nº 28 - 01, piso 4°
Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia
Tel: + (57 1) 6067676, Ext. 1690
Fax: + (57 1) 2410480
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co
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Costa Rica |
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio — MEIC
Dirección de Mejora Regulatoria y Reglamentación Técnica
Centro de Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio — CIOT
Apartado Postal. 10216-1000,
San José — Costa Rica
Tel: + (506) 236 2538 / 235-2700 Ext.: 203
Fax: + (506) 297-1439 / 236-7192
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]
Website: http://www.meic.go.cr
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Dominica
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(a)The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Marketing
Government Headquarters
Kennedy Avenue
Roseau — Commonwealth of Dominica
Tel: + (1 767) 448 2401 — Ext. 3213
Fax: + (1 767) 448 5200
E-mail: [email protected]
(b)Dominica Bureau of Standards
28 Kennedy Avenue, 1st Floor
P.O. Box 1015
Roseau — Commonwealth of Dominica
Tel: + (1 767) 448 – 1685
Fax: + (1 767) 449 – 9217
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Contact person: Dr. Steve John, Director
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Dominican Republic
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Dirección de Comercio Exterior y Administración de Tratados Comerciales Internacionales - DICOEX
Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio
Avenida México esq. Leopoldo Navarro
Santo Domingo — Dominican Republic
Tel: + (809) 685 5171, Ext: 289
Fax: + (809) 686 6196
Website: http://www.seic.gov.do |
Ecuador
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(a)Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Industrialización, Pesca y Competitividad
Dirección Nacional de Políticas de Comercio Exterior
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edif. MAG, 2° piso
Tel: + (593 2) 256 6041
Fax: + (593 2) 254 1984
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact person: Econ. Arturo Barbosa G
(b)Coordinador Técnico de Notificaciones OTC
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Industrialización, Pesca y Competitividad
Dirección Nacional de Políticas de Comercio Exterior
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edif. MAG, 2° piso
Tel: + (593 2) 256 6041
Fax: + (593 2) 254 1984
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact person: Econ. María Elena Poveda P.
Representante Alterna de Notificaciones OTC
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El Salvador
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Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales
Edificio C-2, Tercera planta Centro de Gobierno, Plan Maestro
Calle Guadalupe y Alameda Juan Pablo II
San Salvador — El Salvador, C.A.
Tel: + (503) 231 57 64 / 231 57 88
Fax: + (503) 231 57 89
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Website:
http://www.minec.gob.sv
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Grenada
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(a)Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ministerial Complex
Botanical Gardens
St. George's — Grenada W. I
Tel: + (473) 44 2640 / 440 2712
Fax: + (473) 440 4184
E-mail: [email protected]
(b)Grenada Bureau of Standards (GDS)
P.O. Box 2036
Queen's Park
St. George's — Grenada W. I.
Tel: + (473) 440-5886 / 440 6783
Fax: + (473) 440-5554
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.spiceisle.com/homepages/gdbs
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Guatemala
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Departamento de OMC
8va Avenida 10-43 Zona 1,
Guatemala — C.A.
Tel: + (502) 238 41 81 Extension 4307
Fax: + (502) 251 67 08
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
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Jamaica
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Bureau of Standards Jamaica
6 Winchester Road
P.O. Box 113
Kingston 10 — Jamaica
Tel: + (876) 926 31 40-5
Fax: + (876) 929 47 36
E-mail: [email protected]
This government agency has responsibility for the promulgation and implementation of standards as follows:
- inspection;
- laboratory testing;
- product and system certification;
- technical information;
- training;
- energy efficiency evaluation;
- metrology.
Laboratory accreditation functions are currently being phased into The National Accreditation Body.
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Mexico |
Dirección General de Normas
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6, Tercer piso
Colonia Lomas de Tecamachalco
C.P. 53950 — Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico — Mexico
Tel: + (52 5) 729 94 80
Fax: + (52 5) 729 94 84
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact person: Miguel Aguilar Romo |
Nicaragua |
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio
Dirección de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Dirección: Km. 6 carretera a Masaya Frente a Camino de Oriente
Nicaragua
Tel: + (505) 267 0161 Extensions: 1032; 1138; 1134; 1130
Fax: + (505) 267 2019
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]
Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/DocuShare/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-127
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Panama |
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (DGNTI)
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
Av. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, Tercer Piso
Panama — Republic of Panama
Tel: + (507) 360 0716 / 360 0700 / 370 0600
Fax: + (507) 360 0721
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa
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Paraguay |
Dirección General de Comercio Exterior
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio
Avda. Mariscal López 3.333
Asunción
— Paraguay
Tel: + (595) 616 3285
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py |
Peru |
Comisión de Reglamentos Técnicos y Comerciales
Instituto de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Propiedad Intelectual
Calle La Prosa No. 138
Lima 41 — Perú
Tel: + (51 1) 224 78 00
Fax: + (51 1) 224 03 48 / 224 0347
E-mail: [email protected]
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Saint Lucia |
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards
Bisee Industrial Estate
Box CP 5412
Castries — Saint Lucia, West Indies
Tel: +(1 758) 453 0049 / 456 0546 / 456 0102
Fax: +(1 758) 452 3561
Website: http://www.slbs.org.lc
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 1506
Kingstown
Saint Vincent — West Indies
Tel: + (784) 457 80 92
Fax: + (784) 457 81 75
E-mail: [email protected]
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Trinidad and Tobago |
The Director
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)
P.O. Box 467
Port of Spain — Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: + (868) 662 88 27 + (868) 662 44 81/2
Fax: + (868) 663 43 35
E-mail: [email protected]
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United States of America |
National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
100 Bureau Drive
MS-2160 Gaithersburg, MD — USA 20899-2160
Tel: + (1 301) 975 40 40
Fax: + (1 301) 926 15 59
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://ts.nist.gov/ncsci
The United States' enquiry point, in the National Institute of Standards and Technology, maintains a reference collection of standards, specifications, test methods, codes and recommended practices. This reference material includes United States' government agencies regulations, and standards of United States private standards-developing organizations and foreign national and international standardizing bodies. The enquiry point responds to all enquiries for information concerning federal, state and private egulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures.
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Uruguay |
(a)Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Colonia 1206
Montevideo — Uruguay
Tel: + (598 2) 902 06 18
Fax: + (598 2) 901 74 13
E-mail: [email protected]
(b)Dirección General de Comercio del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
Servicio de Información Comercial
Colonia 1206 — PB
C.P. 11.100
Montevideo — Uruguay
Tel: + (598 2) 900 26 22
Fax: + (598 2) 902 82 06
E-mail: [email protected]
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Venezuela |
Ministerio de la Producción y el Comercio
Vice-ministerio de Industria
Servicio Autónomo Nacional de Normalización, Calidad, Metrología y Reglamentos
Técnicos (SENCAMER)
Avenida Libertador, Centro Comercial Los Cedros, PH
Apartado Postal 1050
Caracas — Venezuela
Tel: + (58-212) 761 8671 / 761 4520
Fax: + (58-212) 761 5464
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.sencamer.gov.ve
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