Trends in Conformity Assessment Practices and Barriers to Trade: Final Report on Survey of Cabs and Exporters

Barbara Fliess and Raymond Schonfeld

No 37, OECD Trade Policy Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This analytical report presents findings from a survey conducted in 2005/2006 of conformity assessment bodies (CABs) and exporting companies from the OECD region. The survey was conceived to gather primary data from key players in the field on perceptions of conformity assessment (CA) barriers: what they are, where they are, and how important they are. A second goal was to identify trends in CA practices, including in the use of tools aimed at removing barriers and facilitating international trade. Drawing on the survey, some follow-up research and expert discussions, the report identifies what appears to be major CA problems or issues and consequently...

Keywords: accreditation; CASCO; conformity assessment; ISO; mutual recognition agreement; product certification; product testing; supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoc); technical barriers to trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-08-11
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