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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
 
SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  PROVID ED BY  
THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 201 9-2020 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 20 March  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union . 
 
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1.  In response to the Secretariat's request in document G/SPS/W/101, the European Union hereby 
submits the attached lists of technical assistance provided to thir d countries during 201 9-2020, in 
accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary  Measures.  
2.  The technical assistance activities were provided by the European Commission (Annex I) and 
individual EU Member States (M S) (Annex II). They took place at a bilateral, regional or multilateral 
level, through own initiatives, in conjunction with the Standards and Trade Development Facility 
(STDF), or under the framework of IPPC and OIE1. Within the European Commission, diffe rent 
services are involved in the provision of SPS -related technical assistance, namely the European 
External Action Service, Directorate -General for International Partnerships2, Directorate -General for 
European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negoti ations, Directorate -General for Trade and 
Directorate -General for Health and Food Safety. In EU Member States, ministries dealing with 
agriculture, health and related disciplines, or development agencies, lead the efforts in this field.  
3.  During 2019-2020, the European Union provided SPS -related technical assistance to more than 
80 countries, groups of countries, regional organisations, and international organisations within the 
framework of over 275 projects. The projects, with budgets ranging fr om 4 thousand to 30 million 
euro, covered a wide range of activities including providing long -term experts for technical 
assistance, training workshops for safer food, and financial support. This list is not an exhaustive 
compilation of all technical assis tance the European Union provided.  
4.  The technical assistance was primarily aimed at facilitating the development and implementation  
of SPS measures in developing countries to enhance their ability to comply with SPS standards in 
their export markets and tak e better advantage of the opportunities of global trade. The assistance 
was geared towards capacity building, improving governance, and meeting international standards.  
5.  The technical assistance activities presented hereunder include multi -year projects , which span 
several sectors including the SPS sector. In such cases, only the SPS -related components of the 
projects are described. The indicated budget corresponds to the SPS component of the support 
during 2019 -2020, unless it is italicised , in which case it indicates the budget of the entire program.  
 
1 In 2019 and 2020 operating under the name OIE, since May 2022 known as World Organisation for 
Animal Health (WOAH).  
2 Directorate -General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) was renamed to 
Directorate -General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) in January 2021.  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.6  
 
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  6.  Any non -EU country requiring SPS -related technical assistance is invited to approach the 
EU Delegation based in their country, or the relevant directorates of the European Commission 
located in Brus sels, Belgium or individual EU MS for further information.  
  
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- 3 - ANNEX I  
SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 201 9-2020 
PROJECTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety, Plant Health  2016 - 2021 €25M  "Fit for Market - Strengthening the Competitiveness and 
Sustainability of the ACP Fruit and Vegetable Sector ". 
Objective: to enable producers (groups and organizations) 
and SMEs on horticultural sector to access the local, regional 
and international market by improving th eir competitiveness 
through implementation of sustainability measures while 
maintaining support for compliance with SPS measures and 
market demands.  Capacity building  50 OACP1 member states  
Food safety, Animal 
health, Plant health  2019 - 2023 €5M The overall objective of the action is to contribute to an 
increased protection of human, animal and plant health at 
every stage of the food production process, through the 
establishment of the institutional and administrative 
capacities in line with the overa ll public administration 
reform agenda.  Instrument for 
Pre-Accession 
Assistance 
(IPA II), Capacity 
building  Albania  
Food safety  2017 - 2022 €21.23M  ARISE Plus – ASEAN Regional Integration Support Program 
(successor to ARISE).  Support to the relevant ASEAN 
Working Groups in the agriculture, economic and health 
sectors to establish an integrated approach to food safety in 
ASEAN. Under ARISE Plus, support has been provided to 
identify, classify and package Non -Tariff Measures (NT M's) Technical 
Assistance  ASEAN2 
Animal health, food 
safety  2019 - 2024 €19.1M  Support to the Implementation of the CARIFORUM3. Under 
this regional program, there is a technical assistance 
component on SPS for Belize  aiming to modernize 
Agriculture and food systems and seek compliance by 
CARIFORUM States to international SPS standards and 
Procedures to increase regional and international market 
access.  Technical 
Assistance  Belize  
 
1 In April 2020, the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States became an i nternational organisation: the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States 
(OACPS).  
2 Association of Southeast Asian Nations.  
3 Caribbean Forum.   
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- 4 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food safety  2012 - 2021 €15M  The Private Sector Development Support Project (PADSP).  
Strengthen the Benin Food Safety Agency (ABSSA) 's 
function and compliance with its legal and regulatory 
framework; strengthen the Central Laboratory for Sanitary 
Safety and Foods (LCAAA) 's capacity to conduct reliable food 
safety analysis; strengthen the operational capacities of the 
Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEx) and the 
National Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Quality 
Control (ANM) in supporting business in the ta rgeted sectors 
(pineapple, shea and poultry).  Technical 
Assistance, 
Capacity building  Benin  
Animal Health Food 
Safety  2015 - 2022 €30.7M  Support Program for Food and Nutrition Security, 
Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience in Burkina Faso 
(PASANAD).  Activities included: vaccination for poultry 
(Newcastle disease) and small ruminants (Ovine 
rinderpest); action plan for small livestock farms (vaccines, 
veterinary drugs); and budgetary support for national food 
and nutrition security policy.  Capacity 
buildi ng, 
Technical 
assistance  Burkina Faso  
Animal Health, Plant 
Health  2018 - 2020 €19.8M  SADC4 Trade Related Facility (TRF – 10th EDF5): The Key 
Result Area 1 includes support to SPS and TBT at regional 
and national levels.  Capacity Building  SADC  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety, Plant Health  2019 - 2021 €1.3M  SADC Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP – 11th EDF):  
The programme includes a component on the harmonization 
of SPS Measures and SPS Issues Affecting trade in the 
Region ( directdoc.aspx (wto.org) ) Capacity Building  SADC  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety  2018 - 2023 €1.3M  Capfish aquaculture.  Supporting the Fisheries 
Administration to implement its National Aquaculture 
Development Strategy (NADS) and ensure the development 
of a more sustainable, climate -resilient and inclusive 
aquaculture sector. SPS -related technical assistance 
aspects: existing quality standard in aquaculture farms in 
Cambodia; alignment of the standard to be developed with 
CapFish Capture.  Technical 
Assistance  Cambodia  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety  2019 - 2024 €16M Capfish capture - Post Harvest Fisheries Development . To 
contribute to the development of post -harvest fisheries 
through upgrading of the regulatory and institutional 
system, as well as the adoption of better practices and 
innovation by the private sec tor. Technical 
Assistance  Cambodia  
 
4 Southern African Development Community (Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,  
Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe).  
5 European Development Fund.   
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- 5 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety  2019 – 2023 €6M Fostering low cadmium and climate -relevant innovations to 
enhance the resilience and inclusiveness of the growing 
cocoa sectors in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (Clima -LoCa). 
Foster the development, implementation and scaling of low 
cadmium and climate -relevant production practices and 
technologies that fit the diverse contexts of smallholder 
cocoa production. Contribute to resilient, competitive and 
inclusive cocoa value chai ns and reduce vulnerability of 
smallholder cocoa producers to the impacts of new food 
safety regulation and climate change.  Capacity 
building, 
Training, 
Technical 
assistance  Colombia, Ecuador and Peru  
Animal and Plant Health, 
Food Safety  2020 - 2022 € 0.4M INTEC programme for regional economic integration in 
Central America . 
Harmonisation of regional SPS legislation, capacity building 
for 6 SIECA6 countries to comply with EU SPS requirements. 
Technical Assistance for regional SPS working groups. 
Studies o n regional requirements and administrative 
procedures in the area of SPS.  Technical 
Assistance, 
studies  Costa Rica, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, 
Nicaragua, Panama  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety, Plant Health  2016 – 2021 €11M  Quality Strengthening for Micro, Small and Medium 
Enterprises (MSMEs) Development" (11th EDF Programme).  
National workshops on the EU regulation 2017/625 on 
official controls and other official activities performed to 
ensure the application of food and feed law, r ules on animal 
health and welfare, plant health and plant protection 
products; Develop a strategy with a value chain approach on 
processed fruits (focusing on mango, avocado and 
pineapple), meeting export requirements, including SPS 
measures.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity 
building, Training  Dominican Republic  
Plant Health  2016 – 2021 €1,8M  Dominican Republic component of the Central America 
Coffee rust integral management programme (PROCAGICA -
RD). Management of Hemileia vastatrix , which causes coffee 
lead rust disease.  Capacity Building  Dominican Republic  
Animal Health  2019 – 2023 €3.76M  Control of transboundary animal diseases in West Africa 
(COMATAO).  Grant awarded to the Regional Center  for 
Animal Health (ECOWAS agency), this grant has the specific 
objective of controlling the main cross -border animal 
diseases having an impact on animal and human health, in 
selected beneficiary countries.  Capacity 
building, Training  West African region ( ECOWAS7) 
 
