G/TBT/GEN/212  
 
17 February 2017  
(17-0978) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade    
 
TBT TECHNICAL ASSIST ANCE ACTIVITIES IN 2 016 
 
This document, circulated by the Secretariat, contains information on TBT Technical Assistance 
Activities  carried out in 2016  
 
_______________  
 
 
1  TBT-SPECIFIC TA ACTIVITI ES1 
1.1  Regional TBT -specific Workshops  
Date  Region  Venue  Organized by  In partnership 
with 
29-31 August 2016  Asia/Pacific  Singapore  ISO  WTO 
3-5 October 2016  Middle East  United Arab 
Emirates  WTO GSO 
28-30 November 2016  Latin America  Uruguay  ISO WTO 
30 Nov. - 2 Dec. 2016  Asia/Pacific  Singapore  Singapore 
Government  WTO (TBT, SPS, 
TFA) 
12-14 December 2016  Africa (East 
African 
Community)  Uganda  USAID East Africa 
Trade and 
Investment Hub  WTO 
1.2  National TBT -specific Workshops  
Date  Member/Observer  Organized by  
10-12 February 2016  Bolivia, Plurinational S tate of  WTO 
18-20 April 2016  Iran WTO (TBT and SPS)  
19-21 April 2016  Panama  WTO ( TBT and SPS ) 
10-12 May 2016  Zimbabwe  WTO  
22 June 2016  Ecuador2 WTO ( TBT and SPS ) 
14-16 September 2016  Brazil3 WTO (TBT and SPS)  
27-28 September 2016  Tajikistan  WTO (TBT and SPS)  
                                                
1 Some of these activities also cover the SPS Agreement.  
2 By videoconference.  
3 WTO Chair's Programme.  G/TBT/GEN/212  
 
- 2 - 
 
  Date  Member/Observer  Organized by  
8 December 2016  Philippines (Video Conference)  WTO (TBT and SPS)  
1.3  Geneva -based TBT -specific activities4 
Date  Region, Venue  Organized by  
7-11 March 2016  Advanced Course on the TBT Agreement 
(follow -up to 2015 course ) WTO  
11-15 July 2016  Worksh op on Regulation, Standards and 
Health (SPS and TBT)  WTO 
8-10 November 2016  TBT Transparency Workshop  WTO  
2  GENERAL WTO TA ACTIV ITIES WITH ONE OR MO RE TBT MODULES5 
2.1  Geneva -based Trade Policy Courses  
Date  Name of course (language)  Organized by  
8 & 15 Febr uary 2016  Advanced Trade Policy Course (English)  WTO (ITTC)  
7-8 July 2016  Advanced Trade Policy Course (English)  WTO (ITTC)  
24-25 October 2016  Advanced Trade Policy Course (Spanish)  WTO (ITTC)  
2.2  Regional Trade Policy Courses  
Date  Venue, Region  Organize d by 
24-25 March 2016  Tunis, Tunisia ( Africa , French)  WTO (ITTC)  
18-19 April 2016  Bridgetown, Barbados ( Caribbean , English)  WTO (ITTC)  
1-3 June 2016  Gaborone, Botswana ( Africa , English)  WTO (ITTC)  
18-19 August 2016  Quito, Ecuador ( Latin America , Spanis h) WTO (ITTC)  
17-18 October 2016  Bangkok, Thailand ( Asia-Pacific , English)  WTO (ITTC)  
8-10 November 2016  Muscat, Oman ( Arab-Middle East , English)  WTO (ITTC)  
9 November 2016  Montevideo, Uruguay6 (Latin-America , Spanish)  WTO (ITTC), 
ALADI  
2.3  Other Geneva -based Activities  
Date  Event  Organized by  
16 March 2016  TBT Overview for the 2016 WTO  Netherlands Trainee 
Programme Fellows (English and French)  WTO  
                                                
4 Unless otherwise indicated, all activitie s in English only.  
5 The dates indicated correspond to the TBT modules only.  
6 XV Short Trade Policy Course for ALADI Member Countries.  G/TBT/GEN/212  
 
- 3 - 
 
  Date  Event  Organized by  
29 March 2016  TBT Transparency for the 2016 WTO Netherlands Trainee 
Programme Fellows (English and French)  WTO  
21 April 2016  Introduction Course for LDCs (French)  WTO  
1 November 2016  Advanced Course on the SPS Agreement (French)  WTO  
21 October 2016  Workshop on Trade and Health  WTO  
18 January 2016  International Colloquium of WTO Reference Centres (Englis h 
and French)  WTO  
14-15 March 2016  TFA Training for CEFTA Parties  WTO, World Bank 
and USAID  
3  E-LEARNING: ONLINE COU RSES  
The TBT -online course is addressed to government officials from developing country Members and 
Observers and covers all aspects of the  TBT Agreement. The TBT on -line course is available 
throughout the year in all three languages.7 
 
__________  
                                                
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 order 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/ .