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The Meeting noted the progress made by the WBPWG and endorsed the Report of its 2
nd
Meeting, Terms of Reference and Work Programme, which appears
as ANNEX 24. 5.13. Progress in Rubber-Based
56. The Secretary of the Rubber-Based PWG RBPWG briefed the Meeting on
the outcome of the 2
nd
Meeting of the ACCSQ Rubber-Based PWG held on 30 – 31
July 2005 in Manila. Philippines. The paper appears as ANNEX 25.
57. The Meeting reiterated that with regard to the product coverage, the MDPWG
will handle rubber-based products classified and identified as medical devices in particular rubber gloves and condoms.
58. The Meeting noted the progress made by the RBPWG and endorsed the
Report of its 2
nd
Meeting, TOR and Work Programme, which appear together as
ANNEX 26. 5.14. Progress in Metrology
5.14.1. Legal Metrology
59. Indonesia on behalf of the Chair of Sub Working Group on Legal Metrology
briefed the Meeting on the latest development on Legal Metrology. The Chair’s paper appears as ANNEX 27.
60.
The Meeting was briefed by Viet Nam on the survey on the technical regulation concerning Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments NAWI. A draft format
had been developed by Viet Nam and circulated to Member Countries for their consideration and response.
61.
Brunei Darussalam informed the Meeting of its willingness to organise the workshop on the Importance of Accreditation in Legal Metrology tentatively on 22-23
November 2005 and requested the ASEAN Secretariat to work with the PTB to send the programme of the workshop to Brunei Darussalam as soon as possible for its
necessary preparation.
5.14.2. Scientific Industrial Metrology
62. The Meeting considered the proposal to establish a working group on ScientificIndustrial Metrology.
63.
The Meeting noted the agreement by the Philippines to chair this sub-working group. The Meeting, however, was of the view that Member Countries have been
putting a lot of efforts to participate in Global Measurement MRAs and activities of APMP. Hence, there is a need to define the clear objective and scope of activities for
the sub-working group prior to its creation in order to avoid duplication of efforts. In this regard, the Meeting requested Philippines to come up with the draft Terms of
Reference for the sub-working group for ACCSQ to consider and make decision. AGENDA ITEM 6: COOPERATION WITH DIALOGUE PARTNERS AND OTHER
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ASEAN- Korea Cooperation on Standards and Conformance
64. Thailand updated the Meeting on the progress of the ASEAN – Korea
Cooperation on Standards and Conformance, including the preparation for the 2
nd
ACCSQ-KATS ROK Meeting to be held on 6 August 2005 in Manila, Philippines. Thailand’s paper appears as ANNEX 28.
65. With regard to the activities to cooperate with Korea, the Meeting agreed to
discuss further with Korea during the forthcoming consultation on 6 August 2005 including the Article 15 Cooperation on Standards and Conformance under the
ASEAN- Korea Framework Agreement. The Meeting also agreed to seek the confirmation from KATS whether it is an agency appointed by Korea Government to
cooperate with ACCSQ to undertake cooperation on standards and conformance.
66. The Meeting considered and agreed to amend the draft agenda of the 2
nd
ACCSQ-Korea Meeting, which appears as ANNEX 29. 6.2
ASEAN – Japan Cooperation on Standards and Conformance
67. Malaysia briefed the Meeting on the progress of the ASEAN-Japan Cooperation on Standards and Conformance Malaysia’s paper appears as ANNEX
30.
68. The Meeting discussed and agreed on the following:
i Member Countries are encouraged to submit proposals to cooperate
with Japan in the four sectors of automotive, electronics, rubber-based, and textile and apparels to Malaysia not later than December 2005 so
that Malaysia can compile and submit the proposals for Japan to consider funding support in 2007.
ii Upon the request of Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia will contact Japan
to identify the contact person responsible for TQM programme in Japan and procedures for application of additional assistance on this
matter.
iii The Meeting took note that the proposed session on exchange of
information between Japan and the ASEAN Joint Sectoral Committee on EE MRA JSC has not taken place and no response from Japan
has been received regarding this activity. In this regard, the Meeting agreed to drop this activity at this time. Malaysia will inform Japan of
this decision accordingly.
6.3 ASEAN – EC Cooperation on Standards and Conformance
