G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3
16 March 2015
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
PROVIDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2014 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 12 March 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union. 
 
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Overview 
The European Union (EU) continued to provide SPS-related technical assistance to non-EU 
countries during 2014. The aim of the assistance provided was to facilitate and enhance 
developing countries' ability to bring their products to market and to take better advantage of the 
opportunities to trade around the world. 
 
The EU's technical assistance activities referred to in this note focus on the SPS area or cover a 
broader scope. In 2014, more than 360 such projec ts were financed worldwide. The EU's total 
contribution in 2014 amounted to approximately EUR 152 million1 and was provided jointly by 
the European Commission and EU member States. 
 
EU technical assistance takes the form of both development assistance and aid directed at 
improving opportunities for trade. As the world's largest importer of products from developing 
countries, the European Union's assistance is mutual ly beneficial in terms of securing new markets 
for developing countries and supplies of  safe food for the European Union. 
 
1.1.  In response to the Secretariat's request in document G/SPS/W/101, the European Union 
hereby submits information on technical assistance provided to other countries during 2014, in accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures. focus 
1.2.  SPS-related technical assistance is provided  primarily to facilitate exports from developing 
countries – often with a special focus on small producers – in order to encourage access to the European Union and other world markets. The a ssistance is also geared towards improving 
governance and meeting international standards, both of which help countries to take better 
advantage of available trade opportunities. 
1.3.  The technical assistance activities, listed in the attached table, are provided by the European 
Commission and individual EU member States. These ac tivities take 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 the three sisters: Codex, IPPC and OIE. 
                                               
1 This figure represents the budget for 2014 and includes also the non-SPS elements when they are 
present. In case of multi-annual projects the total co ntribution has been divided by the number of years of 
execution. G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3 
 
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  1.4.  Within the European Commission, different services are involved in the provision of SPS-
related technical assistance. They are: the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development, the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, the Directorate General for Trade and the Directorat e General for Health and Food Safety. In EU 
member States, ministries dealing with agriculture, health and/or related disciplines, or 
development agencies, lead the efforts in this field. 
1.5.  The SPS-related projects undertaken can be broadly divided into two main fields: those that 
seek to contribute to the development of SPS stan dards and those that seek to ensure their proper 
application. 
1.6.  In its thrust to help with the development of SPS standards, the European Union – under its 
Aid for Trade programme – contributes significantly to the work of the three sisters. In total, over 
the period 2011-2014, EUR 4.3 million was granted,  via multiannual contribution agreements, to: 
• facilitate the participation of developing countries in meetings of the international 
standard-setting bodies (ISSBs); 
• establish and maintain the International Plant Protection Convention's Implementation 
Review and Support System; 
• help the World Organisation for Animal Health organise Global Conferences in the areas of 
animal health, animal welfare and veterinary public health; 
• assist Codex Alimentarius to perform a pilot study on mycotoxins in sorghum in certain 
African countries (January 2012 - December 2014); and 
• contribute to the Codex Alimentarius' Trust Fund. 
1.7.  Two main EU projects, Quality and Conformity Fruits and Vegetables Programme (PIP) and 
Development of Food Safety Systems Programme (EDES), which will end in 2015, have undergone mid-term external evaluations in 2013, which is a standard procedure for all programmes funded 
by the European Union. The aim of the mid-term  reviews was both to check the progress of the 
programmes, and to produce recommendations for improving how they work and maximising their impact. Both evaluations were extremely positive. They reflect the opinions and perceptions of the 
beneficiaries and food sector stakeholders, who completed questionnaires on their assessment of 
the role played by the two programmes in the de velopment of their businesses and their industry. 
1.8.  The independent experts tasked with the evaluation visited six countries each (PIP - Côte 
d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, Uganda; EDES - Mauritania, Senegal, 
Cameroon, Kenya, Mauritius and the Dominican Republic) in 2013 for their field research and also 
met the project team in Brussels. The evaluation process concluded with a workshop presenting the findings in October 2013. 
PIP – Quality and Conformity Fru its and Vegetables Programme 
1.9.  PIP is a cooperation programme amounting to EUR 32,5 million, supported by the European 
Commission and managed by COLEACP (the Europe-ACP Liaison Committee), which is an inter-
professional association that represents and defend s the interests of African, Caribbean and Pacific 
(ACP) producers/exporters and European importers of fruit, vegetables, flowers and plants. The 
programme aims to support producers of fruit and vegetables to comply with European SPS regulations, and in so doing, to improve the trade of agricultural products. It is financed by the 
European Development Fund and implemented at the request of the ACP Group of States. The 
second stage of PIP (PIP 2) was launched in October 2009 – following a successful first phase which started in 2001 – and will run until the end of 2015. 
1.10.  The evaluation found that PIP has played a role in maintaining fruit and vegetable export 
levels from ACP countries to the European Union by helping producers comply with food safety regulations and assimilate buyers' commercial standards and helping to professionalise agro-
industry in the countries concerned. 
1.11.  This contribution has had a real impact on alleviating poverty, in particular by increasing the 
number of small-scale farmers who supply the exporters and who benefit from their oversight. However, keeping very small-scale producers in the supply chain remains a challenge due to the 
cost of certifications and the difficulty for exporters to practise self-assessment when production is 
much dispersed. G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3 
 
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  1.12.  The experience gained by COLEACP during  the first phase of the programme has led to 
great strides: the methodology was up and running, contacts with stakeholders were and still are very good, and the network of local experts wa s mobilised immediately. The evaluation also 
highlighted the programme's adaptability to changi ng issues, particularly the emergence of local 
and regional markets and the increase in social corporate responsibility standards for businesses. 
1.13.  Strengths identified by the evaluation in clude the cost advantage of the network of ACP 
consultants, South-South cooperation, and durabili ty, achieved through the lasting nature of the 
capacity-building rolled out to large and small-scale producers. Dissemination of technical 
equipment and training tools via the internet also contributes to the programme's effectiveness. 
1.14.  The project is seen as closely associated with the private sector and, since its actions are 
demand-driven, as being close to beneficiaries' needs. This proximity has also helped assimilate 
the needs of the private sector into the project's development. 
1.15.  Regardless of these positive findings, the evaluation team made a number of 
recommendations for improving the quality and impact of the project during the second half of the 
implementation period. 
PIP - Key recommendations 
• Strengthen the capacities of other stakeholders in the horticultural sector, particularly 
small-scale pesticide retailers, brokers
2, credit organisations and local consumer 
associations; 
• Expand the areas of intervention, in partic ular to improve the agronomic expertise of 
small-scale producers, to help growers and exporters develop their business and financial 
management, and to give exporters the means to recognise and reject unscrupulous 
brokers; 
• Make greater use of information and communication technology to provide advice and 
training to small-scale producers (SMS, video clips); 
• Consider other sources of funding to promote the durability of the programme's work, and 
to open it up to other non-ACP and non-fruit and vegetable beneficiaries; 
• Strengthen monitoring and evaluation system s by developing synergies with existing 
systems, at both state and commercial level; 
• Continue and strengthen interactions between PI P and EDES at national level, in particular 
to enable a more holistic approach to preventing risks in pesticide use; 
• Extend the programme's duration to the end of 2015 to allow it to fulfil its budgetary 
capacity. 
EDES – Development of Food  Safety Systems Programme 
1.16.  The EDES Programme is supported by the European Commission, and managed and 
implemented by a Consortium led by COLEACP, in  cooperation with eight European Institutions3, 
which has been entrusted by the European Union to implement the programme. Launched at the 
request of the ACP Group of States, it has re ceived funding worth EUR 29.5 million from the 
European Development Fund covering 2010-2015. The programme seeks to improve the contribution of food and feed trade to poverty reduction in ACP beneficiary countries. The purpose of the project is to ensure that risk-based food  and feed safety systems for export products are 
established in line with regional, international and EU SPS standards. With the methodological 
support and expertise of the Consortium's partners , EDES develops capacity building activities, 
mainly through training, technical assistance, facilitation or coaching. 
1.17.  EDES is well received and keenly anticipated among supply chain operators, mainly due to 
the support it provides in adapting legislation and strengthening referral bodies (official controls, laboratories, etc.). 
                                               
2 Brokers are intermediaries who collect goods fro m small-scale producers to supply exporters. 
3 Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire de l'alimen tation, de l'environnement et du travail (France) ; 
National Food Institute / Technical University (Denmark ) ; CIRAD (France) ; Natural Resources Institute (UK) ; 
Ecole Nationale des Services Vétérina ires (France) ; France Vétérinaire International (France) ; Direction 
Générale de l'Alimentation (France) ; F ood and Environment Research Agency (UK). G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3 
 
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  1.18.  Despite the delay in its implementation of activities and in its financial execution, the EDES 
Programme has a good degree of development with an increase in actions and results thanks to an intervention strategy that proved to be effect ive and appropriate, even when applied late. The 
prolongation of the Programme for 24 months was desirable considering the effectiveness of the 
execution of the strategy and the pace  of implementation of the Programme. 
1.19.  Implementing EDES is problematic in countries where dialogue between private businesses 
(in charge of self- assessment) and public institutions (in charge of official controls) is weak. This 
represents a challenge. 
1.20.  The evaluators expect EDES to achieve its goals thanks to its strategic approach and its 
ability to adapt to the realities of each country. The evaluation report highlights the effectiveness 
of the methodology COLEACP has developed under PIP, and from which EDES is currently 
benefiting, in particular the network of local consultants, the cascade approach to training, and the 
training tools. These synergies also help achieve economies of scale. 
1.21.  The EDES Programme supports local initiatives for developing sustainable and appropriate 
systems, taking into account local needs and the export-related requirements. Despite this, in 
countries where the SPS legal framework is outdated or is not harmonized with international standards, the EDES Programme could contribute to improving the legal and regulatory 
requirements at the request of the countries. 
1.22.  One of the results of the EDES Programme is the improvement of laboratory services at 
national and regional levels. Different users (producers, processors, etc.) need access to comprehensive and reliable analytical services. However the existing laboratory networks in ACP 
countries are not in a condition to meet the users' demands for several reasons: i) long delivery 
times for test results; ii) too few accredited laboratories; iii) low availability of reagents for tests; iv) users lack funds to pay the tests. 
1.23.  Finally, the evaluation indicated that the Pr ogramme is relevant to the priorities of the ACP 
countries and represents an opportunity for development of international dynamics and market regulations. A challenge that most of ACP countries have to face in order to maintain their market 
quotas and to win new ones while ensuring consumer health, is to produce in compliance with 
hygiene criteria and application of international SPS. 
EDES - Key recommendations 
• Continue strengthening inspection services; 
• Step up the involvement of official controls in preparing sector-specific self-assessment 
guides; 
• Strengthen synergies with PIP for improved integration of the two programmes within 
COLEACP; 
• Optimise how platforms for dialogue operate between businesses and public services - a 
key element for ensuring the effectiveness of food safety systems; 
• Contribute further to revision of the statutory and regulatory requirements for sanitary and 
phytosanitary aspects. Extend the programme's duration until the end of 2015 to compensate for the delay in implementing it. 
1.24.  The European Union would like to draw attention to its report of the previous year – as 
found in document G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.2 of 14 March 2014 – identifying the SPS-related 
technical assistance provided during 2013. This document provides more information also on other significant EU projects. 
1.25.  Any non-EU country requiring SPS-related tec hnical assistance is invited to approach the EU 
Delegation based in their country, or the relevant directorates of the European Commission located in Brussels, Belgium or individual EU member States for further information. 
  
