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7 consideration by the ACCSQ. The Meeting also agreed that Indonesia
to come up with the draft paper on this matter and circulate for consideration by the Members of the Taskforce as soon as possible.
31. Indonesia also proposed that the Article 4 of the Agreement should be further
considered by the Taskforce in terms of legal aspect to ensure that there is no contradiction between sub-articles.
ASEAN EE MRA
32. The Meeting considered and endorsed the recommendation of the JSC EE
MRA on the definition of the ASEAN Manufactured Product as follows:
“A manufacturer incorporated and operating within the boundary of ASEAN that carry out manufacturing activities and are responsible for the quality of
the product concerned. An “ASEAN Manufactured Product” is a product manufactured by the said ASEAN Manufacturer”.
33. The Meeting considered and endorsed the Report of the 7
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Meeting of the JSC EE MRA, and the report of the 6
th
Task Force EE Regulatory Regime subject to decisions in
paragraph 30.i. The reports appear together as ANNEX 12.
5.6. Progress in implementation of ASEAN Harmonized Cosmetic Regulatory Scheme
34. The ASEAN Secretariat on behalf of the Chair and Co-Chair of the ASEAN
Cosmetic Committee ACC briefed the Meeting on the status of the implementation of the ASEAN Harmonized Cosmetic Regulatory Scheme. The Chair’s paper
appears as ANNEX 13.
35. Indonesia sought
clarification why the decision had been made to eliminate the GMP Certification by 1 January 2008 while the survey on the GMP compliance
by industry will only be conducted in January 2007. The clarification was made that the compliance with the ASEAN Cosmetic GMP Guideline is a must by 1 January
2008. Instead of conducting inspection and granting the GMP Certification by Regulatory Authorities, the manufacturers will be allowed to self regulate their
system and declare to the Regulatory Authorities their compliance with the GMP Guideline. The intention of survey is to identify the readiness as well as the
difficulties in compliance with GMP requirements by industry especially the SMEs so that additional and appropriate assistance can be provided to assist them in
implementing the Guideline as per schedule.
36. In noting the concern of GMP compliance by the Cosmetic SMEs in ASEAN,
the Meeting requested the ACC to work out an appropriate programme to assist industry in this matter. The Meeting also extended its continued support for the ACC
by exploring possible funding from its Dialogue Partners especially PTB Germany to assist ACC activities.
37. The Meeting endorsed the Report of the 4
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ACC Meeting and its Work
Programme, which appears as ANNEX 14. 5.7. Progress in Pharmaceuticals
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implementation of the ACTD and possible development of MRA for Pharmaceuticals in ASEAN. The Co-Chair’s paper appears as ANNEX 15.
39. The Meeting noted the progress made by the PPWG and its efforts to look
into MRA for GMP inspection in ASEAN by end of 2007. The Meeting also noted that the next PPWG Meeting will be held on 23 – 26 August 2005 in Singapore. The
Meeting acknowledged the assistance of the EC- ASEAN Regional Economic Cooperation Programme on Standards, Quality and Conformity Assessment.
5.8. Progress in Prepared Foodstuff
