G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.1  
 
15 March 2013  
(13-1439)  Page: 1/36  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
 SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
PROVIDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2012 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 14 March 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union. 
 
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Overview 
The European Union (EU) is the world's foremost advocate – and biggest source – of 
technical assistance. This assistance takes the form of both development aid and aid directed at improving opportunities for trade. It is specifically targeted at helping developing countries enhance their ability and ca pacity to trade in a broad range of areas, 
including those with direct relevance to the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) field. 
During 2012, the total value of SPS-related technical assistance provided by the EU and its 
member States amounted to approximately 78 million Euro . This covered more than 200 
SPS-related projects or activities that were completed, or were still on-going, during the 
course of 2012, in close to 100 countries. 
 
 
1.1.  In response to the Secretariat request in document G/SPS/W/101, the European Union 
hereby submits information on technical assistance provided to other countries during 2012, in accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures.  
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 EU and other world markets. The assistance is also geared towards improving governance and 
meeting international standards, both of which help countries to take better advantage of the 
trade opportunities that are available. 
1.3.  EU assistance in the SPS-field is therefore largely aimed at transferring technical know-how, 
giving practical assistance in the field, an d helping to build governance frameworks and 
appropriate infrastructure. In so doing, EU techni cal assistance projects address all four of the 
categories listed in the Secretariat document G/SPS/GEN/206, namely: information; training; "soft" and "hard" infrastructure development. 
1.4.  The technical assistance activities, highligh ted in the attached table, were provided by the 
European Commission and individual EU member States. These activities took place at the bilateral, regional or multilateral level, through own initiatives, the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility (STDF) or the International Standard Setting Bodies (ISSBs), better known 
as the Three Sisters . G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.1 
 
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  1.5.  Within the European Commission, different components are involved in the provision of 
technical assistance. They are primarily: the Directorate General for Development and Co-operation, the Directorate General for Enlargement, the Directorate General for Trade and the Directorate General for Health and Consumers. In member States, Ministries dealing with 
agriculture, health and/or related disciplines, or development agencies, lead the efforts in this 
field. 
1.6.  EU projects can be broadly divided into two main fields: those that seek to develop SPS 
standards and those that seek to ensure the proper application of SPS standards. 
1.7.  In its thrust to develop SPS standards, the European Commission – 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 is being granted, via multiannual contribution agreements, to: 
 facilitate the participation of developing countries in meetings of the ISSBs; 
 establish and maintain the International Plant Protection Convention's (IPPC) 
Implementation Review and Support System (IRSS); 
 help the Codex Alimentarius' Trust Fund; 
 assist Codex Alimentarius to perform a pilot study on mycotoxins; 
 help the World Organization for Animal Health  (OIE) organise global conferences in the 
areas of animal health, animal welfare and veterinary public health. 
1.8.  When it comes to applying SPS standards,  s o m e  o f  t h e  m a i n  E U  p r o j e c t s  w h i c h  s e e k  t o  
support the application of standards, are the following: 
a. PIP (Phase II) – Quality and Conformity Fruits and Vegetables Programme 
PIP is a cooperation programme amounting to EUR 33 million managed by COLEACP (the 
Europe-ACP Liaison Committee). The programme  aims to support producers of fruit and 
vegetables to comply with European SPS regu lations, and in so doing, improve trade of 
agricultural products. It is financed by the European Development Fund and 
implemented at the request of the ACP (Afric a, Caribbean and Pacific) Group of States. 
The second stage of PIP was launched in October 2009 – following a successful first 
phase which started in 2001 – and will run for a total period of 5 years.  
b. VET-GOV  – Reinforcement of African Veterinary Governance 
This programme aims to improve the institutional environment in most African countries 
for the provision of affordable, accessible and sustainable quality veterinary services by 
improving aspects of governance and institutional reforms. Its primary strategic goal is 
to strengthen veterinary services at the national level, to encourage regional institutions to fulfil their roles related to coordination, to harmonise standards in line with the One 
World One Health (OWOH) concept and to support countries to provide the right 
environment for public and private investme nt. The total budget of the project amounts 
to EUR 30 million for the period 2011-2016.   
c. EDES  – Development of Food Safety Systems Programme 
COLEACP, in cooperation with a consortium of  European food safety agencies, has been 
entrusted by the European Union with the im plementation of the EDES Programme which 
seeks to improve the contribution of food  and feed trade to poverty reduction in 
beneficiary countries. The project's purpose is to ensure that risk-based food and feed 
safety systems for export products are established in ACP countries and are in line with regional, international and EU SPS standards. Launched at the request of the ACP Group 
of States, it has received funding worth EUR 29.5 million from the European 
Development Fund covering 2010-2014. 
d. PRACAMS  – Support Program for the Creation of a Regional System of Quality and the 
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures in Central America  
PRACAMS promotes the creation of a regional quality system and the application of 
sanitary and phytosanitary measures, to ensure compliance by Central American G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.1 
 
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  economies with the requirements of inte rnational markets under the TBT and SPS 
Agreements of the WTO. The Commission has made a contribution of EUR 23.5 million 
which will run from the end of 2010 until 2016. 
e. PAN SPSO  (Phase II) - Participation of African Nations in Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Standard Setting Organisations 
PAN SPSO has the overall objective of contributing to poverty reduction by promoting 
international trade of agricultural products in Africa. Its specific objective is to 
strengthen and sustain the effective participation of African countries during the 
formulation of international standards by the OIE, IPPC and Codex on animal health, plant health and food safety. Now in its second phase, the Commission has made a contribution of EUR 2 million which will run from the beginning of 2012 until the end of 
2014. 
f. BTSF  – Better Training for Safer Food 
Better Training for Safer Food is a European Commission training initiative covering food 
and feed law, animal health and welfare and plant health rules. It trains staff from 
member States and candidate countries who are involved in official controls. The aim is to keep participants fully adjourned of EU regulations in these areas and to ensure more 
harmonised and efficient controls. Efficient controls are an essential factor in maintaining 
high levels of consumer protection, animal health and plant health. Harmonisation of controls should help to create a level playing field for food businesses. Training is also organised specifically for third, particularly developing, country participants so as to 
familiarise them with EU requirements. This is also aimed at easing access to the EU 
market for products from developing countries. The total budget for training in non-EU countries, in 2011-2012, amounted to EUR 5.1 million. 
g. Twinning Pre-EU accession instrument  (IPA) 
One of the great challenges for the countries aspiring to join the European Union, is to 
reform, strengthen and adapt their public instit utions to EU standards, so that they can 
provide a better service to their citizens, correctly apply EU rules and benefit fully from 
EU membership. To meet this need, the European Union provides focused assistance through its Twinning programme. Launched in May 1998, Twinning is now one of the principal tools of "institution building" in enlargement countries. The success and 
effectiveness of the instrument was recognised in 2003 when Twinning was extended to 
cover not only candidates to EU membership, but also countries in the EU neighbourhood, namely in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean region. So far the 
European Union has invested over EUR 1.5 billion in more than 1500 projects in 
21 countries under this programme. 
h. The TAIEX instrument  – Technical Assistance and Information Exchange 
Established in 1996, over the last 16 years the TAIEX instrument of the European 
Commission has evolved and expanded its mandate. In 2006, TAIEX's original scope in candidate countries and potential candidat es was extended to the neighbourhood 
countries. TAIEX shares EU member State administrations' technical expertise in all 
fields of EU legislation (the so-called EU "acquis") with beneficiaries. Today, TAIEX has 
become an integral part of the Enlargement Policy, and every year is responsible for organising nearly 1,900 short term technical assistance operations. Every year an 
average of EUR 15 million is committed under this instrument. 
1.9.  These few, selected projects show the breadth and depth of EU funded technical assistance.  1.10.  One can see that all SPS-related fields are covered through the various actions taking place 
across the globe. Other projects, found in the annex, also attest to this fact.  
1.11.  The activities, in the annexes, have been categorised by subject matter for ease of 
reference. G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.1 
 
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  1.12.  The European Union would like to draw attention to its reports of previous years – as found 
in documents G/SPS/GEN/1139 of 13 March 2012 and G/SPS/GEN/1074 of 18 March 2011 – identifying the technical assistance provided  by the European Union during 2011 and 2010. 
1.13.  Any non-EU country requiring SPS-related technical assistance is invited to approach the 
EU delegation based in their country, or the re levant directorates of the European Commission 
located in Brussels, Belgium or individual EU member States for further information.  
