National Enquiry Point for WTO/TBT
In accordance of the World Trade Organization Agreement of Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO/TBT), each members shall ensure that en enquiry point exists which is able to answer all reasonable enquiries from other members and interested parties in other members as well as to provide the relevant documents.
The agreement also requires all the WTO members are to be as transparent as possible on issues relating to standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. Members are therefore to promptly notify WTO secretariat, standards and technical regulations being prepared or in the process of adoption.
It is in this scope that Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority has been designated as the WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point and notification authority, to ensure that manufacturers, importers and exporters and any other interested parties get the latest information on standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures available in their target market.
