G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.14/Add.1  
 
22 May 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures    
 
  
WTO SPS TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES IN 20 24: 
GENERAL INFORMATION, SELECTION PROCESS  AND APPLICATION FORM  
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Addendum  
1.  This document provides information on  a Regional SPS Workshop for French -speaking Africa 
which will be held in December 2024 .2 
1  REGIONAL SPS WORKSHOP  
2.  A Regional SPS Workshop for French -speaking Africa , organized in cooperation with Morocco , is 
scheduled to take place in Marrakesh on  2-6 December  2024. The workshop  will be delivered in 
French . 
1.1  Selection Process  
3.  The Secretariat will select participants for th is regional workshop . The target  audience are 
government officials:  
a. holding direct responsibilities in the SPS area, including  in the implementation of the 
transparency provisions of the SPS Agreement ; 
b. possessing a good understanding of the p rovisions and structure of the WTO, and the 
principles and provisions of the SPS Ag reement ; and  
c. fluent in oral and written French . 
4.  All candidates are strongly encouraged to  complete the WTO SPS e -Learning Course by the time 
of their application. Priority may be given to candidates who have successfully completed the 
SPS e-Learning Course .3 In addition, candidates must be government officials at the time of applying 
for the workshop and during the workshop.  
5.  Candidates will be selected using criteria such as the fulfilment of pre -requisites  and balance 
among the selected candidates.  Priority might be given to candidates from SPS National Notification 
Authorities (NNAs) and/or Enquiry Points (NEPs).  
6.  The Governments of Members and Observers to the WTO, eligible to benefit from training and 
technical cooperation activities, will be invited to present officials for consideration in the selection 
process in July/August 2024. In this regard, an invitation letter with the application form will be 
distributed to eligible technical assistance beneficiaries through their WTO representation. 
Please  consult the information in Annex I.  
7.  Administrative and logistical information will be provided in due course to the selected 
candidates.  
 
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 Please refer to G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.14  of 16 February 2024  for information on additional 
SPS technical assistance activities to be held in 202 4. 
3 Additional information regarding enrolment in the SPS e -Learning Course is available in Section 1  of 
G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.14 . G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.14/Add.1  
 
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  ANNEX I  
REGIONAL SPS WORKSHOP IN 202 4 
Title of the 
activity  Regional SPS Workshop for French -speaking Africa  (in French ) 
Dates  2-6 December  2024  
Venue  Marrakesh , Morocco  
Eligible WTO 
Members and 
Observers1 Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, 
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d 'Ivoire, 
Democratic  Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, 
Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, 
Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia.  
Pre-requisites  Only for government officials holding  direct responsibilities in the SPS area, 
including  in the implementation of the transparency provisions of the 
SPS Agreement ; possessing a good understanding of the p rovisions and 
structure of the WTO, and the principles and pr ovisions of the 
SPS Agreement . 
Candidates are strongly encouraged to complete the WTO SPS e -Learning 
Course by the time of their application, in any of the WTO working 
languages  (see Section 1 of document G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.14  regarding 
enrolment in the e -Learning Course).  
Fluen t in oral and written French . 
Priority might be given to candidates from SPS National Noti fication 
Authorities (NNAs) and/or Enquiry Points (NEPs).  
Application  The Governments of Members and Observers to the WTO, eligible to benefit 
from training and technical cooperation activities, will be invited to present 
officials for consideration in the selection process in July/August  2024.  
In this regard, an invitation letter with the application form will be 
distributed to eligible technical assistance beneficiaries through their WTO 
representation . 
Results of the 
selection  Selected candidates will be informed about the results of the selection by 
September 2024.  
Administrative and logistical information will be provided in due course to 
the selected candidates.  
 
 
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1 Eligible participants are government officials from  the listed  WTO Members and Observers, that are not 
subject to WTO Administrative Measures.