G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.17  
 
2 March  2022 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures    
 
  
SPS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES  
1 SEPTEMBER 1994 TO 31 DECEMBER 20 21 
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision  
1.  This document provides an update of all the SPS technical assistance (TA) and training activities 
undertaken by the Secretariat from 1 September 1994 to 31 December 20 21. Detailed information 
is provided in the annexed table on the TA activities undertaken  by the Secretariat for the last three 
years (201 9-2021).2 
2.  The main objective of SPS technical assistance and training activities undertaken by the 
WTO Secretariat is to increase participants' awareness about Members' rights and obligations under 
the Agre ement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) and 
its implications for national policymaking. The SPS technical assistance activities also provide 
an opportunity to inform participants on the discussions held and latest do cuments considered by 
the SPS Committee. In addition, participants are informed about upcoming SPS workshops and 
technical assistance initiatives available to their countries on SPS matters.  
3.  The programme is adapted to take into account the specific needs identified by the countries, 
the participants' knowledge of the SPS Agreement, the level of development of the countries, and 
any specific concerns relating to the implementation of the SPS Agreement , in order to adequately 
respond to individual requests. SPS technical assistance and training activities typically include 
presentations on the basic provisions of the SPS Agreement, the transparency provisions, 
specific  trade concerns raised at the SPS Committee, the WTO dispute settlement and SPS -related 
cases, and specific issues such as risk analysis, regionalization or equivalence.  
4.  Due to the ongoing COVID -19 pandemic,  the Secretariat organiz ed (and participated in)  tailored 
SPS-related training delivered via videoconference, as in -person activities were not possible for the 
identified period . 
5.  Altogether, 437 SPS training activities have been undertak en by the WTO Secretariat from  
1 September  1994 to 31 December 20 21. In 20 21, 12 SPS training activities were undertaken: 
two national seminars, three regional  workshops , one SPS in -depth virtual course,  and six other 
activities (including three sessions targeting LDCs , and one Thematic Workshop on Risk held 
back-to-back with the July SPS Committee meeting ). 
6.  The annexed table  identifies, for the period 2019-2021, the type of technical assistance activity , 
the region  and venue where it took place, its dates , participating countries , language used , and  
whether represent atives from the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), the World 
Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE), and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) 
Secretariat participated in the activity.  
7.  A national seminar  refers to a  WTO-organized  activity undertaken at the national level only. 
A regional workshop  refers to an activity organized by the WTO in which a region or sub -region was 
invited to participate. The " other " category refers to all other SPS TA and training activities that do 
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to 
the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  
2 Detailed information on TA activities from previous years is available from the Secretariat upon request.  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.17  
 
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  not fa ll under either of the first two categories. This includes other types of SPS -specific activities 
organized by the WTO Secretariat as well as activities organized by Members or other bodies in  which 
the WTO Secretariat participated. Training sessions on the SPS Agreement also take place within 
other general WTO training courses, such as Trade Policy Courses, Regional Trade Policy Courses, 
Geneva Week s, Introduction Courses and Agriculture Courses for least -developed c ountries; which 
are not in cluded in the list of SPS TA activities in this document.  
8.  The information provided in the Annex below is organized on an annual basis and in alphabetical 
order , based on the region where the activity was undertaken, with the more recent activities listed 
first. 
9.  SPS TA activities are organized in close collaboration with Members, the three  international  
standard -setting bodies referenced in the SPS Agreement (Codex, IPPC and OIE), as  well as with 
regional organizations, when appropriate. Since 1994, the Codex has participated in 121 activities, 
while the IPPC secretariat participated in 105 activities and the OIE in 119 activities.  
10.  To meet the demands for more advanced SPS TA and training activities, a three -week 
Advanced  Course on the SPS Agreement3 has normally been offered each year  as an  in-person 
activity from 2005 to 2019 .4 However, this course  has not been held since 2020 , due to the 
COVID -19 pandemic.  In 2021, the Secretariat continued its efforts to revamp its training activities 
and develop new materials to effectively deliver virtual trainings in response to the pandemic , and 
Members' requests for continued SPS capacity building. In this regard, the Secretariat  organized and  
held the first edition of its "SPS In -depth Virtual Course" in 2021. This course , held in English,  is a 
new advanced -level technical assistance activity aimed at equipping government officials from 
developing Members and Observers with knowledge on variou s aspects of the SPS Agreement and 
topical issues to facilitate their effective participation in the SPS Committee.  This course responds 
to the needs of the increased number of capital -based officials attending SPS Committee meetings 
virtually , since the p andemic.  
11.  In addition to the above -mentioned SPS TA and training activities, the WTO offers an e-Learning 
course on the SPS Agreement. The course is offered each year in all three official languages of the 
WTO: English, Fre nch and Spanish.5 
12.  Since 2010, Mem bers have been informed at the beginning of each year of all SPS -related 
planned technical assistance activities , and interested officials are invited to submit applications for 
specific events. In 20 21, this was done  via document G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.11  of 4 March 2021 . 
Approximately 350 applications were received for  the SPS In-depth Virtual Course. Candidates were 
required to have successfully completed the WTO e-Learning course on the SPS Agreement at 
the time of their application. All applicants were requested to provide information that indicated how 
their profess ional responsibilities were related to the SPS Agreement, and the endorsement of 
Members' permanent representations to the WTO was sought before the final selection of 
participants. The Secretariat endeavoured to ensure that the selected participants repre sented 
a balance of officials with responsibilities in their national administrations' food safety, animal health 
or plant protection areas, as well as SPS enquiry points and national notification authorities, and 
other officials responsible for the coordi nation of WTO trade issues and SPS matters within their 
governments.  
13.  The Secretariat considers that this more "demand -driven" approach, based on applications from 
interested officials, together with the pre -requisite of completion of the SPS e-Learning cou rse, 
has resulted in a more homogeneous and higher level of background knowledge by participants, and 
 
