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Article 10: Information About Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures

第10条  关于技术法规、标准和合格评定程序的信息

 

10.1 Each Member shall ensure that an enquiry point exists which is able to answer all reasonable enquiries from other Members and interested parties in other Members as well as to provide the relevant documents regarding:

10.1每一成员应保证设立咨询点，能够回答其他成员和其他成员中的利害关系方提出的所有合理询问，并提供有关下列内容的文件：

10.1.1  any technical regulations adopted or proposed within its territory by central or local government bodies, by non-governmental bodies which have legal power to enforce a technical regulation, or by regional standardizing bodies of which such bodies are members or participants;

中央或地方政府机构、有执行技术法规法定权力的非政府机构、或此类机构加入或参与的区域标准化机构在其领土内采用或拟议的任何技术法规；

10.1.2 any standards adopted or proposed within its territory by central or local government bodies, or by regional standardizing bodies of which such bodies are members or participants;

中央或地方政府机构、此类机构加入或参与的区域标准化机构在其领土内采用或拟议的任何标准；

10.1.3 any conformity assessment procedures, or proposed conformity assessment procedures, which are operated within its territory by central or local government bodies, or by non-governmental bodies which have legal power to enforce a technical regulation, or by regional bodies of which such bodies are members or participants;

中央或地方政府机构、或有执行技术法规法定权力的非政府机构，或此类机构加入或参与的区域机构在其领土内实施的任何或拟议的合格评定程序；

10.1.4 the membership and participation of the Member, or of relevant central or local government bodies within its territory, in international and regional standardizing bodies and conformity assessment systems, as well as in bilateral and multilateral arrangements within the scope of this Agreement; it shall also be able to provide reasonable information on the provisions of such systems and arrangements;

成员或其领土内中央或地方政府机构加入或参与国际和区域标准化机构和合格评定体系的情况，及参加本协定范围内的双边和多边安排的情况；并应能提供关于此类体系和安排的规定的合理信息；

10.1.5 the location of notices published pursuant to this Agreement, or the provision of information as to where such information can be obtained; and

按照本协定发布通知的地点，或提供关于何处可获得此类信息的信息；

10.1.6 the location of the enquiry points mentioned in paragraph 3.

以及第3款所述咨询点的地点。

10.2 If, however, for legal or administrative reasons more than one enquiry point is established by a Member, that Member shall provide to the other Members complete and unambiguous information on the scope of responsibility of each of these enquiry points. In addition, that Member shall ensure that any enquiries addressed to an incorrect enquiry point shall promptly be conveyed to the correct enquiry point.

10.2但是如一成员因法律或行政原因设立一个以上的咨询点，则该成员应向其他成员提供关于每一咨询点职责范围的完整和明确的信息。此外，该成员应保证送错咨询点的任何询问应迅速转交正确的咨询点。

10.3 Each Member shall take such reasonable measures as may be available to it to ensure that one or more enquiry points exist which are able to answer all reasonable enquiries from other Members and interested parties in other Members as well as to provide the relevant documents or information as to where they can be obtained regarding:

10.3每一成员均应采取其所能采取的合理措施，保证设立一个或一个以上的咨询点，能够回答其他成员和其他成员中的利害关系方提出的所有合理询问，并提供有关下列内容的文件或关于从何处获得这些文件的信息：

10.3.1 any standards adopted or proposed within its territory by non-governmental standardizing bodies, or by regional standardizing bodies of which such bodies are members or participants; and

非政府标准化机构或此类机构加入或参与的区域标准化机构在其领土内采取或拟议的任何标准；及

10.3.2 any conformity assessment procedures, or proposed conformity assessment procedures, which are operated within its territory by non-governmental bodies, or by regional bodies of which such bodies are members or participants;

非政府机构或此类机构加入或参与的区域机构在其领土内实施的任何合格评定程序或拟议的合格评定程序；

10.3.3 the membership and participation of relevant non-governmental bodies within its territory in international and regional standardizing bodies and conformity assessment systems, as well as in bilateral and multilateral arrangements within the scope of this Agreement; they shall also be able to provide reasonable information on the provisions of such systems and arrangements.

