WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/521 
21 October 2004 
 (04-4472) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
SPS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AN D TRAINING ACTIVITIES 
(1 SEPTEMBER 1994 TO 31 AUGUST 2004) 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
 
1. This document lists all SPS technical assistance (TA) and training activities undertaken by the 
Secretariat from 1 September 1994 to 31 August 2004.   
2. For each activity the attached table identifies the type of activity;  the region, venue and dates;  
participating countries;  the language used; as well as whether representatives from the Codex 
Alimentarius (Codex), the World Organization for An imal Health (OIE), and the International Plant 
Protection Convention (IPPC) participated in the activ ity.  A regional workshop refers to an activity 
organized by the WTO in which a region or sub-regi on was invited to participate.  A national seminar 
refers to an activity undertaken at the national level only.  The "other" category refers to all other  SPS 
TA and training activities that do not fall under either of the first two categories.  This includes other 
types of activities organized by the WTO Secretar iat as well as activities organized by Members or 
other bodies in which the WTO Secretariat participat ed.  The information is organized on an annual 
basis and in alphabetical order based on the region where the activity was undertaken.  The Secretariat 
will update this document a nnually with the most recent activities listed first. 
3. The main objective of SPS technical assistan ce and training activities undertaken by the 
Secretariat is to increase partic ipants' awareness about their ri ghts and obligations under the SPS 
Agreement and its implications for national polic ymaking.  The programme and presentations are 
adapted to take into account the level of familiarity  with the Agreement of the participants, the level 
of development of the countries, and any specific concerns relating to the implementation of the 
Agreement in order to meet and respond to in dividual national/regional needs.  SPS technical 
assistance and training activities typically include presentations on the basic provisions of the SPS 
Agreement, including the transparency provision s on implementation problems and specific trade 
concerns, as well as on WTO dispute settlement.  Ther e may also be specific focus on issues such as 
risk analysis and equivalence.  Regional training activities also include presentations of the work 
undertaken by the three standard-setting organizatio ns referenced in the SPS Agreement (Codex, OIE 
and IPPC). 
4. Altogether, 104  SPS TA and training activities have been undertaken for the period 
1 September 1994 to 31 August 2004.  Figure 1 shows the number of activities per year.  It is clear 
that the number of SPS technical assistance activiti es has increased significantly over time.  Since 
2002, over 20 technical assistance activities have been undertaken per year.  In this context, it should 
be noted that the figures for 2004 are for the period un til 31 August.  In the past five years, technical 
assistance delivered by the WTO has become more st ructured.  Detailed information is not available 
for all technical assistance activities undertaken prior to 1999. 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO. G/SPS/GEN/521 
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 5. Figure 2  presents a breakdown of the type of activity undertaken (47 re gional or sub-regional 
workshops, 34 national seminars and 23 "other" activities). 
Figure 1. 
SPS TA activities per year*
6
178
4
14
3243
16
14
2510 11
33
2
13
5 3
1024681012141618202224
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
yearactivities
National Seminar Other Regional Workshop 
Figure 2. 
Types of SPS TA activities 1994-2004*
23 Other (22%)34 National Seminars 
(33%)47 Regional Workshops
(45%)
National Seminar Other Regional Workshop 
* until 31 August 2004 
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Figure 3. 
SPS TA activities per region*
611
7 631 13
7
651414
316
46
05101520253035
Africa Arab and
Middle East
CountriesAsia and the
PacificCentral and
Eastern Europe
and Central
AsiaEurope Latin America
and the
CaribbeanNorth America
Regionactivities
National Seminar Other Regional Workshop 
 
6. Figure 3 shows the number and type of TA activ ity per region and Figure  4 presents the total 
number of participants that have  attended SPS TA and training activ ities per region and per type of 
activity.   
Figure 4. 
Participants per Region 1994-2004 *
265
120182 210326
5095137
83190482
155242546
186220
0100200300400500600700800900
Africa Arab and
Middle East
CountriesAsia and the
PacificCentral and
Eastern Europe
and Central
AsiaEurope Latin America
and the
CaribbeanNorth America
RegionParticipants
National Seminar Other Regional Workshop 
* until 31 August 2004 G/SPS/GEN/521 
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 Figure 5. 