3 This Advanced SPS Course provides in -depth and "hands -on" SPS training. During the course, 
participants must elaborate an action plan to address identified SPS needs in their countries. 
The implementation of the action plans is monitored after the course, and participants are invited to return to 
Geneva about eight months after the end of the course to present the achievements reached throu gh their 
action plans.  
4 See Chart 7 for a breakdown of participants who have attended the Advanced SPS Course by region.  
5 In addition to the existing e -Learning Course on the SPS Agreement (available in French and in 
Spanish), the WTO e-Learning platform offers a set of four new interactive courses on the SPS Agreement in 
English entitled: SPS Course Series 1 - Overview of the SPS Agreement and Committee; SPS Course Series 2 - 
The SPS Agreement and Science; SPS Course Series 3 - Trade F acilitating Operational Provisions of the SPS 
Agreement; SPS Course Series 4 - Implementation, Administration and Enforcemen t. Please see document 
G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.1 2. G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.17  
 
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  permitted the delivery of more advanced and effective training activities since 2010. The Secretariat 
will again organize its 20 22 training activities in this manner, as indicated in document 
G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.12 . In addition, most activities planned for 202 2 are currently scheduled to be  
delivered through videoconference or virtual platforms.  
14.  Chart 1 below lists the breakdown of the type of activities undertaken in 2021 and Chart 2 
shows the number of activities per year.  
Chart 1 - SPS T A and Training Activities in 20216 
 
 
Chart 2 - SPS T A and Training Activities per year from 1994  to 20217 
 
 
6 For the 2021 data, the new "SPS In -depth Virtual Course" has been included in the  category of 
Advanced SPS Course.  
7 See previous footnote.  
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  15.  Chart 3 presents a breakdown of the type of activit ies undertaken since 1994: 203 national 
seminars, 102 regional or sub -regional workshops, 116 other  activities and  sixteen  Advanced 
Courses on the SPS Agreement  (including one SPS In -depth Virtual Course held in 2021) . 
Chart 3 - Type of SPS T A and Training Activities  from  1994  to 2021 
 
16.  Chart 4 shows the number and type of TA activities per region, while Chart 5 presents the total 
number of participants who have attended SPS TA and training activities per region and per type of 
activity. Overall, a n estimated  total of 18,081 people  have received training from the WTO 
Secretariat on the SPS Agreement since 1994.  
Chart 4 - SPS T A and Training Activities pe r Region  from  1994  to 2021 
 
National Seminar
46%
(Sub) Regional Workshop
23%Other
27%Advanced SPS Course
4%
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Chart 5 - Participants per Region  from  1994  to 2021 
 