  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3
 
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SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVID ED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2014 
PROJECTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Sector Date of execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 5 August 2009-
1 January 2016 € 35M The PIP Phase II programme co ntinues to support fruits and 
vegetables producers and exporters of ACP countries, with greater focus on small producers, to comply with SPS regulations of the European market, as well as with commercial requirements and environmental, social and fair treatment aspects. Capacity building 
and training 32 ACP Countries 
Animal Health 22 December 2010-
31 December 2016 € 30M The VET-GOV programme aims to improve the institutional 
environment in most African countries in order to create 
affordable, accessible and sustaina ble quality veterinary services. 
Veterinary governance consists of a consolidated legislative 
framework establishing mandate and role of veterinary services 
and including means to apply and respect it. This, in many cases, 
means a need for institutional reforms, including drafting a clear 
animal health policy, strategy and their legal enforcement, which 
this programme will help to facilitate by tackling the prevailing 
obstacles. Capacity building  ACP Countries  
Food Safety 1 December 2009-
31 December 2015 € 29.5M The EDES Programme seeks to improve the contribution of food 
and feed trade in poverty reduct ion in the beneficiary countries. 
The purpose of the project is to ensure that risk-based food and 
feed safety systems for export products are established in ACP countries which are in line with regional, international and EU SPS standards. With the methodologic al support and expertise of the 
Consortium's partners, EDES develo ps capacity building activities, 
mainly through training, technical assistance, facilitation or 
coaching. Capacity building 
and training 32 ACP countries 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 9 November 2009-
6 August 2015 € 23.5M PRACAMS aims to promote the creation of a Regional Quality 
System and the application of  SPS measures, to ensure 
compliance by the Central American economies with the 
requirements of international markets under the WTO TBT and 
SPS Agreements. The project is based on the following principles: 
Integrated dimension of TBT/SPS;  Support to existing regional 
and national institutions; Multiplying effect through the training of 
trainers; Strengthening of public /private dialogue; Public and 
private technical assistance. Capacity building  Central America 
Region  
  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3
 
- 6 - Sector Date of execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety, 
animal health, plant health 25 September 2009-
1 September 2015 € 20M To provide continued support to China facilitating a sustainable 
trade and investment system an d to further enhance China's 
economic, regulatory, legal and administrative reform capacity. To provide Technical Assistance to strengthen the design and implementation of trade and investment policy, legislation and 
regulation at central and provincial level. There are seven 
components and one of them is agriculture sector and SPS measures. Capacity building China 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 29 November 2012-
30 April 2017 € 19M The proposed programme supports the Nigerian Government in 
improving the competitiveness of its market, facilitating trade and 
participating in regional economic integration foreseen as focal 
sector 3 -CSP - 10th EDF. It has three components: 
strengthening trade supporting in stitutions, national quality 
infrastructure of Nigeria (12 M EUR) and support for improvement 
of business and investment climate in Nigeria. Total cost of the 
project 230,5 M EUR Capacity building Nigeria 
Plant Health 7 November 2013-
17 December 2019 € 17M This project is part of the re-launch of agricultural initiatives of 
ECOWAP (Common Agricultural Policy of the Economic 
Community of West African States). It aims at helping countries to combat the effects of fruit flies which hinder exports. Capacity building  West Africa Region 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 21 December 2009-
27 November 2015 € 16M Different projects. Construction of laboratories to control, 
formation, trade facilitation, form ation in agrofood laboratories, 
etc.  Capacity building  Democratic Republic 
of the Congo  
Food Safety 18 December 2009-
12 July 2016 € 15.1M Supporting competitiveness of SME's and integration in national, 
regional and international markets. There will be 4 expected results dealing with the improvement of the national quality system, strengthening control capacity of institutions, value chains and policy.  Capacity building  Nicaragua 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 14 November 2011-
17 July 2014 € 15M The project aims at improving in Benin the system of sanitary and 
phytosanitary control of agricult ural and agri-food products in 
enterprises and at institutional level (component 1), 
strengthening the public-priva te dialogue (component 2) 
developing the productive sectors with specific supports for 
targeted groups and with prof essional training activities 
(component 3) as well as improving access to credit for very 
small/small and medium enterprises thanks to a support to 
mesofinance (component 4). Capacity building  Benin 
Food safety 2010-2014 € 15M The Trade Related Assistance and Qualit y Enabling Programme 
(TRAQUE) aims at facilitating tr ade and stimulating trade led pro- 
poor growth. Food safety, FDA, quality conformity assessment, 
projects on laboratories, etc. Capacity building  Ghana  
  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3
 
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euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety 13 December 2011-
20 September 2016 € 12.6M Contribute to the creation of the OECS economic union as a single 
economic and financial space through the development of a 
harmonised policy, legislative, regulatory and administrative 
framework and to enhance institutional capacity and export 
competitiveness. On expected result is to have an agricultural 
health and food safety policy. Capacity building  Caribbean Region 
Food Safety 2 August 2012-
19 June 2017 € 12.1M The proposed Standards and Market Access Programme is aiming 
at strengthening the legal framework and institutional infrastructure for testing and ce rtification for plant and animal-
based products in Kenya. Capacity building  Kenya 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 22 November 2010-
17 May 2016 € 11.62M Support to Government of Malawi towards facilitating regional 
integration, trade and investme nt. There is a project about: 
Quality Assurance (SPS included), Accreditation and Metrology 
(SQAM) Infrastructure in Mala wi (Contribution Agreement).  Capacity building  Malawi 
Food safety, 
animal health, plant health 31 December 2009-
5 May 2016 € 11.55M The project aims to support st ronger participation of Pakistan in 
the multilateral trading system and in regional trade initiatives through trade policy reforms, wh ile fostering employment and 
income-generating trade developm ent strategies in Pakistan Capacity building  Pakistan 
Food safety 8 April 2014-
17 June 2018 € 10.33M The overall objective is to enhance the contribution of fishery 
sector to food security and economic growth in Africa. The specific 
objective is to improve institutional and policy environment for 
sustainable utilisation and management of fishery. Capacity building  African Union 
Animal Health 2012-28 February 2018 € 10M One Health Approach operational  in South-East Asia (SEA). For 
that a holistic approach to health  among different stakeholders at 
the Animal-Human-Environment interface will be developed. Capacity building  Asia 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 24 November 2011-
14 June 2017 € 10M The programme aims at strengthening the Central American 
integration process through the facilitation of intraregional 
commerce, the deepening of common mechanisms and the 
support to the implementation of the Association Agreement. Capacity building  Central America 
Region 
Food safety, 
animal health, plant health 1 January 2015-
31 December 2017 € 10M The overall objective is to  enable Myanmar/Burma to take 
advantage of its re-integration into the world trading system including ASEAN, and the opportuni ties for trade and investment 
to enhance sustainable economic growth, raise standards of living and support inclusive development in the country. Capacity building  Myanmar 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 14 November 2011-
29 February 2016 € 10M One aspect of this project is the stimulation of the private sector 
and the increase of trade, and the other is the professional 
training in line with economic needs. Capacity building  Niger  
  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3
 
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euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Plant Health 17 December 2012-
31 December 2015 € 10M Plantwise - strengthens links between plant health stakeholders 
and improves access to information at all levels, building the capacity of existing systems to effectively detect and manage problems as they arise Capacity building  Sub-Saharan Africa 
(Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia, with 
some additional pilot 
activities in Ethiopia and Mali) 
Food safety 30 May 2011-
28 February 2016 € 8.55M Increasing Agricultural Commodities Trade (IACT) - The overall 
objective of IACT is to improve PACPs economic integration 
through strengthened national systems and institutional 
frameworks to develop trade capa city, increase private sector 
competitiveness and increase international market access. The 
project purpose is to strengthen PACPs productive export capacity 
in primary industries (a griculture, forestry and 
aquaculture/mariculture) and allied downstream processing Capacity building  Pacific Region 
Animal Health 30 May 2013-
30 May 2016 € 8.31M The overall objective of the proposed action is "To enhance the 
contribution of bees and other pollinators to food security and 
improved livelihoods in Africa". The purpose of the action is "To improve bee products and pollination services through reduced incidence of bee diseases and pests, enhanced markets acce ss, and bee health institutional 
environment". Capacity building  Sub-Saharan Africa, 
(Burkina Faso, 
Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia) 
Food Safety 2014-2016 € 8M Better Training for Safer Food in non-EU countries (BTSF-World) - 
The specific objective is to improve and reinforce the Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary (SPS) framework in selected countries to allow 
better production, processing an d trade of safe food, healthy 
animals and plants and to cont ribute to poverty reduction. 
Programme implemented by DG SANCO and the Executive 
Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) Capacity building  All Countries 
Food safety 20 December 2011-
31 December 2015 € 7.57M Overall Objective: To strengthen PACP customs services to 
internationally compliant standa rds, increase private sector 
competitiveness and increase international market access. The Project Purpose is to improve tr ade facilitation through improved 
customs management and efficient systems. Capacity building  Pacific Region 
Animal Health 21 December 2009-
1 December 2015 € 7.43M The present action seeks to add value to livestock commodity 
production chains by the integr ation of strengthened animal 
health, advisory and regulatory services, supported by effective 
dialogue between private and public stakeholders. Capacity building  Ethiopia  
  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3
 
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euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety, 
animal health, plant health 6 December 2006-
10 October 2015 € 7.4M Multi Donor Trust Fund, administered by World Bank, to 1. Build 
capacity of the Ministry of Commerce and the Customs and Excise Dept. to develop and implement a pro-poor trade policy; and to 
2. Support implementation of that trade policy (it has a component of SPS institutional capacity) Capacity building  Cambodia 
Animal Health 7 December 2009-
6 December 2014 € 7M The objective is to strengthen the integration and cooperation in 
the region and to promote capacity  building for surveillance, early 
detection and eradication of em erging and re-emerging trans-
boundary animal dise ases in region Capacity building  Asia (South and 
South East Asia) 
Animal Health 18 December 2013-
18 December 2017 € 6.57M Overall Objective: To contribute in the creation of stability and 
prosperity of rural communities  through increased volume and 
value of livestock agriculture. 
Specific Objectives 1) To improve overall animal health; 2) To increase the quality and quantity of animal origin products at the household and national levels;  3) To establish and maintain a consistent Monitoring & Evaluation 
system for all activities and results. Capacity building  Afghanistan 
Food safety 27 August 2014-
26 August2017 € 6.55M The overall objective of the Programme is to support the 
implementation of the regional qu ality policy of ECOWAS aiming 
at "establishing a framework fo r the development and operation 
of suitable, relevant, efficient and effective quality infrastructures 
to facilitate intra-regional and international trade, protect the 
consumer and the environment, and promote sustainable 
economic development". Capacity building  West Africa Region 
Animal Health 10 December 2012-
14 June 2016 € 6M Specific objective: to reduce the impact of trans-boundary animal 
diseases (TADs) and zoonoses on trade of Livestock and Livestock 
products in the IGAD region. Capacity building  Eastern, Southern 
Africa and the Indian Ocean (IGAD) 
Animal Health 6 October 2010-
6 December 2015 € 5.92M The current contract will allow an enhancement of Afghanistan's 
animal health and welfare services ' functionality and this project 
will build on the achievement of the ongoing Animal Health 
Development Project (AHDP). Capacity building  Afghanistan 
Animal Health 23 December 2013-
22 December 2016 € 4.8M The overall objective of the proposed action is to enhance the 
contribution of honey bees and other pollinators to food security 
and improved livelihoods in Africa. This initiative by ICIPE and 
AU-IBAR for research, development, advocacy, capacity building and strategic networking for honeybee diseases and pests in Africa proposes a coordinated acti on along the bee health service 
chain. Capacity building  Sub-Saharan Africa 
(Burkina Faso, 
Cameroon, Ethiopia, 
Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar)  
  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3
 
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euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety 25 May 2013-
30 September 2015 € 4.55M The purpose of the activities to be funded is to increase efficiency 
in trade policy implementation, transparency in trade-related 
transactions, export competitiveness, and institutional and human 
capacity Capacity building  Cambodia 
Food Safety 3 December 2008-
17 July 2014 € 4.5M The overall objective is to contribute to the increase of exports 
and socio-economic development of the country. The specific 
objective is to improve compliance with the SPS measures of the EU in order to facilitate market access of agricultural, livestock and fishery products to the EU market. Capacity building  Costa Rica 
Animal Health 4 September 2013-
3 September 2016 € 4M Specific Objective: To enhance the quality, access and 
sustainability of animal health services in Somalia Capacity building  Somalia 
Food safety 6 November 2009-
12 November 2014 € 4M Strengthening the competitiveness of Costa Rican small and 
medium enterprises by enhancin g product quality and quality 
assessment. Capacity building  Costa Rica 
Food Safety 3 March 2014-
31 March 2017 € 3.73M The overall objective of the project is to improve capacities of the 
Government of Mongolia for better  delivery of good quality public 
services. The specific objective is to support the initiative of the 
Government of Mongolia to adop t European principles, norms and 
standards relating to the first pillar "Free Movement of Goods" 
through institutional capacity building. Capacity building  Mongolia 
Animal Health 19 December 2013-
19 December 2017 € 3.54M Overall objective: Contribute to the improvement of rural 
livelihoods through food security and farming incomes, and thus take part to the overall econom ic recovery of Afghanistan. 
Specific objectives:  
- To improve the coverage and quality of animal health services; - To disseminate animal husbandr y best practices in order to 
increase the quality and quantity of animal products. Capacity building  Afghanistan 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 29 September 2014-
28 January 2018 € 3.28M The purposes of this contract are: 
• to enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Commerce and 
Supplies and related agencies for the formulation, implementation 
and coordination of trade policy,  trade negotiations and trade 
promotion;  
• to strengthen the system of quality infrastructure, particularly 
the institutional capacity for sanitary and phytosanitary and 
technical barriers to trade;  
• to support value chain development especially in the coffee 
sector. Capacity building  Nepal 
Animal Health 1 February 2013-
1 February 2016 € 3M Overall Objective: Livelihoods and nutrition of agro pastoralists 
and pastoralists, farmers, fishermen and other vulnerable households improved and resilience strengthened. Capacity building  Somalia  
  G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.3
 