6 Central American Integration System . 
7 Economic Community of West African States .  
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- 6 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety, Plant Health  2017 – 2022 €6M Inclusive and sustainable value chains of coffee, cocoa and 
quinoa.  Strengthening and disseminating models of 
inclusive, participatory and associative value chains, within 
the framework of public policies in Ecuador. This project 
supports research to lower the cadmium level in the cocoa 
crops.  Capacity 
building, 
Research  Ecuador  
Food Safety  2017 – 2020 €4.3M  Support to Ecuadorian MSMEs for the promotion and export 
to the European Union ''Export DES''.  Improvement of the 
quality system and food processing standards in order to 
export to the European  Union . Capacity building  Ecuador  
Plant Health  2017 – 2021 €100,000  Integrated agriculture development project implemented by 
FAO (11th EDF Phase I Focal Sector Agriculture). Agriculture 
for Economic Growth in Gambia . Plant Protection 
consultancy; capacity building workshops on Plant Pest 
Protection, pest risk analysis, development of 
quarantine/regulated pest lists on selected crops; assista nce 
on database construction.  Capacity 
building, 
Training, 
Technical 
assistance  The Gambia  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety  2018 - 2022 €15M  HEARD (Health of Ethiopian Animals for Rural 
Development).  Strengthen and optimize the quality of public 
and private veterinary services; Improve technical 
competences and incentives for veterinary service 
providers; Building capacity for food safety of primary 
products of animal origin and for control of zoonoti c 
diseases.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Ethiopia  
Food Safety  2018-2023  €0.7M  The Pacific -European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) 
Programme.  Includes one component dedicated to increase 
the economic benefits from sustainable tuna fishing th rough 
supporting national Sanitary and Phytosanitary competent 
authorities as well as strengthening private sector capacities 
to create decent employment.  Capacity 
building,  
Training,  
Technical 
Assistance,  
Research  Pacific ACP (including Timor -
Leste)  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety, Plant Health  2019 - 2020 €521,200  Support to the improvement of the competitiveness and 
commercial capacity of MSMEs and cooperatives.  Support to 
national institutions responsible for Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures.  Capacity 
building, 
technical 
assistance, 
training  Guatemala  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety, Plant Health  2019 - 2020 €272,270  Support to the improvement of the competitiveness and 
commercial capacity of MSMEs and cooperatives . 
Implementation of a framework proposal for controlling SPS 
measures in Guatemala.  Capacity 
building, 
technical 
assistance, 
training  Guatemala   
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- 7 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety  2019 - 2020 €21,840  Support to the  improvement of the competitiveness and 
commercial capacity of MSMEs and cooperatives. Technical 
assistance for strengthening the food safety system, 
through the implementation of guidelines and instruments 
to ensure food safety and hygiene in micro food p rocessing 
enterprises.  Technical 
assistance, 
Training  Guatemala  
Food Safety, Plant Health  2019 €46,800  Support to the improvement of the competitiveness and 
commercial capacity of MSMEs and cooperatives . Technical 
assistance for designing the Method of Analysis for the 
Determination of Cadmium in Cacao.  Technical 
assistance, 
Training  Guatemala  
Food Safety  2020 €11,700  Support to the improvement of the competitiveness and 
commercial capacity of MSMEs and cooperatives.  Technical 
assistance for training in  "Preventive controls for Human 
Food – PCQI Certification ", Training  Guatemala  
Food Safety  2019 - 2020 €91,150  Analysis of the National Food Control System of Guinea -
Bissau.  Establishment of a diagnosis of the national control 
system for food products consumed at the national level and 
food products from the fisheries, beekeeping, fruit and 
vegetable sectors intended for export to the markets of the 
sub-region and the Europea n Union . Technical 
assistance  Guinea -Bissau  
Food Safety  2020 - 2023 €4.1M  Support for Competitiveness in West Africa - Guinea -Bissau 
Component.  National component of the regional program to 
support the competitiveness of West African countries 
(PCAO/WACOM P), which supports the development of the 
mango value chain.  Capacity 
building, 
Training, 
Technical 
assistance  Guinea -Bissau  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety  2019 - 2021 €275,856  One Health:   awareness raising campaign about the health 
security at the interface between human health, animal 
health and the ecosystem.  Technical Assistance for the 
implementation of communication & visibility activities and 
strategic programming.  Technical 
assistance  Guinea -Bissau  
Animal Health  2017 - 2022 €8M Support for t he design and implementation of the Central 
America Digital Trade Platform (PDCC).  One module refers 
to Agricultural and Livestock Health. Honduras is one of the 
operators benefiting from this module.  Capacity building  Honduras  
Plant Health, Food Safety  2019 €7,617  Program of Support Measures for Institutional Development 
and Public Management (MADIGEP) . Support the 
formulation of the Strategic Institutional Plan (PEI) of the 
Forest Conservation Institute, the National Service for Agri -
food Health and Safety (SENASA), and the Directorate of 
Agricultural Science and Technology.  Technical 
Assistance  Hondu ras  
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- 8 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety  2019 - 2024 €13.56M  ARISE Plus Indonesia – Trade Support Facility.  Support the 
harmonization of Indonesian standards' policies towards 
international standards, strategies and regulatory 
framework in the food area.  Technical 
Assistance, 
Training Indonesia  
Animal Health  2019 - 2021 €3.58M  MediLabSecure II - Preventing biological risks increased by 
environmental and climate change in the Mediterranean, 
Black Sea and Sahel regions by strengthening institutional 
capacities in the context of One Health . In particular the 
veterinary side and animal virology laboratories: to improve 
surveillance and monitoring of emerging vector -borne 
zoonotic diseases of viral origin (i.e. West Nile Virus, Rift 
Valley fever virus).  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacit y building  Albania, Algeria, Armenia, 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina 
Faso, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, 
Kosovo, Mali, Mauritania, 
Montenegro, Morocco, 
Palestine8, Serbia, North 
Macedonia, Senegal , Tunisia, 
Türkiye  
Plant Health, Food 
Safety, Animal Health  2020 €2.2M  TMEA support to KEPHIS Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate 
Service.  Development of an integrated import export 
certification system. Institutional framework to develop and 
implement SPS policies and protocols to facilitate trade in 
agricultur e and livestock sector.  Technical 
Assistance  Kenya  
Plant Health and Food 
Safety  2019 €35M  EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Program (MARKUP).  
Review, update policy and legal frameworks for quality and 
SPS controls; Quality infrastructure enhanced in relation to 
priority horticultural sectors.  Technical 
Assistance, 
Equipment 
Support  EAC9 
Plant Health and Food 
Safety  2020 €5M New Export Trade K enya (NExT Kenya) Programme . 
Enhancing horticultural exports.  Technical 
Assistance  Kenya  
Food Safety  2016 - 2019 €2.3M  Annual Programme for Kosovo IPA . Support in the 
development and implementation of Food Safety and 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Contr ols. Technical 
Assistance  Kosovo10 
Food Safety, Plant Health  2018 - 2022 €2M Systematic Mechanism for Safer Trade (SYMST) Project . 
Strengthen the regulatory framework for control of plant 
health and pesticides in the fruits and vegetable sector and 
other plant products in two target countries in ASEAN 
through the application of norms and standards and improve 
market access.  Capacity 
building, 
Training, 
Technical 
assistance  Lao People 's Democratic 
Republic , Viet Nam 
Food Safety  2018 - 2022 €16M  11th EDF PROCOM and AFAFI (Support for Financing 
Agriculture and Inclusive Sectors) North Programs 
(AIFHORT Project). Supporting the Tamatave Horticultural 
Technical Centre laboratory to acquire the  Equipment 
needed for accreditation according to ISO  17025.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Madagascar  
 