17.  As shown in Chart 6, 30% of the beneficiaries of all SPS TA and training activities undertaken 
by the Secretariat have been from least -developed countries (LDCs), 6 7% from developing 
countries, and 3% from developed countries.  
Chart 6 - Breakdown  of country participation from 199 4 to 20 21 
 
1,170 
485 835 
355 
155 1,112 668 
81 722 
327 
88 360 
542,506 1,932 
771 1,986 
807 3,284 
383 
 - 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000
Africa Arab and Middle
East CountriesAsia and the
PacificCentral and
Eastern Europe
and Central
AsiaEurope Latin America
and the
CaribbeanNorth America GlobalParticipants
Region                    
(Sub) Regional Workshop Other National seminar Advanced SPS Course
LDCs
30%
Developed Countries
3%Developing Countries 
67%G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.17  
 
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  18.  Chart 7 presents a breakdown by region of participants who have attended the Advanced 
SPS Course  (including one SPS In -depth Virtual Course held in 2021) . Over the period 2005 to 2021, 
383 officials have participated from the following regions: 36% from Africa; 32% from Latin America 
and the Caribbean; 18% from Asia and Pacific; 10% from Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia 
and the Caucasus; and 4% from Arab and Middle East countries.  
Chart 7 – Breakdown of participants in the Advanced SPS Course by region  
from 2005 to 20 21 
 
19.  Chart 8 presents the language breakdown of all SPS TA and training activities that have been 
undertaken. Overall, 61% of activities have been conducted in English, 20% in Spanish, and 1 3% 
in French. The remaining 6% have been undertaken in other languages, including Arabic, 
Portuguese, Turkish and Russian.8 
Chart 8 - Language breakdown of SPS T A and Training activities  from  1994 to 202 1 
 
 
8 For all the SPS TA and training activities undertaken in other languages, at least one of the official WTO 
languages was also used (with the exception of activities conducted in Portuguese).  
English
61%Other
6%
Spanish
20%
French
13% 
  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.17  
 
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SPS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES  
 
(1 JANUARY 201 9 TO 31 DECEMBER 20 21) 
Year  Region  SPS TA 
Activity  Host  Location  From  To Participants  Participants  Participation of 
representatives from 
the standard -setting 
organizations  Language  
LDCs  Developing  Developed  Codex  OIE IPPC  
2021  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  22/01/2021  22/01/2021   Costa Rica, 
El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, 
Nicaragua, 
Panam a  25 No  No No Spanish  
2021  Africa  National 
Seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  24/03/2021  24/03/2021  Djibouti    37 No  No  No  French  
2021  Africa  Other  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  22/04/2021  22/04/2021  Lesotho    15 No  No  No  English  
2021  Asia and 
the Pacific  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  17/05/2021  21/05/2021  Bangladesh, 
Bhutan, 
Myanmar, 
Nepal, 
Timor -Leste  China; India; 
Indonesia; 
Hong Kong, China; 
Korea, Republic 
of; Malaysia; 
Maldives; 
Philippines; 
Singapore; 
Sri Lanka; 
Thailand   75 No  No  No  English  
2021  Africa  Other  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  27/05/2021  27/05/2021  Madagascar    12 No  No  No  French  
2021  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  Other  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  23/06/2021  23/06/2021   Paraguay   9 No  No  No  Spanish  
2021  Global  Other  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  12/07/2021  13/07/2021  Afghanistan, 
Bangladesh, 
Bhutan, 
Cambodia, 
Chad, 
Democratic 
Republic of Albania ; Algeria; 
Argentina ; 
Armenia ; 
Azerbaijan ; 
Bahamas ; 
Barbados ; 
Belarus ; Belize ; Australia, 
Belgium, 
Bulgaria, 
Canada, 
Denmark, 
England, 
Estonia, 129
4 Yes Yes Yes English, 
French, 
Spanish  
 
