G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
14 February 2018  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures    
 
  
SPS TECHNICAL ASSIST ANCE AND TRAINING AC TIVITIES  
1 SEPTEMBER 1994 TO 31 D ECEMBER 201 7 
NOTE BY THE SECRETAR IAT1 
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 2017. Detailed 
information is provided in the annexed table on the TA activities undertaken  by the Secretariat for 
the last three years ( 2015-2017).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 
Agree ment 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 doc uments 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 i dentified 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. S PS 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.  Altogether, 386 SPS training activities have been undertak en by the WTO Secretariat from  
1 September  1994 to 31 December 201 7. In 201 7, 22 SPS training activities were undertaken: 
one regional or sub -regional workshop, 12 national  seminars, eight other activities (including one 
Thematic  SPS workshop held back -to-back with the October SPS Committee meeting) and one 
Advanced SPS Course.3 
5.  The annex ed table identifies, for the period 2015-2017, the type of technical assistance 
activity , the region  and venue where it took place, its dates , participating countries , language 
used, and  whether representatives 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.  
6.  A regional workshop  refers to an activity organized by the WTO in which a region or sub -region 
was invited to participate. A national seminar  refers to a  WTO-organized  activity undertaken at the 
national level only. The " other " category refers to all other SPS TA and training activities that do 
not fall under either of the first two categorie s. This includes other types of SPS -specific activities 
                                                
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. In addition, G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.7 includes details of TA activities from 1994.  
3 The Advanced SPS Course includes  a follow -up activity which is held back -to-back with the June/J uly 
SPS Committee meeting of the following year.  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
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  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 o ther general WTO training courses, such as Trade Policy Courses, Regional Trade Policy 
Courses, Geneva Week s, Introduction Courses and Agriculture Courses for least -developed 
countries; which are not included in the list of SPS TA activities in this document . 
7.  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.  
8.  SPS TA activities are organized in close collabora tion 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 115 activities, 
while the IPPC secretariat participated in 99 activities and the OIE in 113 activities.  
9.  To meet the demands for more advanced SPS TA and training activities, a three -week 
Advanced Course on the SPS Agreement has been offered each year since 2005.4 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 inv ited to return to Geneva 
about eight months after the end of the course to present the achievements reached through their 
action plans. The next Advanced SPS Course is scheduled for October 201 8, and it will be held in 
Spanish. 
10.  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.  
11.  Since 2010, Members have been informed at the beginnin g of each year of all SPS -related 
planned technical assistance activities , and interested officials are invited to submit applications for 
specific events. In 201 7, this was done  via document G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.7 . The Codex, IPPC and 
OIE secretariats also drew attention to this information on SPS training activities in their respective 
meetings  to encourage interested candidates to apply . Almost 400 applications  were received for 
SPS-related activities  (aside from national seminars and E -Learning  courses)  offered by the WTO 
Secretariat in 201 7. For the Advanced SPS Course , candidates  were required  to have  successfully 
completed the WTO  E-Learning course on the SPS Agreement at the time of their application. A ll 
applicants were requested to  provide information that indicated how their professional 
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 
endea voured to ensure that the selected participants represented a balance of officials with 
responsibilities in the ir national administrations'  food safety, animal health or plant protection 
areas, as well as SPS enquiry points and national notification author ities, and other officials 
responsible for the coordination of WTO trade issues and SPS ma tters within their governments.  
12.  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 
course, has resulted in a more homogeneous and higher level of background knowledge by 
participants, and permitted the delivery of more advanced and effective training activities since 
2010. The Secretariat  will again organize its 2018 training activities in this manner,  as indicated in 
document G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev. 8. 
13.  Chart 1 below lists the breakdown of the type of activities undertaken in 2017 and Chart 2 
shows the number of activities per year.  
                                                
4 See Chart 7 for a breakdown of participants who have attended the Advanced SPS Course by region.  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
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  Chart 1 - SPS T A and Training Activities in 2017 
 
 
 