8 This de signation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Member States on this Issue.  
9 East African Community: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.  
10 This designat ion is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declar ation of independence.   
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- 9 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Plant Health  2019 - 2023 €6M DeSIRA.  Climate -smart innovations to improve productivity, 
profitability, and sustainability of agriculture and food 
systems in Malawi through multidisciplinary researc h. Capacity 
building, Training  Malawi  
Plant Health  2018 - 2022 €13M  Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns 
(BETTER).  Outreach to Malawian farmers on good 
agriculture practices, including sustainable methods for 
controlling pests and diseases.  Capacity building  Malawi  
Plant Health  2017 - 2023 €8M KULIMA Promoting Farming in Malawi . Improving the access 
to and use of ag riculture research innovations by Malawian 
farmers, through testing of integrated technological 
packages including Integrated Pest Management.  Capacity building  Malawi  
Plant Health  2018 - 2023 €4.6M  KULIMA Multi -annual Programme Estimate (PE).  Support to 
improve the delivery and performance of public sector 
research and extension services, including on pest and 
disease control.  Capacity building  Malawi  
Food Safety  2018 - 2021 €0.5M  Create a network of micro -fisheries for transformation and 
value adding; create a hygiene and quality control plan for 
the local consumer chain and a response plan, Participation 
"Codex Alimentarius" on histamine; National Committee on 
Food Hygiene and Quality.  Capacity 
building, 
Technical 
assistance  Mauritania  
Animal Health and Food 
Safety  2018 - 2020 €714,480  Support to the Veterinary Sector in Montenegro . Strengthen 
the legislative, institutional and administrative capacities 
related to animal health, animal welfare, trade in animals 
and products of animal origin, official controls and animal 
by-products and to further align and enforce the EU 
veterinary standards and eradicate certain animal diseases.  Instrument for 
Pre-Accession 
Assistance (IPA)  Montenegro  
Animal Health, Plant 
Health  2017 - 2020 €2.6M  Support programme to trade facilitation in the Southern 
African Development Community (SADC).  Aiming at 
strengthening the implementation of trade agreements; 
improving the SPS environment by developing appropriate 
veterinary and plant health strategies; strengthening the 
SPS focal point; revise National Quality Policy (2021  - 2030).  Capacity build ing Mozambique  
Food Safety  2018 - 2020 €280,085  Targeted assistance for Economic Partnership Agreements 
(EPA) implementation.  Through SPS conformity for fisheries 
and aquaculture, and enhanced export capacity of fisheries 
in Mozambique. National strategy for standardization and 
conformity assessment, capacity to manage certification and 
standardization processes.  Capacity buildi ng Mozambique   
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- 10 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety  2020 - 2024 €6.6M  PROMOVE Comércio. Building Competitiveness for Exports.  
Development and revision of related normative standards, 
strengthen the national calibration capability to support 
testing laboratories, the development of  competence of 
selected testing laboratories in relevant testing scopes, 
including the monitoring of residues and detection of 
contaminants. Develop the capacity of SMEs along the value 
chain to be able to meet the export requirements of the 
European  Union . Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Mozambique  
Food Safety  2019 - 2024 €300,000  PROMOVE Agribiz. Develop smallholder production systems 
and market integration.  Capacity building on food safety, 
with a particular focus on aflatoxins, through targeted 
campaigns, training and promotion of the adoption of better 
practices for mycotoxins control, including training and 
adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity 
building, Training  Mozambique  
Animal Health  2016 - 2021 €19.75M  Myanmar Sustainable Aquaculture Programme (MYSAP).  
Equipment & Materials for the Quality Laboratory of the 
Myanmar Department of Fisheries (DoF); Scholarships fo r 
2 Control Inspector from the DoF Quality Control and 
Research Section (QCRS) to attend the training course on 
Fish Processing Technology at the UN University in Iceland; 
Service contract for the "Improvement and sustainability of 
the National Aquatic Hea lth and Disease Control System in 
Myanmar".  Capacity 
building, training  Myanmar  
Food Safety  2017 - 2019 €1.2M  Support for Trade and Economic Capacity Building: Trade 
and Private Sector Development.  Supply of laboratory 
equipment, legal metrology inspection equipment, and food 
technology training equipment and audio -visual equipment.  Capacity building  Nepal  
Food Safety and Plant 
Health  2020 - 2023 €250,030  EU Nepal Trade and Investment Programme.  Provide 
institutional level support to strengthen national quality and 
Sanitary and Phyto -sanitary (SPS) frameworks, including 
through enhanced research, extension and certification 
capacities for improved compliance with international quality 
requirements.  Capacity 
Building, Training  Nepal  
Animal Health, Food 
safety  2016 - 2022 €20M  Support to Bovine Value Chain in Nicaragua . Contribute to 
the development of a more effective cattle and dairy sector, 
improving the use of natural resources and respect for local 
ecosystems while reducing climate vulnerability, making 
MSMEs more competitive, sustainable and inclusive, 
allowing income generation, modernization of the quality 
infrastructure for food safety (dairy and meat products), 
veterinary diagnosis and animal health (brucellosis & 
tuberculosis), residues management, and traceability.  Capacity 
Building, Training  Nicaragua   
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- 11 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety, Plant Health  2019 - 2021 €1.6M  Improve the implementation of animal health, food safety 
and phytosanitary legislation and corresponding information 
systems.  Strengthen the existing system of competent 
bodies and institutions in order to improve the animal 
health, public health and plant health status, improve 
effectiveness, effici ency and quality of work of the 
Competent Authorities, as well as all stakeholders involved 
in current systems.  Technical 
assistance  North Macedonia  
Animal Health  2018 - 2023 €3.75M  Regional Dialogue and Investment Project for Pastoralism 
and Transhumance in the Sahel and Coastal Countries of 
West Africa (PREDIP).  Control of Cross Border Animal 
Diseases in West Africa; epidemiological surveillance of 
cross border animal diseases including zoonoses (PPCB, PPR, 
anthrax, foot -and-mouth disease); p roduction and control of 
veterinary inputs; vaccination campaigns; regional plan to 
control vector -borne diseases (animal trypanosomiasis, 
ticks).  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Sahel and Coastal Countries of  
West Africa  
Food Safety  2018 - 2022 €4.5M  11th EDF West Africa Competitiveness Programme: 
Increasing Sierra Leone 's competitiveness through 
enhanced productivity and trade compliance in selected 
value chains (cocoa, cassava and pal oil).  Support farmers 
and MSMEs to meet quality standar ds, technical regulations 
and SPS measures. Contribute to the improvement of the 
national quality infrastructure by supporting testing, 
certification and inspection capacities of Sierra Leone 
Standards Bureau and its laboratories.  Capacity 
Building, 
Traini ng, 
Technical 
Assistance  Sierra Leone  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety  2020 - 2024 €8.5M  Support Programme to the implementation of the European 
Union - Southern African Development Community 
Economic Partnership Agreement (EU -SADC EPA) in South 
Africa.  Enhance  trade and business opportunities by 
promoting the full implementation of the EU -SADC EPA while 
advancing regional integration, with a specific focus on 
agricultural products unlock challenges related to quality 
infrastructure and technical capaci ty in agricultural value 
chains that are throttling exports to the European  Union . 
Support increased responsiveness to opportunities under 
the EU -SADC EPA, particularly for emerging exporters of 
agricultural products and those with recognised 
geographical indications.  Budget support  South Africa   
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- 12 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Animal Health  2018 - 2022 €9M Livestock Epidemio -Surveillance Project to Support 
Livelihoods of vulnerable rural smallholders and pastoralists 
(LESP SLSP).  Support the trade and export of livestock by 
ensuring that appropriate animal disease surveillance and 
control is operational in South Eastern Sudan.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Sudan  
Animal Health  2019 - 2023 €12.6M  Working together to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR).  
Contribute to partner countries preparedness to tackle AMR 
as described in the 2017 EU action plan, engaging with 
major global players and strategic countries and contributing 
towards achieving the objectives of the Gl obal Action Plan 
on AMR developed by WHO in collaboration with FAO and 
OIE and formally endorsed by its Member States, by sharing 
experiences, advocating best practices and stimulating 
actions outside the European  Union . Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity buil ding Argentina, Brazil, Chile, 
Colombia, Paraguay, Peru , 
Uruguay  
Animal Health  2019 - 2022 €663,500  Technical Assistance for Control and Prevention of Lumpy 
Skin Disease (LSD). Trainings for Ministry staff on LSD 
diagnostic and laboratory analyses; awareness trainings for 
farmers; elaboration of the animal health strategy for LSD, 
preparation of contingency plan and a simulation exercise.  Technical 
assistance, 
training  Türkiye  
Food Safety  2014 - 2019 €12.6M  Improvement of Food Safety Control System in Ukraine 
(IFSSU) . Improve food safety in Ukraine "from farm to fork " 
by aligning the Ukrainian legislation, institutional 
infrastructure, and system of State controls with the 
regulatory and administrative policies and practices of the 
European  Union . Technical 
Assistance, 
Capacity building  Ukraine  
Food Safety; Animal 
health; Plant health  2019 - 2021 €488,187  Supply of software and database for the State Service of 
Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection 
(SSUFSCP) . The provision of two types of software 
(Laboratory Information Management System and 
phytosanitary inspection and control) and various IT 
equipment.  Technical 
assistance  Ukraine  
Plant Health, Food safety  2017 - 2019 €2M Approximation of Ukrainian legislation with the 
European  Union  in the field of plant protection products and 
plant health . Strengthening associated inspection and 
laboratory services. Contribute to protect human health and 
the environment from possible risks associated with the use 
of plant pro tection products (PPPs). The establishment of a 
legislative and management framework to achieve the 
proper use of plant protection products and improve 
associated inspection and laboratory systems in line with EU 
standards.  Capacity building  Ukraine   
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- 13 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety, Animal 
Health  2019 - 2023 €4.26M  Improvement of legislation, control and awareness in food 
safety, animal health and welfare in Ukraine (ILCA).  Support 
the implementation of the provisions of the Association 
Agreement between the European  Union  and Ukraine 
concerning food safety, animal health and welfare – legal 
approximation, institutional reforms, communication and 
establishment of a continuou s training centre in SPS areas.  Technical 
Assistance, 
Capacity building  Ukraine  
Plant Health  2013 - 2019 €17M  Project to support the Regional Fruit Fly Control Plan . 
Support to combat the effects of fruit flies.  Capacity 
building, Training  West Africa Region (ECOWAS)  
Food Safety  2018 - 2022 €5.7M  West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) - West 
Africa Competitiveness and Quality Infrastructure Project.  
Support the development of selected value chains, including 
enhancing the capacity of ECOWAS Member States to 
develop and implement industrial development policies 
along value chains. Standards and Quality -related capacity 
building will be performed along  the cassava and mango 
value chains. Activities included the accreditation of 
laboratories and certification bodies, promotion of the 
ECOWAS Certification Mark and certification of processors, 
promotion of good hygiene practice and international food 
safety standards.  Capacity building  West Africa Region (ECOWAS 
countries + Mauritania)  
Plant Health, Food Safety  2018 - 2022 €5M Trade Facilitation Programme to improve the level of 
implementation of harmonised, science based sanitary 
(SPS) measures and techni cal standards.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Zambia  
Plant Health, Food Safety  2018 - 2022 €5M Small -Scale Cross border trade initiative.  Specific trade 
facilitation instruments for small -scale traders are designed 
and implemented at selected border areas and in the 
COMESA/Tripartite region. Ease and reduce the cost of 
small -scale cross -border trade through modalities of 
simplifying SPS ins pection and certification procedures for 
small consignments.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Zambia  
Contribution to 
International Standard 
Setting Bodies       
Plant Health  2019-2020 €308,847  International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).  Budget support  FAO 
Plant Health  2019-2020 €195,835  FAO/IPPC - The Third Cycle (2018 -2020) of the IPPC/IRSS 
Project.    Budget support  FAO 
Plant Health  2019-2020 €312,400  FAO/IPPC - Contribution for 2020, 2021 and 2022.  Budget support  FAO 
Animal Health  2019-2020 €300,000  OIE – Technical assistance for developing countries – 
participation in the standard settings.  Budget support  OIE11 
 