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euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 28 November 2014-
27 May 2017 € 3M To enhance market access of Somali livestock and livestock 
products Capacity building  Somalia 
Animal Health 7 June 2011-
6 December 2015 € 3M Support drafting national Strategy for Laboratory Development, 
and subsequent capacity building for surveillance and control, and networking with focus on public health laboratories at provincial 
and border district level.  Capacity building  South East Asia 
Region (Lao PDR) 
Plant Health 31 July 2014-
30 July 2016 € 3M Impact: Improved food security  and household incomes for the 
smallholder farmers. Outcome: In creased production and quality 
of cereals while ensuring access to domestic and international 
markets for Somalia farmers Capacity building  Somalia 
Animal Health 10 January 2012-
28 February 2017 € 2.99M To improve the control of Tse-Tse-transmitted African Animal 
Tripanosomiase (AAT) in Sub-saharan Africa by developing 
African laboratories and veterinary services in CIRDES (Burkina Faso), UP (South Africa) and NAHD IC (Ethiopia) to detect drug 
resistance and conduct control la boratory in three countries, 
Ethiopia, Mozambique and Togo. To promote and monitor the use 
of technical/ structural innovations developed through the 
partnership of 3 EU institutions, ITM (Belgium), FUB and LUH 
(Germany). Capacity building  All Countries 
(Burkina Faso, 
Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Togo) 
Food Safety 24 July 2012-
24 April 2014 € 2.7M The Overall objective of the action is to protect the Georgian 
consumers. The specific objective of the action is to establish an 
effective food safety surveillance system in Georgia approximated 
with the EU system. Capacity building  Georgia 
Plant Health 19 December 2011-
31 March 2016 € 2.49M Improved livelihoods and market linkages of smallholder maize 
farmers in Lao PDR, Myanmar and South-western PR China through the intra-regional transf er of biologically-based plant 
protection technology and nurturin g of grass roots organisations. 
The project will focus heavily on biological control research, which will be led by one of the target countries (China) and conducted 
in partnership with Lao PDR and Myanmar. Capacity building  Asia (SW China, Lao 
PDR, Myanmar) 
Animal Health 20 June 2013-
16 January 2016 € 2.11M Promotion of inclusive and sustainable growth in the Agricultural 
Sector: Fisheries and Livestock. Programme-Estimate Imprest 
Component: Livestock  Capacity building  Cambodia 
Animal Health 2014-2016 € 2M To improve the cont ribution of livestock to food security and 
safety, economic growth and poverty reduction in Africa. Capacity building  Miscellaneous 
Countries in Africa  
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Animal Health 1 December 2011-
19 December 2014 € 2M Overall objective of contribution  to poverty reduction through 
promoting international trade of ag ricultural products (including 
livestock and fisheries) in Africa; and its specific objective is to 
strengthen and sustain effective participation of African countries 
during the formulation of international standards by the OIE, IPPC 
and Codex Alimentarius Commissi on on animal health, plant 
health and food safety, respectively Capacity building  Sub-Saharan Africa 
Food safety 21 December 2010-
19 May 2015 € 2M The development objective is to build a self-sustain export led 
economy in which the benefits of growth are shared by all Ugandans and the immediate objective is to strengthen the competitiveness of Uganda's ag ricultural and agro-processing Capacity building  Uganda 
Food safety 17 December 2010-
31 March 2016 € 2M The specific objective of the project is the establishment of Single 
Window for export, import and transit procedures through 
enhanced capacity of the involved state agencies and design, 
development and supply of the SW software and hardware. Capacity building  Tajikistan 
Plant Health 6 June 2014-
30 June 2017 € 1.5M The agricultural productivity (production and yield) is increased 
(39T/ha — 54T/ha for yields and from 17,298 t in 2013 to 
27,508 t in 2016 for the volumes produced) R 2 — The quality 
and food safety of fruit are improved. Capacity building  Côte d'Ivoire 
Plant Health 27 March 2012-
31 December 2014 € 1.15M The overall objective of this project is to support the development 
of agricultural and food sectors of the Republic of Moldova in 
compliance with EU and international rules and to support the 
ability of these sectors to participate in international trade Capacity building  Moldova, Republic of 
Food Safety 15 April 2012-
4 December 2015 € 1.1M Support to the operationalization of the AVCN (Agence nationale 
de vérification de conformité aux normes - National Agency for verifying the conformity of standards) Capacity building  Niger 
Food safety 26 April 2012-
22 September 2014 € 1.04M The overall objective of this project is to harmonize the quality 
infrastructure with internationa l and European standards and in 
this way contribute to the improvement of the trade 
competitiveness of the Republic of Moldova Capacity building  Moldova, Republic of 
Food safety 5 November 2012-
5 March 2016 € 1M Support programme to the Mini stry of Trade and Industry (MCI): 
support for quality infrastructures/strengthening the Haitian Standardisation Bureau (BHN) Capacity building  Haiti 
Food Safety 18 May 2012-
17 March2014 € 1M The overall objective of this project is to contribute to the 
implementation of the requirements for market surveillance in 
line with EU regulatory instruments Capacity building  Moldova, Republic of  
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Plant Health 9 December 2013-
31 December 2016 € 993,525 Optimisation of Pesticidal -plants: Technology Innovation, 
Outreach and Networks (OPTIONs) The overall objective of this project is to promote and facilitate the uptake of innovative technologies for improved food security based on pesticidal plants that can be effectively deployed within the context of local needs 
and resources Capacity building  ACP Countries 
(Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe) 
Animal Health 6 December 2013-
31 December 2016 € 992,689 StopRats: Sustainable Technology to Overcome Pest Rodents in 
Africa Through Science.  
The overall objectives of the action are to strengthen science, 
technology and innovation about rodent biology and management 
to contribute to African sustainable development by enabling 
institutions to address key indicators of poverty through the 
impacts of rodents on agricultural production systems and food 
security Capacity building  ACP Countries 
(Namibia, 
Madagascar, Sierra 
Leone, South Africa, 
Swaziland, Tanzania) 
Plant Health 2014-1 June 2016 € 954,000 Optimization of  irrigation; Optimisation of the technical 
procedures of cane in rainy co nditions; cane plant protection; 
selection of plant variety ad apted to rainy conditions. Capacity building  Côte d'Ivoire 
Food Safety 21 November 2013-
31 December 2016 € 868,328 Assuring Agriculture and Food Safety of Genetically Modified 
Organisms in Southern Africa (GMASSURE) Capacity building  ACP Countries 
(Namibia, South 
Africa, Zimbabwe) 
Plant Health 30 August 2013-
1 December 2014 € 867,794 Supply, delivery, installation  and commissioning of laboratory 
engineering equipment to Keny a Sugar Research Foundation Capacity building  Kenya 
Food safety 14 April 2012-
19 December 2015 € 855,559 Programme Estimate II to Streng then Measures for Fish Quality 
and Standards Compliance Capacity building  Tanzania 
Animal Health 19 December 2012-
31 August 2016 € 853,707 Improving access to veterinary , animal husbandry and marketing 
services and contributing to the st rengthening of local suppliers of 
veterinary products. To contribute to reduction of poverty of vulnerable rural households by strengthening CSOs and private 
sector's capacity to sustainably promote, facilitate and support 
women's economic empowerment and inclusion in decision-
making as well as engaging youth in rural economic opportunities. Capacity building  Cambodia 
Animal Health 10 December 2013-
2 February 2017 € 832,014 GeosAF - Geomatic Technology transferred to animal health 
services in Southern Africa. Supporting the adoption of geomatics 
technologies by central and local veterinary services to improve 
vector-borne disease management in Botswana, Mozambique, 
Zimbabwe and SADC level. Capacity building  ACP Countries 
(Botswana, 
Mozambique, 
Zimbabwe)  
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Food Safety 7 November 2013-
4 October 2014 € 805,450 Project aims at support agri cultural marketing development in 
Ethiopia so as to enhance smallh older private farmers' integration 
into agricultural markets to improve their income and livelihoods. Expected results include updating  standards to internationally 
accepted levels and their implementation all along the production-
marketing chain and development of functional agriculture and 
livestock market information system. Procurement refers to delivering ECAE about 43 differen t utility & analysis instruments 
as specified under Lot 2 of tender EuropeAid/133600/D/SUP/ET 
(without spare parts & consumables) Capacity building  Ethiopia 
Food safety 14 April 2012-
14 April 2014 € 759,422 Support to National Fish Quality Control Laboratory of Nyegezi to 
develop a sustainable, competitive and more efficient fisheries 
and aquaculture industry that co ntributes to the improvement of 
the livelihoods of stakeholders and the national economy while 
preserving the environment. This PE addresses issues on 
sustainable fisheries resources management and utilization, 
empowerment and poverty reduction, institutional strengthening 
of fishing communities, and Public Private Partnership. Capacity building  Tanzania 
Plant Health 17 December 2012-
17 December 2015 € 620,893 The objective of this action is  enhancing Food security and Food 
safety. Capacity building  ACP Countries 
(Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania) 
Food safety 14 April 2012-
14 February 2015 € 619,340 Action aims to increase the ability of smallholder producers to 
consistently produce high volumes of quality coffee, tea, cotton, 
fisheries and horticultural products and improve their access and 
competitiveness in the market in terms of quality and standards. Capacity building  Tanzania 
Animal Health 3 December 2012-
9 June 2014 € 571,022 Construction of facilities under the Animal Health Development 
Programme II (AHDPII) and the Perennial Horticulture Development Programme II (PHDP II) supporting the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock in Mazar, Afghanistan. Capacity building  Afghanistan 
Animal Health 28 April 2014-
30 November 2016 € 540,000 The supply contract aims at the procurement of laboratory 
equipment for 273 items as specified in the technical 
specification. The provision of  the laboratory equipment will 
enhance the capacity of governance of the Ministry of Agriculture 
in Eritrea. Capacity building  Eritrea 
Animal Health 22 December 2010-
30 June 2014 € 499,982 General objective: Contributing to economic growth and poverty 
reduction in the region of Gabu, through upgrading of livestock. 
Specific objective: Increasing the productivity of livestock 
production systems, with particular regard to handling feed and health of cattle, small ruminants and poultry Capacity building  Guinea-Bissau  
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Plant Health 31 December 2012-
31 December 2015 € 480,000 General objective. 1: facilitating the interaction between 
community organisations and municipality actors in order to 
strengthen community ties and build the population's capacity to 
make decisions and to manage processes of sustainable 
development, and 
General objective. 2: Help small agricultural producers to 
diversify and improve their sust ainable production, with the 
implementation of an organic pr oduction and a solidary market. Capacity building  Nicaragua 
Food Safety 8 November 2013-
6 December 2014 € 427,956 Project aims at support agri cultural marketing development in 
Ethiopia so as to enhance smallh older private farmers' integration 
into agricultural markets to improve their income and livelihoods. 
Expected results include updating  standards to internationally 
accepted levels and their implementation all along the production-marketing chain and development of functional agriculture and 
livestock market information system. Supply of Ag. Product Testing Lab Equipment, Commissionin g & Training of Operators to 
capacitate ECAE in testing samples of selected commodities 
(coffee, sesame, pea beans, legumes, cereals) for different 
applications Capacity building  Ethiopia 
Plant Health 28 April 2014-
30 September 2017 € 408,000 R 1 - Agricultural productivity (p roduction and yield) is increased 
(26T/ha - 45T/ha for yields and 2,720t in 2012 to 5,400 t in 2016 
for the volumes produced); 
R 2 - Improvement of quality and food safety of fruit; 
R 3 - Increase of labour productivity and reduction of working 
time. Capacity building  Côte d'Ivoire 
Animal Health 27 December 2012-
30 June 2015 € 300,000 The overall objective of this ac tion is to contribute to attained 
sustainable livelihoods of small-scale fishers by enhancing their economic opportunities and expa nding their social space, and 
enabling them to be acceptable by society as key players in 
coastal and marine resources management. Capacity building  Thailand 
Food Safety 24 September 2013-
15 December 2014 € 229,194 Strengthening the legislative base and the institutional capacity of 
the Government of Azerbaijan on the food safety control and 
certification system for food products with a particular focus on 
hazelnuts Capacity building  Azerbaijan  
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Food Safety 21 December 2012-
31 December 2014 € 225,000 Specific objective is to suppo rt capacity building of central and 
local branches of the Association of Veterinarians of Tajikistan (TVA) through strengthening of their negotiating, management, 
legal, financial and operational capacities thus allowing delivery of sustainable veterinary and livestock production services to local 
communities and to ensure the safety of food animal products 
through strengthening food safety examination laboratories in the local markets. Capacity building  Tajikistan 
Animal Health 30 April 2014-
31 August 2016 € 220,896 The supply contract aims at the procurement of laboratory 
consumables for 309 items as specified in the technical 
specification. The provision of the laboratory consumables will 
enhance the capacity of governance of the Ministry of Agriculture 
in Eritrea. Capacity building  Eritrea 
Animal Health 6 October 2010-
6 December 2015 € 129,726 The current contract will allow an enhancement of Afghanistan's 
animal health and welfare services ' functionality and this project 
will build on the achievement of the ongoing Animal Health Development Project (AHDP). The objective of this comprehensive 
Agriculture Support Programme (ASP) is to contribute towards 
improving livelihoods of rural communities and stimulating economic growth. The correlative purpose of the programme is to enhance the Afghan agricultural production potential. Capacity building  Afghanistan 
Animal Health 26 December 2012-
31 January 2015 € 86,151 Goat and beef production, with activities focused on animal 
health, veterinary services, etc.  Capacity building  Haiti 
Food safety 21 September 2012-
24 September 2014 € 79,905 Provision of Technical Assi stance to the MoEDT and the SUE 
''Single Window Centre'' to monitor the implementation of the project ''Support to the Establishment of Single Window for Export, Import and Transit Proc edures in the Republic of 
Tajikistan'' Capacity building  Central Asia Region 
Animal Health 28 August 2014-
30 November 2014 € 77,970 General objective of this contract is to support SVS and SPCS in 
the preparation of two institutional Twinning projects, including 
analysis of the institutional framework and preparation of 
Twinning fiches, within the framework of the EU's ENP with 
respect to Azerbaijan. The specific objective of this contract is to 
support SVS and SPCS in drafting  two clear and concise Twinning 
Fiches necessary for launching two institutional Twinnings, the 
objectives of which are indicated at point 1.4 above. The Twinning 
Fiches shall be circulated simultaneously to the 28 EU Member 
States in an invitation to submit proposals for its joint 
implementation. In addition, the project will support the 
beneficiary institutions in institutional analysis. Capacity building  Azerbaijan  
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assistance Provided to 
Contribution 
to international standard setting 
bodies      
Plant Health 2014-2015 € 270,000 
for 2014 Contribution to FAO/IPPC to assist developing countries financially 
to attend standard setting meetings of the IPPC during 2014-
2015 Budget support Developing countries 
with focus on least 
developing countries 
Animal health 2014 € 245,000 Contribution to th e OIE for the implementation of regional 
conferences and seminars for national focal points, including 
facilitating countries' participation Budget support 53 countries of the 
OIE Regional 
Commission of 
Europe 
Food Safety 2014-2015 € 213,000 
for 2014 Contribution to Codex Alimentarius  to assist developing countries 
financially to attend its standard setting meetings of the during 
2014-2015 Budget support Developing countries 
with focus on least 
developing countries 
Plant Health 2014-2017 € 180,000 
for 2014 Contribution to FAO/IPPC to support the Implementation Review 
and Support System (IRRS) for 2014-2017 Budget support Least developed and 
developing countries 
Animal health 2014 € 110,000 Contribution to the OIE for the implementation of regional 
meetings and activities of th e Mediterranean Animal Health 