9 The participants' list was not available for this virtual activity.   
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- 8 - Year  Region  SPS TA 
Activity  Host  Location  From  To Participants  Participants  Participation of 
representatives from 
the standard -setting 
organizations  Language  
LDCs  Developing  Developed  Codex  OIE IPPC  
the Congo, 
Ethiopia, 
The Gambia, 
Kiribati, 
Lesotho, 
Liberia, 
Madagascar, 
Malawi, Mali, 
Mozambique, 
Myanmar , 
Nepal, Niger, 
Rwanda, 
Senegal, 
Sierra Leone, 
Somalia, 
Sudan, 
Tanzania, 
Togo, Uganda, 
Yemen, 
Zambia  Bosnia and 
Herzegovina ; 
Botswana ; Brazil ; 
Cabo Verde ; 
Cameroon ; Chile;  
China ; Colombia ; 
Costa Rica ; 
Dominica; 
Dominican 
Republic ; Ecuador ; 
Egypt ; 
El Salvador ; Fiji; 
Georgia ; Ghana ; 
Guatemala ; 
Guyana ; 
Honduras ; 
Hong Kong, China ; 
India; Indonesia ; 
Iran; Iraq; Israel ; 
Jamaica ; Jordan ; 
Kazakhstan; 
Kenya ; Korea, 
Republic of ; 
Kuwait , the State 
of; 
Kyrgyz  Republic ; 
Lebanese 
Republic ; Libya ; 
Macao, China; 
Malaysia ; 
Mauritius ; Mexico ; 
Mongolia ; 
Montenegro ; 
Morocco ; 
Nicaragua ; 
Nigeri a; 
North  Macedonia ; 
Pakistan ; Panama ; 
Papua New 
Guinea ; Paraguay ; 
Peru; Philippines ; 
Russian 
Federation ; 
Saint Lucia; 
Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines;  
Saudi Arabia , 
Kingdom of;  
Serbia ; 
Seychelles ; 
Singapore ; European 
Union, 
Finland, 
France, 
Germany, 
Greece, 
Hungary, 
Ireland, 
Italy, Japan, 
Lithuania, 
Luxembour g
, 
Netherland s, 
New 
Zealand, 
Norway, 
Poland, 
Portugal, 
Romania, 
Scotland, 
Slovenia, 
Spain, 
Sweden, 
Switzerland, 
United 
Kingdom, 
United 
States   
  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.17  
 
- 9 - Year  Region  SPS TA 
Activity  Host  Location  From  To Participants  Participants  Participation of 
representatives from 
the standard -setting 
organizations  Language  
LDCs  Developing  Developed  Codex  OIE IPPC  
South  Africa ; 
Sri Lanka ; 
Suriname ; 
Chinese  Taipei ; 
Thailand ; Trinidad 
and Tobago ; 
Tunisia ; Turkey ; 
Turkmenistan ; 
Turks and Caicos  
Islands ; Ukraine ; 
Uruguay ; 
Uzbekistan ; 
Vanuatu ; 
Venezuel a, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of; Viet Nam ; 
Zimbabwe  
2021  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  Other  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  30/08/2021  30/08/2021   Peru  10 No No No Spanish  
2021  Global  SPS In -
Depth 
Virtual 
Course  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  20/09/2021  08/10/2021  Bangladesh, 
The Gambia, 
Mali, Nepal, 
Uganda, 
Zambia  Belarus, 
Botswana, Brazil, 
China, 
Côte d’Ivoire, 
Egypt, 
El Salvador, 
Honduras, Iran, 
Israel, Nigeria, 
Paraguay, 
Saint Lucia, 
Chinese Taipei, 
Thailand, Uruguay, 
Zimbabwe   23 Yes Yes Yes English  
2021  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
Seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  07/10/2021  07/10/2021   Ecuador   42 No No No Spanish  
2021  Africa  Other  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  11/10/2021  11/10/2021  Ethiopia    33 No No No English  
 