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SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVID ED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2012 
PROJECTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 
and Plant Health  2009–2014 
PIP  Phase II: Quality and Conformity Fruits and Vegetables Programme €33M The PIP Quality and Conformity Fr uits and Vegetables Programme 
(Phase 2-PIP 2) is a programme supported by the European Commission, managed and impl emented by COLEACP. The 
programme is funded by the European Development Fund. It started in 2001 and was origina lly designed to support ACP 
countries to comply with the new EC regulations on pesticides that 
could affect their fruit and vegetable exportations and market 
shares. Since October 2009, due to  a new and evolving regulatory 
and market requirement, a second phase (PIP 2) was launched, for a period of five years. It continues to support fruit and vegetable producers and exporters of ACP coun tries (greater support for small 
producers and groupings of small producers) to comply with the 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary regulations of the European market, as 
well as on commercial requirements  (e.g. from supermarkets) and 
environmental, social and fair tr eatment aspects (organic farming, 
fair trade, environmental, ethical, etc.). Capacity Building, 
Training 26 ACP countries 
Animal Health 2011-2016 
Reinforcement of 
African veterinary 
Governance – VET-GOV 
€30M This program aims to improve the institutional environment in most 
African countries in the provisio n of affordable, accessible and 
sustainable quality veterinary se rvices by improving aspects of 
governance and Institutional reforms. The strategic goal of the 
action is to bring institutional strengthening of veterinary services 
towards the establishment of adequate veterinary services at the 
national level, strengthen regional institutions to play their roles of 
coordination, harmonisation in line with the One World One Health 
concept and support countries to en able environment for public and 
private investment.  Capacity building African countries  
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budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 
and Animal Health 2010-2014  
EU–ACP Development of Food Safety Systems Programme –EDES €29.5M The EDES Programme is supported by the European Commission, 
managed and implemented by a Co nsortium led by COLEACP. The 
programme purpose is that risk-based food and feed safety systems for export products are established in ACP countries that are in line with regional, intern ational and EU SPS standards. The 
s u p p o r t  p r o v i d e d  b y  E D E S  m u s t  n e c e s s a r i l y  b e  i n  l i n e  w i t h  t h e  
framework of existing national syst ems in the field of food safety, 
and it is based on a risk analysis . With the methodological support 
and expertise of the consortium's partners, EDES develops capacity 
building activities, mainly through training, technical assistance, facilitation or coaching. Capacity Building and 
Training 17 ACP Countries 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health 
and Plant 
Health 2012-2015 
Support to the 
Government of 
Armenia for the 
implementation of the 
ENP Action Plan and 
preparations for the 
future Association 
Agreement – Phase II  
€24 M, a quarter of 
which is dedicated to 
the SPS-component One of the main objectives of the project is to assist regulatory 
convergence with the EU and inte rnational laws and standards in 
the areas of trade, in particular in Customs, Technical Barriers to 
Trade (TBT), and Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) matters. Soft infrastructure Armenia 
Food Safety 3/11/2010-3/09/2016 
PRACAMS: Programa de Apoyo a la Creación de un Sistema Regional de Calidad y a la Aplicación de Medidas 
Sanitarias y 
Fitosanitarias en Centroamérica €23.5M PRACAMS promotes the creation of a harmonized and 
internationally recognized Regional System for Quality Control and SPS, through the strengthening of regional networks. PRACAMS aims to promote the creation of a Regional Quality System and the application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, to ensure compliance by the Central American economies 
with the requirements of international markets under the TBT and 
SPS Agreements of the WTO. The project is based on the fo llowing 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, Secretaría 
de Integración Económica Centro-Americana (SIECA)  
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budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 36 months 
Support the 
management of bee 
diseases and pests and 
their control measures 
€22M To support African reference laboratory (with satellite stations) for 
the management of pollinator be e diseases and pests for food 
security. To establish a central refe rence laboratory at International 
Centre for Insect Physiology (ICIPE ), located in Kenya, to generate 
new knowledge as recommended by OIE regarding bee diseases 
and pests and their control measures for the Farmers' Federations 
and beekeepers. ICIPE is providing the infrastructure and technical 
support services to the national laboratories (four satellite stations, 
one based in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Senegal that 
will be provided by the NARS). Hard and soft 
infrastructure ICIPE and African Union Inter 
African Bureau for Animal 
Resources (AU-IBAR) 
Animal Health 36 months 
Support the dairy 
sector with special focus on primary production €8.6M Support the implementation of public policy in the dairy sector in 
order to improve the competitiveness of the sector, with initiatives 
focused on primary production (small producers of raw milk) and vertical and horizontal prod uctive chain integration. Budget support  Colombia  
Animal Health 2009-2013 
Contribution to the 
FMD Trust Fund 
€8M Assist the campaign agains t foot and mouth disease. Hard infrastructure Third countries neighbouring 
the European Union 
Food Safety 12/2011-02/2016 
Support to quality infrastructure in 
Belarus 
€5M The purpose of the project is to im prove the Belarusian food safety 
and quality through a gradual alignment of the Quality Infrastructure system with releva nt EU and other international 
standards; to support the institutional reform of the Belarusian 
accreditation and standardization system and to bring national 
legislation of market surveillance and food safety in line with the international regulatory framework. Infrastructure, 
Capacity building Belarus 
Food Safety 08/2009-08/2013 
PROMESAFI: Programa 
de Apoyo al 
cumplimiento de las 
medidas sanitarias y 
fitosanitarias 
€4.5M The main objectives of the programme are: to increase the access 
of products to European markets,  by improving compliance to SPS 
and Food Safety (FS) EU regulations; To support capacity building 
to National SPS Services; To improve coordination between 
National SPS Institutions and private sector, according to FS issues; 
To strengthen producers' knowledge in SPS and FS, in order to 
improve access of their products to EU markets. Capacity Building Costa Rica 
Animal Health Rabies vaccination 
zones in bordering areas of neighbouring countries  Approx. €3 M is allocated for 2012. Financing through the approved programmes of adjacent 
EU member States the creation of border rabies oral vaccination zones. The purpose is to prevent the reincursions of the disease to member States and to familiarise the neighbouring countries with the benefits of investing in large scale oral rabies vaccination. Support eradication Belarus, Russian Federation, 
Ukraine  
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budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 2010-2015 
STDF – Standards and 
Trade Development 
Facility 
€2M STDF is a Global Partnership that supports developing countries in 
building their capacity to implement international Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary (SPS) standards, gu idelines and recommendations as 
a means to improve their human, an imal and plant health status, 
and ability to gain or maintain access to markets. STDF acts both 
as coordinating and financing me chanism. The EU partners are: 
FAO, OIE, World Bank, WHO, WTO. The main objectives are: to 
assist developing countries enhance their expertise and capacity to 
analyse and implement internationa l SPS standards, as to improve 
their human, animal and plant health situation, and their ability to 
gain and maintain market access; to act as vehicle for co-ordination 
among technical co-operation provid ers, the mobilization of funds, 
the exchange of experience and the dissemination of good practice. Capacity Building, 
Training Developing countries 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health and Plant Health 20/12/2011-
19/11/2014 PAN SPSO – Participation of African 
Nations in Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary standard setting organizations programme €2M PAN SPSO phase II, lays out an overall objective of contribution to 
poverty reduction through promoting international trade of agricultural products 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 Commission on animal health, plant health 
and food safety. It aims to improve information related to animal health, plant health and food safe ty standards making it available 
to key stakeholders; Build common positions on SPS issues ant national, regional and continenta l level; Strengthen technical 
capacities to develop standard s and science-based arguments; 
Participate in standard setting processes through SPS committees. Create awareness in the necessity of involvement and investment of countries, in Standard Setting Process. Capacity Building African countries 
Food Safety 05/2011-05/2015 
Trade Related SPS and 
Quality Management 
Systems Support 
Programme, 
contribution to the 
Danish Led 
Agribusiness Initiative, 
aBi 
€2M The main objective is to increase trade opportunities through 
improved enterprise-level supply side management in the area of 
SPS standards and quality management. The aim is to organise 
value-chain specific awareness–raising campaigns in Good 
Agricultural Practices, safe use of chemicals, minimum residues 
level, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), traceability 
and Quality Control. SPS stan dards and quality management 
systems are being developed, tested  and applied along the selected 
value chain from input suppliers to exporters. Capacity building Uganda 
Food Safety 02/03/2012– 
Capacity building €2M Building capacity in the areas of food safety and animal welfare 
(leader country is Lithuania) Twinning project Serbia  
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budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 2011-2014 
Rabies eradication in 
the Kaliningrad Region 
of the Russian 
Federation  
Total budget of €1.8M. 