Chart 2 - SPS T A and Training Activities per year from 1994  to 2017 
 
  12  
 1   8  
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 - 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
National Seminars (Sub) Regional
WorkshopsOther Advanced SPS CourseNumber of Activities  
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 
1 6 
3 4 4 2 3 2 4 3 3 6 7 9 12 
10 
5 8 
1 3 
5 3 
1 2 3 
3 11 10 
7 
7 
3 4 2 5 
3 4 4 3 3 
3 
4 1 4 
1 3 6 
4 8 7 
7 
4 9 
7 12 13 
11 10 14 
7 14 
13 
9 12 
05101520253035
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Number of activities    
Year  
Advanced SPS Course Other (Sub) Regional Workshop National seminarG/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
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  14.  Chart 3 presents a breakdown of the type of activit ies undertaken since 1994: 175 national  
seminars, 95 regional  or sub -regional workshops, 103 "other " activities and thirteen  Advanced  
Courses on the SPS Agreement.  
Chart 3 - Type of SPS T A and Training Activities  from  1994  to 2017 
 
 
15.  Chart 4 shows the number and type of TA activities per region, while Chart 5 presen ts the 
total number of participants who have attended SPS TA and training activities per region and per 
type of activity. Overall, a total of 14,729 people  have been given training by the WTO Secretariat 
on the SPS Agreement since 1994.  
Chart 4 - SPS T A and Training Activities pe r Region  from  1994  to 2017 
 
 
National Seminar  
45% 
(Sub) Regional 
Workshop  
25% Other  
27% Advanced SPS 
Course  
3% 
56 
18 39 
15 
1 46 29 
10 19 
8 
3 26 21 
5 22 
7 
7 9 
1 31 13 
020406080100120
Africa Arab and
Middle East
CountriesAsia and the
PacificCentral and
Eastern Europe
and Central
AsiaEurope Latin America
and the
CaribbeanNorth America GlobalActivities  
Region  
National seminar (Sub) Regional Workshop Other Advanced SPS CourseG/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
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  Chart 5 - Participants per Region  from  1994  to 2017 
 
16.  As shown in Chart 6, 31% of the beneficiaries of all SPS TA and training activities undertaken 
by the Secretariat have been from least -developed  countries (LDCs), 67% from developing 
countries, and 2% from developed countries.  
Chart 6 - Breakdown of country participation from 1994 to 201 7 
 
  1,133  
 410   760  
 355   155   1,030   606  
 81   693  
 327  
 88   353  
 50   993   1,787  
 771   1,863  
 658   2,307  
 309  
 - 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 
31% 
Developed Countries  
2% Developing Countries  
67% G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
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  17.  Chart 7 presents a breakdown by region of participants who have attended the Advanced SPS 
Course. Over the period 2005 to 201 7, 310 officials  have participated in the Advanced SPS Course 
from the following regions: 40% from Africa; 28% from Latin America and the Caribbean; 
17% from Asia and Pacific; 11% 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 201 7 
 
 
18.  Chart 8 presents the language breakdown of all SPS TA  and training activities that have been 
undertaken. Overall, 63% of activities have been conducted in English, 18% in Spanish, and 
13% in French. The remaining 6% have been undertak en in other languages, including Arabic, 
Portuguese, Turkish and Russian.5 
Chart 8 - Language breakdown of SPS T A and Training activities from  1994  to 2017 
                                                
5 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).  
Africa  
40% 
Arab & Middle 
East 
 4% Asia & Pacific  
17% Central and 
Eastern Europe, 
Central Asia and 
the Caucasus 
11% Latin America & 
Caribbean  
28% 
English  
63% Other  
6% 
Spanish  
18% 
French  
13%  
  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
- 7 - ANNEX  
 
SPS TECHNICAL ASSIST ANCE AND TRAINING AC TIVITIES  
(1 JANUARY 201 5 TO 31 DECEMBER 201 7) 
 