Breakdown of country participation from 1994 to 2004*
LDCs participation
18%
Developed countries 
participation
5%Developing countries 
participation
77%
LDCs participation Developed countries participation Developing countries participation 
 
 7. As shown in Figure 5, 18 per cent of the bene ficiaries of all SPS TA and training activities 
undertaken by the Secretariat have been from least-developed countries (LDCs), 77 per cent from 
developing countries,  and 5 per cent from developed countries. 
Figure 6. 
Participation of standard  setting organizations in SPS regional workshops
37 Codex 
(36%)
34 OIE
(33%) 32 IPPC
(31%)
Codex OIE IPPC 
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8. Since 1994, representatives from the international standard setting organizations have actively 
participated in the delivery of SPS regional works hops undertaken by the Secretariat.  As Figure 6 
shows, Codex has participated in 37, OIE in 34 and the IPPC in 32 regional workshops.   
9. Figure 7 presents the language breakdown of all SPS  TA and training activities that have been 
undertaken.  Overall, 92 per cent of the activities have  been conducted  in on e of the three official 
WTO languages (68 per cent English,  15 per cent Span ish,  and 9 per cent French).  The remaining 8 
per cent have been undertaken in "other" la nguages than the ones mentioned above, including 
Russian, Arabic and Portuguese. 
Figure 7. 
Language breakdown of SPS TA activities*
10 French 
(9%)
17 Spanish 
(15%)
9 Other 
(8%) 76 English 
(68%)
English French Spanish Other 
* until 31 August 2004 
 
  
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SPS  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE SECRETARIAT  
FOR THE PERIOD  1 SEPTEMBER  1994  TO 31 AUGUST 2004 
 
 Participating Countries Participation of 
representatives from the 
standard-setting 
organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
2004 Africa Regional 
Workshop Madagascar Antananarivo 18/08/2004 20/08/2004 Burundi, Central 
African Republic, Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo, Djibouti, Madagascar, Rwanda  Congo   50 Yes Yes No French 
2004 Africa Regional 
Workshop Mozambique Maputo 10/02/2004 12/02/2004 Angola, Lesotho, 
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia   Botswana, Namibia, 
Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   37 Yes Yes Yes English 
2004 Arab and 
Middle East Countries Regional 
Workshop Lebanese 
Republic Beirut 04/05/2004 06/05/2004 Yemen Bahrain, Jordan, 
Lebanese Republic, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates    70 Yes Yes Yes English/Arabic 
2004 Asia and the 
Pacific Other Thailand Chiang Mai 12/07/2004 16/07/2004 Bangladesh, 
Bhutan, Cambodia, 
Lao, Myanmar Brunei Darussalam, 
India, Indonesia, Iran, 
Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam    40 Yes Yes No English 
2004 Central and 
Eastern 
Europe and Central Asia Regional 
Workshop Austria Vienna 27/07/2004 29/07/2004   Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   29 Yes Yes Yes English  
2004 Central and 
Eastern Europe and Central Asia National 
Seminar Moldova Chisinau 28/04/2004 30/04/2004   Moldova   60 No No No English  
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representatives from the 
standard-setting 
organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
2004 Europe Other Switzerland Lausanne 
and Geneva 14/06/2004 18/06/2004 Maldives, Nepal, 
Rwanda Egypt, Guatemala, 
Malaysia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Viet Nam Switzerland 28 No No No English 
2004 Latin America 
and the 
Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Chile Santiago 09/03/2004 11/03/2004   Argentina, Brazil, Chile, 
Colombia, Paraguay, 
Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela   52 Yes Yes Yes Spanish 
2003 Africa Regional 
Workshop Benin Cotonou 14/05/2003 16/05/2003 Benin, Burkina 
Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Togo Côte d'Ivoire   45 Yes No No French 
2003 Africa Regional 
Workshop Uganda Kampala 11/11/2003 13/11/2003 Eritrea, Ethiopia,  
Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Kenya   35 Yes Yes Yes English 
2003 Africa National 
Seminar Gambia Banjul 01/10/2003 02/10/2003 Gambia    20 No No No English 
2003 Africa National 
Seminar Nigeria Abuja 08/10/2003 09/10/2003  Nigeria   30 No No No English 