10 The participants' list was not available for this virtual activity.   
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- 10 - Year  Region  SPS TA 
Activity  Host  Location  From  To Participants  Participants  Participation of 
representatives from 
the standard -setting 
organizations  Language  
LDCs  Developing  Developed  Codex  OIE IPPC  
2021  Arab and 
Middle 
East 
Countries  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video 
conference)  22/11/2021  25/11/2021  Comoros, 
Sudan, Yemen  Bahrain , Kingdom 
of; Egypt ; Iraq; 
Jordan ; Kuwait , 
the State of;  
Lebanese 
Republic ; 
Morocco ; Qatar ; 
Saudi Arabia , 
Kingdom of ; 
Tunisia   30 No No No English  
2020  Africa  Other  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  15/05/2020  15/05/2020  Burundi  Tunisia   2 No No No French  
2020  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  Other  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  19/05/2020  19/05/2020   Colombia, 
Ecuador, 
Nicaragua   7 No No No Spanish  
2020  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
Seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  03/06/2020  03/06/2020   Paraguay   10 No No No Spanish  
2020  North 
America  National 
Seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  05/06/2020  05/06/2020    United 
States of 
America  4 No No No English  
2020  Global  Other  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  08/07/2020  14/07/2020   Chile, China, 
Indonesia, 
Malaysia, Mexico, 
Peru, Philippines, 
Russian 
Federation, 
Thailand, Viet  Nam Australia, 
New Zealand  97 No No No English  
2020  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
Seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  27/07/2020  31/07/2020   Mexico   218 No No No Spanish  
2020  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
Seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  08/09/2020  08/09/2020   Dominican 
Republic   115 No No No Spanish  
2020  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
Seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  18/09/2020  18/09/2020   Guatemala   5 No No No Spanish  
2020  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
Seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  06/10/2020  06/10/2020   El Salvador   2 No No No Spanish   
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- 11 - Year  Region  SPS TA 
Activity  Host  Location  From  To Participants  Participants  Participation of 
representatives from 
the standard -setting 
organizations  Language  
LDCs  Developing  Developed  Codex  OIE IPPC  
2020  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
Seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  10/11/2020  03/12/2020   Brazil   183 No No No English  
2020  Central 
and 
Eastern 
Europe 
and 
Central 
Asia National 
seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  30/11/2020  04/12/2020   Belarus   38 No No No English  
2020  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  30/11/2020  04/12/2020   Argentina, Brazil, 
Chile, Colombia, 
Costa Rica, Cuba, 
Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador, 
El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, 
Panama, 
Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay   57 No No No Spanish  
2019  Africa  National 
seminar  Angola  Luanda  11/12/2019  12/12/2019  Angola    58 No No No Portuguese  
2019  Asia and 
the Pacific  National 
seminar  China  Beijing  10/09/2019  12/09/2019   China   19 No No No English  
2019  Asia and 
the Pacific  National 
seminar  Nepal  Kathmandu  10/12/2019  12/12/2019  Nepal    38 No No No English  
2019  Central 
and 
Eastern 
Europe, 
Central 
Asia and 
the 
Caucasus  National 
seminar  Turkey  Ankara  02/05/2019  03/05/2019   Turkey   28 No No No English  
2019  Global  Other  Switzerland  Geneva  15/07/2019  16/07/2019  Bangladesh, 
Benin, Burkina 
Faso, 
Democratic 
Republic of 
Congo, 
Ethiopia, Mali, 
Myanmar, 
Rwanda, 
Sudan, 
Tanzania, 
Togo, Uganda  Argentina, 
Bahamas, Belize, 
Cameroon, Chile, 
Côte d'Ivoire, 
Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador, 
Ghana, Honduras, 
Morocco, 
Mauritius, 
Paraguay, Peru, 
Russian 
Federation, 
Samoa, 
South  Africa,  34 No No No Englis h, 
French, 
Spanish   
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- 12 - Year  Region  SPS TA 
Activity  Host  Location  From  To Participants  Participants  Participation of 
representatives from 
the standard -setting 
organizations  Language  
LDCs  Developing  Developed  Codex  OIE IPPC  
Sri Lanka, 
Chinese  Taipei, 
Thailand, Turkey, 
Viet Nam  
2019  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
seminar  Jamaica  Kingston  20/05/2019  22/05/2019   Jamaica   37 No No No Spanish  
2019  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
seminar  Peru Lima 19/11/2019  21/11/2019   Peru  73 No No No Spanish  
2019  Global  Advanced 
SPS 
Course  Switzerland  Geneva  28/10/2019  15/11/2019  Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic, 
Liberia, 
Mozambique, 
Myanmar, 
Nepal, 
Rwanda, 
Sudan  Bahamas, Belarus, 
Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, 
Brazil, Cameroon, 
China, Egypt, 
India, Jordan, 
Kenya, Malaysia, 
Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines, 
South Africa, 
Sri Lanka, 
Thailand, Turkey, 
Ukraine   24 Yes Yes Yes English  
2019  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
seminar  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  Virtual 
delivery  
(via video -
conference)  17/10/2019  17/10/2019   Paraguay   9 No No No Spanish  
2019  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
seminar  Guatemala  Ciudad de 
Guatemala  29/08/2019  30/08/2019   Guatemala   24 No No No Spanish  
 
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