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  
2017  Africa  National 
seminar  Liberia  Monrovia  22/04/2017  24/04/2017 Liberia      46 No No No English  
2017  Africa  Other  Switzerland  Geneva  20/03/2017  20/03/2017  Benin, Burkina 
Faso, 
The Gambia, 
Guinea, 
Madagascar, 
Senegal, Togo, 
Zambia  Ghana, Kenya, 
Nigeria, Seychelles    12 No No No English  
2017  Arab and 
Middle 
East 
Countries  National 
seminar  Jordan  Amman  02/10/2017  04/10/2017    Jordan    23 No No No English  
2017  Asia and 
the Pacific  National 
seminar  Bangladesh  Dhaka  20/11/2017  22/11/2017  Bangladesh      30 No No No English  
2017  Asia and 
the Pacific  National 
seminar  Pakistan  Bhurban  09/5/2017  12/5/2017    Pakistan    56 No No No English  
2017  Asia and 
the Pacific  National 
seminar  Papua New 
Guinea  Port Moresby  05/12/2017  07/12/2017    Papua New Guinea    30 No No No English  
2017  Asia and 
the Pacific  National 
seminar  Sri Lanka  Colombo  21/02/2017  23/02/2017    Sri Lanka    43 No No No English  
2017  Asia and 
the Pacific  Other  Switzerland  Geneva  24/01/2017  24/01/2017  Afghanistan      17 No No No English  
2017  Central 
and 
Eastern 
Europe, 
Central 
Asia and 
the 
Caucasus  National 
seminar  Kazakhstan  Astana  24/04/2017  25/04/2017    Kazakhstan    50 No No No English  
2017  Central 
and 
Eastern 
Europe, 
Central 
Asia and 
the 
Caucasus  National 
seminar  Montenegro  Podgorica  03/10/2017  05/10/2017    Montenegro   9 No No No English   
  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
- 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  
2017  Latin 
America  National 
seminar  Argentina  Buenos Aires  21/11/2017  23/11/2017    Argentina    15 No No No Spanish  
2017  Latin 
America  National 
seminar  Colombia  Bogotá  21/11/2017  23/11/2017    Colombia    34 No No No Spanish  
2017  Latin 
America  National 
seminar  Paraguay  Asunción  02/05/2017  04/05/2017    Paraguay    33 No No No Spanish  
2017  Latin 
America  National 
seminar  Peru Lima 01/03/2017  03/03/2017    Peru   77 No No No Spanish  
2017  Latin 
America  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Costa Rica  San José  20/06/2017  23/06/2017    Costa Rica    47 No No No Spanish  
2017  Global  Other  Sweden  Stockholm  15/02/2017  17/02/2017    Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, 
Jordan, Lebanese 
Republic , Morocco, 
Palestine , Tunisia    27 No No No English  
2017  Global  Other  Sweden  Stockholm  26/04/2017  28/04/2017  Sudan  Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, 
Lebanese Republic , 
Morocco, Palestine, 
Tunisia    28 No No No English  
2017  Global  Other  Sweden  Stockholm  20/09/2017  21/09/2017  Sudan  Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, 
Jordan, Lebanese 
Republic , Morocco, 
Palestine, Tunisia    25 No No No English  
2017  Global  Other  Sweden  Stockholm  25/10/2017  27/10/2017  Lesotho, 
Malawi, 
Mozambique, 
Tanzania, 
Zambia  South Africa, 
Swaziland, 
Zimbabwe    27 No No No English  
2017  Global  Other  Sweden  Stockholm  08/11/2017  10/11/2017    Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, 
Jordan, Lebanese 
Republic , Morocco, 
Tunisia    27 No No No English  
2017  Global  Advanced 
SPS 
Course  Switzerland  Geneva  23/10/2017  10/11/2017  Afghanistan, 
The Gambia, 
Lesotho, 
Mozambique, 
Myanmar, 
Nepal, Sudan, 
Tanzania  Belarus; Belize;  
Botswana;  Brazil; 
China; Ghana; 
Guyana;  Malaysia;  
Maldives;  Moldova, 
Republic of ; Saudi 
Arabia,  Kingdom of ; 
South  Africa; 
Thailand; 
Russian  Federatio n; 
Viet Nam   23 Yes Yes Yes English   
  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
- 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  
2017  Global  Thematic 
SPS 
Workshop  Switzerland  Geneva  30/10/2017  31/10/2017  Burkina Faso, 
Chad, 
Comoros, 
Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo , 
Guinea, Lao 
People's 
Democratic 
Republic , Mali, 
Mozambique, 
Sudan, 
Uganda  Cameroon; Chile; 
Colombia;  Costa 
Rica; Cô te d'Ivoire; 
Dominican Republic;  
Ecuador; Ghana; 
Indonesia;  Jordan;  
Kyrgyz Republic;  
Lebanese Republic ; 
Malaysia; Mauritius; 
Mexico;  Moldova, 
Republic of ; 
Paraguay;  South 
Africa; Sri Lanka; 
Chinese Taipei; 
Thailand; Trinidad 
and Tobago;  Turkey    35 No No No English , 
French 
and 
Spanish  
2016  Africa  National 
seminar  Comoros  Moroni  07/11/2016  11/11/2016   Comoros   36 Yes Yes Yes French  
2016  Africa  National 