2003 Arab and 
Middle East Countries Regional 
Workshop Cyprus Nicosia 02/06/2003 04/06/2003   Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, 
Lebanese Republic, Syria   36 Yes Yes No English 
2003 Arab and 
Middle East Countries National 
Seminar Bahrain  Manama 14/10/2003 15/10/2003   Bahrain   26 No No No English 
2003 Arab and 
Middle East Countries National 
Seminar Lebanese 
Republic Beirut 04/09/2003 04/09/2003   Lebanese Republic   40 No No No English/Arabic 
2003 Asia and the 
Pacific Other Australia Brisbane 02/12/2003 02/12/2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a No No No English  
2003 Asia and the 
Pacific Regional 
Workshop Indonesia Jakarta 05/03/2003 07/03/2003 Cambodia Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam   18 Yes Yes Yes English 
2003 Asia and the 
Pacific Regional 
Workshop Sri Lanka  Colombo 09/12/2003 10/12/2003 Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar India, Pakistan, Sri 
Lanka, Viet Nam   n/a n/a n/a n/a English  
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standard-setting 
organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
2003 Central and 
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional 
Workshop Albania Tirana 20/10/2003 23/10/2003   Albania, Bulgaria, 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, 
Romania, Serbia and 
Montenegro   32 n/a Yes Yes English 
2003 Central and 
Eastern Europe and Central Asia National 
Seminar Georgia Tblisis 15/08/2003 17/08/2003   Georgia   30 No No No English/Russian 
2003 Central and 
Eastern 
Europe and Central Asia National 
Seminar Kyrgyz Republic Bishkek 30/08/2003 01/09/2003   Kyrgyz Republic   30 No No No English/Russian 
2003 Europe Other Sweden Stockholm 30/04/2003 01/05/2003   Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, 
Romania, Serbia and 
Montenegro   26 No No No English 
2003 Europe Other Sweden Stockholm 28/09/2003 24/10/2003  
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, 
Ghana, Kenya, FYR of Macedonia, Nigeria  29 No No No English 
2003 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Dominican 
Republic Santo 
Domingo 24/03/2003 26/03/2003   Cuba, Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela   48 Yes Yes Yes Spanish 
2003 Latin America 
and the 
Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Ecuador Quito 28/04/2003 30/04/2003   Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, 
Ecuador, Paraguay, 
Peru, Venezuela   41 Yes No Yes Spanish 
2003 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Uruguay Montevideo 21/07/2003 23/07/2003   Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, 
Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay   50 Yes Yes Yes Spanish  
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representatives from the 
standard-setting 
organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
2003 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Saint Kitts and 
Nevis Basseterre 22/07/2003 24/07/2003   Antigua and Barbuda, 
Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint 
Vincent and the 
Grenadines   15 No No No English 
2003 Latin America 
and the Caribbean National 
Seminar Bolivia La Paz 05/05/2003 07/05/2003   Bolivia   n/a No No No Spanish 
2003 North 
America Other United States Washington, 
DC 08/03/2003 09/03/2003     United 
States  50 No No No English 
2002 Africa Regional 
Workshop Zambia Lusaka 03/06/2002 05/06/2002 Ethiopia, Malawi, 
Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia Kenya, Seychelles   46 Yes Yes Yes English 
2002 Africa Regional 
Workshop Lesotho Maseru 02/12/2002 05/12/2002  Lesotho   Botswana, Namibia,  
South Africa, Zimbabwe   26 Yes Yes Yes English 
2002 Africa Regional 
Workshop Angola Luanda 09/12/2002 11/12/2002 Angola, Cape 
Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe    60 Yes Yes Yes English/ 
Portuguese 
2002 Africa Regional 
Workshop Tunisia Tunis 30/09/2002 01/10/2002   Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, 
Jordan, Lebanese 
Republic, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia,Turkey   60 Yes Yes Yes English/French 
2002 Africa National 
Seminar Mauritius Port Louis  31/05/2002 31/05/2002   Mauritius   40 No No No English 
2002 Arab and 
Middle East Countries Regional 
Workshop United Arab 
Emirates Dubai  03/02/2002 05/02/2002   Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, 
