G/SPS/GEN/1160/Add.4  
 
21 June 2016  
(16-3361)  Page: 1/4  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
COMMUNICATION FROM JAPAN 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 21 June 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan. 
 
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  1.  Japan would like to provide the following information regarding the provision of SPS-related 
technical assistance from Japanese fiscal year 2015 in response to the Secretariat's request in 
G/SPS/W/101. 
2.  SPS-related technical assistance from Japan has been provided to developing countries in 
accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement on th e Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) 
Measures with a primary aim to facilitate the enhancement and implementation of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in developing countries based on sound science. 
3.  The attached table shows Japan's SPS-related technical assistance from 1 April 2015 to 
31 March 2016. The total value of the SPS-related technical assistance provided by Japan for the period amounted to approximately 670 million Japanese yen. The accumulated amount of Japanese assistance since 1 April 2009 is approximately 5.1 billion Japanese yen. 
4.  The number of programmes provided by Japan since 1 April 2009 has amounted to 58 and 
assistance has been provided to more than 50 countries in Asia, the Pacific region, Central America, South America, Central As ia, and Africa. Technical assistance has been directed not only 
to individual countries but also to groups of countries, regions and the whole world. 
5.  Japan's overseas aid programme is managed primarily by the Japan International Cooperation 
Agency (JICA). JICA was established as an Incorporated Administrative Agency under the Act of 
the Incorporated Administrative Agency. The Government of Japan as well has implemented SPS-
related technical assistance for the Asia and Pacifi c region through Official Development Assistance 
(ODA). 
6.  Japan's assistance covered all four broad categories listed in G/SPS/GEN/206: information; 
training; "soft" infrastructure development an d "hard" infrastructure development. Japan's 
assistance covered most of the "typical areas of competence" listed under the headings of food safety, animal health and plant protec tion, in the Annex of G/SPS/GEN/206. 
7.  Japan has also been contributing to development aid as a donor country to the Standards and 
Trade Development Facility (STDF) since 2009. G/SPS/GEN/1160/Add.4 
 
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  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY JAPAN TO MEMBERS, OBSERVERS 
AND OTHER COUNTRIES 
IN FY2015 (APRIL 2015 TO MARCH 2016) 
Sector Description of Programme 
(Date) Form of 
Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety, Animal 
Health and Plant 
Health  Project of general support for SPS-
related measures and 
transboundary animal disease measures in Asia 
1. Contribution to FAO on SPS-
related technical assistance for ASEAN developing countries - Dispatch of 2 experts (RAP and 
IPPC Secretariat) 
- Workshops, training courses and information exchange meetings on 
international standards 
(2015-2019)  
2. Contribution to OIE on SPS-
related technical assistance for Asian developing countries - Development of roadmap for 
controlling transboundary diseases 
such as FMD in the Asian region  - Promotion of disease surveillance 
- Workshop on FMD 
(2015-2019) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure (ODA project) Asian developing 
countries (ASEAN 
Countries) 
Food Safety, Animal 
Health and Plant 
Health  Contribution to STDF on SPS-
related technical assistance for 
developing countries 
(2009-2015) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure 
(ODA project) Global 
Food Safety The project for Strengthening of 
Agricultural Pesticide Residue 
Analysis System - Dispatch of experts 
- Training 
(13 Nov. 2011–12 Nov. 2016) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure (JICA project) Ethiopia 
Food Safety Project of Strengthening and 
consolidation of production and 
use of improved sesame seeds for 
small-scale farmers 
- Dispatch of experts 
- Training 
(17 Dec. 2012–16 Dec. 2016) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure 
(JICA project) Paraguay 
Food Safety Project for reinforcement of 
sesame production 
(Mar. 2014–Sep. 2019) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure (JICA project) Burkina Faso 
Food Safety Seminar for Food Safety Policy 
Making and Management 
- Training 
- Study tour 
(9 Nov. 2015-20 Nov. 2015) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure 
(JICA project) Algeria, Azerbaijan, 
China, Egypt, 
Kosovo, Philippines, 
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  Sector Description of Programme 
(Date) Form of 
Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety Food Sa fety Administration 
- Training - Study tour 
(4 Oct. 2015-31 Oct. 2015) Training and 
Soft infrastructure 
(JICA project) Armenia, 
Burkina Faso, China, Ecuador, 
Egypt, Indonesia, 
Kenya, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, 
Palau 
Food Safety EPP Strengthening Food Import 
Control Activities 
-Training 
-Study Tour 
(14-27 Feb. 2016) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure 
(JICA scheme) Malaysia 
Food Safety Strengthening the Capacity of the 
Quality Control Company limited 
on Pesticide Residue Analysis(PRA) - Dispatch of experts 
- Training 
- Provision of equipment (15 Feb. 2014-31 Mar. 2017) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure (JICA project) Ghana 
Food Safety Hygiene and Quality Management 
for Animal Source Foods 
- Training course for seven people  
(16 Feb. 2015-22 May.2015) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure 
(JICA project) Afghanistan, Cuba, 
Ghana, Papua New 
Guinea, Samoa, 
Uganda 
Food Safety Seminar fo r Food  Safety Policy 
Making and Management (8 Nov. 2015-21 Nov. 2015) Training and 
Soft infrastructure 
(JICA Project) Global 
Food Safety The Project for Master Plan on 
inspection of quality and safety on 
milk and daily products 
(10 Aug. 2015-30 Sep. 2016) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure 
(JICA Project) Kyrgyz Republic 
Animal health OIE/JTF Project for Controlling 
Zoonosis in Asia under One Health 
Concept 
1. One Health and Veterinary Services  
To prevent and control Zoonosis 
under One Health approach - Expert meeting and workshop To strengthen capacity of 
Veterinary Services 
- Training courses co-organised with OIE Reference Centres 
2. Good Governance 
To strengthen good governance of Veterinary Services and animal 
welfare 
- Regional seminar (2013-2017) Training and 
Soft 
Infrastructure 
(ODA project) Developing 
Countries in Asia 
Pacific region 
Animal Health Project on Capacity Development 
of Animal Health Laboratory 
- Dispatch of experts 
- Study tour 
- Training 
- Provision of equipment 
(17 Jul. 2011-16 Jul. 2015) Training, Soft 
infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure 
(JICA project) Indonesia G/SPS/GEN/1160/Add.4 
 
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  Sector Description of Programme 
(Date) Form of 
Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health The Project on Sustainable 
Livestock Development for Rural Sindh 
- Dispatch of experts 
- Provision of equipment - Training 
(15 Jan. 2014-15 Jan. 2019) Training, Soft 
infrastructure and Hard 
infrastructure 
(JICA project) Pakistan 
Animal Health Preparatory Survey for the Project 
for Improvement of Equipment for 
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Control 
- Dispatch of experts 
- Provision of equipment 
(10 Apr. 2014-30 Oct. 2015) Soft 
infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure 
(JICA project) Myanmar 
Animal Health The Project for Epidemiological 
Studies on Animal Protozoan Diseases in Mongolia and 
Development of Effective 
Diagnostics Measures - Dispatch of experts - Provision of equipment 
- Training 
(1 Jun. 2014-31 May 2019) Training, Soft 
infrastructure and Hard 
infrastructure 
(JICA project) Mongolia 
Plant Health Project of Fermentation technology 
for experimental production of 
biocontrol agents 
- Dispatch of experts 
- Provision of equipment 
(1 Aug. 2013-31 Jul. 2015) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure 
(JICA project) Argentina 
 
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