Approx. €600,000 for 
2012. Financing through a grant agreement of wildlife oral rabies 
vaccination activities in the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian 
Federation with the aim of  eradicating the disease. Support eradication Russian Federation 
Plant Health 27/07/2010-
31/03/2013 Approximation to EU 
legislation 
€1.3M Harmonisation of national legislation with EU legislation for placing 
on the market and control of Plant Protection Products and implementation of new legal provisions (leader country is the 
United Kingdom) Twinning project Serbia 
Food safety 2012–2014 
Support in the field of 
norms and standards 
€1.146M Support to the Republic of Moldova in the field of norms and 
standards in food safety for plant origin products (leader country is 
the United Kingdom) Twinning project Moldova, Republic of 
Food Safety 30/04/2012-
29/04/2014 Strengthening of animal origin food and feed safety control  €1M Improving food safety in meat in spection, inspection and consumer 
awareness building of food safety ri sks. (The leader country is the 
Netherlands, Denmark at Latvia are Juniors in the project.) Twinning Armenia 
Animal Health July 2011-September 
2013 
Regional project for the 
support of animal 
health in the Western 
Balkans  
Total budget is €1M. The overall objective of this project is to support the control and 
eradication of classical swine fever and rabies, animal diseases that 
continue to be a threat for the public and animal health for the 
beneficiary countries to neighbouring EU member States. In this 
line the project aims to improve regional and cross-border 
cooperation in the Western Balkans and thereby ensure that the 
control and eradication of importan t animal diseases is harmonised 
and coordinated at a regional le vel with the support of the 
Commission. Technical assistance Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, 
Montenegro, Serbia, the 
former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia and Kosovo 
(under UNCR 1244) 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health 
and Plant 
Health 30/03/2012-
29/10/2013 
Strengthening the 
administrative capacities €700,000 Strengthening the administrative capacities of the Phytosanitary 
Directorate of Montenegro (leader country is the United Kingdom). Twinning project Montenegro 
Plant Health 23/03/2010– 
Capacity building 
€649,526 Capacity building in the area of Plant Protection Products and 
Pesticide Residues (leader country is the United Kingdom). Twinning project Croatia  
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budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 1/03/2011–28/02/2013 
"Capacity building within the national reference laboratories Directorate" 
€600,000 Supporting the development of a ce ntral reference laboratory for 
food safety, focusing on legal stru cture, organization al aspects, and 
technical knowledge. (The leader  country is the Netherlands, 
Denmark is junior in implementation phase.) Twinning Serbia 
Plant Health For 2012 
Contribution to IRRS 
€400,000 Contribution to International Organizations on SPS-related 
Technical Assistance for Developing Countries 
IPPC Implementation Review and Support System (IRSS) Funding support for 
the IPPC 
Implementation 
Review and Support 
System Least developed and 
developing countries 
Animal Health For 2012 
Contribution to the OIE €300,000 Contribution to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to 
facilitate developing countries attendance at OIE meetings. Budget support Developi ng countries with 
focus on least developing countries 
Plant Health For 2012 
Contribution to IPPC 
€300,000 Contribution to the International Organization for Plant Health 
(IPPC) to facilitate developing countries attendance at IPPC 
meetings. Budget support Developing countries with 
focus on least developing 
countries 
Food Safety For 2012  
Contribution to Codex Alimentarius 
€280,000 Contribution to the international organization for food safety 
(CODEX Alimentarius) on SPS related Technical Assistance for Developing Countries. Contribution to a pilot project for scientific 
work on mycotoxins in sorghum in support of the standard setting 
process. Budget support Developing countries 
Food Safety For 2012 
Contribution to Codex 
Alimentarius 
€225,000 Contribution to the international organization for food safety 
(CODEX Alimentarius) on SPS related Technical Assistance for 
Developing Countries - Payment of travel and allowances costs of 
delegates from developing countries attending Codex meetings, 
FAO/WHO Project and Fund for Enhanced Participation in Codex. Budget support Developing countries, with 
focus on least developing 
countries 
Animal Health March-November 2012 
Contribution to OIE seminars €220,000 OIE Regional seminars dedicated to National Focal Points for animal 
welfare and for veterinary products  and to train new OIE Delegates 
of Europe. Training Central and Eastern 
European countries of OIE incl. Central Asia 
Animal Health June and November 
2012 
Contribution to OIE 
conference 
€200,000 OIE 2nd International Conference on Foot and Mouth Disease: "The 
way towards global control", and 3rd OIE Global Conference on 
Animal Welfare: "Standards Implem entation – Regional Strategies, 
Successes and Synergies". Budget support  OIE and OIE member 
countries  
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budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 28/02–01/03/2012 
BTSF1 Laboratory 
Training on rabies in Italy €70,000
2 The laboratory workshop on rabies in Padova, Italy, provided 
training in state-of-the-art viro logical and serological methods of 
diagnosis and other suitable te chniques for application by 
veterinary officials in their home countries. Soft Infrastructure Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, 
Tunisia 
Animal Health 25‐27/04/2012  
BTSF Laboratory 
Training on HPAI in 
France 
€70,000 The laboratory workshop on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 
(HPAI) in Ploufragan, France, provid ed training in state-of-the-art 
virological and serological methods of diagnosis and other suitable 
techniques for application by veterinary officials in their home 
countries. Soft Infrastructure Cambodia, Lao People's 
Democratic Republic 
Animal Health 21-23/05/2012 
BTSF Laboratory Training on PPR in the UK €70,000 The laboratory workshop on Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in 
Pirbright, United Kingdom, provid ed training in state-of-the-art 
virological and serological methods of diagnosis and other suitable techniques for application by veterinary officials in their home countries. Soft Infrastructure Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia 
Animal Health 17-19/09/2012 
BTSF Lab Training on 
PPR in the UK 
€70,000 The laboratory workshop on PPR in Pirbright, United Kingdom, 
provided training in state-of-the-art virological and serological 
methods of diagnosis and other suit able techniques for application 
by veterinary officials in their home countries. Soft Infrastructure Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon 
Animal Health 5-7/09/2012 
Training on veterinary policies 
€69,715 Workshop on regional veterinary policies to support trade TAIEX training Algeria; Croatia; Egypt; 
Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Libya; Moldova, Republic of; 
Morocco; Palestinian 
Authority; Tunisia; Turkey 
Food Safety Two-week laboratory 
training on veterinary 
residues and 
contaminants 
Approximately  
€40,000 Hands-on laboratory training in th e field of veterinary residues and 
contaminants Training Malaysia 
Animal Health 30/04–4/05/2012 
BTSF STM3 on HPAI in 
Laos 
€36,000 The sustained training mission on outbreak management provided 
the Lao Veterinary Services with tools to develop national and regional measures for the management of HPAI, including risk 
analysis and communication strategy, outbreak response, culling 
and disposal etc. Field diagnosi s of HPAI and risk management. Training & 
Information (Study Visit) Lao People's Democratic 
Republic 
                                               