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   40 Yes Yes Yes English 
2002 Arab and 
Middle East Countries National 
Seminar Oman Muscat 08/04/2002 09/04/2002   Oman   30 No No No English 
2002 Asia and the 
Pacific National 
Seminar China Xiamen 22/01/2002 23/01/2002   China   150 No No No English 
2002 Asia and the 
Pacific National 
Seminar China Beijing 25/01/2002 25/01/2002   China   20 No No No English 
2002 Asia and the 
Pacific National 
Seminar China Beijing 28/01/2002 30/01/2002   China   40 No No No English  
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Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
2002 Asia and the 
Pacific National 
Seminar China Beijing 01/02/2002 01/02/2002   China   40 No No No English 
2002 Asia and the 
Pacific Other China Beijing 11/12/2002 12/12/2002   China, Korea, Malaysia, 
Thailand,  New 
Zealand, 
United 
States 57 No Yes Yes English 
2002 Central and 
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional 
Workshop Russia  Moscow 03/09/2002 05/09/2002   Albania, Armenia, 
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, 
Georgia, Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   51 Yes Yes Yes English/ Russian 
2002 Europe Regional 
Workshop Estonia Tallinn 05/03/2002 07/03/2002    Estonia, 
Latvia, 
Lithuania 35 Yes Yes Yes English 
2002 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Mexico Merida 16/05/2002 17/05/2002   China, Indonesia, Japan, 
Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Viet 
Nam Australia, 
New Zealand, United States 50 No No No English 
2002 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Peru Lima 22/05/2002 24/05/2002   Brazil, Chile, El 
Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru Canada, 
New Zealand, United States 30 n/a n/a n/a English 
2002 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Panama Panama City 03/06/2002 05/06/2002   Belize, Costa Rica, 
Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama   53 Yes No No Spanish  
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standard-setting 
organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
2002 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Barbados Bridgetown 11/09/2002 13/09/2002   Antigua and Barbuda, 
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and 
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago   37 Yes Yes Yes English 
2002 Latin America 
and the Caribbean National 
Seminar Peru Lima 27/05/2002 28/05/2002   Peru   60 No No No Spanish 
2002 Latin America 
and the Caribbean National 
Seminar Paraguay Asuncion 21/10/2002 22/10/2002   Paraguay   72 No No No Spanish 
2002 Asia and the 
Pacific Other Australia  Brisbane 25/02/2002 01/03/2002   China, India, Indonesia, 
Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam  Australia, 
Japan, New Zealand,   n/a No No No English 
2002 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Other Dominican 
Republic n/a 14/09/2002 20/09/2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a No Yes No Spanish 
2001 Africa Regional 
Workshop Egypt  Cairo 31/01/2001 31/01/2001 Mauritania, Sudan Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, 
Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, 
Oman, Pakistan, Saudi 
Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates    n/a No No No English 
2001 Africa Regional 
Workshop Cameroon Yaoundé 05/06/2001 07/06/2001 Central African 
Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of 
theCongo, 
Equatorial Guinea  Cameroon, Gabon   45 Yes Yes Yes French 
2001 Africa National 
Seminar Democratic 
Republic of the Congo Kinshasa 15/01/2001 19/01/2001 Democratic 
Republic of the Congo    40 No No No English  
2001 Africa National 
Seminar Egypt Cairo 05/02/2001 05/02/2001   Egypt   40 No No No English  
2001 Africa National 
Seminar Kenya Nairobi 28/08/2001 29/08/2001   Kenya   n/a Yes Yes Yes English  
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standard-setting 
organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
2001 Africa Other Botswana Gaborone 05/03/2001 09/03/2001 Angola, Democratic 
Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, 
Mozambique, 
Tanzania, Zambia Botswana, Mauritius, 
Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   25 No No No English 
2001 Asia and the 
Pacific National 