11 In 2019 and 2020 operating under the name OIE, since May 2022 known as World Organisation for Animal Healt h (WOAH).   
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- 14 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety, Plant 
Health, Animal Health  2016 - 2025 €6M The STDF is a global partnership which aims to increase the 
capacity of developing countries to implement international 
SPS standards and gain and maintain access to markets.  Budget support  Standards and Trade 
Development Facility (STDF)  
Twinning Pre -EU 
accession instrument 
(IPA) and European 
Neighbou rhood Policy 
(ENP)       
Food Safety  16/11/2020 -
15/11/2022  €1.5M Strengthening Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures.  Twinning  Azerbaijan  
Plant health  2019 - 2022 €1.29M  Support for the implementation of a quality approach within 
the plant protection and technical control services.  Twinning  Algeria  
Food Safety  01/09/2020 -
31/08/2023  €1.5M  EU support to capacity building and gradual Union acquis 
alignment in Food safety sector.  Twinning  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Animal Health  01/09/2020 -
31/08/2024  €3M EU support to capacity building and gradual Union acquis 
approximation in veterinary sector.  Twinning  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Food Safety  01/11/2020 -
31/10/2020  €1.5M  EU support to capacity building and gradual Union 
acquis  alignment of the phytosanitary sector.  Twinning  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Food Safety  02/11/2020 -
01/11/2022  €1.45M  Ensuring further progress of SPS and food safety system.  Twinning  Georgia  
Food Safe ty, Animal 
Health  2018 - 2022 €1.85M  Strengthen the Veterinary Services and Food Safety 
Capacities of the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture. 
Contribute to further alignment of Lebanese legislation with 
international SPS standards.  Twinning  Lebanese Republic  
Food Safety  01/09/2020 -
30/06/2022  €700,000  Further support to agriculture, rural development and food 
safety.  Twinning  Moldova, Republic of, Republic of  
Plant Health  01/04/2021 -
31/12/2022  €1.1M  Approximation of National Legislation of Ukraine in the Fields 
of State Supervision of GMOs in Open Systems, Protection 
of Plant Variety Rights, and Seed and Seedling Production in 
Line with EU Norms and Standards.  Twinning  Ukraine  
TAIEX (Technical 
Assistance and 
Information 
Exchange)       
Animal Health  26/06/2019 -
27/06/2019  €13,362  TAIEX Workshop on Measures to Control Diabrotica Virgifera 
Virgifera Le Conte  (Western Corn Rootworm).  TAIEX  Albania  
Food Safety  21/10/2019 -
25/10/2019  €12,047  TAIEX Expert Mission on Traceability of Food of Animal 
Origin.   TAIEX  Albania  
Food Safety  07/10/2019 -
11/10/2019  €9,460  TAIEX Expert Mission on Risk management and risk 
assessment at EU level, legislation and implementation.  TAIEX  Albania   
  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.6  
 
