The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade agreement, released on November 5^th 2015, between twelve Pacific Rim countries. The agreement’s goal is to promote economic growth; support the creation and retention of jobs; enhance innovation, productivity and competitiveness; raise living standards; promote transparency, good governance, and enhanced labour and environmental protections. 

Accreditation, recognised by existing regional and international mutual recognition Arrangements (the ILAC MRA and IAF MLA), is referenced as being a key measure to support trade through the removal of technical barriers.

The twelve Pacific-rim countries include New Zealand, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Peru, Vietnam, Mexico and the USA.

Click to access the agreement’s table of contents.
http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/official-documents/Pages/official-documents.aspx

Access the chapter that refers to Technical Barriers to Trade.
http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/official-documents/Documents/ch8-technical-barriers-to-trade.pdf