G/TBT/GEN/171/Rev.3  
 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade    
 
  TBT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES IN 2015 - 20161 
Revision 
This document, circulated by the Secretariat, contains information on TBT Technical Assistance 
Activities. 
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1  TBT-SPECIFIC TA ACTIVITIES2 
1.1  Regional TBT-specific Workshops 
Date Region Venue Organized by In 
partnership 
with 
5-6 May 2015 Multi-Regional New Delhi, India PASC3 WTO 
5-8 May 2015 Africa (IGAD 
member states) 
(TBT and SPS) 
 Nairobi, Kenya WTO IGAD4 
10-13 November 2015  
 Asia /Pacific 
(TBT and SPS) Bangkok, Thailand WTO  UNESCAP5 
1.2  National TBT-specific Workshops 
Date Member/Observer Organized by 
27-30 January 2015 Ecuador WTO (TBT and SPS)  
12-13 February 2015 Peru WTO 
24-26 February 2015 Myanmar WTO (TBT and SPS)  
25-26 February 2015 Ukraine WTO 
2-4 March 2015 Trinidad and Tobago WTO (TBT and SPS)  
16-18 March 2015 The Gambia WTO (TBT and SPS)  
                                               
1 The listing of scheduled future activi ties is pending and subject to change. 
2 Some of these activities al so cover the SPS Agreement. 
3 Pacific Area Standards Congress. 
4 Intergovernmental Authority on Development. 
5 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. G/TBT/GEN/171/Rev.3 
 
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  Date Member/Observer Organized by 
27-30 April 2015 Mexico WTO (TBT and SPS)  
27-28 May 2015  Malaysia WTO 
27-28 May 2015 Guatemala WTO  
29-30 July 2015 Honduras WTO 
5-6 August 2015 Algeria WTO (TBT and SPS)  
2-4 November 2015 Sudan WTO (TBT and SPS)  
15-16 November 2015 Oman WTO (TBT and SPS)  
December 2015 Bolivia, Plurinational State of WTO 
(dates tbc) Zimbabwe WTO 
(dates tbc) Iran WTO (TBT and SPS)  
(dates tbc) St. Kitts and Nevis WTO 
1.3  Geneva-based TBT-specific activities 
Date Region, Venue Organized by 
9-20 March 2015 Advanced Course on the TBT Agreement WTO  
2  GENERAL WTO TA ACTIVITIES WITH A TBT MODULE6 
2.1  Geneva-based Trade Policy Courses  
Date Name of course (language) Organized by 
30 Jan & 2 Feb 2015  Advanced Trade Policy Course (English) WTO (ITTC) 
23-24 June 2015  Advanced Trade Policy Course (English) WTO (ITTC) 
16 & 19 October 2015  Advanced Trade Policy Course (French) WTO (ITTC) 
2.2  Regional Trade Policy Courses  
Date Venue, Region Organized by 
2-3 April 2015 Tunis, Tunisia (Africa, French) WTO (ITTC) 
29 April 2015 Bridgetown, Barbados (Caribbean, English) WTO (ITTC) 
11-12 June 2015 Gaborone, Botswana  (Africa, English) WTO (ITTC) 
13-14 August 2015 Quito, Ecuador (Latin America, Spanish) WTO (ITTC) 
                                               
6 These dates correspond to the TBT modules only. G/TBT/GEN/171/Rev.3 
 
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  Date Venue, Region Organized by 
13-14 August 2015 Istanbul, Turkey (CEECAC, English)  WTO (ITTC) 
21 October 2015 Montevideo, Uruguay (ALADI Member Countries)  WTO/ALADI 
2-3 November 2015 Bangkok, Thailand (Asia-Pacific, English) WTO (ITTC) 
11-12 November 2015 Muscat, Oman (Arab-Middle East, English) WTO (ITTC) 
2.3  Other Geneva-based Activities 
Date Event Organized by 
24 March 2015 TBT Overview for the 2015 
fellows of the "Netherlands 
Trainee Programme" (English 
and French) WTO 
22 September 2015 All LDC Members WTO 
20 October 2015 Advanced Course on the SPS 
Agreement WTO  
26-30 October 2015 Workshop on Trade and Health WTO 
20 January 2016 International Colloquium of 
WTO Reference Centres (English) WTO 
20 January 2016 International Colloquium of 
WTO Reference Centres 
(French) WTO 
3  E-LEARNING: ONLINE COURSES 
The TBT-online course is addressed to government officials from developing country Members and 
Observers and covers all aspects of the TBT Ag reement. The TBT on-line course is available 
throughout the year in all three languages.7 
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7 While the WTO E-Learning material is freely available on the WTO E-Learning website, participants 
have to register and submit a nomination form in orde r to participate in a monitored course, access the module 
exams and obtain a WTO certificate.  More information can be obtained at: http://etraining.wto.org/ .