- 15 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Animal Health  12/06/2019 -
13/06/2019  €12,857  TAIEX Multi -country Workshop on Rabies.  TAIEX  Albania ; Algeria ; Belarus ; Bosnia 
and Herzegovina ; Kosovo ; 
Moldova, Republic of, Republic 
of; Montenegro ; Morocco ; North 
Macedonia ; Serbia ; Tunisia ; 
Türkiye ; Ukraine  
Animal Health  06/11/2019 -
07/11/2019  €133,604  TAIEX Multi -country Workshop on antimicrobial resistance 
(AMR) for ENI regions.  TAIEX  Algeria ; Armenia ; Azerbaijan ; 
Belarus ; Egypt ; Georgia ; Israel ; 
Jordan ; Lebanese Republic ; 
Libya ; Moldova, Republic of, 
Republic of;  Morocco ; Palestine ; 
Tunisia ; Ukraine  
Animal Health  11/06/2019 -
11/06/2019  €28,725  TAIEX Multi -country workshop on animal welfare during sea 
transport.  TAIEX  Algeria ; Egypt ; Georgia ; Israel ; 
Jordan ; Lebanese Republic ; 
Moldova, Republic of;  Tunisia  
Animal Health  20/01/2020 -
22/01/2020  €9,291  TAIEX Expert Mission on Aligning Medical/Veterinary 
Laboratories with EU Regulation.  TAIEX  Armenia  
Food Safety  23/11/2020 -
24/11/2020  €11,185  TAIEX Multi -country Workshop on Food consumption data 
collection using European methodology.  TAIEX  Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, 
Georgia, Moldova, Republic of , 
Ukraine  
Food Safety  28/05/2019 -
31/05/2019  €12,127  TAIEX Expert Mission on Quality Management of Drinking 
Water and Prevention of Water -Borne Diseases.  TAIEX  Belarus  
Animal Health  17/06/2019 -
18/06/2019  €22,832  TAIEX Workshop on Official Controls in Feed Production and 
Trade.  TAIEX  Belarus  
Food safety  10/11/2020 -
13/11/2020  €17,480  Online TAIEX Workshop on new requirements according to 
the new Official Control Regulation (EU) 2017/625.  TAIEX  Belarus  
Plant Health  01/04/2019 -
05/04/2019  €14,083  TAIEX Study Visit on Plant health status assessment and 
management of harmful organisms in forests.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Animal Health  07/05/2019 -
08/05/2019  €19,505  TAIEX Workshop on animal disease notification and outbreak 
management.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Plant Health  19/02/2019 -
20/02/2019  €13,060  TAIEX Workshop on Certification Schemes for Vegetables, 
Crops and Seed Mixtures.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Plant Health  10/12 /2019 -
11/12/2019  €8,319  TAIEX Workshop on Strengthening Awareness on the 
Protection of Plant Breeders ' Rights - Fruit and Ornamental 
Plants.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Food Safety  17/06/2019 -
21/06/2019  €11,236  TAIEX Study visit on Seed Certification Schemes.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Food Safety  15/04/2019 -
19/04/2019  €6,636  TAIEX Expert Mission on Setting up a strategy for laboratory 
sample testing and support on accredited methods.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Food Safety  08/04/2019 -
12/04/2019  €12,570  TAIEX Study Visit on Treatment for Wood Packaging 
Materials.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Animal Health  20/05/2019 -
23/05/2019  €17,353  TAIEX Study Visit on Sheep and Goat Production.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina   
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- 16 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Animal Health  20/05/2019 -
22/05/2019  €7,314  TAIEX Expert Mission on identification, registration and 
movement control of equines.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Food Safety  15/05/2019 -
16/05/2019  €17,102  TAIEX Workshop on Transposition of legislation relating to 
honey bee keeping and bee products.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Animal Health  17/09/2019 -
20/09/2019  €8,294  TAIEX Expert Mission on Performing veterinary examinations 
on animals in traffic across the border.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Food Safety  02/12/2019 -
06/12/2019  €5,632  TAIEX Expert Mission on Harmonization of GMO legislation 
with EU acquis.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Animal Health  15/10/2019 -
16/10/2019  €15,703  TAIEX Workshop on Preservation of Domestic 
Autochthonous Animal Breeds.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Food Safety  21/09/2020 -
02/10/2020  €14,585  TAIEX Expert Mission on Laboratory Coordination.  TAIEX  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Animal Health  10/06/2019 -
13/06/2019  €10,382  TAIEX Expert Mission on supporting the implementation of 
sustainable buffalo production following EU framework.  TAIEX  Egypt  
Animal Health  01/07/2019 -
05/07/2019  €12,152  TAIEX Study Visit on Adjusting the nutrient requirements of 
sheep and goat. TAIEX  Egypt  
Food Safety  08/09/2019 -
12/09/2019  €12,151  TAIEX Expert Mission on Management and Best Practices of 
Apiaries and Improvement of Apiculture Legislation.  TAIEX  Egypt  
Animal Health  25/11/2019 -
29/11/2019  €10,016  TAIEX Study Visit on Sustainable Buffalo production.  TAIEX  Egypt  
Animal Health, Food 
Safety, Plant Health  06-07 November 
2019 €163,485  TAIEX Multi -country Workshop on antimicrobial resistance 
(AMR) for ENI regions.  TAIEX  Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, 
Jordan, Lebanese Republic , 
Libya, Moldova, Republic of , 
Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, 
Ukraine  
Animal Health  11 June 2019  €33,073  TAIEX Multi -country workshop on animal welfare during sea 
transport.  TAIEX  Algeria , Egypt, Georgia, Israel, 
Jordan, Lebanese Republic , 
Moldova, Republic of , Tunisia  
Food Safety  30/09/2019 -
04/10/2019  €15,595  TAIEX Expert mission in the Field of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures.  TAIEX  Georgia  
Food Safety  05/02/2019 -
06/02/2019  €21,792  TAIEX Workshop on Food Contact Materials.  TAIEX  Israel  
Food Safety  25/03/2019 -
28/03/2019  €11,240  TAIEX Expert Mission on Genetically Modified food.  TAIEX  Jordan  
Food Safety  25/11/2019 -
29/11/2019  €10,930  TAIEX Study Visit to contribute to strengthening the 
institutional capacity for drafting, monitoring, enforcing and 
ensuring compliance of legislation in the field of GMOs, GMO 
risk assessment and GMOs import/export of products.  TAIEX  Jordan  
Food Safety  15/04/2019 -
16/04/2019  €20,583  TAIEX Workshop on Impact of Climate Change on 
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Food Security.  TAIEX  Jordan  
Food Safety  15/07/2019 -
17/07/2019  €9,173  TAIEX Expert Mission on Hazard analysis and critical control 
points (HACCP).  TAIEX  Jordan   
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- 17 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety  29/09/2019 -
03/10/2019  €15,861  TAIEX Expert Mission on Improvement of Yield and Pests 
Management for Honey Bees.  TAIEX  Jordan  
Food Safety  11/03/2019 -
15/03/2019  €12,066  TAIEX Study Visit on Legislation on Fertilizers.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Plant Health  14/01/2019 -
16/01/2019  €6,983  TAIEX Expert Mission on Variety Registration in the Official 
Catalogue.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Food Safety  14/01/2019 -
18/01/2019  €9,375  TAIEX Study Visit on Determination of Folic Acid in Flour.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Food Safety  25/03/2019 -
29/03/2019  €8,404  TAIEX Study Visit on Foods for Particular Nutritional Uses.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Food Safety  25/02/2019 -
26/02/2019  €10,631  TAIEX Workshop on Management of Food Safety Crisis.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Food Safety  21/01/2019 -
25/01/2019  €8,846  TAIEX Study Visit on Shelf Life of Food Products.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Animal Health  02/09/2019 -
06/09/2019  €10,631  TAIEX Study Visit on Protection of animal health from 
zoonosis; on trade, slaughtering and related reporting.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Animal Health  24/06/2019 -
28/06/2019  €9,249  TAIEX Study Visit on Surveillance, control of aquatic animal 
health.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Food Safety  16/09/2019 -
20/09/2019  €9,818  TAIEX Expert Mission on the Development of laboratory 
testing methods for improving food safety, meeting the EU 
standards and enhancing consumer protection.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Food Safety  21/10/2019 -
24/10/2019  €12,088  TAIEX Study Visit on Implementation of International 
Standards for Pest Risk Analysis.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Food Safety  16/09/2019 -
18/09/2019  €11,429  TAIEX Study Visit on Nutritional and Health Claims.  TAIEX  Kosovo  
Food Safety  18/06/2019 -
20/06/2019  €4,671  TAIEX Expert Mission on Approval of establishment and 
certification of poultry products dedicated for export to the 
European  Union . TAIEX  Kosovo  
Plant Health  30/09/2019 -
04/10/2019  €4,239  TAIEX Expert Mission on Application Equipment of Plant 
Protection Products and its Maintenance and Calibration.  TAIEX  Montenegro  
Plant Health  18/02/2019 -
22/02/2019  €4,453  TAIEX Expert Mission on Enforcement of Plants Breeders' 
Rights.  TAIEX  Montenegro  
Plant Health  20/06/2019 -
21/06/2019  €10,772  TAIEX Worksh op on Protection of Plant Varieties.  TAIEX  Montenegro  
Plant Health  16/05/2019 -
17/05/2019  €12,542  TAIEX Workshop on Plant Health Inspection Procedure at 
Border Inspection Posts.  TAIEX  Montenegro  
Plant Health  22/07/2019 -
24/07/2019  €10,869  TAIEX Workshop on Post -Registration Control of Plant 
Protection Products.  TAIEX  Montenegro  
Food Safety  04/03/2019 -
08/03/2019  €4,421  TAIEX Expert Mission on Diagnostic methods for detection of 
pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae.  TAIEX  Montenegro  
Animal Health  23/09/2019 -
27/09/2019  €6,691  TAIEX Expert Mission on Control of shellfish production.  TAIEX  Montenegro   
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- 18 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety  25/11/2019 -
29/11/2019  €7,391  TAIEX Expert Mission on Official controls planning, 
implementation and evaluation: Registered establishments 
for food production and marketing.  TAIEX  Montenegro  
Animal Health  16/09/2019 -
20/09/2019  €4,347  TAIEX Expert Mission on National plan for official controls of 
feed and procedure for registration and approval.  TAIEX  Montenegro  
Animal Health  03/02/2020 -
06/02/2020  €6,950  TAIEX E xpert Mission on Development of the National 
Beekeeping Program.  TAIEX  Montenegro  
Animal Health  10/06/2019 -
14/06/2019  €12,123  TAIEX Study Visit on Establishment and monitoring of 
sentinel herds for the detection of animal diseases.  TAIEX  Morocco  
Food Safety  28/09/2020 -
30/09/2020  €10,399  TAIEX Expert Mission on Rules for Placing Mixed Products of 
Animal and Non -Animal Origin on the Market.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Food Safety  28/10/2019 -
30/10/2019  €11,497  TAIEX Expert Mission on Import Control for Mechanically 
Separated Meat on the Veterinary Border Inspection Posts.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Animal Health  05/03/2019 -
07/03/2019  €8,614  TAIEX Study Visit on Animal Protection during transport.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Food Safety  21/01/2019 -
25/01/2019  €5,086  TAIEX Expert Mission on EU Import Requirements for 
Potatoes.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Food Safety  13/05/2019 -
17/05/2019  €5,040  TAIEX Expert Mission on Preparation of Strategy for 
Performing Risk Based Phytosanitary Inspection.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Food Safety  21/01/2019 -
25/01/2019  €8,157  TAIEX Study visit on Audit of Quality Control for Laboratory 
Seed Testing and Certification in line with EU Legislation.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Food Safety  15/04/2019 -
19/04/2019  €12,110  TAIEX Study Visit on Marketing of honey and bee products.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Plant Health  08/04/2019 -
12/04/2019  €8,753  TAIEX Study Visit on the Organisation of the system for plant 
processing materials of animal by products.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Food Safety  01/07/2019 -
03/07/2019  €19,519  TAIEX Workshop on Surveillance activities and diagnostic 
methods for diseases in aquaculture.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Animal Health  17/02/2020 -
21/02/2020  €12,554  TAIEX Study Visit on the Implementation of requirements 
for animal health and products thereof, surveillance 
activities and diagnostic methods for diseases in 
aquaculture.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Animal Health  10/09/2019 -
12/09/2019  €20,995  TAIEX Workshop on Hygiene, Animal Welfare and 
Biosecurity standards on farms.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Food Safety  24/06/2019 -
27/06/2019  €8,161  TAIEX Expert Mission on Food Additives, Food Flavourings 
and Food Enzymes.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Animal Health  15/07/2019 -
19/07/2019  €10,433  TAIEX Study Visit on Implementation of biosecurity 
measures on pig farms and risk factors related to Classical 
and African Swine Fever.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Food Safety  11/11/2019 -
13/11/2019  €5,672  TAIEX Expert Mission on EFSA data collection.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Plant Health  14/10/2019 -
18/10/2019  €4,860  TAIEX Expert Mission on Implementation of EU diagnostic 
methods in plant mycology.  TAIEX  North Macedonia   
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- 19 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Plant Health  30/09/2019 -
04/10/2019  €4,693  TAIEX Expert Mission on Implementation of EU diagnostic 
methods in plant bacteriology.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Plant Health  02/09/2019 -
06/09/2019  €4,324  TAIEX Expert Mission on Real -Time PCR Training for 
Phytoplasmas.  TAIEX  North Macedonia  
Animal Health  23/10/2019 -
24/10/2019  €6,852  TAIEX Expert Mission on Monitoring Health Status in 
Ungulate Population.  TAIEX  Serbia  
Animal Health  26/03/2019 -
28/03/2019  €7,133  TAIEX Expert Mission on Animal Welfare and Health at 
Municipal Level.  TAIEX  Serbia  
Food Safety  12/03/2019 -
13/03/2019  €3,969  TAIEX Expert Mission on Rules on quick -frozen foodstuffs.  TAIEX  Serbia  
Food Safety  03/09/2019 -
06/09/2019  €8,599  TAIEX Study Visit on Drafting of Rulebook on quick -frozen 
food stuffs in line with Council Directive 89/108/EEC.  TAIEX  Serbia 
Food Safety  28/10/2019 -
31/10/2019  €10,227  TAIEX Study Visit on the Consolidation of phytosanitary 
control at border crossing points.  TAIEX  Tunisia  
Food safety  18/11/2019 -
22/11/2019  €5,118  TAIEX expert mission on methods for the detection and 
identification of quarantine pests.  TAIEX  Tunisia  
Food Safety  26/02/2019 -
28/02/2019  €11,303  TAIEX Study Visit on Food hygiene and management of 
foodborne disease outbreaks.  TAIEX  Tunisia  
Food Safety  16/09/2019 -
23/09/2019  €11,281  TAIEX Study Visit  on improvement in Pesticide Residue 
Analysis.  TAIEX  Tunisia  
Food Safety  04/02/2019 -
08/02/2019  €5,948  TAIEX Expert Mission on Proficiency Testing in the Field of 
Microbiology of Food and Feed.  TAIEX  Türkiye  
Animal Health  18/02/2019 -
22/02/2019  €13,174  TAIEX Study Visit on Animal Welfare Controls.  TAIEX  Türkiye  
Food Safety  19/11/2019 -
20/11/2019  €7,913  TAIEX Expert Mission on Risk Assessment of Pesticide 
Residues.  TAIEX  Türkiye  
Food Safety  09/07/2019 -
10/07/2019  €29,060  TAIEX Workshop on Control and Inspection Procedures of 
Bee Diseases in Europe.  TAIEX  Türkiye  
Food Safety  24/09/2020 -
25/09/2020  €12,140  TAIEX INTPA - workshop on pesticides residue certification.  TAIEX  Uganda  
Animal Health  29/01/2019 -
30/01/2019  €27,795  TAIEX Workshop on Implementation of the new edition of 
EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General requirements for the 
competence of testing and calibration state veterinary 
laboratories.  TAIEX  Ukraine  
BTSF (Better Training 
for Safer Food)       
Animal Health, Food 
Safety, Plant Health  2019-2020 €862,500  Migration from TRACES Classic to TRACES New Technology 
(IMSOC).  BTSF regional 
training  10 workshops, 309 participants 
(16 CC,43 ENP, 65 Asia, 119 
Africa, 67  America)   
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- 20 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Animal Health  16-19 September 
2019 €117,300  Ovine rinderpest, commonly known as peste des petits 
ruminants  (PPR).  BTSF regional 
training  34 participants ( Bahrain, 
Kingdom of ; Egypt ; Jordan ; 
Lebanese Republic ; Oman ; 
Qatar ; Saudi  Arabia, Kingdom 
of; United Arab Emirates ) 
Food Safety  18-21 February 
2020 €95,060  EU rules applicable to the authorization and placing on the 
market of novel foods and traditional foods coming from 
non-EU countries.  BTSF regional 
training  34 participants (Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Japan, Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic , Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Philippines, 
South  Korea, Thailand, 
Viet Nam) 
Animal Health  1-7 July 2019  €124,200  Animal welfare during transport & slaughter.  BTSF regional 
training  36 participants (Iran, Iraq, 
Jordan, Lebanese Republic , 
Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia , 
Türkiye ) 
Food Safety  2019-2020 €944,724  Sampling and analysis methods used in the context of official 
food and feed controls.  BTSF regional 
training  4 workshops, 63 participants (16 
ENP, 13 Africa, 15 America, 19 
Asia) 
Food Safety  28-31 May 2019  €141,450  Feed legislation and feed safety.  BTSF regional 
training  41 participants (Argentina, 
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, Peru, 
Uruguay)  
Animal Health  18-21 March 2019  €144,900  Animal Disease Preparedness.  BTSF regional 
training  42 participants (Australia, 
Bangladesh, Cambo dia, India, 
Indonesia, Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic , Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, 
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, 
Viet Nam) 
Animal Health  9-12 July 2019  €169,050  Residues of Veterinary medicinal products.  BTSF regional 
training  49 participants (Argentina, 
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, 
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, 
Paraguay, Perù, Uruguay)  
Plant Health  28 October – 
10 November 2019  €36,250  Pest risk analysis.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Argentina, Chile, Ecuador  
Food Safety  13-30 October 
2019 €20,000  RASFF & SPS notification system (Mission 1).  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Argentina , Chile , Peru  
Animal Health  9-12 April 2019  €120,750  African swine fever.  BTSF regional 
training  China (35 participants)  
Food Safety  9-12 July 2019  €172,500  Food safety controls, food fraud, e -commerce and e -
certification.  BTSF regional 
training  China (50 participants)   
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- 21 - Sector  (Animal health, 
food safety or plant 
health)  Date of 
execution  Budget 
in Euros  Title and description of the program  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Animal Health  21-26 January 
2019 €200,000  Lumpy Skin Disease.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Georgia  
Animal Health  17 February – 
1 March 2019  €16,250  National residue monitoring plan for aquaculture products, 
eggs and honey.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  India 
Food Safety  27-31 May 2019  €18,750  Risk assessment - Microbial products, RTE foods.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  India 
Animal Health  27 July - 10 
August 2019  €31,250  Foot-and-mouth disease.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  India 
Plant Health  2-5 September 
2019 €10,000  Fall armyworm ( spodoptera frugiperda ). BTSF sustained 
training mission  Kenya  
Plant Health  25 February – 
1 March 2019; 
10-14 June 2019; 
25-29 November 
2019 €30,000  Plant health and plant protection products.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Lao People 's Democrat ic 
Republic  
Food Safety  13-20 July 2019  €11,250  Response to food safety crisis or emergencies.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Malaysia  
Food Safety  17-21 June 2019  €10,000  Improvement of food safety audit and implementation of 
HACCP in the food production sector.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Philippines  
Plant Health  21-25 October 
2019 €20,000  Plant health.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Philippines  
Plant Health  4-15 November 
2019 €20,000  MRLs in plant products (pesticides monitoring).  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Philippines  
Food Safety  30 September – 
8 October 2019  
4-8 November 
2019 €25,000  Fishery products.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Senegal  
Animal Health  10-13 June 2019  €26,608  ASF prevention, surveillance, control and eradication in 
domestic pigs and wild boar.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Serbia  
Plant Health  19-23 August 2019  
18-22 November 
2019 €20,000  Plant health requirements applicable to fruits and 
vegetables.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Sri Lanka  
Food Safety  20 February – 
3 March 2019  €21,250  Implementation of the EU -Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement.  BTSF sustained 
training mission  Viet Nam 
   