Network (REMESA), including facilitating countries' participation Budget support REMESA countries 
Animal health 14-16 October 2014 € 100,000 Contribution to the OIE for the im plementation of the Third Global 
Conference on OIE Reference Centres (Incheon, Seoul, Korea), 
including facilitating countries' participation Budget support Developing countries 
Animal health 2014 € 38,000 Contribution to the OIE for the implementation of regional 
meetings and activities to control African swine fever in Europe Budget support 53 countries of the 
OIE Regional 
Commission of 
Europe 
Animal health 2014 € 37,000 Contribution to th e OIE for the implementation of Regional 
meetings and activities to control Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the 
OIE European Region Budget support 53 countries of the 
OIE Regional 
Commission of Europe 
Animal Health 2014 € 15,000 
for 2014 Contribution to the OIE to assist developing countries financially 
to attend standard setting meetings of the OIE during Budget support Developing countries 
with focus on least 
developing countries  
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assistance Provided to 
Animal health 1-2 December 2014 € 15, 000 Standing Group of Experts on Af rican Swine Fever in the Baltic 
and Eastern Europe Region under the GF-TADs umbrella.  To strengthen the mid-term regional cooperation on African swine fever (ASF) control through regular exchange of information on the ASF situation and control measures applied (domestic pig 
sector and wild boar); regular review of national control 
strategies by experts based on scientific risk assessments, experience and best practice in  the region (with a view to 
harmonising control policies and building a science based regional 
control strategy); collaboration on laboratory diagnostics; collaboration on awareness raising campaigns. GF-TADs sub-
regional expert meeting Belarus; Russian 
Federation; Ukraine 
Twinning 
Pre-EU 
accession 
instrument 
(IPA)      
Food safety 
and plant 
health 2014-2017 € 1.5M Further strength ening of capacities of phytosanitary sector in the 
fields of plant protection prod ucts, plant health and seeds and 
seedlings, including phytosanitar y laboratories and phytosanitary 
inspections (BA 12 IB AG 01 -EuropeAid/ 135-624/DH/ACT/BA). 
To enable phytosanitary services to create and implement BIH plant health regime, seed and pr opagating material policy, plant 
breeders' rights and plant protection products management in line 
with acquis harmonised legislation and international obligations 
and standards in this area. (lead co untry is Italy, junior partner is 
Poland). Twinning project Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Plant health 2013-2015 € 1.5M Strengthening the Egyptian Phytosanitary Control System 
(EG/12/ENP-AP/HE/17). Beneficiary:  Ministry of Agriculture. 
Project Purpose: Improved legal framework, organizational 
structure and technical capacity for the Central Administration of 
Plant Quarantine (CAPQ) to act as the National Plant Protection 
Organization (NPPO) in accordance  with the EU and international 
best practices; and support th e efforts of strengthening the 
capacity of the private sector producers to carry out safety 
measures during the production chain. (lead country the 
Netherlands, France and UK as junior) Twinning project Egypt  
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Animal 
health, food safety 2014-2016 € 1.5M Strengthening the veterinary services' control capacity in order to 
bring them closer to European  and international standards 
(DZ/13/ENP/HE/16). The overall objective of the twinning project is to improve the safety of food of animal origin in order to support their commercialisation on the Algerian domestic market 
and to facilitate their export to the EU and elsewhere (lead 
country France, Italy as junior) Twinning project Algeria 
Food safety 2014-2016 € 1.45M Aligning the laboratories of the National Institute of Veterinary 
Medicine with European an d international standards 
(DZ/13/ENP/HE/17). The overall ob jective of the project is to 
improve the safety of food of animal origin in order to facilitate 
their commercialisation on the Algerian domestic market and to 
facilitate export to the EU and elsewhere  
Beneficiary: Laboratories of the National Institute of Veterinary 
Medicine (lead country Italy, France as junior) Twinning project Algeria 
Food Safety 2014-2017 € 1.28M Institutional stre ngthening of the capa cities of Competent 
Authorities for implementation of the acquis for food safety, 
veterinary and phytosanitary polic y. The overall objective of the 
project is to obtain functional market economy and the capacity to cope with competitiveness in the EU market while maintaining the consumer protection and ac hieving high food safety 
standards. (MK 10 IB AG 01- EuropeAid/ 135-938/IH/ACT/MK) (lead country is Italy) Twinning project The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Plant health 2014-2017 € 1.2M Control of plant protection pr oducts, fertilisers and growing 
agents (MA 37). Project purpose: to contribute to the 
strengthening of institutions and of the capacities of the 
structures responsible for the authorisation of placing on the 
market and control of plant protection products, fertilisers and 
growing agents (used by farmers and producers) particularly in 
the following areas: regulatory, evaluation and risk management 
as well as the use and trade of  these products. Beneficiary: 
National Office for Food Safety (ONSSA lead country (Morocco) 
France, Germany as junior). Twinning project Morocco 
Animal health 2012-2014 € 1.1M St rengthening the capacity of th e National Centre for Animal 
Health Monitoring "CNVZ" (TU/11/ENP-AP/HE/33). Project 
purpose: strengthening the expertise of CNVZ in risk analysis, animal health surveillance and l ookout and preparing the labelling 
conditions of the structure as a collaborating centre of the World Organisation for Animal Health "OIE" in the fields of epidemiological surveillance and training. (lead country France, 
Italy as junior). Twinning project Tunisia  
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Animal 
health, food 
safety 2014-2016 € 1.03M Strengthening of Israeli veterinary diagnostic capacities (IL/10). 
The project purpose is to strengthen the capacities of the Kimron 
Veterinary Institute (MARD) and supervision of private accredited 
laboratories to achieve rapid and effective surveillance and 
control of animal diseases as well as provision of reliable evidence 
to certify animals and animal-origi n products as safe, especially 
for human consumption, up to European Union (EU) and World 
Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) standards (lead country 
Germany, Netherlands, as junior). Twinning project Israel 
Animal 
health, food 
safety 2012-2014 € 1.0M Strengthening of animal or igin food and feed safety control in 
Armenia (AM11/ENP-PCA/HE/10). Project Purpose: Strengthen 
the relevant Armenian institutions by up-grading the safety 
controls system for animal-origin food and feed up to the EU-SPS and other international standards, in terms of legislation, enforcement, institutional build ing and general awareness (lead 
country Netherlands, Denmar k and Latvia as junior) Twinning project Armenia 
Food safety 2014 € 250,000 Support to enhancing export potential of agricultural and food 
products to the EU (BA 11 IB AG 01 TWL) (lead country is 
Lithuania) Twinning Light 
project Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
BTSF (Better 
Training for Safer Food)      
Animal health 28- 31 October 2014 € 70,000 African Swine Fever BTSF regional 
training Armenia; Azerbaijan; 
Georgia; Moldova, 
Republic of; Ukraine 
Animal health 9-12 December  2014 € 70,000 Foot and Mout h Disease BTSF regional 
training Angola, Botswana, 
Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South 
Africa, Swaziland, 
Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe 
Animal health 18-21 March 2014 € 70,000 Foot and Mouth Disease BTSF regional 
training Argentina; Bolivia, 
Plurinational State 
of; Brazil; Chile; 
Paraguay; Peru; 
Uruguay 
Animal health 2014 € 70,000 Animal disease control BTSF regional 
training ASEAN countries 
Plant health 21-24 January 2014 € 70,000 Plant health and plant protection products BTSF regional 
training COMESA countries  
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Food hygiene 21-25 April 2014 € 70,000 Ra pid alert system for feed and food/TRACES. The event was held 
in Senegal. BTSF regional 
training ECOWAS countries 
Plant health 8-12 December 2014 € 70,000 Plant health and plant protection products. The event was held in 
Morocco. BTSF regional 
training EUROMED countries 
Food hygiene 3-6 February 2014 € 70,000 Fisheries products  BTSF regional 
training Caribbean States 
Food hygiene 6-10 October 2014 € 70,000 Risk analysis BTSF regional 
training MERCOSUR (incl. 
Colombia and Peru) 
+ Chile 
Plant health 17-20 November 2014 € 70,000 Plan t protection produc ts BTSF regional 
training Caribbean States and 
Central America 
Plant health 3-7 March 2014 € 70,000 Plant protection products BTSF regional 
training ASEAN countries 
Food Hygiene 19-23 May 2014 € 70,000 Ri sk analysis BTSF regional 
training China 
Plant health 8-12 September 2014 € 70,000 Plant health BTSF regional 
training ASEAN countries 
Plant health 18-21 November 2014 € 70,000 Plant health BTSF regional 
training In India for SAARC 
countries 
Food safety 23-25 September 2014 € 70,000 CODEX – international standard setting BTSF regional 
training Bahrain, Kingdom of; 
Egypt; Iran; Jordan; 
Lebanon; Morocco; 
Oman; Qatar; Saudi 
Arabia, Kingdom of; 
Sudan; Turkey; UAE; 
Yemen 
Food safety 21-23 October 2014 € 70,000 CODEX – in ternational standard se tting BTSF regional 
training Armenia; Azerbaijan; 
Belarus; Georgia; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyz 
Republic; Moldova, 
Republic of; Russian Federation; Ukraine; Uzbekistan 
Animal health  7-9 October 2014 € 70,000 OIE – international standard setting BTSF regional 
training Algeria, Jordan, 
Lebanon, Morocco, 
Tunisia 
SPS 2014 € 10,000 
each To train on the TRACES use and favour adherence of countries to 
the system BTSF sustained 
training mission Cuba, Indonesia, 
Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda 
Animal health 28 July-8 August 2014 € 15,000 Foot and Mouth Disease BTSF sustained 
training mission Botswana  
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Animal health 11-14 Augu st 2014 € 15,000 African Swine Fever BTSF sustained 
training mission Ukraine 
Food Safety 8-12 December 2014 € 15,000 Management of residues of veterinary medicines BTSF sustained 
training mission Mozambique 
Food Safety August-September, 
December 2014 € 50,000 National Food Consumption Survey BTSF sustained 
training mission Lao PDR 
Food Safety 8-12 December 2014 € 15,000 Seeds for sprouting production system BTSF sustained 
training mission Myanmar 
Animal health August-December 2014 € 50,000 Solar salt production, Artemia production and shrimp hatcheries 
management  BTSF sustained 
training mission Myanmar 
Animal health 31 March - 4 April 2014 € 15,000 Animal welfare during transp ort and slaughter of poultry BTSF sustained 
training mission Thailand 
Animal health December 2014 € 15,000 Freshw ater prawn stocking BTSF sustained 
training mission Cambodia 
Food Safety 21 November 2014 € 5,000 Roundtable on technical assistance programmes and needs for 
Caribbean States, with focus on foods of non-animal origin. The 
event was held in the Dominican Republic. BTSF sustained 
training mission Caribbean States 
Food Safety 10 October 2014 € 5,000 Roundtable on tec hnical assistance needs in  Brazil with focus on 
risk assessment management, and HACCP BTSF sustained 
training mission Brazil 
Animal health February, August, 
December 2014 € 35,000 Foot and Mouth Disease management BTSF sustained 
training mission Paraguay 
TAIEX 
(Technical 
Assistance 
and Information Exchange)      
Food safety 17 April 2014 -
18 April 2014 € 36,125 Multicountry workshop on estab lishments producing traditional 
agricultural products TAIEX program Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, 
Kosovo, Montenegro, 
Serbia, The former 
Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia, Turkey 
Animal health 24 November 2014 -
26 November 2014 € 34,051 Workshop on animal health  prevention - vector borne and 
parasitological diseases  TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Food safety 8 September 2014 -
9 September 2014 € 32,348 Workshop on EU import requirements for food of non- animal 
origin (vegetables,  fruits, berries) TAIEX program Ukraine 
Food safety 8 October 2014 -
10 October 2014 € 28,964 Workshop on accreditation of laboratories according to ISO/IEC 
17025 TAIEX program Ukraine  
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Animal health 9 April 2014 -
10 April 2014 € 28,875 Multi-country workshop on monitoring zoonoses and zoonotic 
agents TAIEX program Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, 
Iceland, Kosovo, 
Montenegro, Serbia, 
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia, Turkey 
Plant health 9 September 2014 -
9 September 2014 € 26,683 Workshop on EU re quirements for potatoes TAIEX program Algeria 
Animal health 15 September 2014 -
19 September 2014 € 25,343 Workshop on TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) 
certification  TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 22 October 2014 -
24 October 2014 € 24,849 Workshop on Food Sampling and O fficial Controls TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 2 October 2014 -
3 October 2014 € 23,417 Workshop on sanitary requirements of the EU for products of 
animal origin TAIEX program Ukraine 
Food safety 24 November 2014 -
25 November 2014 € 22,313 Workshop on EU re quirements on food safe ty TAIEX program Tunisia 
Animal health 1 December 2014 -
3 December 2014 € 21,497 Workshop on implementing the EU legislation governing 
aquaculture animals TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Food safety 25 September 2014 -
26 September 2014 € 20,300 Workshop on the multi- annual national control plan and annual 
reports TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 13 October 2014 -
14 October 2014 € 19,229 Workshop on general and specific  hygiene requirements for meat 
production TAIEX program Palestine 
Animal health 29 September 2014 -
30 September 2014 € 19,223 Workshop on foot and mouth disease control TAIEX program Egypt 
Food safety 24 February 2014 -
25 February 2014 € 18,866 Workshop on Implementation and official control of traceability 
systems and labelling requirements in foods TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 19 May 2014 -
20 May 2014 € 18,800 Workshop on hygiene requir ements for milk and dairy production TAIEX program Palestine 
Animal health 7 July 2014 -11 July 2014 € 18,617 Workshop on TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) 
certification TAIEX program Albania, Kosovo 
Animal health 20 January 2014 -
21 January 2014 € 18,534 Workshop on the Croatian multiannual plan for aquaculture TAIEX program Croatia 
Food safety 1 September 2014 -
2 September 2014 € 18,063 Workshop on Contaminants and Pe sticide Residues (Mycotoxins, 
Heavy Metals, Acrylamide, Dioxin) TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Animal health 16 June 2014 -
20 June 2014 € 17,752 Workshop on TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) 
certification  TAIEX program Moldova, Republic of 
Animal health 1 December 2014 -
2 December 2014 € 17,696 Workshop on Prevention, Control and Eradication of Transmissible 
Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) TAIEX program Serbia  
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euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Plant health 24 February 2014 -
25 February 2014 € 17,676 Workshop on strengthening the capacity of phytosanitary officers TAIEX program Georgia 
Plant health 10 November 2014 -
12 November 2014 € 17,501 Workshop on integrated pest management TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 27 January 2014 -
28 January 2014 € 17,468 Workshop on veterinary physic al checks at Border Inspection 
Points TAIEX program Georgia 
Animal health 19 January 2014 -
23 January 2014 € 17,377 Workshop on TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) 
certification  TAIEX program Jordan 
Food safety 16 June 2014 -
17 June 2014 € 17,338 Workshop on legislat ion, official controls an d analysis of irradiated 
foods TAIEX program Turkey 
Animal health 24 February 2014 -
25 February 2014 € 17,051 Workshop on the implementation of EU legislation related to 
Newcastle disease, Avian influenz a, West Nile and Mycoplasma TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 27 November 2014 -
28 November 2014 € 16,883 Workshop on materials and articl es intended to come into contact 
with food TAIEX program Serbia 
Plant health 1 December 2014 -
2 December 2014 € 16,600 Workshop on phytosanitary controls of wood and wood products  TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 18 November 2014 -
19 November 2014 € 16,518 Workshop on risk assessment in the ar ea of feed additives TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 7 April 2014-8 April 2014 € 16,005 Workshop on food safety crisis management TAIEX program Croatia 
Food safety 18 March 2014-
20 March 2014 € 15,945 Workshop on official controls  based on HACCP (Hazard Analysis 
and Critical Control Point)  TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Animal health 27 February 2014 -
28 February 2014 € 15,906 Workshop on veterinary import checks at border inspection points TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 24 February 2014 -
25 February 2014 € 15,743 Workshop on Food contact materi als TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Food safety 24 April 2014 -
25 April 2014 € 15,659 Workshop on official control and audit of the HACCP (Hazard 
