Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies updated recommendations on the reference to private standards (such as developed by ISO, IEC, SAE and others) in UN regulations.
47. WP.29 also noted that an International Conference on “Standards and Regulatory Frameworks” would be held on 19 November 2013 in the framework of the session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6 of the UNECE Trade Division). The Conference would present global best practices in the use of standards in regulatory work and review, in particular, the Recommendation D on “Reference to Standards” (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.6/2013/5). The World Forum requested the secretariat to represent WP.29 in the noted conference to: (i) share the experience of WP.29 on the incorporation by reference of private standards into regulations, (ii) stress the need of cooperation of standards developing organizations with regulatory bodies to ensure regulatory transparency, and (iii) suggest the “read-only” access of standards referenced in the regulations through “reading rooms” (similar to the ANSI IBR portal referenced above) hosted by trusted organizations, such as the United Nations.