G/SPS/GEN/1160/Add.2  
 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  TO DEVELOPING COUNTR IES  
COMMUNICATION FROM JAPAN  
Addendum  
The follow ing communication, received on 26 June 2014 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan . 
 
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1.  Japan would like to provide the followi ng information regarding the provision of SPS -related 
technical assistance from Japanese fiscal year 201 3 in response to the Secretariat's request in 
G/SPS/W/101.  
2.  SPS-related technical assistance from Japan has been provided to developing countries in 
accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) 
Measures  with a primary aim to facilitate the enhancement and implementation of sanitary and 
phytosanitary measures in developing countries based on sound science . 
3.  The attached table shows Japan's SPS -related technical assistance from 1 April 201 3 to 
31 March 2014 . The total value of the SPS -related technical assistance provided by Japan for the 
period amounted to approximately 470 million Japanese yen. The accumul ated amount of 
Japanese assistance since  1 April 2009 is approximately 3 .4 billion Japanese yen.  
4.  The number of programmes provided by Japan since 1 April 2009  has amounted to 48  and 
assistance has been provided to more than 30 countries in Asia, the Pacifi c region, Central 
America, South America, Central Asia, and Africa. Technical assistance has been directed not only 
to individual countr ies but also to groups of countries, regions and the whole world.  
5.  Japan's overseas aid program me is managed primarily by  the Japan International Cooperation 
Agency (JICA). JICA is established as an Incorporated Administrative Agency under the Act of the 
Incorporated Administrative Agency. The Government of Japan as well has implemented SPS-
related  technical assistance for the Asia and Pacific region through Official Development Assistance 
(ODA).  
6.  Japan's assistance covered all four broad categories listed in G/SPS/GEN/206: information; 
training; "soft" infrastructure development and "hard" infrastructure development. Japan's 
assistance covered most of the "typical areas of competence" listed under the headings of food 
safety, animal health and plant protection, in the Annex of G/SPS/GEN/206.  
7.  Japan has also been contributing to development aid as a donor country to the Standard s and 
Trade Developm ent Facility (STDF) since 2009.  
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  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED BY JAPAN  TO MEMBERS, OBSERVER S 
AND OTHER COUNTRIES  
IN FY201 3 (APRIL 201 3 TO MARCH 201 4) 
Sector  Description of Programme  
(Date)  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety, Animal 
Health and Plant 
Health  Project of General Support for 
SPS-related Measure s and 
Transboundary Animal Disease 
Measure s in Asia  
1. Contribution to FAO on SPS-
related  Technical Assistance for 
ASEAN Developing Countries  
- Dispatch of 2 experts (RAP 
and IPPC Secretariat)  
- Workshops, training courses 
and information exchange 
meetings on international 
standards  
 
2. Contribution to OIE on SPS-
related  Technical Assistance for 
Asian Developing Countries  
- Development of roadmap for 
controlling transboundary 
diseases such as FMD in the 
Asian region  
- Promotion of disease 
surveillance  
- Workshop on FMD  
(2011 -2015)  Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(ODA project)  Asian developing 
countries (ASEAN 
Countries)  
Food Safety, Animal 
Health and Plant 
Health  Contributi on to STDF on SPS-
related  Technical Assistance for 
Developing Countries  
(2009 - ) Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(ODA project)  Global  
Food Safety  Project for Strengthening 
Capacity of Inspection System s 
for Ensuring Safety of Agro -
Fishery Foods  
- Dispatc h of experts  
- Training  
- Provision of equipment  
(1 Dec. 2011 -30 Nov . 2014)  Training, Soft 
infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Viet Nam 
Food Safety  Project for Strengthening of 
Agricultural Pesticide Residue 
Analysis System  
- Dispatch of  experts  
- Training  
(13 Nov.  2011–12 Nov.  2015)  Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Ethiopia  
Food Safety  Semina r for Food Safety Policy 
Making and Management  
- Training  
- Study tour  
 (24 Nov.  2013-7 Dec.  2013)  Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Argentina, Brazil, 
Cambodia, East 
Timor, Indonesia, 
Samoa, Swaziland,  
and Thailand  
Food Safety  Training Course on Mycotoxin 
Inspection for Food Safety  
- Training course for eight 
people  
(28 Jan. 2013 - 20 Apr. 2013)  Training and 
Soft 
infrast ructure  
(JICA project)  Argentina, Chile, 
Mongolia, 
Myanmar, Sri 
Lanka,  and Thailand  G/SPS/GEN/1160/Add.2  
 