Analysis and Critical Control Points) system in catering TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Animal health 8 September 2014 -
9 September 2014 € 15,507 Workshop on animal health re quirements for aquaculture animals 
and products TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 8 December 2014 -
9 December 2014 € 15,210 Workshop on evaluation of the pl ant protection products dossiers 
for authorization TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 26 May 2014 -
27 May 2014 € 15,159 Workshop on nutrition and health claims made on foods TA IEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Animal health 11 February 2014 -
11 February 2014 € 13,592 Workshop on the Implementation of regulations on African swine 
fever TAIEX program Serbia 
Plant health 17 November 2014 -
18 November 2014 € 13,591 Workshop on certification of plant material TAIEX program Serbia  
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euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety 9 December 2014 -
10 December 2014 € 13,422 Workshop on food additives TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 17 November 2014 -
20 November 2014 € 13,004 Workshop on fulfilling the criteria for opening negotiations on the 
food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary chapter  TAIEX program Montenegro 
Food safety 8 September 2014 -
12 September 2014 € 12,932 Expert mission on light micr oscopy and methods for the 
determination of constituents of animal origin for the official 
control of feed TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 22 May 2014 -
23 May 2014 € 12,766 Workshop on evaluating the effe ctiveness of official controls in 
food safety TAIEX program Croatia 
Food safety 7 October 2014 -
7 October 2014 € 12,571 Workshop on sampling and analyses of genetically modified 
organisms (GMO) TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Animal health 3 November 2014 -
4 November 2014 € 12,085 Workshop on animal health conditions governing the movement 
and importation of equidae from third countries TAIEX program Moldova, Republic of 
Food safety 15 December 2014 -
16 December 2014 € 12,060 Workshop on food for particular nutritional use  TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Food safety 26 May 2014 -
26 May 2014 € 11,969 Workshop on assessment an d categorisation of agrifood 
establishments TAIEX program Albania 
Plant health 24 November 2014 -
25 November 2014 € 11,951 Workshop on the implementation of EU plant health legislation for 
internal controls TAIEX program Montenegro 
Food safety 18 December 2014 -
18 December 2014 € 11,859 Workshop on current methods of sampling and laboratory testing 
aiming at salmonella elimination TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 7 July 2014 -7 July 2014 € 11,780 Workshop on official controls of food of non-animal origin TAIEX program Albania 
Plant health 22 September 2014 -
23 September 2014 € 11,728 Workshop on standard operating  procedures in the phytosanitary 
field TAIEX program Serbia 
Animal health 3 November 2014 -
3 November 2014 € 11,430 Workshop on residues of animal by-products TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 1 October 2014 -
3 October 2014 € 11,365 Workshop on Control, monitori ng and diagnosis of Trichinella and 
other parasitic f oodborne diseases TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 14 April 2014 -
17 April 2014 € 11,293 Workshop on the establishment of a horizontal official control 
frame for the feed and food chain TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Food safety 30 June 2014 -
30 June 2014 € 11,053 Workshop on traceability of food and feed TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 27 October 2014 -
28 October 2014 € 10,707 Workshop on quality standards of fresh raw milk in the EU TAIEX program Montenegro 
Animal health 17 November 2014 -
20 November 2014 € 10,535 Study visit on diagnosis of br ucellosis TAIEX program Azerbaijan 
Animal health 27 November 2014 -
27 November 2014 € 10,366 Workshop on the Aujeszky's Disease TAIEX program Serbia  
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euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety 7 May 2014 -7 May 2014 € 10,286 Workshop on na tural mineral water TAIEX pr ogram The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Food safety 19 May 2014 -
23 May 2014 € 10,116 Study visit on the determination of organochlorinated pesticides 
residues TAIEX program Kosovo 
Animal health 24 March 2014 -
28 March 2014 € 10,043 Study Visit on Accreditation Process of College of Veterinary 
Medicine TAIEX program Jordan 
Food safety 23 June 2014 -23 June 
2014 € 10,020 Workshop on official microbiological controls of foodstuffs TAIEX program Albania 
Animal health 3 November 2014 -
4 November 2014 € 9,849 Workshop on TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) 
certification TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Food safety 17 November 2014 -
17 November 2014 € 9,747 Workshop on official inspections of GMOs in food and feed TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 24 June 2014 -27 June 
2014 € 9,687 Study visit on adopting  sustainable aquaculture prac tices TAIEX program Armenia 
Animal health 28 April 2014 -
28 April 2014 € 9,489 Workshop on animal health conditions for the import of certain 
birds other than poultry and the quarantine conditions thereof TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 24 March 2014 -
28 March 2014 € 9,397 Study visit on food contact materi als TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Food safety 10 March 2014 -
14 March 2014 € 9,360 Study visit on carcass classification TAIEX program Moldova, Republic of 
Plant health 1 December 2014 -
5 December 2014 € 9,268 Study visit on registration an d control of producers and importers 
in the field of plant health TAIEX program Montenegro 
Food safety 8 October 2014 -
8 October 2014 € 9,189 Workshop on sampling and analyses of genetically modified 
organisms (GMO) TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Plant health 29 September 2014 -
3 October 2014 € 9,165 Study Visit on EU emerge ncy measures ag ainst harmful 
organisms TAIEX program Serbia 
Plant health 19 May 2014 -
23 May 2014 € 8,891 Continuation of the functional review in the food safety, 
veterinary and phytosanitary sectors TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 16 June 2014 -20 June 
2014 € 8,790 Study Visit on ex periences in packaging,  classification and 
labelling of plant protection products TAIEX program Kosovo 
Food safety 28 September 2014 -
1 October 2014 € 8,541 Study visit on table egg washing to reduce certain foodborne 
diseases TAIEX program Israel 
Food safety, 
animal health, plant health 21 April 2014 -
25 April 2014 € 8,431 Continuation of functional revi ew in the food sa fety, veterinary 
and phytosanitary se ctors in Albania TAIEX program Albania 
Plant health 14 April 2014 -
14 April 2014 € 8,430 Workshop on obligations of custom s officers in the field of plant 
health protection TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina  
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- 27 - Sector Date of execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Plant health 8 January 2014 -
10 January 2014 € 8,345 Study Visit on the European Certification Scheme of Planting 
Material TAIEX program Kosovo 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 17 February 2014 -
18 February 2014 € 8,312 Expert mission on the preparation of a National Strategy for 
Agriculture TAIEX program Azerbaijan 
Plant health 19 May 2014 -
22 May 2014 € 8,275 Study visit on design and oper ation of quarantine stations for 
infected plants TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 17 February 2014 -
21 February 2014 € 8,249 Continuation of functional review in the food safety, veterinary 
and phytosanitary sector TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 3 November 2014 -
6 November 2014 € 8,241 Study visit on the implementati on of EU legislat ion on medicated 
feed TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 6 January 2014 -
10 January 2014 € 8,193 Expert mission on the establishment of a horizontal and vertical 
audit plan TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Animal health 8 September 2014 -
12 September 2014 € 8,160 Expert mission on Zoon oses TAIEX program Albania 
Plant health 16 April 2014 -
16 April 2014 € 8,105 Workshop on obligations of custom s officers in the field of plant 
health protection TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Animal health 21 April 2014 -
25 April 2014 € 7,740 Expert mission on TRACES (Trade Cont rol and Expert System) TAIEX program Kosovo 
Animal health 8 September 2014 -
12 September 2014 € 7,653 Study visit on identification and registration of equidae for 
slaughtering TAIEX program Croatia 
Food safety 23 June 2014 -27 June 
2014 € 7,417 Study visit on th e identification and re gistration of horses 
intended for slaughtering TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 1 April 2014 -1 April 2014 € 7,394 Workshop on food treated with ionizing radiation TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Animal health 27 January 2014 -
31 January 2014 € 7,300 Study visit on the in stitutional set up of an imal identification and 
registration for bovines and porcines TAIEX program Ukraine 
Food safety, 
plant health 26 January 2014 -
30 January 2014 € 7,078 Twinning review mission of project on listing criteria for plants 
and fresh products TAIEX program Jordan 
Food safety 29 September 2014 -
3 October 2014 € 6,780 Study visit on official co ntrols of genetically modified organisms TAIEX program Albania 
Plant health 3 December 2014 -
5 December 2014 € 6,631 Study visit on the control of ralstonia solanacearum (Potato 
Brown Rot) in water TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 4 November 2014 -
7 November 2014 € 6,558 Expert mission on Implementati on of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and 
Critical Control Points) in Feed Establishments TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 31 March 2014 -
4 April 2014 € 6,403 Expert mission on the hygiene of foodstuffs TAIEX program Azerbaijan  
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- 28 - Sector Date of execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety 6 October 2014 -
10 October 2014 € 6,376 Study visit on a strategy to upgrade ag ri-food establishments TAIEX program Kosovo 
Food safety, 
animal health 19 May 2014 -
22 May 2014 € 6,326 Study visit on the authorisation of aquaculture production 
businesses TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety, 
animal health 9 December 2014 -
12 December 2014 € 6,280 Study visit on the authoris ation of aquaculture production 
businesses TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 29 September 2014 -
3 October 2014 € 6,186 Study visit on official controls in the field of food safety TAIEX program Montenegro 
Food safety 17 November 2014 -
20 November 2014 € 6,174 Study visit on food treate d with ionising radiation TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Food safety, 
animal health 5 March 2014 -
7 March 2014 € 5,991 Expert mission on procedures for licensing and Good 
Manufacturing Practice auditing of the veterinary medicines TAIEX program Turkey 
Animal health 3 March 2014 -
7 March 2014 € 5,930 Expert mission on export requirements for aqua culture animals TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Food safety 29 October 2014 -
31 October 2014 € 5,834 Study visit on sampling for the official control of pesticide 
residues  TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Plant health 17 February 2014 -
21 February 2014 € 5,808 Expert mission on harmful organisms in the potato sector TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Food safety 17 March 2014 -
19 March 2014 € 5,777 Study visit on microbiological food contamination TAIEX program Kosovo 
Food safety 3 March 2014 -
7 March 2014 € 5,372 Study visit on determination of methyl mercury in fish and fishery 
products, unorganic arsenic and tin in canned food TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Food safety 10 March 2014 -
14 March 2014 € 5,262 Expert mission on placing of Plant Protection Products on the 
market TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 12 May 2014 -
14 May 2014 € 5,255 Study Visit on audit and verification of official controls TAIEX program Croatia 
Food safety 15 September 2014 -
19 September 2014 € 5,251 Expert mission on the developm ent of methods applied to the 
determination of pesticide residues  in products of animal origin TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 7 July 2014 -10 July 2014 € 5,066 Expert miss ion on methods for the dete rmination of albendazole 
in milk TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 20 October 2014 -
24 October 2014 € 5,000 Expert mission on the validation of methods applied to the 
determination of pesticides residues in products of animal origin TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 27 October 2014 -
31 October 2014 € 4,901 Expert mission on official controls of genetically modified 
organisms  TAIEX program Albania 
Animal health 11 August 2014 -
15 August 2014 € 4,862 Expert mission on the assessment of the quality of distribution of 
the vaccine baits against rabies in foxes TAIEX program Montenegro  
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- 29 - Sector Date of execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Plant health 23 September 2014 -
25 September 2014 € 4,815 Expert mission on phytosanitary inspection procedur es in place of 
production TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Food safety 15 December 2014 -
16 December 2014 € 4,650 Expert mission on interlaboratory studies on determination of 
dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PC Bs (polychlorinated biphenyl)  TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 10 February 2014 -
13 February 2014 € 4,617 Study visit on how to conduct a risk assessment study for food 
contaminants TAIEX program Lebanon 
Animal health 12 May 2014 -
16 May 2014 € 4,515 Expert mission on the use of vaccination baits against rabies in 
foxes TAIEX program Montenegro 
Food safety 18 March 2014 -
21 March 2014 € 4,504 Study visit on quantitive and qualitative analysis of Genetically 
Modified Organisms (GMO) TAIEX program Ukraine 
Food safety 27 January 2014 -
30 January 2014 € 4,495 Expert mission on analysis of Genetically Modified Organisms 
(GMO) in food TAIEX program Azerbaijan 
Food safety 17 June 2014 -
19 June 2014 € 4,337 Study Visit on the evaluation of plan t protection products TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 7 April 2014 -
11 April 2014 € 4,325 Expert mission on assessment and categorization of agrifood 
establishments TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 12 May 2014 -
16 May 2014 € 4,301 Expert mission on the Func tioning of Food Microbiology 
Laboratories TAIEX program Kosovo 
Food safety 17 March 2014 -
21 March 2014 € 4,278 Expert mission on placing of Plant Protection Products on the 
market TAIEX program Moldova, Republic of 
Animal health 5 November 2014 -
7 November 2014 € 4,212 Expert mission on TRACES (T rade Control and expert system) 
certification TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Animal health 20 October 2014 -
24 October 2014 € 4,122 Expert mission on animal identification and registration TAIEX program Kosovo 
Food safety 4 March 2014 -
7 March 2014 € 4,070 Expert mission on biosafety focusing on genetically modified 
organisms (GMO) TAIEX program Georgia 
Plant health 14 April 2014 -
18 April 2014 € 4,062 Study visit on the certific ation of seeds and plants TAIEX program Algeria 
Food safety 10 November 2014 -
14 November 2014 € 4,030 Expert mission on Plant Protec tion Products TAIEX program Kosovo 
Plant health 13 October 2014 -
17 October 2014 € 3,986 Expert mission on Plant Health Registration and Plant Passports TAIEX program Kosovo 
Food safety 8 December 2014 -
12 December 2014 € 3,946 Expert mission on validation of in-house screening methods for 
nicarbazine in eggs TAIEX program Albania 
Food safety 7 April 2014 -
11 April 2014 € 3,942 Expert mission on Plant Protection Products TAIEX program Kosovo 
Food safety 21 April 2014 -
25 April 2014 € 3,939 Expert mission on Plant Pr otection TAIEX program Kosovo 
Plant health 15 December 2014 -
16 December 2014 € 3,905 Expert mission on Plant Propag ating Material of Seed Crops TAIEX program Croatia  
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- 30 - Sector Date of execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety 7 April 2014 -9 April 2014 € 3,861 Expert mission on Is oglucose TAIEX program Turkey 
Food safety 5 May 2014 -9 May 2014 € 3,832 Expert mission on Official Controls of Imported Honey TAIEX program Kosovo 
Animal health 18 February 2014 -
21 February 2014 € 3,831 Expert mission on improv ed management of freshwater 
aquaculture in Armenia TAIEX program Armenia 
Food safety, 
animal health, 
plant health 3 February 2014 -
7 February 2014 € 3,755 Expert mission on Multi Annual National Control Planning TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Food safety 13 October 2014 -
16 October 2014 € 3,722 Expert mission on Food fo r particular nutritional use  TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Plant health 23 June 2014 -
25 June 2014 € 3,677 Expert mission on control, testing and diagnostic on 
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (pine wood nematode) TAIEX program Turkey 
Plant health 16 June 2014 -
18 June 2014 € 3,670 Expert mission on the assessmen t of capacities for introducing an 
Integrated Pest Management TAIEX program Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
Food safety 30 June 2014 -
4 July 2014 € 3,669 Expert mission on the development of the rulebook on the quality 
of raw milk TAIEX program Montenegro 