1 Better Training for Safer Food. 
2 The budget is an indicative amount. 
3 Sustained Training Mission.  
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budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 23–27/04/2012 
BTSF STM on HPAI in 
Cambodia 
€35,000 The sustained training mission pr ovided the Cambodian Veterinary 
services with tools to develop na tional and regional measures for 
the management of HPAI, including risk analysis and 
communication strategy, outbreak response, culling and disposal 
etc. Field diagnosis of HPAI and risk management. Training & 
Information (Study 
Visit) Cambodia 
Food Safety 29/05/2012 
Training on risk assessment €34,903 Workshop on EU food chain risk management TAIEX training Libya 
Animal Health 11-15/11/2012 
BTSF STM on PPR in 
Egypt 
€26,500 The sustained training missions on outbreak management provided 
the Egyptian veterinary services with tools to develop national and 
regional measures for the management of PPR, including 
pathogenesis of PPRV, diagnosis, prevention and control, 
vaccination etc. Field visit on PPR outbreak management. Training & 
Information (Study 
Visit) Egypt 
Animal Health 18-22/11/2012 
BTSF STM on rabies in Egypt 
€26,500 The sustained training missions on outbreak management provided 
the Egyptian veterinary services with tools to develop national and regional measures for the management of rabies, including 
epidemiology and pathogenesis, vaccination, prevention and control 
etc. On the fourth day of the rabies training, the participants visited the Institute for Rabies to conduct several practical exercises on the disease. Field visit on rabies diagnosis and control. Training & 
Information (Study Visit) Egypt 
Food Safety 27/11/2012 
Training on feed safety 
€26,265 Workshop on feed safety TAIEX training Russia 
Animal Health 14/11/2012 
Training on FMD control €25,068 Workshop on control of foot and mouth dise ase TAIEX training Bo snia and Herzegovina 
Animal Health 17/01/2012 
Training on sheep and 
goat herd health 
€25,039 Workshop on Regional Control and eradication strategies for 
Brucella (B. melitensis) infection in sheep and goat herds TAIEX training Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, 
Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, 
The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Animal Health 14-18/05/2012 
BTSF STM on ASF in 
Armenia 
€25,000 The sustained training mission on outbreak management provided 
the Armenian authorities with tools to develop national and regional 
measures for the management of African Swine Fever, including 
diagnosis, epidemiological investig ation, good hygiene practices, 
biosecurity measures, etc. Training Armenia 
Food Safety 29/11/2012 
Training on auditing 
€24,923 Workshop on auditing of food processing establishments and 
veterinary laboratory TAIEX training Ukraine  
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- 13 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 6-10/08/2012 
BTSF STM on HPAI in Myanmar €24,000 The sustained training mission to Myanmar on HPAI outbreak 
management provided the veterinary  services with tools to develop 
national and regional measures fo r the control and management of 
HPAI, focusing on topics such as clinical signs and differential diagnosis, outbreak control and management, biosecurity etc. Field 
diagnosis of HPAI and risk management. Training & 
Information (Study Visit) Myanmar 
Animal Health 18-20/09/2012 
BTSF STM on rabies in 
Morocco 
€23,500 The sustained training missions to Morocco on outbreak 
management provided the Morocca n authorities with tools to 
develop national and regional measures for the control and 
management of rabies, including emergency preparedness and 
contingency planning, zoning and compartmentalisation, 
surveillance and epidemiology, as well as legislation development. Training Morocco 
Animal Health 24-26/09/2012 
BTSF STM on PPR in Morocco €23,500 The sustained training missions on outbreak management provided 
the Moroccan veterinary services with tools to develop national and regional measures for the management of PPR. The training topics included diagnosis, epidemiolo gy, PPR situation in Morocco, 
monitoring systems, prophylaxis, vaccination and treatment, as 
well as presentations on the OIE's international cooperation 
activities in the region for PPR. Training Morocco 
Food Safety 28/03/2012 
Training on 
campylobacteriosis 
€22,796 Workshop on control of campylob acter infections in poultry and 
relevant practices in the European Union TAIEX training Turkey 
Animal Health 30/09-04/10/2012 
BTSF STM on rabies in Mauritania €22,500 The sustained training mission on outbreak management provided 
the Mauritanian authorities with tools to develop national and regional measures for the management of rabies, including prevention and control of rabies in animals and in human beings, 
outbreak management, epidemiology  of the disease, international 
rules, diagnosis, biosecurity, an d Personal Protective Equipment 
(PPEs) etc. Training Mauritania 
Animal Health 07-11/10/012 
BTSF STM on PPR in 
Mauritania 
€22,500 The sustained training mission on outbreak management provided 
the Mauritanian authorities with tools to develop national and 
regional measures for the management of PPR, including diagnosis, 
symptoms, vaccination, the economic importance of PPR, as well as 
current focuses of PPRV Research. Field visit on on-the-ground 
diagnosis Training & 
Information (Study 
Visit) Mauritania  
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- 14 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 1-5/07/2012 
BTSF STM on rabies in Jordan €22,000 The sustained training mission to Jordan on rabies prevention and 
control provided the Jordanian authorities with tools to develop national and regional measures fo r the control and management of 
rabies, including rabies prevention and control, epidemiology, vaccination, sample collection, biosecurity and shipment/quality 
management etc. Field diagnosis of rabies, vaccination and risk 
management. Training & 
Information (Study Visit) Jordan 
Animal Health 8-12/07/2012 
BTSF STM on PPR in 
Jordan 
€22,000 The sustained training mission to  Jordan provided the Jordanian 
authorities with tools to develop na tional and regional measures for 
the control and management of PPR, including diagnosis, 
prevention and control, epidemiology, vaccination etc. Field 
diagnosis of PPR and risk management.  Training & 
Information (Study 
Visit) Jordan 
Food safety 29/03/2012 
Training on EU legislation €21,828 Workshop on EU Food Safety Legislation TAIEX training Ukraine 
Animal Health 14/02/2012 
Training on rabies 
€21,791 Workshop on European experience on eradication of rabies TAIEX training Ukraine 
Food Safety 19/04/2012 
Training on biosafety €21,436 Workshop on biosafety TAIEX training Ukraine 
Food Safety 21/02/2012 
Training on food-borne 
outbreaks 
€21,308 Workshop on Monitoring and Reporting of food-borne outbreaks TAIEX training Turkey 
Food Safety One week 
Laboratory training €20,000 Hands-on laboratory training in the fiel d of mycotoxins analysis Training India 
Food Safety One week 
Laboratory training on 
wine analysis 
€20,000 Hands-on  laboratory training in the field of wine analysis Training India 
Food Safety One week 
Laboratory training on 
biotoxin analysis €20,000 Hands-on laboratory training in the field of biotoxins analysis Training Thailand  
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- 15 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 23-27/09/2012 
BTSF STM on rabies in 
Algeria 
€20,000 The sustained training mission to  Algeria on rabies control and 
outbreak management provided the Algerian veterinary services 
with tools to develop national  and regional measures for the 
management of rabies, including notification and epidemiological 
situation of rabies in the region, surveillance and reporting, 
international movements and health certificates, use of prophylaxis 
against rabies in Algeria etc. Training Algeria 
Animal Health 30/09-04/10/2012 
BTSF STM on PPR in Algeria €20,000 The sustained training missions on control and outbreak 
management of PPR provided the Algerian authorities with tools to develop national and regional me asures for the management of 
PPR, such as epidemiology, clinical diagnosis and pathological 
lesions, surveillance etc. Field visit on risk assessment and outbreak 
management. Training & 
Information (Study Visit) Algeria 
Animal Health 7-9/05/2012 
BTSF STM on rabies in 
Lebanon 
€19,500 The sustained training mission to Lebanon provided the Lebanese 
veterinary services with tools to develop national and regional 
measures for the management of rabies, such as prevention and 
control, diagnosis, quarantine certification, surveillance, notification 
and reporting, legislation and public awareness etc. Field diagnosis 
of rabies and risk management. Training & 
Information (Study 
Visit) Lebanon 
Animal Health 10–12/05/2012 
BTSF STM on PPR in Lebanon €19,500 The sustained training mission provided the Lebanese authorities 
with tools to develop national  and regional measures for the 
management of PPR. The training topics included clinical and laboratory diagnosis, immunity and vaccination, prevention and 
control, and surveillance etc. Field diagnosis of PPR and risk 
management. Training & 
Information (Study Visit) Lebanon 
Animal Health 10-13/12/2012 
BTSF STM on PPR in 
Tunisia 
€19,500 The sustained training missions on outbreak management provided 
the Tunisian authorities with tools to develop national and regional 
measures for the management of PPR. The topics included 
epidemiology, surveillance systems and Outbreak management etc. Training Tunisia 
Animal Health 17-20/12/2012 
BTSF STM on rabies in Tunisia €19,500 The sustained training missions on outbreak management provided 
the Tunisian authorities with tools to develop national and regional 
measures for the management of rabies, including prevention and 
control of rabies in dogs, epidemiological situation of rabies in Tunisia, rabies typing and intern ational regulatory framework on 
rabies etc.  Training Tunisia 
Food Safety 06/06/2012 
Training on food safety 
€16,522  5th Training Liaison Officer's Meeting (FOOD SAFETY) TAIEX training Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, 
Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, 
The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia, Turkey  
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- 16 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 09/05/2012 
Training on animal diseases €16,038 Multi-beneficiary workshop on zoo, wildlife and zoonot ic diseases  TAIEX traini ng Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia 