seminar  Egypt  Cairo 19/09/2016  22/09/2016   Egypt   50 No No No English  
2016  Africa  National 
seminar  Guinea  Conakry  18/07/2016  21/07/2016  Guinea    41 No No No French  
2016  Africa  National 
seminar  Madagascar  Antananarivo  05/04/2016  07/04/2016  Madagascar    50 No No No French  
2016  Africa  National 
seminar  Uganda   14/12/2016  16/12/2016  Uganda    26 No No No English  
2016  Africa  Other  Switzerland  Geneva  14/03/2016  14/03/2016  Burkina Faso, 
Burundi, 
Central African 
Republic, 
The Gambia, 
Guinea, Mali, 
Madagascar, 
Senegal, Togo, 
Zambia  Comoros, 
Côte d'Ivoire, 
Ghana, Kenya, 
Nigeria, Seychelles   16 No No No English 
and 
French  
2016  Arab and 
Middle 
East 
Countries  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Kuwait, the 
State of  Kuwait City  25/01/2016  28/01/2016   Bahrain, Kingdom 
of; Egypt; Jordan; 
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of ; Sudan; 
Syrian Arab 
Republic; Tunisia; 
United Arab 
Emirates   20 Yes Yes Yes English  
2016  Arab and 
Middle 
East 
Countries  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  United Arab 
Emirates  Dubai  03/10/2016  03/10/2016   Bahrain, Kingdom 
of; Kuwait, the State 
of; Oman;  Qatar;  
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of; United 
Arab Emirates;  
Yemen   16 No No No English   
  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
- 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  
2016  Asia (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Singapore  Singapore  28/11/2016  30/11/2016  Cambodia, Lao 
People's 
Democratic 
Republic, 
Myanmar  Bhutan;  
Brunei  Darussalam;  
Fiji; Hong Kong, 
China; India; 
Korea,  Republic of; 
Macao, China; 
Malaysia; Maldives; 
Pakistan; Papua New 
Guinea;  Philippines; 
Singa pore; Samoa; 
Sri Lanka; 
Chinese  Taipei; 
Thailand; Vanuatu; 
Viet Nam  34 No No No English  
2016  Asia (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Singapore  Singapore  30/11/2016  02/12/2016  Cambodia, 
Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic, 
Myanmar  Bhutan;  Brunei 
Darussalam;  Fiji; 
Hong Kong,  China; 
India; Korea, 
Republic of; Macao, 
China; Malaysia; 
Maldives; Pakistan; 
Papua New Guinea;  
Philippines; 
Singapore; Samoa; 
Sri Lanka; Chinese 
Taipei; Thailand; 
Vanuatu; Viet  Nam  30 No No No English  
2016  Central 
and 
Eastern 
Europe, 
Central 
Asia and 
the 
Caucasus  National 
seminar  Iran Tehran  18/04/2016  20/04/2016   Iran  47 No No No English  
2016  Central 
and 
Eastern 
Europe, 
Central 
Asia and 
the 
Caucasus  National 
seminar  Tajikistan  Dushanbe  28/09/2016  29/09/2016   Tajikistan   24 No No No English  
2016  Latin 
America  National 
seminar  Guatemala  Guatemala 
City 08/11/2016  10/11/2016   Guatemala   55 No No No Spanish  
2016  Latin 
America  National 
seminar  Panama  Panama City  19/04/2016  21/04/2016   Panama   31 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  
2016  Global  Advanced 
SPS 
Course  Switzerland  Geneva  17/10/2016  04/11/2016  Benin, Burkina 
Faso, Burundi, 
Chad, Guinea, 
Haiti, Mali, 
Rwanda, 
Senegal, Togo  Algeria, Cameroon, 
Comoros, Congo, 
Côte d'Ivoire, 
Gabon, Libya, 
Mauritius, Morocco, 
Tunisia   25 Yes Yes Yes French  
2016  Global  Thematic  
SPS 
Workshop  Switzerland  Geneva  24/10/2016  25/10/2016  Angola, Chad, 
Rwanda, 
Solomon 
Islands, 
Sudan, 
Uganda, 
Vanuatu  Argentina; Bhutan; 
Cameroon; 
Costa  Rica; Georgia; 
Hong Kong, China; 
Israel; Jamaica; 
Jordan; Kenya; 
Lebanes e Republic; 
Malaysia; Peru; 
Sri Lanka; 
Suriname; 
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia; Turkey; 
Zimbabwe   27 Yes Yes Yes English, 
French 
and 
Spanish  
2016  Global  Other  Switzerland   11/07/2016  15/07/2016  Malawi, 
Tanzania  Bahamas; Belarus; 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of; Botswana; 
Cameroon; China; 
Ecuador; Indi a; 
Indonesia; Malaysia; 
Mexico   21 Yes No No English  
2016  Global  Other  Sweden  Stockholm  24/02/2016  26/02/2016   Algeria , Egypt, Iraq, 
Jordan, Lebanese 
Republic, Morocco, 
Palestine, Tunisia   26 No No No English  
2015  Africa  National 
seminar  Algeria  Alger 05/08/2015  06/08/2015    Algeria    49 No No No French  
2015  Africa  National 
seminar  The Gambia  Banjul  16/03/2015  18/03/2015  The Gambia      30 No No No English  
2015  Africa  National 
seminar  Sudan  Khartoum  02/11/2015  05/11/2015  Sudan      43 No No No English  
2015  Africa  National 