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  Sector  Description of Programme  
(Date)  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety  Strengthening the Capacity of 
the Quality Control Company 
limited on Pesticide Residue 
Analysis(PRA)  
- Dispatch of experts  
- Training  
- Provision of equipment  
(15 Feb. 2014 -31 Mar.  2017)  Training  and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Ghana  
Food Safety  Hygiene and Quality 
Management for Animal Source 
Foods  
- Training course for seven  
people   
(11 Feb. 2014 -17 May  2014)  Training  and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA proj ect) Afghanistan, Cuba , 
Ghana, Samoa , and 
Uganda  
Animal health  OIE/JTF Project for Controlling 
Zoonosis in Asia under One 
Health Concept  
1. One Health and Veterinary 
Services  
To prevent and control Zoonosis 
under One Health approach  
- Expert meeting and workshop  
To strengthen capacity of 
Veterinary Services  
- Training courses co -organised 
with OIE Reference Centres  
2. Good Governance  
To strengthen good governance 
of Veterinary Services and 
animal welfare  
- Regional seminar  
(2013 -2017)  Training and 
Soft 
Infrastructure  
(ODA project)  Developing 
Countries in Asia 
Pacific region  
Animal Health  Project on Capacity 
Development of Animal Health 
Laboratory  
- Dispatch of experts  
- Study tour  
- Training  
- Provision of equipment  
(17 Jul . 2011-16 Jul . 2015)  Training, S oft 
infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Indonesia  
Animal Health  Prevention and Zoonosis Control 
in South American region  
- Dispatch of experts  
- Contribution to training course  
(1 Oct. 2011 -31 Mar . 2014)  Training and 
Soft 
infrastructure   
(JICA project)  Argentina ; Bolivia, 
Plurinational State 
of; Ecuador ; 
Nicaragua ; 
Paraguay ; Peru; 
and Uruguay  
Animal Health  Technical Assistance Support to 
Improve the National Capacity 
of Animal Disease Diagnoses 
and Control  
- Dispatch of experts  
- Study tour 
- Provision of equipment  
(21 Jun . 2010-20 Jun . 2014)  Soft 
infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Uganda  
Animal Health  Veterinary Technology for Farm 
Animals  
- Training course for eight 
people  
(15 Aug. 2013 -23 Nov. 2013)  Training  and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Cambod ia, Kosovo , 
Myanmar, 
Sri Lanka, Tonga, 
Uganda, and 
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  Sector  Description of Programme  
(Date)  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Animal Health  Advanced Training Course on 
Foot and Mouth Disease  
- Training course for six people   
(20 Aug.  2013-20 Sep.  2013)  Training  and 
Soft 
infrastructur e 
(JICA project)  Brazil, Cambodia, 
Egypt , Myanmar , 
Thailand, and 
Uganda  
Animal Health  Poultry Production, Management 
and Disease Prevention 
Technology  
- Training  
(21 Aug.  2013-23 Nov. 2013)  Training  and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Bangladesh, 
Indon esia, Lao 
People's Democratic 
Republic , Myanmar , 
Nigeria , Sri Lanka  
Animal Health  Research on Veterinary 
Technology  
- Training course for seven  
people   
(27 Mar. 2014 -30 Oct. 2014)  Training  and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Afghanistan, 
Cambodia, Ghan a, 
Indonesia, 
Malaysia, Mongolia, 
and Uganda  
Plant Health  The Project for Standardization 
and Quality Control for 
Horticulture Products of 
Indonesia (Improvement of 
Thermal Treatment against Fruit 
Flies on Fresh Mango)  
- Dispatch of experts  
- Study tour  
- Training  
- Provision of equipment  
(16 Oct. 2009 - 15 Apr. 2013)  Soft 
infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Indonesia  
Plant Health  Project of Fermentation 
Technology for Experimental 
Production of Biocontrol Agents  
- Dispatch of experts  
- Provision of equipment   
(1 Aug. 2013 -31 Jul. 2015)  Training  and 
Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Argentina  
 
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