Plant Health 20/06/2012 
Training on 
phytosanitary issues 
€15,314 5th Training Liaison Officer's Meeting (PHYTOSANITARY) TAIEX training Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, 
Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, 
The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia, Turkey 
Animal Health 27/03/2012 
Training on animal by-
products 
€14,723 Workshop on requirements for Animal By-Products not intended for 
human consumption TAIEX training Serbia 
Animal Health 14/06/2012 
Training on veterinary 
issues 
€14,540 5th Training Liaison Officer's Meeting (VETERINARY) TAIEX training Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, 
Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, 
The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia, Turkey 
Food Safety 19/03/2012 
Training on foodstuffs €13,103 Workshop on rules on foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional 
uses  TAIEX training Serbia 
Food Safety 22/11/2012 
Training on TRACES 
system 
€12,676 Workshop on TRACES (TRAde Control and Expert System) TAIEX training Croatia 
Animal Health 24/01/2012 
Training on TSE €12,417 Workshop on Prevention, Control and Eradication of Transmissible 
Spongiform Encephalopathy TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 17/10/2012 
Training on HACCP 
€11,883 Workshop on Implementation of HACCP in Feed Establishments TAIEX training Turkey 
Food Safety 22/05/2012 
Training on potato brown rot 
€11,845 Workshop on handling outbreaks of potato brown rot TAIEX training Serbia 
Food Safety 15/03/2012 
Training on registration 
and attestation 
€11,222  Workshop on registration and attestation of food business operators TAIEX training Belarus  
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- 17 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 26/01/2012 
Training on GMOs €11,032 Workshop on Introduction of a National Evaluation system for 
Contained Use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 24/01/2012 
Training on traceability 
€10,937 Workshop on traceability of food and feed TAIEX training Serbia 
Food Safety 06/06/2012 
Training on pesticides €10,915 Workshop on pesticide application equipment TAIEX training Serbia 
Food Safety Training on official 
controls 
€9.750 Expert mission on skills and competencies management regarding 
official controls in the area of food safety TAIEX training Egypt 
Animal Health 26/09/2012 
Training on rabies control €9,634  Study visit on rabies control TAIEX training Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
Food Safety 10/12/2012 
Training on contingency 
planning and operation 
of crisis centers 
€9,627 Study visit on contingency planning and operation of crisis centers TAIEX training The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Food Safety 02/04/2012 
Training on residue 
monitoring plans €9,660  Workshop on implementation and control of the residue monitoring 
plan  TAIEX training Bosn ia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 19/06/2012 
Training on food 
additives and 
flavouring substances 
€9,528 Workshop on procedure for f ood additives and flavouring 
substances used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs TAIEX training Serbia 
Food Safety 21/05/2012 
Training on internal audit 
€9,449 Study visit on internal audit in the food safety area TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 12/11/2012 
Training on import 
control 
€9,267 Expert mission on checking the import control system as regards 
feeding stuffs and food of non-animal origin TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina  
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- 18 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 19/03/2012 
Training on food colours and propionic acid €9,043 Study visit on analysis of food colours and propionic acid in 
foodstuffs TAIEX training The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Food Safety 10/12/2012 
Training on folic acid, 
other vitamins and food 
supplements 
€8,945 Study visit on analytical methods of folic acid and other vitamins 
and food supplements TAIEX training The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Food Safety 10/12/201 
Training on sampling of 
GMO €8,870 Study visit on sampling of GMOs TAIEX training Croatia 
Animal Health 11/12/2012 
Training on rabies 
€8,432  Study visit on rabies TAIEX training Belarus, Russia, Ukraine 
Animal Health 26/11/2012 
Training on traceability €8,272 Study visit on traceability of livestock and animal products TAIEX training Kosovo 
Food Safety 17/12/2012 
Training on milk safety 
and quality 
€8,201 Study visit on control of milk quality and safety TAIEX training The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Food Safety 05/11/2012 
Training on food additives and contaminants €8,077 Study visit on monitoring food additives and contaminants TAIEX training The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Animal Health 02/12/2012 
Training on animal 
identification and farm 
registration system 
€7,969 Expert mission on animal identi fication and farm registration 
system TAIEX training Jordan 
Food Safety 11/06/2012 
Training on biotoxin analysis €7,303  Study visit on analysis of biotoxins in shellfish TAIEX training Croatia  
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- 19 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 10/09/2012 
Training on official 
controls  
€6,914 Expert mission on the establishment of a horizontal official control 
frame for the feed and food chain TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 03/12/2012 
Training on official 
controls  €6,821 Expert mission on the preparation of the horizontal and vertical 
audit plan TAIEX training Bosn ia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 04/12/2012 
Training on official 
controls  
€6,773 Expert mission on presentation of results of the assessments 
carried out in the dairy sector TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 07/05/2012 
Training on GMOs €6,774 Study visit on coexistence of genetically modified crops with 
conventional agriculture TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 26/11/2012 
Training on SPS 
measures 
€6,594 Study visit on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures TAIEX training Georgia 
Food Safety 11/06/2012 
Training on food contact materials €6,572 Study visit on food contact ma terials TAIEX tr aining Croatia 
Animal Health 21/05/2012 
Training on animal 
markets and assembly 
centres 
€6,452 Study visit on animal markets and assembly centres TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 13/02/2012 
Training on 
neonicotinoid insecticides and honey bees €6,110 Workshop on neonicotinoid insecticides and honey bees TAIE X training Serbia 
Food Safety 20/02/2012 
Training on BIPs 
€6,073 Study visit on procedures at border inspection points (BIPs) TAIEX training Croatia 
Animal Health 26/03/2012 
Training on official controls 
€5,918 Study visit on official controls of farms (cattle, pigs, poultry) 
including animal disease controls  TAIEX training Croatia  
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- 20 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 21/05/2012 
Laboratory training 
€5,867 Study visit on the use of the LC/MS-MS technique for screening and 
confirmation of veterinary drugs TAIEX training Morocco 
Plant Health 26/06/2012 
Training on seed and 
plant propagating 
material €5,705 Study visit on the implementation of a surveillance system of seed 
and plant propagating material TAIEX training Croatia 
Plant Health 11/06/2012 
Training on plant 
protection products 
€5,575 Workshop on placing of plant prot ection products on the market TAIEX training Albania 
Food Safety 05/11/2012 
Training on official controls €5,564 Expert Mission on audit and ve rification of official controls  TAIEX training Croatia 
Animal Health 15/10/2012 
Laboratory training on 
bluetongue 
€5,504 Study visit on laboratory test-methods on bluetongue disease TAIEX training Moldova, Republic of 
Food Safety 11/06/2012 
Laboratory training €5,456 Study visit on MLST methodology TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 23/02/2012 
Training on risk 
assessment 
€5,370 Workshop on risk assessment in the area of food safety (incl. case 
studies) TAIEX training Turkey 
Food Safety Training on wholesale 
markets 
€5,342 Study visit on EU requirements for wholesale markets TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 15/10/2012 
Training on approval of 
milk establishments 
€4,981 Expert mission on the approval of milk establishments to export to 
the European Union TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 26/11/2012 
Training on guidance document on food hygiene €4,971 Expert mission on drafting of guidance document for certain 
provisions on the hygiene of food stuffs TAIEX training Moldova, Republic of  
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- 21 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 20/02/2012 
Training on official 
controls 
€4,895 Study visit on control and verificati on procedures (official foodstuff 
controls) TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 22/10/2012 
Training on Potato 
spindle tuber viroid €4,854 Study visit on detection and identification of Potato spindle tuber 
viroid TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 24/09/2012 
Training on legislation 
approximation 
€4,763 Expert mission on food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary 
legislation approximation TAIEX training Georgia 
Food Safety 07/05/2012 
Training on National Control Programme for Salmonella €4,437 Expert mission on National Control Programme for Salmonella   TAIEX training Serbia 
Animal health 25/09/2012 
Training on veterinary 
medicinal products 
€4,286 Study visit on veterinary medicinal products (VMP) TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 10/09/2012 
Training on official 
controls 
€4,163 Expert mission on the establishment of a horizontal official control 
frame for the feed and food chain TAIEX training Bosn ia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 24/09/2012 
Training on the 
approval of milk 
establishments 
€4,163 Expert mission on the approval of milk establishments to export to 
the European Union TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 26/11/2012 
Training on official controls €4,163 Expert mission on the assessment of poultry meat and table eggs 
establishments TAIEX training Bosn ia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 12/03/2012 
Training on Plant 
Passport System and 
the EU internal 
quarantine regime. 
