Update on WP.6 Activities after the 35th Session

Dear WP.6 experts,

 

We would like to share a brief update following the 35th Session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6), held on 9–10 September 2025.

Further details (including explanations of the acronyms) are available in the one-page flyer: Update of WP.6 Activities – September 2025.

CRA-AI Declaration:
The WP.6 Bureau has endorsed a significant change to the CRA-AI Declaration. Regulatory agencies may now sign the declaration on their own behalf, without requiring an engagement from the entire government. This makes it easier for individual agencies, such as market surveillance authorities, to demonstrate their commitment. We strongly encourage experts to explore whether their organization could consider signing the declaration.

The project in Albania, Benin and Georgia on mainstreaming gender throughout the quality infrastructure has developed, in close collaboration with the ToS-GRS, has developed a step-by-step guide to assist agencies to integrate gender into their internal processes and their outputs. Though this is catered for QI bodies, it could be used by nearly any government agency. A news story on this is available on the website; please feel free to circulate this.

Agendas and connection details will be shared on each event’s webpage. Please already save these dates in your calendar.

 

As always, thank you for your continued engagement and support. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the secretariat.

Best regards,