Seminar Chinese Taipei   03/12/2001 06/12/2001   Chinese Taipei   n/a No No No English 
2001 Central and 
Eastern Europe and 
Central Asia Regional 
Workshop Iran  Tehran 05/03/2001 08/03/2001   Albania, Armenia, 
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, 
FYR of Macedonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan    130 Yes Yes Yes English 
2000 Africa Regional 
Workshop Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan 16/05/2000 17/05/2000 Burkina Faso, Mali  Côte d'Ivoire   8 Yes Yes Yes French 
2000 Africa National 
Seminar Mali Bamako 03/04/2000 07/04/2000 Mali     n/a No No No French 
2000 Africa Other Senegal Dakar 24/01/2000 26/01/2000 Benin, Burkina 
Faso, Guinea, Mali, 
Niger, Senegal, Togo Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, 
Mauritius, Nigeria   70 Yes Yes Yes French 
2000 Africa Other Morocco Casablanca 13/11/2000 13/11/2000   Morocco   n/a No No No French 
2000 Arab and 
Middle East 
Countries National 
Seminar Jordan   05/06/2000 06/06/2000   Jordan   130 No No No English 
2000 Arab and 
Middle East Countries National 
Seminar Turkey Ankara 21/09/2000 21/09/2000   Turkey   60 No No No English/Turkish 
2000 Arab and 
Middle East 
Countries Other United Arab 
Emirates Dubai  28/03/2000 29/03/2000   Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, 
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, 
United Arab Emirates   n/a Yes No No English  
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representatives from the 
standard-setting 
organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
2000 Asia and the 
Pacific Regional 
Workshop Australia Adelaide 21/02/2000 25/02/2000   Argentina, Brazil, Chile, 
China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Korea, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, 
Philippines, Singapore, 
Swaziland, Thailand, Uruguay, Viet Nam Canada, 
European Communities 60 Yes No No English 
2000 Asia and the 
Pacific Other Philippines Manila 20/11/2000 20/11/2000   Philippines   40 Yes No No English 
2000 Asia and the 
Pacific Other Belarus Minsk 14/12/2000 14/12/2000   Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Belarus, Georgia, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz 
Republic, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   n/a No No No English 
2000 Europe National 
Seminar Portugal Lisbon n/a n/a       n/a No No No Portuguese 
2000 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Uruguay Montevideo 10/10/2000 11/10/2000   Argentina, Brazil, 
Panama, Uruguay   n/a n/a n/a n/a Spanish 
2000 Latin America 
and the Caribbean National 
Seminar Cuba La Habana 29/05/2000 30/05/2000   Cuba   n/a Yes No No Spanish 
2000 Latin America 
and the Caribbean National 
Seminar Panama Panama City 17/10/2000 18/10/2000   Panama   50 Yes No No Spanish 
2000 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Other Brazil Fortaleza 08/08/2000 10/08/2000 n/a Brazil n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
1999 Africa Regional 
Workshop Namibia Windhoek 29/03/1999 01/04/1999 Angola, Democratic 
Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia Botswana, Mauritius, 
Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland,  Zimbabwe   74 Yes Yes Yes English 
1999 Arab and 
Middle East Countries National 
Seminar Bahrain   22/11/1999 22/11/1999   Bahrain   20 No No No English  
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standard-setting 
organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
1999 Arab and 
Middle East Countries National 
Seminar Jordan   24/11/1999 25/11/1999   Jordan   20 No No No English 
1999 Asia and the 
Pacific National 
Seminar Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 16/09/1999 17/09/1999   Mongolia   15 No No No English 
1999 Asia and the 
Pacific Other Australia Melbourne 25/02/1999 26/02/1999 n/a n/a n/a n/a No No No English 
1999 Latin America 
and the 
Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Costa Rica San Jose 24/02/1999 25/02/1999   Costa Rica, Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama   26 No No No Spanish 
1998 Africa National 
Seminar Uganda Kampala n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a No Yes No English 
1998 Asia and the 
Pacific Regional 
Workshop Philippines Manila 30/06/1998 03/07/1998 Cambodia, 
Myanmar, Samoa, 
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia,  
