Glossary


technical regulation
Under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, "a document which lays down product characteristics or their related processes and production methods, including the applicable administrative provisions, with which compliance is mandatory. It may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labeling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production method." For a leading case interpreting the definition, see WTDS 135 EC - Asbestos ¶¶ 66-70. The definition is found in ATBT Annex 1 § 1.See also: standard, technical specification