其领土内非政府机构加入或参与国际和区域标准化机构和合格评定体系的情况，以及参加在本协定范围内的双边和多边安排的情况；并应能提供关于此类体系和安排的规定的合理信息。

10.4 Members shall take such reasonable measures as may be available to them to ensure that where copies of documents are requested by other Members or by interested parties in other Members, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, they are supplied at an equitable price (if any) which shall, apart from the real cost of delivery, be the same for the nationals (1) of the Member concerned or of any other Member.

10.4各成员应采取其所能采取的合理措施，保证如其他成员或其他成员中的利害关系方依照本协定的规定索取文件副本，除递送费用外，应按向有关成员本国或任何其他成员国民[1]提供的相同价格(如有定价)提供。

10.5 Developed country Members shall, if requested by other Members, provide, in English, French or Spanish, translations of the documents covered by a specific notification or, in case of voluminous documents, of summaries of such documents.

10.5如其他成员请求，发达国家成员应以英文、法文或西班牙文提供特定通知所涵盖的文件，如文件篇幅较长，则应提供此类文件的摘要。

10.6 The Secretariat shall, when it receives notifications in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, circulate copies of the notifications to all Members and interested international standardizing and conformity assessment bodies, and draw the attention of developing country Members to any notifications relating to products of particular interest to them.

10.6 秘书处在依照本协定的规定收到通知后，应迅速向所有成员和有利害关系的国际标准化和合格评定机构散发通知的副本，并提请发展中国家成员注意任何有关其特殊利益产品的通知。

10.7 Whenever a Member has reached an agreement with any other country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures which may have a significant effect on trade, at least one Member party to the agreement shall notify other Members through the Secretariat of the products to be covered by the agreement and include a brief description of the agreement. Members concerned are encouraged to enter, upon request, into consultations with other Members for the purposes of concluding similar agreements or of arranging for their participation in such agreements.

10.7只要一成员与一个或多个任何其他国家就与技术法规、标准或合格评定程序有关的问题达成可能对贸易有重大影响的协议，则至少一名属该协议参加方的成员即应通过秘书处通知其他成员该协议所涵盖的产品，包括对该协议的简要说明。鼓励有关成员应请求与其他成员进行磋商，以达成类似的协议或为参加此类协议作出安排。

10.8 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring:

10.8本协定的任何内容不得解释为要求：

10.8.1 the publication of texts other than in the language of the Member;

使用成员语文以外的语文出版文本；

10.8.2  the provision of particulars or copies of drafts other than in the language of the Member except as stated in paragraph 5; or

使用成员语文以外的语文提供草案细节或草案的副本，但第5款规定的除外；或

10.8.3 Members to furnish any information, the disclosure of which they consider contrary to their essential security interests.

各成员提供它们认为披露后会违背其基本安全利益的任何信息。

10.9 Notifications to the Secretariat shall be in English, French or Spanish.

10.9提交秘书处的通知应使用英文、法文或西班牙文。

10.10 Members shall designate a single central government authority that is responsible for the implementation on the national level of the provisions concerning notification procedures under this Agreement except those included in Annex 3.

10.10 各成员应指定一中央政府机构，负责在国家一级实施本协定关于通知程序的规定，但附件3中的规定除外。

10.11 If, however, for legal or administrative reasons the responsibility for notification procedures is divided among two or more central government authorities, the Member concerned shall provide to the other Members complete and unambiguous information on the scope of responsibility of each of these authorities.

10.11 但是如由于法律或行政原因，通知程序由中央政府的两个或两个以上主管机关共同负责，则有关成员应向其他成员提供关于每一机关职责范围的完整和明确的信息。