€4,104 Study visit on Plant Passport System and the EU internal quarantine 
regime.  TAIEX training Serbia  
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- 22 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Animal Health 07/05/2012 
Training on animal by product establishments €4,030 Study visit on categorisation and upgrading of animal by product 
establishments TAIEX training Serbia 
Food Safety 16/04/2012 
Training on food 
hygiene 
€4,018 Study visit on application of certain provisions on flexibility provided 
in the hygiene package in meat and milk establishments TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 10/12/2012 
Training on BIP categorisation 
€3,948 Expert mission on Border Inspection Points (BIP) categorisation TAIEX training Kosovo 
Food Safety 05/11/2012 
Training on BIP 
categorisation 
€3,916 Expert mission on Border Inspection Points categorisation TAIEX training Kosovo 
Food Safety 02/04/2012 
Training on official 
control €3,897 Expert mission on official control, labelling and registration of 
genetically modified food and feed TAIEX training Turkey 
Food Safety 26/03/2012 
Training on EU 
legislation  
€3,843 Study visit on EU legislat ion regarding eggs sector TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 25/06/2012 
Training on detection of veterinary drugs and organic contaminants residues 
€3,541 Expert mission on detection of  veterinary drugs and organic 
contaminants residues TAIEX training Lebanon 
Food Safety 01/10/2012 
Training on official 
controls 
€3,480 Expert mission on the establishment of a horizontal official control 
frame for the feed and food chain TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 21/05/2012 
Laboratory training €3,421 Study visit on seed testing laboratories - equipment and methods 
for testing of agricultural species TAIEX training Serbia 
Food Safety 18/12/2012 
Laboratory training 
€3,371 Expert mission on the analysis of biotoxins TAIEX training Morocco  
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- 23 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 17/12/2012 
Training on food supplements €3,352 Expert Mission on Food Supplements- Placing on the market TAIEX traini ng The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Food Safety 29/05/2012 
Training on the 
identification and 
registration of equidae 
€3,349 Study visit on the identification and registration procedures of 
equidae TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 19/11/2012 
Training on official 
controls 
€3,185 Expert mission on the establishment of a horizontal official control 
frame for the feed and food chain TAIEX training Bosn ia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 07/05/2012 
Laboratory training 
€3,165 Study visit on analysis of ni trofurans and nesteroid anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 01/02/2012 
Training in the dairy 
sector €3,045 Expert mission on the organization of collecting and transporting 
milk samples from milk producers to milk testing laboratories 
(ensuring cold chain) TAIEX training Croatia 
Food Safety 10/09/2012 
Training on official 
controls 
€2.758 Expert mission on the establishment of a horizontal official control 
frame for the feed and food chain TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 10/12/2012 
Training on official controls €2,710 Expert mission on the establishment of a horizontal official control 
frame for the feed and food chain TAIEX training Bosn ia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 05/11/2012  
Training on risk 
identification and risk 
assessment 
€2,374 Expert mission on risk identification and risk assessment in the 
confectionery industry TAIEX training Moldova, Republic of 
Food Safety 25/06/2012 
Training on official 
controls €2,341 E x p e r t  m i s s i o n  o n  t h e  f o l l o w  u p  t o  t h e  a c t i o n  p l a n  o n  t h e  
establishment of a horizontal offici al control frame for the feed and 
food chain in BiH in accordance with Reg.(EC) 882/2004 TAIEX training Bosn ia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 10/12/2012 
Training on official 
controls 
€2,339  Expert mission on the establishment of a horizontal official control 
frame for the feed and food chain TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina  
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- 24 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 27/02/2012 
Training on contaminants €2,235 Expert mission on contaminants – legi slation and implementation TAIEX trai ning The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Plant Health 06/08/2012  
Training on protected 
zones  
€1,906 Expert mission on protected zones TAIEX training Albania 
Plant Health 15/02/2012 
Training on plant protection products  
€1,817 Expert mission on Placing of Plant Protection Products on the 
 
Market TAIEX training Albania 
Food Safety 16/01/2012 
Training on food 
hygiene 
€1,828 Expert mission on registration and approval of food producing 
establishments and derogations co vered by the EU Food Hygiene 
Package TAIEX training The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Food Safety 09/01/2012 
Training on pesticide 
residues  €1,721 Expert mission on pesticide residues – legislation and 
implementation TAIEX training The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia 
Food Safety 12/03/2012 
Training on EU feed 
legislation  
€1,313  Expert mission on the implementation of EU feed legislation TAIEX training Croatia 
Animal Health 03/08/2012 
Training on Veterinary issues €1,000 Preparatory meeting on veterinary issues related to th e Action Plan TAIEX traini ng Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 28/02/2012 
Training on official 
controls  
€488 Preparatory meeting for the Expert mission on official controls  TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Food Safety 21/05/2012 
Training on official 
controls  
€386 Preparatory meeting: Expert mission on official controls TAIEX training Bosnia and Herzegovina  
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- 25 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety BTSF regional 
workshops BTSF regional workshops: organization of trainings  
 on harmonisation of food hygiene management 
 on fishery products 
 on animal welfare during transport and at slaughter 
 on fruits and vegetables 
 on food hygiene and Salmonella control 
 on animal identification and traceability Training In Côte d'Ivoire for UEMOA 
and in Ghana for ECOWAS 
In Panama, Peru and 
Uruguay for Latin America 
In South Korea for South and 
South-East Asia 
In Ukraine for CIS countries 
Food Safety BTSF sustained training 
missions BTSF sustained training missions 
 Plant Health 
 Fishing Vessels 
 Veterinary drug residues 
 Animal health 
 FMD control 
 Fisheries and aquaculture 
 Live bivalve molluscs 
 Fruits and  vegetables 
 Animal welfare 
 Animal identification and registration Training Bangladesh, South Africa, 
Viet Nam, Zimbabwe Myanmar Malaysia, Myanmar 
Belarus 
Paraguay Kenya Peru, Thailand, Turkey Kenya Thailand 
Belarus 
Food Safety Laboratory training A two-week hands-on training on  state of the art laboratory 
techniques to test for the presence of: mycotoxins in food, 
pesticides residues in food, microbiological contaminants in food, 
residues of veterinary drugs in food Soft infrastructure Algeria; Argentina; Armenia; 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of; 
Chile; China; Egypt; El 
Salvador; The Gambia; 
Georgia; Ghana; Guatemala; 
Honduras; India; Indonesia; 
Kenya; Madagascar; Mexico; 
Moldova, Republic of; 
Morocco; Nicaragua; 
Panama; Philippines; 
Senegal; Serbia; South 
Africa; Sri Lanka; Tanzania; 
Thailand; The former 
Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia; Ukraine 
Food Safety  13/07/2012 
Workshop on the EU 
food safety legislation and system of official control: auditing of food processing enterprises and 
veterinary laboratory 
 A practical workshop of two days on auditing a food processing 
enterprise: pre-requisites an d HACCP system; Auditing of 
veterinary laboratory: ISO 17025. TAIEX training Ukraine  
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- 26 - Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 29-30/03/2012 
Workshop on Learning 
of EU food safety 
legislation. A practical workshop of two days on directives on veterinary 
legislation; New EU requirements on food hygiene, feeds and raw 
products control; Inspection of f ood processing enterprises; HACCP 
system; EU directives on GLP (Good laboratory practice), GMP 
(Good management practice), GHP (Good hygienic practice); 
Quality approach at state and private food processing and 
pharmaceutical enterprises, and laboratories; Experience of 
veterinary legislation study at European veterinary faculties; Role of 
life-long learning; Environment protection and food safety. TAIEX Training Ukraine  
Food Safety 25-27/09/2012 
Workshop on EU food 
rules and food import 
requirements General Food Hygiene and Salmonella Control on Meat (Poultry) To provide detailed information on the principles and content of the 
EU food legislation with special emphasis on General Food Hygiene 
(Meat) and Salmonella Control, that are to be implemented by Food 
business operators and verified by  relevant Competent Authorities 
to ensure its full application. Discussion on the principles of equivalence with third countries. To spread knowledge and best practice and share experience wi th the attendees and among them 
in order to increase the level of  expertise with regards of food 
safety related to the general food hygiene standards and the food 
hygiene on meat, special attention to poultry meat based on the EU legislation, including microbiological criteria. BTSF training Ukraine 
Food Safety 4/12/2012 
Workshop on "how to 
export products to the 
EU" Introduction to the EU import requirements  Training  Georgia 
Food Safety 24-2509/2012 
Expert Mission on Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary legislation 
approximation The objective of the expert mission  is to support approximation of 
the Georgian legislation and practise  in food safety, veterinary and 
plant protection field with Europe an Union (EU) and international 
standards in these fields; therefore specific objectives are (1) to share EU and international standa rds and best practices in the 
regulation of food safety, veteri nary and plant protection, (2) to 
analyse the Georgian legislation regulating mentioned fields in 
comparison to the mentioned st andards and (3) to elaborate 
respective recommendations for th e approximation of the Georgian 
legislation on food safety, veteri nary and plant protection with 
international and EU standards in these fields. TAIEX training Georgia  
Animal Health Study visit on 
Harmonization of 
African Swine Fever 
diagnostic techniques Improvement of technical stan dards and Standard operating 
procedures (SOPs) in the ASF laboratory. "Hands-on" training of the 
serological and virological ASF diagnosis. TAIEX training Ukraine 
  
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- 27 - ANNEX II 
SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVID ED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2012 
PROJECTS OF THE EU MEMBER STATES 
Sector Date, title and 
budget in Euros Description of programme Form of Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health and Plant Health Sweden 2011-2014 
Capacity building and Technical Support to Georgia National Food Agency  €3.8 M Twinning arrangement for institution building  
Project consists of six different work packages. Laws and regulations/Public administrati ons and management/Veterinary 
services/Control and inspection in food chain/Civil emergency management/Plant health and national inspection Twinning Project 
Capacity Building Soft Infrastructure Georgia 
Food Safety 
The 
Netherlands February 2008-2018 
Biotrade facilitation 
Programme (IFC, World 
Bank) 
€2.6M Development of international markets for specific (sustainable, 
certified) biotrade products from Latin America and Africa. Technical Assistance  Developing Countries 
Animal Health 
Italy May 2010-December 
2012 
Coordination FMD surveillance and control and strengthening of emergency 
management capacity 