seminar  Uganda  Jinja 04/08/2015  06/08/2015  Uganda      30 No No No English  
2015  Africa  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Kenya  Nairobi  05/05/2015  08/05/2015  Djibouti, 
Ethiopia, 
Somalia, 
South Sudan, 
Sudan, 
Uganda  Kenya    37 Yes Yes Yes English  
2015  Africa  Other  Switzerland  Geneva  24/03/2015  24/03/2015  Burkina Faso, 
Central African 
Republic, 
Madagascar, 
Mali, Senegal, 
Zambia  Botswana, 
Cabo Verde, Ghana, 
Kenya, Nigeria    11 No No No English   
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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  
2015  Africa  Other  Switzerland  Geneva  12/10/2015  12/10/2015  Burkina Faso, 
Burundi, 
Equatorial 
Guinea, 
The Gambia, 
Madagascar, 
Mali, Niger, 
Rwanda, 
Senegal, 
Sierra Leone, 
Togo, Uganda, 
Zambia  Cabo Verde, 
Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, 
Gabon, Kenya, 
Nigeria, Seychelles, 
Zimbabwe    25 No No No English  
2015  Africa  Other  Switzerland  Geneva  05/05/2015  05/05/2015  Benin, 
Madagascar, 
Senegal  Cameroon, Congo, 
Côte d'Ivoire, 
Mauritius, Tunisia    12 No No No French  
2015  Arab and 
Middle 
East 
Countries  National 
seminar  Oman  Muscat  15/11/2015  16/11/2015    Oman    20 No No No English  
2015  Asia and 
the Pacific  National 
seminar  Macao, 
China  Macao  16/09/2015  17/09/2015    Macao, China    25 No No No English  
2015  Asia and 
the Pacific  National 
seminar  Myanmar  Nay Pyi Taw  24/02/2015  26/02/2015  Myanmar      50 No No No English  
2015  Asia and 
the Pacific  National 
seminar  Chinese 
Taipei  Taipei  28/07/2015  30/07/2015    Chinese Taipei    47 No No No English  
2015  Asia and 
the Pacific  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Thailand  Bangkok  10/11/2015  13/11/2015  Bangladesh, 
Bhutan, 
Cambodia, 
Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic, 
Myanmar, 
Nepal  Hong Kong, China; 
India; Indonesia; 
Maldives; Mongolia; 
Pakistan; 
Philippines; 
Singapore; 
Sri Lanka; 
Chinese  Taipei; 
Thailand; Viet  Nam   50 Yes Yes No English  
2015  Asia and 
the Pacific  Other  Sweden  Stockholm  29/04/2015  01/05/2015  Cambodia, 
Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic, 
Myanmar, 
Nepal  Malaysia, Sri  Lanka    26 No No No English  
2015  Asia and 
the Pacific  Other  Thailand  Bangkok  24/11/2015  25/11/2015  Cambodia, 
Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic, 
Myanmar  Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, 
Viet Nam Japan  10
4 No No No English   
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- 13 - 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  
2015  Central 
and 
Eastern 
Europe, 
Central 
Asia and 
the 
Caucasus  Other  Turkmenista
n Ashgabat  29/06/2015  30/06/2015    Turkmenistan    30 No No No English  
2015  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
seminar  Dominican 
Republic  Santo 
Domingo  01/09/2015  03/09/2015    Dominican Republic    46 No No No Spanish  
2015  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
seminar  Honduras  Tegucigalpa  15/04/2015  17/04/2015    Honduras    33 No No No Spanish  
2015  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
seminar  Mexico  Mexico City  28/04/2015  30/04/2015    Mexico    70 No No No Spanish  
2015  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
seminar  Paraguay  Asunción  31/08/2015  02/09/2015    Paraguay    35 No No No Spanish  
2015  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  National 
seminar  Trinidad and 
Tobago  Port of Spain  02/03/2015  04/03/2015    Trinidad and Tobago    93 No No No English  
2015  Latin 
America 
and the 
Caribbean  (Sub) 
Regional 
Workshop  Belize  Belize City  27/10/2015  30/10/2015    Antigua and 
Barbuda, Barbados, 
Belize, Guyana, 
Jamaica, Saint Kitts 
and Nevis, 
Saint Lucia, 
Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines, 
Suriname, Trinidad 
and Tobago    31 Yes Yes Yes English  
2015  Global  Advanced 
SPS 
Course  Switzerland  Geneva  05/10/2015  23/10/2015  Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, 
Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo, 
Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic, 
Madagascar, 
Sudan, 
Tanzania, 
Uganda, 
Zambia  Egypt, Georgia, 
Ghana, Indonesia, 
Iran, Jamaica, 
Jordan, Kenya, 
Papua New Guinea, 
Philippines, 
Saint Lucia, 
Seychelles, Trinidad 
and Tobago, 
Zimbabwe    23 Yes Yes Yes English   
  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.13  
 
