Schedule of the
10th JASIC Asia Government-Industry Meeting
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[Purpose and History of the Government-Industry Meetings]
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Series of JASIC Asia Government-Industry
Meetings has been staged for the purpose of achieving international
harmonization through the support of Asian countries/territories
in their efforts to establish effective regulations and
improve their certification systems. As the principal method
of accomplishing this purpose, the Asian countries/territories
attending the G-I Meetings have agreed to strive for participation
in the WP.29, which is the world's only international forum
specialized in the harmonization of automotive technical
regulations.
Starting with the first JASIC Asia G-I Meeting held in Tokyo
October 1998, a total of nine G-I Meetings have been staged
in various Asian countries/territories, with JASIC and the
transport-related government offices of the host nations
serving as co-organizers. A cumulative total of over 1,100
people from government offices in the transport, environment
and automotive regulation fields and from the vehicle and
parts manufacturing industries in 14 Asian countries/territories
took part in the past nine G-I Meetings.
At the first three JASIC Asia G-I Meetings, which comprised
the First Series, discussions were focused on the delineation
of suitable automotive regulations and certification system
for each participating country/territory to achieve the
harmonization of regulations and the mutual recognition
of certification with other nations. As sum-up of the First
Series, a joint statement entitled "Enhancement of
Regulations and Certification Systems, Participation in
the WP.29, and Accession to the 1958 and 1998 Agreements"
was issued.
For the Second Series covering the 4th to 6th JASIC Asia
G-I Meetings, it was decided that discussions would be directed
to the subject of realization and expansion of observer
participation in WP.29 in order to accomplish the goal stipulated
in the previously-issued joint statement. Therefore, the
members focused their dialogs on the identification of obstacles
to WP.29 participation and debated various methods of overcoming
the obstacles. As a result, at the 6th JASIC Asia G-I Meeting,
the members issued the joint statement of the Second Series
pertaining to the achievements of the past G-I Meetings,
participation in the WP.29/GRs and accession to the 1958
Agreement as future targets, determination of the course
of future G-I Meetings, and cooperation with the automobile
industry. At the same time, they decided on the theme of
the Third Series, which is "Realization of ECE Regulations
Adoption and WP.29/GRs Participation."
Throughout the Third Series consisting of the 7th to 9th
JASIC Asia G-I Meetings, the participants discussed issues
along the theme of the Series and obtained good results.
More specifically, (1) the discussion allowed the participants
to develop their understanding of the 1958 Agreement and
several countries/territories stated their commitments to
accession to the Agreement; (2) the importance of WP.29
participation was confirmed and it was decided to invite
parties involved in organization of WP.29 to the next G-I
Meeting to promote awareness; and (3) it was agreed to continue
holding "expert meetings" to support the activities
of G-I Meetings in the future.
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At the 9th JASIC Asia G-I Meeting, which
concluded the Third Series, the following discussions were
held:
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a.
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Comprehensive activities were conducted
with a view to participating in WP.29/GRs and expanding
adoption of ECE Regulations. Vietnam reported on its first
participation in WP.29 of November 2004.
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b.
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Analyses were carried out on rights/obligations
and merits/demerits as well as obstacles in acceding to
the 1958 Agreement, in order to promote understanding of
the agreement. Participating countries/territories agreed
that there were no fundamental obstacles blocking accession,
although domestic circumstances differ among countries/territories.
This was confirmed in the discussion with Mr. Gauvin, WP.29
Vice-chairman, who was invited to the meeting. It was also
reported that Republic of Korea signed the 1958 Agreement
in October 2004.
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c.
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Many countries/territories were found to
have made progress in formulating action plans, based on
their unique needs, for the adoption of ECE Regulations.
Incorporation of ECE Regulations into domestic regulations
of each country/territory has clearly become an important
part of harmonization efforts along with consideration to
the accession to the 1958 Agreement.
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d.
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As for expert meetings, Indonesia announced
its plan to organize a meeting in early 2005 on accession
to the 1958 Agreement, and Thailand on standards for brakes
in mid-2005. It is hoped that many countries/territories
will participate in those expert meetings.
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Participants agreed that the 10th JASIC Asia G-I Meeting
should be held to open up the Fourth Series with the concept,
"Realization of Accession to the 1958 Agreement and
Improvement of Asian Presence at WP.29."
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[Schedule of the 10th JASIC Asia Government-Industry
Meeting]
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Date: |
29 November to 1 December 2005 (3 days)
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Venue: |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Participants: |
Representatives of government offices in
the transport, environment and vehicle regulation fields
and members of the vehicle and parts manufacturing industries
from 16 Asian countries/territories (Brunei, China, Hong
Kong, India, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia,
Japan)
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Program: |
* 29 to 30 November: Presentations and discussions
Under the concept "Realization of Accession to the
1958 Agreement and Improvement of Asian Presence at WP.29,"
the following three key issues will be focused on.
* Ratification to the 1958 Agreement by Asian countries/territories
and expansion of such ratification within Asia;
* Expansion of participation in WP.29 by Asian countries/territories;
and,
* Agreement for future G-I Meetings based on stronger partnerships
among countries/territories.
Other scheduled programs include reporting by countries/territories
that have recently acceded to the 1958 Agreement on the
current status of their relevant activities, reporting on
expert meetings on specific issues, and panel discussions
on these topics.
* 1 December: Technical Tour
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Co-organizers: |
Malaysia's Road Transport Department (JPJ)
and JASIC
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Supporter: |
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport
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