Papua New Guinea,  
Chinese Taipei, Tonga, Viet Nam  New 
Zealand, 
United States  72 Yes Yes Yes English 
1997 Africa National 
Seminar Nigeria Abuja 19/11/1997 20/11/1997   Nigeria   n/a Yes No No English 
1997 Africa National 
Seminar Ghana Accra 09/06/1997 09/06/1997   Ghana   40 No No No English 
1997 Africa National 
Seminar Kenya Nairobie 24/06/1997 24/06/1997   Kenya   n/a No No No English 
1997 Asia and the 
Pacific Regional 
Workshop India New Delhi 30/09/1997 01/10/1997 Bangladesh, 
Maldives, Nepal China, Pakistan, Sri 
Lanka   15 Yes Yes Yes Enlish 
1997 Europe Other Switzerland Geneva 
(WTO) 06/03/1997 06/03/1997   Chile, Czech Republic, 
Egypt, India, Mauritius, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand Canada, 
Spain, Norway n/a No No No English 
1997 Europe Other Switzerland Geneva 
(WTO) 12/03/1997 12/03/1997   Argentina, Brazil, Chile, 
Colombia, Ecuador, 
Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela Spain n/a No No No Spanish 
1997 Europe Other Switzerland Geneva 
(WTO) 26/03/1997 26/03/1997 Haïti, Senegal Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, 
Morocco   France n/a No No No French  
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standard-setting 
organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
1997 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Colombia Bogota n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a No Yes No Spanish 
1997 Latin America 
and the 
Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Mexico Mexico City 23/01/1997 23/01/1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a English 
1997 Latin America 
and the Caribbean National 
Seminar Venezuela Caracas 11/12/1997 11/12/1997   Venezuela   n/a No No No Spanish 
1997 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Other Trinidad and 
Tobago Port of Spain 09/12/1997 11/12/1997 Haïti Antigua and Barbuda, 
Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines, Suriname, 
Trinidad and Tobago    n/a No Yes No English 
1996 Africa Regional 
Workshop Egypt Cairo 18/12/1996 19/12/1996   Egypt, Israel, Jordan, 
Morocco, Tunisia    60 Yes Yes Yes English 
1996 Africa Regional 
Workshop Zimbabwe Harare 18/11/1996 22/11/1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a Yes No No English 
1996 Arab and 
Middle East Countries Regional 
Workshop United Arab 
Emirates Dubai  15/12/1996 16/12/1996 Yemen Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, 
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   40 Yes Yes Yes English 
1996 Europe Regional 
Workshop Czech Republic Prague 28/03/1996 29/03/1996   Albania, Bulgaria, 
Croatia, Czech Republic, 
Estonia, Hungary, 
Latvia, Lithuania, FYR of Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia United 
States  40 Yes Yes Yes English/Czech  
1996 Europe Regional 
Workshop Russia Moscow 09/07/1996 10/07/1996   Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
Moldova, Russia, 
Ukraine   80 Yes Yes Yes English 
1995 Africa Regional 
Workshop Senegal Dakar 02/11/1995 03/11/1995 Burkina Faso, Mali , 
Senegal     n/a Yes Yes Yes French/ 
English  
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organizations  
Year Region SPS TA 
Activity Host Country Location To From LDCs Developing Developed Participants 
Codex OIE IPPC Language 
1995 Africa Regional 
Workshop Pretoria South Africa 07/11/1995 08/11/1995 Lesotho, Zambia Kenya, Mauritius, 
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe United 
States n/a Yes Yes Yes English 
1995 Latin America 
and the 
Caribbean Regional 
Workshop Mexico Mexico City 01/05/1996 01/05/1996   Argentina, Barbados, 
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, 
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saint Lucia, Uruguay, Venezuela  Canada, 
United 
States 80 Yes Yes Yes English/ 
Spanish 
1995 Latin America 
and the 
Caribbean Other Colombia Bogota 19/07/1995 19/07/1995   Colombia   150 No Yes No English 
1995 Latin America 
and the Caribbean Other Honduras Tegucigalpa 30/11/1995 01/12/1995   Honduras   40 n/a n/a n/a Spanish 
1994 Asia and the 
Pacific Regional 
Workshop Thailand Bangkok 08/11/1994 09/11/1994   Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, South Korea, Thailand   55 Yes Yes Yes English 
 
n/a: information not available  
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