€1.5M Coordination of Foot-and-Mouth  Disease (FMD) surveillance and 
control in the Transcaucasian countries and strengthening of 
emergency management capacity Information, training, 
soft infrastructure Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Georgia 
Animal Health 
Germany February 2012–March 
2014 
Assistance in the SPS 
field 
€1.5M Assistance to the Kosovo Food and Veterinary Agency in building an 
integrated food, veterinary and phytosanitary control system and 
support for Food Business Operators implementing EU-certified 
safety and quality practices. Twinning Project Kosovo 
Food Safety 
Germany 2010–2013 
Strengthening quality infrastructure for trade enhancement and consumer protection 
€1.5M Strengthening quality infrastructure for trade enhancement and 
consumer protection in SADC Training and 
Consultancy SADC countries  
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Food Safety 
Germany February 2012–March 
2014 
€1.4M Contribution to the consolidation of the current institutional 
structures for market surveillance, product quality control and 
consumer protection to guarantee their ability to fully assume their 
role in an open market. Twinning Project Tunisia 
Plant Health 
Germany September 2012–June 
2014 
Supporting Ukraine in approximating its phytosanitary legislation and administration with 
European standards 
€1.2M Supporting Ukraine in approximating its phytosanitary legislation 
and administration with  European standards Twinning Project Ukraine 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health 
and Plant 
Protection  
The 
Netherlands 10/04/2012 
Standards and Trade 
Development Facility 
(STDF) 
€1.2 million The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a global 
partnership that supports developi ng countries in building their 
capacity to implement international sanitary and phytosanitary 
(SPS) standards, guidelines and recommendations as a means to 
improve their human, animal and plant health status and ability to 
gain or maintain access to markets. Soft infrastructure Public and private sector 
entities, Non-profit non-
governmental organizations 
(NGOs) and STDF partners 
Food Safety 
Germany 2010 – 2014 
Quality assurance in environmental and food analysis  
€1.1 M Quality assurance in environmental and fo od analysis in Indonesia Training and 
Consultancy Indonesia 
Food Safety 
Germany 2011–2014 
Strengthening the 
quality infrastructure 
€1.0M Strengthening the quality infrastructure in the South Caucasian 
countries with emphasis on food testing Training and 
Consultancy South Caucasian - 
Azerbaijan, Armenia and 
Georgia 
Animal Health 
Italy For 18 months 
Twinning project: 
"Strengthening of Israeli Veterinary Inspection Authorities for Animal Health and 
Livestock production - 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel" €950,000 The Twinning Project "Strengthening of Israeli Veterinary 
Inspection Authorities for Animal Health and Livest ock production - 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel" is funded by the European Union through the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI). The Institutional beneficiary body is the Israeli Veterinary Services and Animal Health (IVSAH). The 
overall objective is to support the IVSAH to align the Israeli legal 
and technical provisions to the European Regulations and Directives in the following three project component's areas: animal feed, animal health and animal welfare. Twinning project Israel  
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Food Safety 
Germany 2007 -2012 
Quality assurance of 
agricultural products 
through metrological 
and testing services 
€900,000 Quality assurance of agricultural products through metrological and 
testing services Training and 
Consultancy Ghana 
Food Safety 
Sweden 2009-2013 
Standard and Trade Development Facility (STDF) €835.32 in 2012 A joint initiative in capacity building and technical cooperation. 
Aiming at raising awareness on the importance of SPS issues, 
increasing coordination in the pr ovision of SPS-related assistance 
and mobilizing resources to assist  developing countries enhance 
their capacity to meet SPS standards. Budget Support Global 
Food Safety 
Sweden Agriculture 
Competitiveness Project 
€715,000 The project's goal is to assist the Republic of Moldova in its 
preparations for the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade 
Agreement (DCFTA). It will provide regulatory and institutional 
support to the recently created Food Safety Agency and the legal 
framework for its activity. The institution building activities will be 
combined with the support in the harmonization of the legal 
framework with the EU norms and regulations. The second 
component, which is tangentially li nked to the issue of food safety, 
is the support to producers in order to enhance the market access 
potential. They will be encouraged  to form producer groups, they 
will receive training and they will be assisted with investments for 
post-harvest technologies. Capacity Building, 
Soft Infrastructure Moldova, Republic of 
Animal Health 
Sweden January 2011-
December 2013 Bilateral cooperation for improved animal health in Sweden and Viet Nam via enhanced 
control of epizootic 
diseases €632,280  Improve the control of epizootic diseases in Sweden and in 
Viet Nam, focusing on Classical Swine fever. Training, capacity 
building Viet Nam 
Food Safety 
Sweden Codex Alimentarius 
Commission Trust Fund 
€596,000 Improvement of global public health and food security by 
promoting provision of safer and more nutritious food, contributing 
to a reduction in food borne disease Budget Support Global 
Food Safety 
Belgium 2012 
Institutional support €500,000 Belgium provides an institutional support to the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, including the necessary reform in the field of SPS and the creation of the Beninese Agency for Food Safety. Support in policy 
reform, organisational capacity building,  training,  Benin  
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Food Safety 
Germany 2012–2015 
Promotion of the 
quality infrastructure to 
support the 
measurement of 
consumption and 
quality of drinking 
water 
€500,000 Promotion of the quality infrastructure to support the measurement 
of consumption and quality of drinking water Training and 
Consultancy Bolivia, Plurinational 
Republic of 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety 
The 
Netherlands 1/01/2012–31/12/2015 
Assistance with 
management and 
official control of pig slaughterhouses €500,000 Modernisation of the pork sector (entire chain), food safety 
improvements, and export promotion Assistance Viet Nam 
Food Safety 
Germany 2010–2013 
Improvement and 
assurance of the quality 
and of consumption 
measurement in the 
drinking-water sector 
€400,000 Improvement and assurance of th e quality and of consumption 
measurement in the drinking-water sector (2nd phase) Training and 
Consultancy Peru 
Food Safety 
Germany 2010–2013 
Consultation for the 
development of quality infrastructure with emphasis on agricultural products €400,000 Consultation for the development of quality infrastructure with 
emphasis on agricultural products (2
nd phase) Training and 
Consultancy Thailand 
Plant Health 
The 
Netherlands 1/01/2012–31/12/2014 
Conditions for the 
importation of seed 
potato from the 
Netherlands to Kenya 
€365,000 Development of a safe and productive system for seed potatoes in 
Kenya. Concerns both inspection and diagnostics of potato 
diseases. Capacity building Kenya 
Food Safety  
The Netherlands 1/03/2011–28/02/2013 
Strengthening government controls of the food inspectorate in Suriname 
€364,000 Assistance for renewal of legislation and monitoring of companies 
to meet the EU import requirements, focussing on legislation, development of national residue plan, accreditation laboratories and assistance to food producers. Budget support Suriname  
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Animal Health 
The 
Netherlands 2012-2013 
Assistance in Avian 
Influenza control 
€300,000 Assistance in Avian Influenza control Assistance Viet Nam 
Animal Health 
The Netherlands 1/01/2011-31/12/2012 
Improvement of official controls of the veterinary inspection service in Serbia 
€300,000 Training of the veterinary service in Serbia Training Serbia 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health 
and Plant 
Health 
Denmark Standard and Trade 
Development Facility 
(STDF) 
€260.000 in 2012 The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a global 
partnership that supports developi ng countries in building their 
capacity to implement international sanitary and phytosanitary 
(SPS) standards, guidelines and recommendations as a means to 
improve their human, animal and plant health status and ability to 
gain or maintain access to markets. Soft infrastructure Public and private sector 
entities, Non-profit non-
governmental organizations 
(NGOs) and STDF partners 
Food Safety 
The Netherlands 01/01–31/12/2012 
Harmonisation of the food safety regulations on food and food products between India 
and the Netherlands 
€150,000  Providing expertise on the implementation of food safety issues, 
MRL-setting and recognition of laboratory results and implementation of microbiological methods. Training, capacity 
building India 
Animal Health 
The 
Netherlands 1/03/2012-1/03/2013 
E-certification 
€150,000 E-certification of veterinary health certificates. Assistance Turkey 
Animal Health 
The Netherlands 1/02/2012-31/01/2014 
Assistance to the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service 
of Ukraine with the 
necessary steps for Ukraine to become officially free of Aujeszky disease in swine 
€130,000 Assistance of Ukrainian authorities with the control and elimination 
of Aujeszky's disease in pigs. Assistance Ukraine  
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Plant Health 
The 
Netherlands 1/01/–31/12/2012 
Capacity building in the 
Dutch trade and 
production of seed 
potato and its 
phytosanitary control 
€125,000 Assist the authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in 
building a phytosanitary control system and classification system 
on seed potato. Training, study visits Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 
Plant Health 
The Netherlands 1/01/2012–31/12/2013 
National variety listing of seed potatoes including the resistance 
against potato cyst 
nematodes and wart disease €125,000 Harmonisation with European regulations. Training, study visits Ukraine 
Plant Health 
The 
Netherlands 1/01/2012–31/12/2013 
Improving the detection 
and control method of 
Citrus Longhorn Beetle 
(CLB) in the trade of 
woody nursery products 
€125,000 Cooperation to contribute to a be tter phytosanitar y guarantee on 
Citrus Longhorn Beetle (CLB) with the trade of woody nursery 
products from China by investigating three components: an 
improvement of phytosanitary inspection technique, a better 
monitoring system on CLB and improving a final eradication 
treatment of CLB in the woody nursery products. Exchange of expertise 
and cooperation China 
Plant Health 
The 
Netherlands 1/01/2011–31/05/2012 
Implementation of 
Molecular Techniques for Plant Quarantine Nematodes in Plant Quarantine Services in Turkey 
€125,000 Exchange of diagnostic techniques Training, field visits Turkey 
Animal Health, 
Plant Protection 
and Food 
Safety 
The 
Netherlands 1/01/2011-30/06/2012 
Capacity strengthening 
of the sector of Border 
Veterinary Inspection 
and international trade 
€125,000 Exchange of knowledge and ex periences with EU customs 
procedures, the use of TRACES and digital import and export 
procedures Capacity building Croatia  
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Food Safety 
and Animal Health Poland 1/10– 30/11/2012 
Supporting organization of the laboratory base in food chain and diagnostics of animal 
infectious diseases in 
the Republic of Moldova €97,400  Project was undertaken in the framework of the Polish development 
cooperation (Polish Aid). The project was implemented by the National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy (NVRI Poland).  The beneficiary institution was 
the Republican Centre for Veterinary Diagnostics (RCVD Moldova).  
