GATT Standards Code Activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 1989

摘要

The report describes the GATT Standards Code activiteis conducted by the Standards Code and Information Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), for calendar year 1989. It also presents statistics covering the 10 years (1980 through 1989) of the Standards Code's implementation in the United States. NIST responsibilities include operating the U.S. GATT inquiry point for information on standards and certification activities and the technical office for non-agricultural products; notifying the GATT Secretariat of proposed U.S. Federal Government standards-based rules that might significantly affect trade; assisting U.S. industry with standards-related trade problems; and responding to inquiries about proposed foreign and U.S. regulations.