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- 22 - ANNEX II  
SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVID ED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 201 9-2020 
PROJECTS OF EU MEMBER STATES  
EU MS  Sector  Date of 
execution  Budget in 
Euros  Title and description of the programme  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Denmark  Food Safety, 
Animal Health  2020 - 2022 €13,734  Feed and Food Safety in the field of Livestock Production.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Nigeria  
Denmark  Food Safety  2020 - 2023 €239,115  Food Safety in the Pork Value Chain.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Viet Nam 
Denmark  Food Safety  2019 - 2022 €330,280  Improved Food Safety, Quality and Value Addition in the Dairy 
and Horticulture Sectors.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Kenya  
Denmark  Food Safety, 
Animal Health  2018 - 2021 €323,462  Veterinary and Food Safety within the Pig Meat Sector.  Technical 
assistance and 
capacity building  Colombia  
Denmark  Food Safety  2019 - 2023 €103,605  Food Safety Sector Cooperation and Resource Efficiency, Food 
Loss and Food Waste.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  China  
Denmark  Food Safety  2019 - 2021 €141,197  Sustainable Development in the Dairy Sector.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Indonesia  
Denmark  Food Safety, 
Animal Health  2019 - 2022 €144,446  Veterinary and Food Safety in the Pig Production.  Technical 
assistance and 
capacity building  Mexico  
France  Animal Health  2018 - 2021 €328,992  Executive Technical agreement between the Saudi Ministry of 
Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) and the French 
Ministry for Agriculture and Food (MAA).  Technical 
assistance  Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  
France  Food Safety  2018 - 2021 €165,812  Executive Technical agreement between the Saudi Food and 
Drug Authority (SFDA) and the French Ministry for Agriculture 
and Food (MAA).  Technical 
assistance  Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom o f 
France  Animal Health  2019 €18,745  Methodology for developing national training plans for veterinary 
services.  Technical 
expertise  Senegal  
France  Animal Health  2020 - 2022 €36,660  PROFAS  C+: Support for skills development and capacity 
building for confirmatory diagnosis of zoonotic and vector -borne 
animal diseases.  Technical 
assistance  Algeria  
France  Food Safety  2020 - 2022 €39,551  PROFAS  C+: Support for the strengthening of analytical 
capacities for genetic control of food matrices of animal origin 
and quantitative detection of drug and metal contamination in 
animal products.  Technical 
assistance  Algeria   
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- 23 - EU MS  Sector  Date of 
execution  Budget in 
Euros  Title and description of the programme  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
France  Animal Health 
and Food 
Safety  2020 - 2022 €146,500  PROFAS C+ training: support the DSV in the development and 
implementation of a sustainable and enriched internal training 
system in order to allow the acquisition and strengthening of the 
skills of its services in a sustainable and adaptive manner 
according to needs and future developments in the veterinary 
services professions.  Technical 
assistance  Algeria  
France  Food safety  2019-2022 €196,297  PROFAS C+: Support for the development and deployment of a 
public health safety policy for fishery and aquaculture products 
in Algeria. Objective: construction of a national mechanism for 
official controls of fishery and aquaculture products and 
strengthening of the skills of official analysis services.  Technical 
assistance  Algeria  
France  Animal Health, 
Food Safety  202012 €1.04M  Programme to structure the fundamentals of the poultry sector 
(PEFFAG).  Technical 
assistance  Guinea  
France  Animal Health  2019 - 2020 €293,000  Funding of scholarships at the ENSV (École Nationale  des 
Services Vétérinaires), an OIE Collaborating Centre for several 
countries.  Training  Global (various 
countries)  
France  Food Safety, 
Animal Health 
and Plant 
Health  2019 - 2020 €190,000  Programme of international actions funded by the French 
Ministry for Agriculture and Food, including actions on SPS 
issues.  Bilateral 
cooperation, 
Trainings, 
Seminars, Study 
visits Global (various 
countries)  
France  Food Safety, 
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  2019 - 2020 €370,000  The STDF is a global partnership which aims to increase the 
capacity of developing countries to implement international SPS 
standards, and gain and maintain access to markets.  Budget support  Standards and 
Trade Development 
Facility (STDF)  
Finland  Animal Health, 
Food Safety  January 2019 – 
ongoing  €686,388  Voluntary Quality System for the Sustainable Cold -Water Fish 
Food Chain. Including increased sensory value, better food 
safety, and traceability of rainbow trout at pilot restaurants. 
The Department for Animal Health (DAH) has outlines for  the risk 
management of imports and nationwide distribution of fish eggs 
and fry in sustainable cold -water aquaculture.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Viet Nam 
Germany  Food Safety, 
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  2020 €150,000  The STDF is a global partnership which aims to increase the 
capacity of developing countries to implement international SPS 
standards, and gain and maintain access to markets.  Budget support  Standards and 
Trade Development 
Facility (STDF)  
Germany  Food Safety  2018 - 2021 €370,000  Agricultural Trade and Market Access for Food Security: Micro - 
and Macro -level Insights for Africa. The research seeks to 
provide insights into the trade and market access situation of 
countries, firms/farms; and how market access is influenc ed by 
trade agreements, non -tariff measures (NTMs) e.g. sanitary and 
phytosanitary (SPS) measures, technical barriers to trade (TBT) 
and customs procedures and private standards, price trends and 
volatility, market logistics/infrastructure and institutions .  Capacity building  Ghana, Senegal , 
South Africa  
 
12 Programme activities started in 2021 and runs for four years.   
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- 24 - EU MS  Sector  Date of 
execution  Budget in 
Euros  Title and description of the programme  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Germany  Food Safety  2014 - 2020 €14M  Programme to promote sustainable economic development.  
Improvement of the income situation under consideration of 
Green Economy aspects. The programme included demand -
driven provision of food safety services to businesses to increase 
their export and competitiveness.  Capacity building, 
technical 
assistance  Kyrgyzstan  
Germany  Food Safety  2015 - 2025 2015-2019:  
€800,000  
2020-2025: 
€750,00013 Co-financing with the Forum nachhaltiger Kakao e.V. 
(Sustainable Cocoa Forum). Activities included support for 
farmers' families in the project region to improve their living 
conditions and training in sustainable agricultural practices and 
environmental and social standards.  Capacity building, 
technical 
assistance  Côte d'Ivoire  
Germany  Food Safety  2017 - 2020 €18.5M  Sustainable smallholder cocoa and food industry - West and 
Central Africa.  Activities included: Improving the income and 
food supply of African smallholders through diversified 
cultivation; Certification of trainers ensures quality standards for 
training delivery; Improved access to good qualit y approved 
equipment.  Capacity building, 
technical 
assistance  West and Central 
Africa  
Germany  Food safety  2017 - 2019 €915,475  Facilitating trade in agricultural goods in ASEAN. The project 
aimed at developing recommendations to harmonise regulations 
and simplify food safety and phytosanitary processes between 
selected ASEAN Member States and ASEAN.  Capacity building, 
technical 
assistance  Cambodia,  
Thailand,  Viet Nam 
Germany  Food Safety, 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health  2019 - 2022 €12.6M  Support of the African economic integration trough the reduction 
of technical barriers to trade and unjustified sanitary and 
phytosanitary measures.  The project supports the African Union 
Commission (AUC) in improving the framework conditions for 
intra-African trade in goods and services. The priorities lie in the 
provision of technical and strategic advice in the areas of 
technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary 
standards (SPS) within the framework of the Action Plan 
"Boosting Intra -African Trade (BIAT)" and the negotiations of the 
Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).  Capacity building, 
technical 
assistance  African Union  
Germany  Food Safety, 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health  2017 - 2021 €20.1M  Programme to promote market -oriented agricult ure. The project 
aimed to, among others, improve the quality of production in 
selected agricultural sectors including the improvement of the 
national (state) quality inspections (related to seeds, quarantine, 
pesticides, food safety).  Capacity building, 
technical 
assistance  Ghana  
 