The aim of the project was to train employees of RCVD in the 
following fields: EU diagnostic  methods, organization of a 
laboratory base and a management system.  Training Moldova, Republic of 
Food Safety 
Czech Republic 20–25/5 and 14-19/10 
2012 
Organization of BTSF 
workshop 
€90,000 Organization of BTSF workshop:  
 on food safety in red meat hygiene; 
 one for national residues monitoring plans and one on 
Codex Alimentarius, jointly between FAO and EU; 
 on animal welfare during tr ansport and at slaughter; 
 on EU rules and import requirements for meat and meat 
products. Training European Neighbourhood 
Countries – Belarus, Ukraine 
Mediterranean 
Neighbourhood countries – 
Tunisia 
Asia – Azerbaijan  
Animal Health 
Italy Since 2011– 
Strengthening of 
National Eritrea 
Program for tuberculosis and brucellosis control  in dairy farms €72,651 Strengthening of National Eritrea Program for tuberculosis and 
brucellosis control in dairy farms - 2
nd phase Training, Soft 
infrastructure Eritrea 
Food Safety  
The 
Netherlands October 2010-
31/12/2012 
Improvement of official 
controls of mycotoxins 
in feed and food in 
Turkey 
€48,000 Handling of European standards conc erning mycotoxins in figs and 
hazelnuts. Capacity building Turkey 
Food Safety 
Czech Republic 23/7-17/8 2012 
Summer School for Food Hygiene €30,000 Summer School for Food Hygiene: Organization of trainings: 
 on food safety in food industry – meat, milk, fish, honey; 
 one for national residues monitoring plans and one on 
Codex Alimentarius, jointly between FAO and EU; 
 on animal welfare during tr ansport and at slaughter; 
 on EU rules and import requirements for food products. Training Mediterranean 
Neighbourhood countries – Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey Asia – Azerbaijan, 
Kazakhstan  
Food Safety 
The 
Netherlands 2012 
Training of fishery 
inspectors 
€25,000 Training of fishery inspectors on how to comply with EU legislation 
on veterinary medicine Training Viet Nam  
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Animal Health 
Italy 2010-2012 
Capacity building in Leptospirosis diagnosis and control €10,000 Capacity building in Leptospirosis diagnosi s and control Capacity Building Viet Nam 
Animal Health 
Lithuania 1/5/2012–30/11/2012 
Implementation of 
animal diseases control 
system in accordance 
with the requirements 
of Directive 
64/432/EEC in the 
Republic of Moldova 
€8,688.60 The project of the State Food and Veterinary Service was 
addressed to strengthening the administrative capacities of the 
competent authority of the Republic of Moldova in the sector of 
animal health.  
The project aimed to make an eval uation of the Moldovan animal 
health supervision system, of epizootic situation with regard to 
diseases referred to in Directive 64/432/EEC and of capacities in 
registration and identification of farm animals. In the Republic of 
Moldova a course of training on the implementation of an animal 
disease control system in accordance with the requirements of 
Directive 64/432/EEC was conducted for 20 experts and in 
Lithuania training was arranged  for four Moldovan experts. Training and  
Consultancy Moldova, Republic of 
Food Safety 
Sweden September 2012 
Seminar on food safety organized in Bangkok by the Swedish Embassy and participation from the 
Swedish National Food 
Agency €4,000 To improve the knowledge among Thai stakeholders on food 
traceability issues and food safety measures.  Training Thailand 
Food Safety 
Italy January 2011–
December 2012 
OIE Laboratory 
Twinning Project OIE Laboratory Twinning Project between Istituto Zooprofilattico 
Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" and L'Institut 
de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie (IRVT) of Tunisia - Food 
safety Information, training, 
Capacity Building Tunisia 
Food Safety 
Italy January 2011–June 
2012 
Development of export opportunities for beef products Development of export opportuniti es for beef products from the 
Caprivi Region Support system Namibia  
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Food Safety 
Italy March 2011-March 
2012 
Support to the Albanian 
official control on 
foodstuffs Support to the Albanian official  control on foodstuffs in the 
framework of the Project "Strengthening Food Control Institutions 
in Albania" Support system Albania 
Food Safety 
Italy November 2010–
February 2012 OIE Laboratory Twinning Project OIE Laboratory Twinning Project between Istituto Zooprofilattico 
Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise and Central Veterinary Institute of Namibia - Food safety Information, training, 
Capacity Building Namibia 
Animal Health 
Italy July 2011–January 
2013 
Development of control 
programs for 
Salmonella in laying 
hens and breeding 
flocks Capacity building of Competent Au thority - development of control 
programs for Salmonella in laying  hens and breeding flocks in 
Albania Capacity Building Albania 
Animal Health 
Italy 2012–2013 
Training on livestock 
production Livestock production  Training Albania 
Food Safety 
Italy January 2010–March 
2012 
Strengthening Food 
Control Institutions Strengthening Food Control Institutions in Albania Support system Albania 
Animal Health 
Italy 2011–2014 
Twinning project for the strengthening of laboratory diagnostic capacity on animal salmonellosis Twinning project for the strengthening of Central Vietnam 
Veterinary Institute's diagnostic capacity on animal salmonellosis up to the level of an OIE Reference Laboratory. Training, capacity 
building Viet Nam 
Animal Health 
Italy Since 2004 
Combat Transboundary 
Animal Diseases in 
Central Asia Italian contribution to combat Tr ansboundary Animal Diseases in 
Central Asia Information, training, 
soft infrastructure Afganistan, Pakistan, 
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, 
Uzbekistan 
Animal Health 
Italy Support to eradicate 
FMD Support to eradicate FMD Support system Bolivia, Plurinational State 
of; Ecuador; Peru 
Food Safety 
Sweden Advisor food safety Strengthening the National Quality Infrastructure for enhanced 
trade capacities and improved consumer protection through 
UNIDO, UNCTAD and others. Capacity Building, 
Training Iraq 
Food Safety 
Sweden Trade Mark East Africa 
(TMEA) A program that aims at promoting trade and regional  integration in 
East Africa. Some minor components of the program relate to SPS 
technical assistance. Budget Support Rwanda, Tanzania  
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Food Safety 
Sweden Since 2005 
Open Trade Gate 
Sweden (OTGS) Open Trade Gate Sweden (OTGS) is a one-stop information centre 
assisting exporters from developing countries by providing 
information on rules and requirements for exporting to Sweden and 
the European Union. It is hosted by the Swedish National Board of 
Trade. OTGS cover areas such as customs procedures and 
preferences, labelling, packaging as well as SPS requirements. Consultancy Global 
Food Safety 
Sweden February 2012 
Training on the SPS Agreement A seminar on the SPS Agreement and the Agreement on 
Agriculture. The training activity was part of a one week workshop the Swedish National Board of Trad e held with a delegation from 
the Liberian government, within the process of Swedish assistance to Liberia's accession to the WTO. Training Liberia 
 
 
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