RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/W/101
23 July 1999
(99-3120)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
QUESTIONNAIRE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Note by the Secretariat
1. At the 7-8 July 1999 meeting of the SPS Committee, the Secretariat was requested to prepare
a questionnaire addressed to both developed and developing countries with the objective of
identifying whether any assistance had been provided to developing countries in the context of the
Article 9 of the SPS Agreement.
Article 9
Technical Assistance
1.  Members agree to facilitate the provision of technical assistance to other Members,
especially developing country Members, either bilaterally or through the appropriate international
organizations.  Such assistance may be, inter alia, in the areas of processing technologies, researchand infrastructure, including in the establishment of national regulatory bodies, and may take theform of advice, credits, donations and grants, including for the purpose of seeking technical
expertise, training and equipment to allow such countries to adjust to, and comply with, sanitary or
phytosanitary measures necessary to achieve the appropriate level of sanitary or phytosanitaryprotection in their export markets.
2. Where substantial investments are required in order for an exporting developing country
Member to fulfil the sanitary or phytosanitary  requirements of an importing Member, the latter
shall consider providing such technical assistance as will permit the developing country Member tomaintain and expand its market access opportunities for the product involved.
2. The objective of this questionnaire is to gather information on technical assistance Members
have requested, received or provided in respect of the implementation of the SPS Agreement since it
came into force on 1 January 1995.
3. The questionnaire (copy attached) is divided into three Tables.  Tables 1 and 2 are designed to
be filled in by developing countries which have requested  and/or received  technical assistance.
Table 3 is designed to be filled in by Members which have provided  technical assistance to
developing countries.
4. Members are requested to fill in the relevant Tables and fax or e-mail the responses to the
Secretariat.  Should Members wish to obtain this document in electronic format, please send an e-mail
to christiane.wolff@wto.org (cc: irma.bracco@wt o.org) with the words "SPS Questionnaire" in the
subject line.
5. Members are requested to submit the completed questionnaires to the Secretariat by Friday,
24 September 1999 , at the latest.G/SPS/W/101
Page 2I. MEMBER:
TABLE 1
Technical  assistance requested since 1 January 1995:
Status
Completed (C)
Ongoing / Offered (O)No Response (N)Sector Description of particular request:
(for example related to:  risk assessment, enquiry point, nationalnotification authority, processing technology, research, infrastructure,establishment of national regulatory bodies, developing national law
and regulations, etc.)Form of assistance:
(for example:  advice, technical
expertise, training, equipment,credits, donations, grants)Requested from:
(Member  / organization )
CONContacts
(for example: e-mail
or Internet address)
Food
Safety
Animal
Health
PlantHealthG/SPS/W/101
Page 3II. MEMBER:
TABLE 2
Technical assistance received since 1 January 1995 (other than that identified in Table 1):
Sector Description of particular programme:
(for example related to:  risk assessment, enquiry point, national
notification authority, processing technology, research, infrastructure,establishment of national regulatory bodies, developing national law
and regulations, etc.)Form of assistance:
(for example:  advice, technical expertise, training,
equipment, credits, donations, grants)Provided by:
(Member  / organization )Contacts
(for example: e-mailor Internet address)
Food
Safety
AnimalHealth
Plant
HealthG/SPS/W/101
Page 4III. MEMBER:
TABLE 3
Technical assistance provided since 1 January 1995:
Sector Description of particular programme:
(for example related to:  risk assessment, enquiry point, national notification
authority, processing technology, research, infrastructure, establishment ofnational regulatory bodies, developing national law and regulations, etc.)Form of assistance:
(for example:  advice, technical expertise, training,equipment, credits, donations, grants)Provided to:
(Member)Contacts
(for example: e-mailor Internet address)
Food
Safety
AnimalHealth
PlantHealth
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