13 Co-financing with the Forum nachhaltiger Kakao e.V. (Sustainable Cocoa Forum).   
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- 25 - EU MS  Sector  Date of 
execution  Budget in 
Euros  Title and description of the programme  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Germany  Food Safety, 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health  2015 - 2023 €4.4M  Promotion of economic cooperation in Asian sub regional 
initiatives.  The goal of the project was to strengthen central 
processes of regional economic cooperation and integration in 
selected regional initiatives in Asia. Project outcomes/activities 
included: Export guidelines for various fruit varieties for SMEs 
from Cambod ia, Viet Nam, Lao People 's Democratic Republic  for 
export to China, incl. SPS standards; Exchange on SPS measures 
between ministries and authorities in China, Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic , Viet Nam, Cambodia.  Capacity building, 
technical 
assistance  Cambodia , China, 
Lao People 's 
Democratic 
Republic , Viet Nam 
Germany  Plant health  2019 - 2020 €166,000  Promotion and exchange of organic agriculture initiatives in the 
Green Innovation Centres.  Activities included: Developing of 
training materials for organic groundnut, potato and mango 
production; Development of posters on compost production, soil 
fertility and weed management, pest management in vegetable 
production; User guide on assessing compliance of inputs in 
Organic Agriculture.  Capacity building, 
Technical 
assistance  Global  
Germany  Animal Health  2019 - 2020 €800,000  Green Innovation Centers for the Agriculture and Food Sector 
(GIAE14): Increasing the income of the local population and 
creating jobs through in the Value Chain Milk . Project outcomes: 
Optimizing of herd health, veterinary services through ICT 
solutions, improvement of food safety in the area of dairy 
hygiene; Improved disease management through capacity 
building at local state level and  in cooperatives; Improved access 
to disease diagnostics at regional level through targeted support 
to the regional laboratory; Promotion of food safety (e.g. 
through dairy hygiene measures); Training of the responsible 
persons as well as the staff in hygi ene issues and production 
processes.  Capacity building, 
Technical 
assistance  Kenya , Zambia  
Germany  Animal Health  2019 - 2020 €400,000  Green Innovation Centers for the Agriculture and Food Sector 
(GIAE): Increasing the income of the local population and 
creating jobs by strengthening the poultry Value Chain.   
Activities included the n ationwide vaccination against Newcastle 
disease, expansion of the 20 veterinary centres to nationwide 
level and  training modules on animal health and hygiene 
measures.  Capacity building, 
Technical 
assistance  Cameroon  
Germany  Food Safety  2019 €20,000  Green Innovation Centers for the Agriculture and Food Sector 
(GIAE):  Survey and strategy development on aflatoxin 
management within the peanut value chain in Zambia, including 
a comprehensive study on aflatoxin risks and exposure.  Technical 
assistance  Zambia  
 
14 https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/32209.html .  
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- 26 - EU MS  Sector  Date of 
execution  Budget in 
Euros  Title and description of the programme  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Germany  Food Safety  2018 - 2024 €11.95M15 Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP).  PSDP 
contributed to improving the enabling environment by 
supporting the Ministry of National Economy in implementing its 
plan of action for market regulation, market surveillance and 
consumer protection. The project also prom oted the 
competitiveness of micro enterprises, SMEs and in the following 
sectors of the economy information and communications 
technology (ICT), food processing (Gaza and the West Bank), 
fair trade, tourism (the West Bank) and the textile industry.  Capacit y building, 
Technical 
assistance  Palestine  
Germany  Plant health  2019-2022 €1.6M  Strengthening national and regional standards in the area of 
seed potatoes.  Aimed to provide national entities responsible for 
phytosanitary inspection and certification of seed potatoes with 
more capacity. The project also aimed to increase the capacity 
of private producers of seed potatoes in the EAC.  Capacity building, 
Technic al 
assistance  EAC 
Germany  Animal Health, 
Food Safety, 
Plant Health  10/2016 to 
07/2020  €5.1M  Green Markets and sustainable consumption . The aim of the 
project was to improve market access for products of the 
sociobiodiversity and agroecology of the Amazon. Activities 
included: Dissemination of improved hygiene measures in 
indigenous school meals; Sanitary regulation; Regulation on Açai 
processing facilities.  Capacity building, 
Technical 
assistance  Brazil (Amazon)  
Germany  Food Safety, 
Plant Health  2018 -2022 €2M  Alliances for Trade Facilitation (A4TF) Programme.  The A4TF 
programme focuses on implementing trade facilitation projects 
in developing and emerging markets in cooperation with trade -
related ministries and border agencies (e.g., cust oms, 
quarantine, plant protection, health) as well as with the private 
sector. The goal is to reduce the time and cost of trade -related 
processes. In cooperation with the Global Alliance for Trade 
Facilitation, the A4TF programme has successfully implement ed 
a project with Morocco on exchanging "electronic phytosanitary 
certificates (ePhyto) " via the IPPC 's ePhyto Hub with global 
trading partners from 2018 -2021. Since 2020 the A4TF 
programme supports ePhyto projects based on the best -practice 
example of Mor occo in Ecuador, Jordan, Senegal and Thailand.  Capacity building, 
Technical 
assistance  Ecuador, Jordan, 
Morocco, Senegal, 
Thailand  
Germany  Food Safety, 
Plant Health  2019-2020 €260,000  Alliance for Product Quality in Africa.  The programme aimed to 
improve the product quality in partner countries. Activities 
related to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures include:  
Elaboration of comprehensive studies on the SPS requirements 
for selected sectors with high export potential for all 8 partner 
countr ies of the Alliance; Training in good agricultural practices; 
Training on food safety and export quality management in 
agricultural value chains; Implementation of quality and 
sustainability standards.  Capacity building, 
Technical 
assistance  Côte d 'Ivoire,  
Egypt, Ethiopia, 
Ghana, Morocco, 
Rwanda, Senegal, 
Tunisia.  
 