- 14 - 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  
2015  Global  Thematic 
SPS 
Workshop  Switzerland  Geneva  12/10/2015  13/10/2015  Afghanistan, 
Bangladesh, 
Benin, 
Burkina  Faso, 
Burundi, Chad, 
Comoros, 
Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo, 
Ethiopia, 
Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic, 
Madagascar, 
Malawi, Mali, 
Mozambique, 
Nepal, Niger, 
Tanzania, 
Togo,  Yemen  Algeria; Bahrain, 
Kingdom of; 
Botswana; 
Cabo Verde; China; 
Congo; Costa  Rica; 
Côte d'Ivoire; Cuba; 
Ecuador; Egypt; 
Ghana; Hon duras; 
India; Indonesia; 
Kyrgyz  Republic; 
Moldova, Republic 
of; Morocco; 
Nigeria; Pakistan; 
Paraguay, 
Philippines; Samoa; 
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of; Serbia; 
South  Africa; 
Chinese Taipei; 
Thailand; Tunisia; 
Ukraine; United Arab 
Emirates    50 No No No English  
2015  Global  Other  Sweden  Stockholm  25/02/2015  27/02/2015  Yemen  Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, 
Jordan, Lebanese 
Republic , Morocco, 
Palestine, Tunisia    25 No No No English  
2015  Global  Other  Switzerland  Geneva  07/07/2015  07/07/2015    Algeria; Botswana; 
China; Colombia; 
Egypt; Hong  Kong, 
China; Jordan; 
Kenya; Lebanese 
Republic ; Mexico; 
Russian Federation; 
Serbia; 
Chinese  Taipei; 
Tunisia; Ukraine  Poland, 
Spain  21 No No No English  
2015  Global  Other  Sweden  Stockholm  14/10/2015  16/10/2015    Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, 
Jordan, Lebanese 
Republic , Morocco, 
Palestine, Tunisia    27 No No No English  
 
 
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