ASEAN CONSULTATIVE

COMMITTEE FOR
STANDARDS AND QUALITY
(ACCSQ)

39th PASC Meeting, Bali, Indonesia

 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF AEC

AFTA – ASEAN Free Trade Area

ACCSQ – ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality
IAI – Initiatives for ASEAN Integration (CLMV)
Bali II – Bali Concord II 2020 Vision
VAP – Vientiane Action Programme
PIS – Priority Integration Sector
AEC – ASEAN Economic Community
ATIGA – ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement
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 ACCSQ Structure
ASEAN Economic Minister Meeting (AEM)

ASEAN Senior Economic Official Meeting (SEOM)

ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality (ACCSQ)

PPWG PFPWG APWG TMHSPWG

WG 1 WG 2 WG 3 JSC EEE ACC Pharmaceutical Product Prepared Foodstuff Automotive Traditional Medicines
Working Group Working Working Joint Sectoral ASEAN Cosmetic Working Group Product Working Product and Health
on Standards Group on Group on Legal Committee on Committee - Joint Sectoral Committee on Group Working Supplements
and Mutual Conformity Metrology Electrical and GMP MRA - TF on Harmonisation Group Product Working
Recognition Assessment - ASEAN - Taskforce on MRA for of Prepared Foodstuff Group
Electronic
Arrangements BA/BE Standards -Task Force - Task Force on GMP
Equipment Cosmetics
-Implementation WG (TWG - Task Force on on Automotive for TMHS
(MRAS) Scientific Body
on Variation Guidelines, Development of MRAs - Task Force on
- ASEAN MRA
Stability Guidelines, Process ASEAN Regulatory
- Task Force on Cosmetics Testing for Prepared Foodstuff
Framework for TMHS
Building and Laboratory Validation Guidelines, - ASEAN Food Testing
- ASEAN TMHS
Construction Committee Analytical Validation Laboratory Committee
Scientific Committee
- Task Force on Guidelines, Safety and
(Technical
Wood-based Efficacy Guidelines, Biologics)
Requirements, Safety
products and Efficacy, Stability
Study, Pesticide
Residue)

RBPWG MDPWG
Rubber-Based Medical Devices
Product Product Working
Working Group Group

- Task Force on -Medical Device

Rubber-Based Technical
Products Committee
 Standards and Conformance
Address Technical Barriers to Trade for Priority Integration Sectors (PIS)
PIS:
 Agro-based products (prepared foodstuff)
 Automotive
 Healthcare products (Cosmetics, Medical Device,
Pharmaceutical, Traditional Medicines and Health
Supplements)
 Rubber-based
 Electrical and Electronic Equipment
 Wood based products
 Building and Construction Materials – not in PIS however
ACCSQ agreed to reduce TBT in the sector.

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 Standards and Conformance
Measures to address Technical Barriers to Trade:
1. Harmonisation of standards and technical requirements
 ASEAN Guidelines on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity
Assessment Procedures.
 ASEAN Guidelines on Harmonisation of Standards
 ASEAN Guidelines on Conformity Assessment
2. Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)
- Guided by ASEAN Framework Agreement on MRAs (1998)
- ASEAN Guidelines for the Development of Mutual Recognition
Arrangements.
Recognition of conformity assessment results (testing, inspection and product
certification).
Competence criteria of conformity assessment bodies follows international
standards and practices.

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Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA)
Existing MRAs
– ASEAN Sectoral MRA for Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(2002)
 All AMS Participate
 Listed 14 Testing laboratories and 5 Certification bodies
– ASEAN Sectoral MRA for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Inspection of Manufacturers for Medicinal Products (2009)
 4 AMS participate (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand)
Under Negotiation
– MRA on Recognition of Conformity Assessment Results for
Prepared Foodstuff
– ASEAN MRA on Type Approval for Automotive Products
– ASEAN MRA on Building and Construction Material
– ASEAN MRA on Bio-Equivalence (BE) Study Report
 Standards and Conformance
3. Development of single regulatory regime, Directive or
Agreement for the PIS.
-Unifies regulatory regimes in ASEAN
-Follows harmonised standards, guidelines and conformity
assessment procedures.

• Harmonised Regulatory Regimes

 Agreement on the ASEAN Harmonised Cosmetic
Regulatory Scheme (2003) – ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
 Agreement on the ASEAN Harmonised Electrical and
Electronic Equipment Regulatory Regime (2005)
 ASEAN Medical Device Directive (2014)
• Under Negotiation
– ASEAN Agreements on Traditional Medicines and Health
Supplements

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 ASEAN+1 FTAs on TBT
FTAs on TBT
•Australia and New Zealand
 ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, Sub
Committee on STRACAP
•China
 ASEAN China Free Trade Area, Sub Committee on STRACAP
•Japan
 ASEAN-Japan Free Trade Area, Sub Committee on STRACAP

On-going Negotiation:
 ASEAN Hong Kong FTA
 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
(ASEAN, AU, CN, KR, JP, IN, NZ)
 2016 and Beyond

ASEAN Standards and Conformance

Strategic Plan 2016-2025.
 6 Strategic Trusts
1. Enhance the standards and conformance
infrastructure through development of policies
and initiatives to meet the present and future
needs of ASEAN.

2. Achieve a highly integrated and cohesive

ASEAN economy through a comprehensive and
progressive reduction of STRACAP related
technical barriers to trade.
 6 Strategic Trusts

3. Strengthen joint ASEAN approaches on

issues related to STRACAP for effective
representation and participation in international
and Asia-Pacific bodies and associated recognition
arrangements.

4. Strengthen private sector participation in

standards and conformity assessment to
accelerate development and enhance availability
of services to industry and businesses.
 6 Strategic Trusts

5. Enhance the effectiveness of ACCSQ, its

Working Groups and its collaboration with other
relevant ASEAN sectoral bodies.

6. Support the capacity building and human

capital development of Member States for the
implementation of ASEAN initiatives and policies
related to STRACAP.
thank you

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