15 Including €3M co -financing from the European Union.   
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- 27 - EU MS  Sector  Date of 
execution  Budget in 
Euros  Title and description of the programme  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Ireland  Food Safety, 
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  2019-2020 €300,000  The STDF is a global partnership which aims to increase the 
capacity of developing countries to implement international SPS 
standards, and gain and maintain access to markets.  Budget support  Standards and 
Trade Development 
Facility (STDF)  
Ireland  Animal Health  2019 €47,700  Feasibility Study to assess the delivery of animal feed 
supplements, specifically complementary milk additive to dairy 
calves, in the Kenyan market.  Feasibility study 
budget  Kenya  
Ireland  Plant Health  2019 €46,000  Feasibility study focused on the provision and application of high 
performance bio -stimulants derived from seaweed extract to 
mitigate the effects of drought and high temperatures on crops 
in rural Kenya.  Feasibility study 
budget  Kenya  
Ireland  Animal Health  2020 €100,000  Feasibility study to assess the viability of introducing a 
reformulated compound of animal feed products for poultry, 
pigs, goats and cattle in South Africa.  Feasibility study 
budget  South Africa  
The 
Netherlands  Food Safety, 
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  2018 - 2020 €1.8 The STDF is a global partnership which aims to increase the 
capacity of developing countries to implement international SPS 
standards, and gain and maintain access to markets.  Budget support  Standards and 
Trade Development 
Facility (STDF)  
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  01/03/2017 - 
31/12/2022  €151.731  Phytosanitary training on Phytosanitary certification at export; 
Pest risk analysis; Import inspection of seed potatoes and other 
products; Diagnostic analysis of several potato diseases.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Algeria  
The 
Netherlands  Animal Health, 
Plant Health  01/05/2018 - 
30/06/2022  €90,000  Technical assistance for e -certification Colombia. Assist the 
National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute (INVIMA) in the 
development of an electronic certification system.  Technical 
assistance  Colombia  
The 
Netherlands  Food Safety  15/12/2014 - 
31/03/2022  €333,011  Continuation of the harmonisation of food safety standards and 
its implementation in India and in the Netherlands.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  India 
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  01/02/2016 - 
31/07/2021  €246,500  Cooperation between the phytosanitary authorities of Indonesia 
and The Netherlands. Control of potato cyst nematode (PCN) and 
Phytophthora in order to develop sustainable growth of the 
potato sector.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Indonesia  
The 
Netherlands  Food Safety  01/08/2018 - 
31/12/2021  €296,820  Improvement of Food Safety in Jordan. Assistance provided on 
improving pesticide registration procedure; setting up a national 
residue -monitoring plan for  pesticides and veterinary drugs; and 
understanding EU application of HACCP and setting up an 
effective foods safety system.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Jordan  
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  01/09/2016  
-30/06/2022  €995,724  Seed Potato Project Phase III. The project focused on variety 
testing and registration, diagnostics (laboratory tests), field 
inspection, surveillance plans and a seed certification scheme 
and management  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Kenya   
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- 28 - EU MS  Sector  Date of 
execution  Budget in 
Euros  Title and description of the programme  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  16/06/2016 - 
31/12/2022  €208,263  Phytosanitary improvement Lebanese Republic . Assistance on 
the review and update of plant health legislation; defining the 
mission and strategy of the National Plant Protection 
Organisation (NPPO ); formulating recommendation for the 
organisational structure of the NPPO; formulation of laboratory 
requirements including a (initial) set up of a quarantine list. Also 
training of Lebanese civil servants on the tasks related to 
phytosanitary inspection and pest control was provided.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Lebanese Republic  
The 
Netherlands  Animal Health, 
Food Safety, 
Plant Health  01/04/2017 - 
31/03/2022  €100,000  Improving performance of official duties of the National Food 
Safety Agency of Moldova, Republic of . Assistance was provided 
on the successful application for the BSE negligible risk status; 
explaining veterinary and phytosanitary import procedures; 
sharing best practices in inspection of B2C food businesses; 
sharing best practices in animal disease containment and 
eradication; and setting up a monitoring system for 
microbiological criteria in poultry meat.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity b uilding  Moldova, Republic 
of 
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  01/07/2018 - 
31/12/2022  €95,000  Cooperation between Morocco and the Netherlands on 
phytosanitary control. Technical assistance on the detection of 
residues of veterinary drugs and pesticides in food and feed.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Morocco  
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  18/01/2016 - 
31/12/2019  €297,249  Strengthening Myanmar's phytosanitary status and services. 
Training on phytosanitary inspection and organization of  the 
competent phytosanitary authority.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Myanmar  
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  01/01/2019 - 
26/04/2020  €56,661  Assistance in the development of an electronic certification 
system (E -Phyto).  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Myanmar  
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  01/03/2020 - 
31/12/2021  €150,000  G2G Capacity building Plant Protection Division Myanmar as 
NPPO.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Myanmar  
The 
Netherlands  Animal Health, 
Plant Health  01/07/2018 - 
13/12/2021  €30,133  E-Certification feasibility study Nigeria.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Nigeria  
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  01/10/2018 - 
30/06/2022  €80,000  Technical Assistance on the development of an electronic 
certification system.  Technical 
assistance  Peru 
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health,  
Food Safety  01/04/2019 - 
07/10/2020  €161,303  Action plan for IPM  strategy. Development of a National strategy 
for sustainable management of pest control products.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Rwanda  
The 
Netherlands  Plant Health  06/12/2016 - 
01/04/2023  €974,522  Improving the seed potato production system in Tanzania.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Tanzania  
The 
Netherlands  Food Safety  01/11/2018 - 
04/07/2019  €70,354  Food Safety Roadmap. Assistance in developing risk profiles for 
the production of dragonfruit and shrimp and stimulating the 
instalment of a national food safety risk assessment committee.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Viet Nam  
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- 29 - EU MS  Sector  Date of 
execution  Budget in 
Euros  Title and description of the programme  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
The 
Netherlands  Food Safety  01/09/2019 - 
31/10/2022  €360,000  Food Safety Action Plan III. Assistance in developing risk profiles 
for the production of dragonfruit and shrimp and stimulating the 
instalment of a national food safety risk assessment committee.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Viet Nam 
Slovenia  Plant Health, 
Food Safety  September 
2019 €4,969  EU harmonised procedure for authorisation of PPPs - on line.  Capacity building, 
Training, 
Technical 
assistance  Serbia  
Slovenia  Food Safety, 
Animal Health  May 2019  €5,400  Study visit on livestock breeding and diversification for a 
delegation from the Montenegro.  Study visit, 
Training  Montenegro  
Spain  Food safety  2020 €300,000  Support to local self -sufficiency of sustainable food in short 
marketing chains in Havana, through four cooperatives in 
Boyeros. Activities included improving the food and nutritional 
security of the cooperative 's production, fostering access to 
biological, high quality and healthy food (mainly fruit and 
vegetables) for local populations. Moreover the project promoted 
the use of sustainable production techniques that preserve and 
restore the quality of the soil, w ith special attention to the use 
of bio -fertilizers and green (non -chemical) fertilizers and training 
in sustainable agro -ecological production methods was provided.  Capacity building  Cuba 
Sweden  Animal Health  2017 - 2021 €2.84M  International Training Programme Animal Health and Food 
Safety. Capacity building for governmental institutions and other 
originations including NGOs, cooperatives and private sector in 
the areas of animal health, food safety and antimicrobial 
resistance. The initiative has a value chain approach with the 
overall objective to reduce poverty and strengthen resilience of 
smallholder farmers in the Eastern African Community.  Capacity building, 
Training  Burundi, Kenya, 
Rwanda, Tanzania, 
Uganda, Zambia  
Sweden  Food Safety, 
Plant Health, 
Animal Health  2020 - 2023 €3.8M16 The STDF is a global partnership which aims to increase the 
capacity of developing countries to implement international SPS 
standards and gain and maintain access to markets.  Budget support  Standards and 
Trade Development 
Facility (STDF)  
Sweden  Food Safety  2014 - 2019 €920,000  International Training Programme - 305 Quality Infrastructure 
for Food Safety. This programme aims at contributing to 
increased knowledge and new insights amo ng decision makers 
regarding how to adapt national systems and structures for food 
safety and trade in food to international requirements, standards 
and best practices based on the SPS -agreement of the WTO.  Technical 
assistance, 
Capacity building  Middle East; North 
Africa and South 
East Asia  
Sweden  Food Safety  2009 - 2020 €1.99M  Linking Ukrainian small - and medium sized enterprises in the 
Fruits and Vegetables Sector to Global and Domestic Markets and 
Value Chains. Activities include training on HACCP certification 
and assistance in certification process.  Technical 
assistance  Ukraine  
Sweden  Animal Health  2018 - 2020 €950,000  Enhancing Export Potential & Improving Competitiveness of 
Agricultural Producers. Activities include strengthening 
veterinary services for SPS compliance.  Capacity building  Bosnia and 
Herzegovina  
 
16 EUR value of SEK 40M at the average exchange rate over 2019 and 2020 (European Central Bank foreign  exchange reference rates).   
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- 30 - EU MS  Sector  Date of 
execution  Budget in 
Euros  Title and description of the programme  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Sweden  Animal Health  2018 - 2023 €450,000  Research Training Partnership Programme. Sub -project on 
molecular Diversity of Zoonotic Pathogens and Antimicrobial 
Resistance (AMR) in an Animal -human -environment Interface 
(One-Health).  Capacity building  Ethiopia  
Sweden  Food Safety  2018 - 2023 €450,000  Research Training Partnership Programme Sub -project on Novel 
Biocatalysts from Extremophiles.  Capacity building  Ethiopia  
Sweden  Animal Health  2016 - 2019 €368,482  Control of Streptococcus agalactiae to reduce subclinical mastitis 
in pastoralis t camel herds in Kenya. Objectives: Improve 
understanding of transmission of infections, effects on 
production, and methods for control.  Technical 
assistance; 
Capacity building, 
Training  Kenya  
Sweden  Animal Health  2019 - 2021 €329,342  Research project on the buffalo milk value, climate change 
mitigation by a sustainable water buffalo dairy chain in 
Bangladesh.  Capacity building, 
Training  Bangladesh  
Sweden  Animal Health, 
Food Safety  2018 - 2023 €110,000  Research Training Partnership Programme. Sub -project on 
Improving Feed Nutrition and Decreasing Enteric Methane 
Emission in Indigenous Sheep.  Capacity building, 
Research  Ethiopia  
Sweden  Food Safety, 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health  2013 - 2019 €50,000  Support to raise capacity and facilitate Liberia's WTO accession 
and, since accession; implement the WTO commitments 
(including the SPS NNA and NEP).  Capacity building  Liberia  
Sweden  Animal Health, 
Food Safety  2018 - 2023 €3.07M  International Training Program 310: Healthy livestock, safe food.  Training, Capacity 
building  Burundi, Rwanda, 
Tanzania, Uganda 
and Zambia  
Sweden  Food Safety, 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health  2019 - 2020 €1.65M  Open Trade Gate Sweden (OTGS ): a one -stop information 
center. OTGS assists exporters from developing countries by 
providing information on rules and requirements for exporting to 
Sweden and the European Union. OTGS covers areas such as 
customs procedures and preferences, labelling, p ackaging and 
SPS requirements.  Technical 
assistance, 
Training  Global  
Sweden  Food Safety, 
Animal Health, 
Plant Health  2020 - 2022 €1.45M  The project aims to assist the National Food Agency and the 
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia 
in elaborating and implementing legislative and regulatory 
frameworks and developing procedures to facilitate progress 
around food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary.  Capacity building  Georgia  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.6  
 
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  Acronyms : 
• ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations  
• BTSF: Better Training for Safer Food  
• CC: Candidate countries  
• COMESA: Common Market for Easter and Southern Africa  
• EAC: East African Community  
• ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States  
• EDF: European Development Fund  
• ENP: European Neighbourhood Policy  
• EPA: Economic Partnership Agreement  
• FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation  
• HACCP: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Po ints 
• IPPC: International Plant Portection Convention  
• ISO: International Organisation for Standardisation  
• MENA: Middle East and North Africa region  
• MSME: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  
• OIE: World Organisation for Animal Health, currently known as World Organisation for 
Animal Health (WOAH)  
• OACPS: Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States  
• PI: Partnership Instrument  
• PPR: peste des petits ruminants (Ovine rinderpest)  
• REIS: Regional Economic Integration Support Programme  
• SADC: South African  Development Community  
• SPS: Sanitary and Phytosanitary  
• STDF: Standards and Trade Development Facility  
• TAIEX: Technical Assistance and Information Exchange  
• TBT: Technical Barriers to Trade  
• TRACES: Trade Control and Expert System  
• TRF: Trade Related Facility  
• WTO: World Trade Organi zation 
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