Plant health 15 September 2014 -
19 September 2014 € 3,653 Study Visit on infection viability of Pepino Mosaic Virus (PepMV) 
on tomato seed TAIEX program Croatia 
Food safety 8 December 2014 -
12 December 2014 € 3,598 Expert mission on methods for the analysis of specific plant 
protection products TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Food safety 24 March 2014 -
28 March 2014 € 3,579 Expert mission on the detectio n of chloramphenico l in the animal 
biological matrix. TAIEX program Tunisia 
Food safety 15 December 2014 -
16 December 2014 € 3,551 Study visit on national monitoring programmes for pesticide 
residues, mycotoxins and other contaminants TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Food safety 10 December 2014 -
11 December 2014 € 3,530 Expert mission on the detection and contro l of mycotoxins in food TAIEX program Egypt 
Food safety 10 November 2014 -
13 November 2014 € 3,515 Expert mission for the preparation of a draft Decree  on acceptable 
levels of contaminants in food products TAIEX program Morocco 
Food safety 27 October 2014 -
29 October 2014 € 3,381 Expert mission on carcass cl assification TAIEX program Croatia 
Plant health 15 December 2014 -
17 December 2014 € 3,267 Expert mission on vegeta ble seedling production TAIEX program Egypt 
Food safety 17 February 2014 -
21 February 2014 € 3,262 Expert mission on detect ion of sulphonamides and aflatoxins TAIEX program Kosovo 
Food safety 2 June 2014 -
6 June 2014 € 3,192 Expert mission for the detection of pesticide residues in food of 
plant origin TAIEX program Tunisia 
Food safety 2 June 2014 -
6 June 2014 € 3,189 Expert mission on helping brin ging into compliance the analyses 
of biotoxins TAIEX program Tunisia  
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- 31 - Sector Date of execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety 1 September 2014 -
5 September 2014 € 3,177 Expert mission on fruit and ve getables quality standards and 
processed fruit and vegetables TAIEX program Montenegro 
Food safety 27 October 2014 -
31 October 2014 € 3,121 Expert mission on pr ocessed fruit and vegetables  TAIEX program Montenegro 
Food safety 17 June 2014 -
20 June 2014 € 3,116 Expert mission on evaluation of toxicological properties of plant 
protection products and exposure of operators TAIEX program Serbia 
Plant health 16 June 2014 -
20 June 2014 € 3,090 Expert mission on developi ng an integrated  Phytosanitary 
Information System (PIS) TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
Animal health 19 May 2014 -
21 May 2014 € 3,018 Expert mission on the evaluation of the central database for cattle TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 5 May 2014 -9 May 2014 € 2,891 Expert mission on the detection of afloto xins in cereals and their 
derived products TAIEX program Tunisia 
Food safety 7 May 2014 -9 May 2014 € 2,830 Expert mission on evaluation of ecotoxicological properties of 
plant protection products TAIEX program Serbia 
Plant health 22 October 2014 -
24 October 2014 € 2,772 Expert mission on efficient phytosanitary measures aimed at 
eradicating anoplo phora chinensis  TAIEX program Croatia 
Animal health 4 December 2014 -
5 December 2014 € 2,752 Expert mission on surveillance of fish diseases, contingency 
planning and disease eradication TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 16 June 2014 -
17 June 2014 € 2,750 Expert mission on the implementa tion of legislation on Veterinary 
Medical Products TAIEX program Croatia 
Plant health 6 October 2014 -
8 October 2014 € 2,706 Expert mission on quarantine of harmful organisms in forestry TAIEX program Albania 
Plant health 17 November 2014 -
18 November 2014 € 2,679 Expert mission on frui t and vine propagating mate rial TAIEX program Croatia 
Plant health 10 December 2014 -
12 December 2014 € 2,628 Expert mission on plant health focusing on the procedures for 
phytosanitary inspections  TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
Food safety 19 May 2014 -
21 May 2014 € 2,594 Expert mission on evaluation of  equivalency of active substances 
and physical and chemical properti es of plant protection products TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 8 December 2014 -
10 December 2014 € 2,571 Expert mission on the evaluation of plant protection products TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 28 April 2014 -
30 April 2014 € 2,569 Expert mission on Evaluation of biological e fficacy of plant 
protection products TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety, 
animal health 17 July 2014 -
18 July 2014 € 2,516 Expert mission on reporting about compliance with rules 
concerning feed and food law, an imal health and animal welfare 
rules TAIEX program Croatia 
Food safety 6 October 2014 -
7 October 2014 € 2,216 Expert mission on Food additive s TAIEX program The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia  
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- 32 - Sector Date of execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of 
assistance Provided to 
Food safety 20 January 2014 -
22 January 2014 € 2,113 Expert mission on approval of establishments  TAIEX program Serbia 
Food safety 7 October 2014 -
8 October 2014 € 1,770 Expert mission on evaluation of  toxicological properties of plant 
protection products and exposure of operators TAIEX program Serbia 
Animal health 10 March 2014 -
11 March 2014 € 1,622 Multi Country Workshop on Risk assessment in the phytosanitary 
field TAIEX program Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Kosovo, 
Montenegro, Serbia, 
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia, Turkey  
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- 33 - ANNEX II 
SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVID ED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2014 
PROJECTS OF EU MEMBER STATES 
Sector Date of 
execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of assistance Provided to 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health and Plant Health The Netherlands 2013-2016 € 40M 
out of which €11M was spent in 2014 TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is aimed at growing prosperity in 
East Africa through trade. It focuses on increased trade by unlocking economic potential through increased market access, enhanced trade environment and increased product competitiveness. TMEA includes SPS related technical assistance 
projects such as the training of farmers in horticulture in Kenya 
to meet EU standards or a f ood quality programme in South 
Sudan. Further TMEA assists EAC in harmonising its product standards. Technical assistance East Africa 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health 
and Plant 
Health 
The 
Netherlands 2009-2014 € 12.16M The World Bank Trade Facilitation Facility (TFF) is a multi-donor 
trust fund to help developing countries improve their 
competitiveness through concrete improvements in their trade 
facilitation systems and by reducing trade costs. It is designed to 
respond rapidly to government requests for assistance in 
improving infrastructure, institutions, services, policies, 
procedures, and market-oriented re gulatory systems that enable 
firms to conduct international trade on time and at lower costs. 
Programmes include SPS related technical assistance, for 
example focusing on mango exports from Burkina Faso and Mali 
to the EU. Technical assistance Global 
Food safety 
France 2011-2014 € 5.3M The overall objective of th e project is to contribute to improve 
quality infrastructure and food safety and quality in Belarus, to improve performance of the Be larusian food producers to 
produce EU and internationally co mpliant goods, by aligning the 
Belarusian quality infrastructure , and the infrastructure for food 
safety and quality with the inte rnational and EU regulatory and 
administrative practices. Technical assistance Belarus   
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- 34 - Sector Date of 
execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of assistance Provided to 
Animal 
health, food 
safety, plant 
health 
Sweden 2010-2014 € 5.0M The SLU Global Food Security Research and Education Program 
2010 – 2013. Financed by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign 
Affairs. Focus on Research. Outputs of cooperative endeavours 
with low-income countries are joint scientific publications, 
Bachelor of Science, Masters and PhD degrees awarded, 
scientific workshops, training courses and workshops for end 
users. Technical assistance, 
institutional capacity 
building Brazil, Burkina Faso, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, 
Kenya, Kyrgyz 
Republic, Malawi, 
Mozambique, South 
Africa, Syrian Arab 
Republic, Tajikistan, 
Tanzania, Uganda 
Viet Nam, Zambia, 
Zimbabwe 
Plant health 
France 2012-2014 € 5M 
Out of which 
€15,000 was spent on SPS in 2014 Diversification of the economy program (DIVECO) 
Plant Health topics: phytosanitar y regulation and legislation, 
organisation of the phytosanitar y service, quality assurance and 
seeds issues. Technical assistance Algeria 
Food safety 
Sweden November 2013 –
December 2018 € 4.412M Development of a regional stru cture for quality assurance in 
food. This ITP aims at contribu ting towards increased knowledge 
and new insights among decision makers regarding how to adapt 
national systems and structures for food safety and trade in food 
to international requirements, standards and best practice based 
on the SPS agreement of the WTO. Participants are expected to 
initiate reform work as part of the programme. Technical assistance Middle East 
Food safety 
Sweden June 2013 – 
December 2017 € 4.147M Quality infrastr ucture for Food Safety and Trade - This 
International Training Programme aims at contributing towards 
increased knowledge and new insi ghts among decision makers 
regarding how to adapt national systems and structures for food 
safety and trade in food to inte rnational requirements, standards 
and best practice based on th e SPS Agreement of the WTO. 
Participants are expected to initiate reform work as part of the 
programme. The beneficiaries are government officials in 
ministries dealing with international trade, industry and commerce, conformity assessment bodies (standardisation bodies, certification bodies, te sting laboratories, inspection 
bodies, metrology institutions or laboratories) and from 
accreditation bodies or national focal points for accreditation.) Capacity building, 
training Middle East and North 
Africa region   
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- 35 - Sector Date of 
execution Budget in 
euro Title and description of program Form of assistance Provided to 
Food safety 
Sweden November 2009 – 
June 2014 € 3.956M 
 The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), 
FAO/OIE/WHO/WTO/World Bank, is a joint initiative in capacity 
building and technical cooperatio n aiming at raising awareness 
on the importance of SPS issues, increasing coordination in the 
provision of SPS-related assistan ce, and mobilizing resources to 
assist developing countries enhance their capacity to meet SPS 
standards. Capacity building, 
technical assistance Global 
Food safety 
Sweden 2014 - 2018 € 3.892M Baltic Compact is an ex tension stage projec t to the strategic 
pan-Baltic project Baltic COMPASS. It aims to find ways how the agricultural sector in the Baltic Sea Region can produce the daily food required by the region's 90 million inhabitants and at the 
same time preserve the Baltic Sea. It promotes a balanced agro-
environment governance approach: sound regulation and economic incentives in parallel with supporting local level collective management.  Technical assistance, 
institutional capacity building Baltic Sea region, 
including Belarus 
Food Safety 
Sweden September 2011 
– May 2015 
 € 3.6M 
for 2014:€1.2M SPS Institution Building - Capacity building and institutional 
support to the Georgian National  Food Agency implemented by 
the Swedish Board of Agriculture as lead. The purpose is to 
assist Georgia to adapt to EU requirements to be able to 
conclude and now implement a deep and comprehensive free 
trade agreement with the EU. Technical assistance, 
capacity building Georgia 
Plant Health 
The 
Netherlands 2012 –2015 € 3M 
out of which 
€365,000 is 
spent on phytosanitary activities Seed potato project Kenya, the objective of which is to develop a 
seed potato production system in Kenya Capacity building Kenya 
Food safety 
Sweden November 2009 – 
December 2014 € 2.825M 
 WHO/FAO Codex Trust Fund - CTF aims to support wider and 
more effective participation in Codex Alimentarius Commission's 
work with safety and quality standards for food. Besides the goal 
of improved public health, enhanced participation from 
developing countries also improves their participation in 
international trade in food. Technical assistance Global 
Animal 
health, food 
safety, plant health Sweden 2012– 2014 € 2.5M The SLU Global Food Secu rity Research and Education Program 
2012 – 2014. Financed by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign 
Affairs. Focus on innovative research education and infrastructural development of Afri can universities with Makerere 
University in Uganda serving as a hub for many other African universities. Leadership and management training, teacher exchange, thematic research courses. Technical assistance, 
Education, 
institutional capacity building Uganda as a hub for 
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Food Safety, 
animal health 
and plant 
health 
Germany 2012-2018 € 2.2M Support to the EU integration process in Serbia. The project 
advises the Serbian Government on  the EU accession negotiation 
process. It supports the deve lopment of the negotiation 
architecture and of the strategies and concepts for formulating 
negotiating positions, as well as the handling of the negotiations 
themselves. The main focus is on the negotiation Chapters 
dealing with the financial, business and agricultural sectors, as 
well as the regional development of Serbia, among them 
Chapter 12 of the Acquis Comm unautaire on Food Safety.  Capacity building, 
technical assistance Serbia 
Animal 
health, food 
safety, plant 
health Sweden 2011- June 2014 € 1.875M The SLU Global Food Security Research an d Education Program 
2011 – 2014. Financed by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign 
Affairs. Focus on capacity building - Outputs of cooperative 
endeavours with low-income countries are joint scientific publications, Bachelor of Scie nce, Masters and PhD degrees 
awarded, scientific workshops, training courses and workshops 
for end users. Technical assistance, 
Education, 
institutional capacity 
building 77 countries, most of 
which in Africa were 
involved in this 
capacity building and networking initiative. 
Food Safety 
Sweden 2014-2016 € 1.854M Quality infrastructure for Food Safety and Trade - This 
International Training Programme aims at contributing towards 
increased knowledge and new insi ghts among decision makers 
regarding how to adapt national systems and structures for food 
safety and trade in food to inte rnational requirements, standards 
and best practice based on the SPS- agreement of the WTO. 
Participants are expected to initiate reform work as part of the 
programme. The beneficiaries are government officials in 
ministries dealing with international trade, industry and 
commerce, conformity assessment bodies (standardisation 
bodies, certification bodies, te sting laboratories, inspection 
bodies, metrology institutions or laboratories) and from 
accreditation bodies or national focal points for accreditation.) Capacity building, 
training SADC and cooperation 
countries in the APEC 
regions 
Food safety 
Sweden 2012 - 2014 € 1.8M Virtual Open Access Ag riculture & Aquacu lture Repository: 
Sharing Scientific and Scholarly Research related to Agriculture, Food, and Environment. Sweden is one of eleven EC countries, disseminated to low-income partner countries. Technical assistance, 
institutional capacity building Ethiopia  
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Animal Health 
Sweden 2013-2015  € 1.77M Four projects focusing on infectious animal diseases in East 
Africa. 
1. Viral Metagenomics and Bioinfor matics as powerful novel tools 
in veterinary infection biology; 
2. Application of viral metagenomics to investigate circulating 
viruses in the wildlife-livestock interface for a preparedness of 
new emerging diseases; 
3. Reducing risks of emerging zoonoses to smallholders in sub-
Saharan Africa: Rift Valley Fever and Lassa Fever at the 
human/livestock/wildlife interface; 
4. Assessing the impact of African Swine Fever in smallholder pig 
systems and the feasibility of potential interventions. The 
projects were carried out by the Swedish University of 
Agricultural Sciences in collaboration with local partners. Capacity building, 
training 
 Kenya, Mozambique, 
Uganda 
Animal health 
Sweden 2013-2016 € 1.763M Improved understanding of the epidemiology of peste-des-petits 
ruminants (PPR) - The Swedish National Veterinary Institute contributed in this European and African research project, 
aiming towards identifying wildlif e populations in East, Central 
and West Africa and Turkey, infected with PPR, posing a risk of spreading the disease to other wildlife and livestock. Capacity building, 
technical assistance, training Mozambique 
Plant Health 
The 
Netherlands April 2013 – 
October 2015 € 1.2M Strengthening the Egyptian Phytosanitary Control System. 
Support in legislation adjustment, support in activities regarding 
reorganisation of the surveill ance activities and supporting 
diagnostic laboratories, training of inspectors, development of a 
central digital administration. Capacity building, 
training Egypt 
Food Safety 
Germany 2014-2017 € 1.15M 
 Strengthening of food testing an d metrology in the countries of 
Southern Caucasus Technical assistance, 
capacity building South Caucasus 
 
