WORK PROGRAMME OF THE
ACCSQ ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCT WORKING GROUP
GOAL AND STRATEGY ACTIVITIES EXPECTED OUTPUT TIME FRAME WG/DIALOGUE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
PARTNER
             
    Creation of the Working Group WG formed Dec-99   First meeting held on 8-9 Dec 99
             
 I.  Transparency of regulations I.1 Conduct a forum for exchange of information Forum conducted Dec-99   Held on 7 December 99
             
    I.2 Compilation of regulatory requirements:   Mar-00 ASEC  
      -    Draft questionaire   Jan-00 Singapore Completed and the information is
    -    Submission of the information according to the   Feb-00   available in the ASEAN Website on
        Questionaire by all Member Countries       Standards and Conformance
    -    Compilation of regulatory requirements        
               
    I.3 Dissemination of information using internet as well as publication Regulatory requirements accessible in internet Jul-00    
               
    I.4 Updating information on regulatory requirements Summary updated On-going ASEAC/EPWG  
               
               
II.       Harmonization II.1  Comparative Study on the existing regulations        
      -    Member Countries to provide necessary information Submission Apr-00 Thailand Completed and the information is
          to the Secretariat     Singapore available in the ASEAN Website on
      -    Matrix of regulations and recommendations Findings recommended Aug-00   Standards and Conformance
               
    II.2 Consideration of the recommendations and follow-up actions        
               
    II.3 Acceptance of the IEC standards for regulatory purposes        
               
    -    Member Countries to submit all the IEC standards  List of national standards Third Meeting of EPWG    
        accepted in their countries for regulatory purposes to accepted    
        the Secretariat      
      -    Interpretation of the relevant IEC standards as necessary Interpretation notes On  need basis Singapore  
               
    II.4 Coordination with WG3 in harmonization of standards Standards aligned      
               
    II.5 Consideration of the Good Regulatory Practice (GRP) Recommendations On going Singapore  
               
    II.6 Acceptance of submission in English for regulatory requirement Recommendations     Implemented
               
III.   Mutual Recognition Arrangements III.1 Consideration of the feasibility of sectoral MRAs:        
             
    -    Comparison of the APEC MRA on Electrical and Electronic Findings and Jun-00   Discussed  during the Second EPWG
        Equipment and the ASEAN Framework Agreement on MRAs recommendations     Meeting held on 21-22 June 2000
    -   Possibility of using the APEC MRA on Electrical and Findings and      
          Electronic Equipment recommendations Jun-00    
      -    Identification of sub-sectors or groups of products for Groups of products Jun-00    
          possible MRAs if the APEC MRA can not be adopted as the identified      
          ASEAN MRA        
               
    III.2 Draft ASEAN sectoral MRA: 1st draft Sep-00 ASEAN Secretariat, Singapore, Malaysia  
               
      -    Circulation to all members of the WG   End of Sept 2000 ASEAN Secretariat Completed
             
               
      -    Members to provide comments on 1st draft Comments received Oct-00 All member countries Completed
               
      -    Circulation to all members on the comments received   Before the Third EPWG Meeting ASEAN Secretariat Completed
               
      -    Consideration of the Draft by the EPWG at the Third Meeting 2nd draft The Third Meeting of the EPWG Third Meeting of the EPWG Second draft endorsed by the Third EPWG Meeting held in Singapore 9-10 November 2000
               
      -    Member countries to provide comments on the second draft Comments received 15-Jan-01 All member countries Completed
               
      -    compilation all comments and circulation of the Third draft to 3rd draft 30-Jan-01 ASEAN Secretariat Completed
          all member countries        
               
      -    consideration and finalization of the draft by the EPWG   The 4th Meeting of the EPWG 4th Meeting of the EPWG Final Draft endorsed by the 4th EPWG Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 18-19 July 2001
               
      -    submission to ACCSQ for endorsement   The 18th ACCSQ Meeting The Chair Of the EPWG  
               
      -    Signing of the ASEAN E&E MRA   AEM in September 2001    
               
      -    Preparing the necessary documentary requirements   The Fifth Meeting of the EPWG    
               
      -    Developing detailed criteria and explanatory notes for being
    designated as testing laboratories or certification bodies
  The Fifth Meeting of the EPWG Singapore  
               
      -    Developing detailed SOPs or checklists to qualify for an
    MRA
  The Fifth Meeting of the EPWG Malaysia  
               
      -    Disseminating information and promoting the MRA to
    industry; and
  The Fifth Meeting of the EPWG Viet Nam  
               
      -    Enhancing confidence and technical competency in
    technical infrastructure among member countries
  The Fifth Meeting of the EPWG Thailand  
               
IV.   Technical Infrastructure   Cooperation with other WGs in survey of the technical infrastructure needs for electrical and electronic products Testing and conformity assessment capability identified Third Meeting of the EPWG Malaysia  
               
      Recommendations for improvement and actions   Jul-01 Malaysia Consultation with Thailand
               
      Survey on Technical Infrastructure Result of the survey Jul-01 EPWG/ASEC Completed information  posted in the ASEAN Website
               
      Update the results   On-going EPWG/ASEC  
               
               
V.   Quality Improvement   Develop action plan for quality improvement Action plan adopted Fourth Meeting of the EPWG Philippines Submitted by the Philippines to the Fourth EPWG Meeting
      Implementation of the action plan       Recommended to ACCSQ to include in the ACCSQ Work Programme, not at the EPWG level