ANSI-SAS_Video_OByrne_20111116.MOV

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of China's accession to the World Trade Organization and to encourage implementation of key WTO principles of openness and transparency, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) joined the Shanghai Association of Standardization (SAS) in organizing an international seminar on November 16, 2011, in Shanghai to encourage more active industry participation in international standardization and address common issues related to globalization and standardization. Here, Bryan O'Byrne of the U.S. Department of Commerce speaks about the importance of the WTO/TBT Agreement to industry and about developing good regulatory practices.

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• World Trade Organization
• WTO
• China
• Standards
• ANSI