Food Safety 
Germany 2010-2015 
 € 1.1M Quality assurance in environmental and food analysis in 
Indonesia Technical assistance, 
capacity building Indonesia
 
Food Safety Germany 2013-2016 
 € 1M Quality assurance of agricultural products through metrological 
and testing services Technical assistance, 
capacity building Ghana 
 
Food safety 
Sweden 2014 - 2016 € 1M PROIntensAfrica Sustainable intensification of African 
Agriculture. Sweden is one of 23 partners (about half European, 
half African). This CSA networking period is intended to lead to a 
long-term intercontinental program in food security for Africa. Technical assistance, 
institutional capacity 
building  Sub-Saharan Africa 
Animal Health 
Sweden  2010-2015 € 909,000 Zoonoses in humans, dome stic animals and livestock: benefits, 
risks and regulations. Two studies focusing on the dynamics of zoonotic diseases and animal he alth, carried out by the Swedish 
University of Agricultural Sciences in collaboration with several institutes in Cambodia. Capacity building, 
training  Cambodia 
  
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Food Safety 
Germany 2013-2016 
 € 900,000 Strengthening the National Quality Infrastructure in the fields of 
waste water management and agricultural exports Technical assistance, 
capacity building Peru 
Plant Health 
Sweden  January 2011- 
June 2014 € 884,754 Enhancing food security through improved systems of 
appropriate varieties of cassava, potato and sweet potato resilient to climate change in East Africa. Plant cultivars tolerant 
to environmental stresses including disease, temperature and 
drought were identified for future  release. Protocols for disease 
diagnostics and rapid multiplication of clean plant material were developed. The project was carried out by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, within the Bio-Innovate Programme. Capacity building East Africa (Ethiopia, 
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda) 
 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health 
and Plant 
Health 
The 
Netherlands 2013-2016 € 750,000 in 
2014 The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a 
global partnership that supports developing countries in building 
their capacity to implement international sanitary and 
phytosanitary (SPS) standards, guidelines and recommendations 
as a means to improve their hum an, animal and plant health 
status and ability to gain or maintain access to markets. Food 
Safety, Animal Health and Plant Protection Capacity building Global 
Food Safety 
Germany 2012-2015 
 € 650,000 Strengthening of quality assu rance services fo r the promotion 
of selected value chains in Colombia Technical assistance, 
capacity building Colombia 
 
