Ministry of Commerce And Supplies - Enhanced Integrated ...

MainOutcomes Recommended Actions National Partner(s)RequirementsPolicyAnd RegulatoryDevelopment/ReformInstitutionalStrengthening/DevelopmentTAPossibleTimeframeObjective 2: Strengthen the technical capacity of domestic NTB and other business environment supportive institutions• Further negotiations with India on movement of rail wagons andaccess to sea ports. See Objective 1TechnicalStandards• Speed up revision of Act and Regulations on Nepal StandardsMOI, NSBM,MOCSYes 1 year• Circulate draft revised Act, including among WTO membercountries, as per WTO provision for commentsMOCS, MOINBSMTBT EnquiryPointYes 2 years• Nepal Council of Standards (NCS) to enforce ‘Code of GoodPractice for Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards’and notify ISO/IECNCS Yes Yes 2 years• Post-clearance audit: Build capacity within DoC; train staff MOF/DOC 2 years• Establish a national accreditation board; establish affi liation tointernational accreditation bodies; start accreditation processwithin NepalMOCS, MOI Yes Yes 5 years• Develop and maintain registry of private, government or NGO,domestic or international product/ system certifi ers operating inNepalNew NationalAccreditationBoardYes 2 years• Strengthen WTO/TBT Enquiry Point to assist in providingNepalese exporters with information on standards to be metin importing countries; strengthen capacity of Enquiry Point tocoordinate preparation of WTO notifi cationsMOCS, NBSM Yes Yes Yes 2 years• Raise awareness of exporters about product and processstandardsNBSM, DFTQC,productassociationsYes Yes 2 years• Formulate national standards for products of export interestharmonized with ISO/CODEX/IEC standardsNBSM, DFTQC Yes 5 years• Accelerate accreditation of government and private sectorlaboratories, including NBSM and DFTQC laboratories. for productcertifi cation by internationally recognized accreditation bodies. InSPS, focus should be on accredited food testing, including MRLand microbiologyNBSM, DFTQC,other NGO orprivate sectororganizationsYes Yes 5 years• Facilitate establishment of specialized laboratories by productassociations under the PPP approach for special purposes (e.g.collective mark, trademarks, non-destructive assessments, etc.)Productassociations,MoI, NBSM,DFTQC, MoCSYes Yes 5 yearsRecent orCurrent TAEU/UNIDO+ ESCAPprojectEU/UNIDOandESCAPproject;WB; ADBN T I S2010262NEPAL TRADE INTEGRATION STRATEGY 2010BACKGROUND REPORT