Plant Health 
The 
Netherlands March 2014 –
April 2017 € 500,000 Strengthening production and international trade position of 
plants and plant products by suppo rting activities of the PPD in 
Vietnam. Trainings; workshops; study tours focussing on PRA-
process, surveillance plan, diagnostics, inspection training, chain 
control, help desk function and possibly electronic storage of 
activity data Training Viet Nam 
Food Safety 
The Netherlands 2009-2015 € 470,000 in 
2014 Strengthening effective participat ion of developing countries in 
Codex Alimentarius Committees for designing and maintaining 
standards for food security. Capacity building, 
Codex Alimentarius Trustfund Global 
Food Safety 
Sweden Since 2005 € 407,000 Open Trade Gate Sweden (OTGS) - a one-stop information 
centre. OTGS assists exporters from developing countries by 
providing information on rules and requirements for exporting to 
Sweden and the EU. It is hosted by the Swedish National Board 
of Trade. OTGS covers areas such as customs procedures and 
preferences, labelling, pack aging and SPS requirements. Consultancy Global 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health and Plant Health The 
Netherlands 2008-2018 € 300,000 in 
2014 Facilitate sustainable trade in bio-trade pr oducts and services. Trade facilitation 
Biotrade facilitation Programme (IFC, World Bank) Global  
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Food Safety, 
Animal Health 
and Plant 
Health 
Germany 2014 € 150,000 The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), 
FAO/OIE/WHO/WTO/World Bank. The STDF is a joint initiative in 
capacity building and technical cooperation aiming at raising 
awareness on the importance of SPS issues, increasing 
coordination in the provision of SPS related assistance, and 
mobilizing resources to assist developing countries enhance their 
capacity to meet SPS standards.  Capacity building, 
technical assistance Global 
Animal Health 
France 2013-2014 € 72,500 Technical assistance (dia gnosis techniques, Quality Assurance 
ISO 17025) to national labs. General tools for laboratories. Technical assistance Central and East 
Africa (Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, 
Rwanda, Tanzania, 
Uganda) 
Food Safety 
Sweden December 2014 – 
May 2015 € 65,000 Fact Finding Mission: Preparatory phase for support to the 
National Agency for Food Safety of the Republic of Moldova. The 
purpose is to assist the Republic  of Moldova to adapt to EU SPS 
requirements to be able to implement the Deep and 
Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the EU. Technical assistance Moldova, Republic of 
Animal 
Health, Food safety France 2014 - 2015 € 46,500 Attendance to the French  official curriculum for official 
veterinarians Training Lebanon, Tunisia 
Food safety 
France June-July 2014 € 36,000 Summer school (5 weeks-training) organised for official 
veterinarians on : "Food safety for products of animal origin: 
international and European management and control" Training Brazil; China; Egypt; 
Hong Kong, China; 
Lebanon; Serbia; 
Turkey 
Food Safety 
Sweden 2014 € 31,460 Support to raise capacity and facilitate Liberia's WTO Accession. 
Ongoing support mainly focusing on answering WTO Members' questions on SPS legislation, de veloping an action plan, etc. 
Support is given within the framework of National Board of 
Trade's project. Capacity building Liberia 
Plant Health 
The 
Netherlands 2013 - 2015 € 20,000 Harmonization of diagnostic techniques and good 
implementation of technical methods on molecular diagnostics 
and enhanced cooperation between the quarantine laboratories 
and the research institutes in  order to facilitate trade. Training Turkey  
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Food safety 
France October 2014 € 22,300 A Visit Programme to Suppor t the Identification of the Site  of the 
Future Addis Ababa Abattoir. In order to help Ethiopian author ities to identify a site for the 
future Addis Ababa Abattoir, a vi sit was implemented in Ireland 
to show how modern abattoir facilities and good management 
practices contribute to control pest hazards. A specific attention 
was paid to one criterion: the visit should focus on an abattoir located in the perimeter (10km) of a major airport. Technical assistance Ethiopia 
Plant health 
Poland June 2014 – 
September 2014 € 19,389 "Support of the phytosanitary services in Moldova in 
development of laboratory diagnostics as an important element 
of activities of the plant health services" 
The objective of the project was to improve the competence of 
employees of the phytosanitary diagnostic laboratory in the 
Republic of Moldova in the field of modern laboratory techniques 
used for detection and identification of pests. To achieve that 
objective, practical training in Poland was organized, dedicated 
to experts responsible for abovementioned diagnostic activities. 
The training provided also the opportunity to learn about 
organization and equipment, as well as quality assurance 
systems in the diagnostic laboratories in Poland. Training Moldova, Republic of 
Animal Health 
France 2013-2014 € 11,000  Technical assistance (emergency missions and contingency 
plans) Technical assistance 
and training Africa 
Food safety 
France 2014 € 10,600 Technical assistance (for export of  fish products to EU). Audit for 
preparation of FVO inspection. Technical assistance 
and training French Polynesia 
Animal Health 
France 2013-2014 € 10,000  Technical assistance to the Russian veterinary association and 
implementation of a Russian veterinary statutory body OIE Twinning project Russian Federation 
Plant Health 
France 2014 € 10,000 French-Moroccan SPS cooperation 
Plant Health topics : Pesticides regulation and experimentation, 
audit and certification, Labo ratories diagnosis methods Technical assistance Morocco 
Food Safety 
and Animal Health France 2014 € 10,000 Technical assistance to help Serbian auth orities in the 
implementation of the EU acquis. Missions were defined with Serbian authorities after a need assessment: a study visit on the 
implementation of EU regulations on medicated feed and a STE mission to help them to prep are their bilateral screening Technical assistance Serbia 
Animal Health 
and Food 
safety 
France 2014 € 9,900 Technical assistance for the creati on of national curriculum for 
official veterinarians  Technical assistance Algeria, Tunisia  
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and Animal Health France February 2014 € 8,500 Burma Trade Developm ent Programme (legislation, sanitary 
control, food safety, traceability, laboratories). Drafting of the terms of reference of the programme. Technical assistance Burma 
Food safety 
France 2014-2015 € 8,100 Technical assistance for implementation of a common database 
for consumer protection (QUALEB III Project) Technical assistance Lebanon 
Plant Health 
France February 2014 € 8,000 Burma Trade Deve lopment Programme (legislation, 
phytosanitary inspection and control, plant health, laboratories, etc). Drafting of the terms of reference of the programme. Technical assistance Burma 
Animal Health 
France 2014 € 6,900 Technical assistance (emergency missions and contingency 
plans). Technical assistance 
and training Mongolia 
Animal Health 
and Food safety France 2014 € 4,000 Technical assistance for rein forcement of vete rinary services 
(management of salmonellosis in avian breeding plants, antibiotics residues analysis) Technical assistance Morocco 
Animal Health 
France December 2014 € 2,000 Support to reinforce public-private relationship between 
veterinary services and private veterinarian to enhance 
governance Technical assistance Tunisia 
Food Safety 
Sweden May 2014 € 770 4 day seminar on SPS and tr ade policy at the National Board of 
Trade, including study visits to National Food Administration and 
National Veterinary Institute. Training Mongolia 
Food Safety 
Sweden October 2014 € 770 Introduction to SPS measures and the SPS Agreement, as part 
of a course on trade policy given to government officials at 
foreign embassies representing developing countries in 
Stockholm. Training 20 different 
developing countries, 
among others: 
Algeria, Bangladesh, 
Ecuador, Georgia, 
Kazakhstan, Kenya 
and The former 
Yugoslav Republic of 
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