RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/TPR/G/158/Add.1 
10 February 2006  
 
(06-0591) 
Trade Policy Review Body Original:  French 
   
 
  
 
TRADE POLICY REVIEW 
 
Report by 
 
ANGOLA 
 
Addendum 
 
 
 
 
The following communication, dated 10 Febr uary 2006, is being circulated as an 
addendum to document WT/TPR/G/158 at the request of the delegation of 
Angola. 
 
 Angola WT/TPR/G/158/Add.1 
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ANNEX 1 
 
Evaluation of the Technical Assistance Needs of the Republic of Angola  
 
  In an official request sent to the Secretar iat on 30 November 2005, the Government of Angola 
identified the national activities to be included in the WTO Technical Assistance and Training Programmes as follows: 
 
 Angola needs technical assistance support in a number of areas, particularly in vocational training for the review of its legislation in the li ght of the international trade agreements and the 
alignment of its domestic legislation, for exam ple:  development of legislation on sanitary and 
phytosanitary measures, quality control, capacity-building for officials on multilateral trade 
negotiations issues, particularly  in the different WTO areas. 
 
 Support in drawing up schedules of specific co mmitments relating to both trade in services 
and in goods, and in implementing notifica tions under the different WTO agreements. 
  Angola needs technical assist ance in setting up information and documentation centres and 
data banks, and in exploring markets, for exam ple for fisheries and livestock products, as well as 
technical, financial and institutional sup port (services, equipment and supplies). 
  Sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS
) 
  Angola needs technical assistance in order to: 
 
 - Strengthen its food control system and re formulate food-related domestic regulations 
in the framework of the Codex Alimentarius in order to meet international standards; 
  - strengthen its veterinary services and its system of inspection of fisheries products, 
and improve livestock breeding and food safety. 
  Special attention must be paid to food safety – to risk analysis and food inspection, and to 
improving the management of analysis laboratories.  
 Intellectual property
 
  Technical assistance in this area should focus on  the creation of a register of licences as well 
as an intellectual property and copyright datab ase that can be used by national officials. 
  Training seminars should be organized to e nhance understanding of the TRIPS Agreements in 
the public and private sectors. 
  We note that for the organization of these seminars we need the WTO's logistical support, since we do not have the necessary budget to carry them out ourselves.  WT/TPR/G/158/Add.1 Trade Policy Review 
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 Codex Alimentarius  
  - Technical assistance in developing st andards and food legislation in Angola;  
organization of technical and scientific days devoted to food quality control; 
 
 - strengthening the technical, scientific, material and human capacity of existing 
laboratories, or creating such laboratori es and accrediting them at the national and 
international level; 
 
 - creation of an early warning system to detect products that are unfit for human, 
animal and plant consumption; 
  - technical assistance on regulation of the production, importation and utilization of 
transgenic products and genetically modified organisms. 
 
 National Secretariat for the WTO
 
  In the training area, we need technical assistance for handling information on line.  
  We need technical assistance with respect to th e software installed in order to avoid being 
penalized. 
  As regards conducting national seminars, it is important that intern ational organizations 
provide us with funds for logistical support.  Ind eed, in several cases, national seminars could not be 
organized because such funds were lacking.  
 Equipment
 
  Computer equipment   Four computers with printers 
 
 One telephone/fax with an international line   One photocopier  
 One digital overhead projector 
  Trade point
 
  There is a need for staff training for the programming of technical and computer systems in the network system area. 
 
 Eight computers with printers   One photocopier  
 One fax machine 
  Web server  Angola WT/TPR/G/158/Add.1 
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 National Business School  
  The organized restructuring of the National Business School must be guided by:  
 A master plan 
  A flow chart and a management model   An administrative management system (software and operational training). 
 
 Introduction of new training courses in connection with international trade
: 
  - Training course, including the training of trainers;   - equipment needed for the restructuring of new programmes at the National Business 
School; 
  - staff training in the areas of physics/chemistry, biotechnological instruments and 
packaging; 
 
 - language training, particularly French and English; 
  - assistance and further training in the development of legislation and draft food 
standards; 
  - practical training in the application of sa nitary and phytosanitary  measures and in the 
analysis of blight risk and sanitary and phytosanitary computer programmes for 
application in blight risk analysis; 
  - assistance in examining the regulations.  
 Conclusion: 
  We need technical assistance in the above- mentioned areas, and in particular for: 
  - Trade-related intellectual property right s and the training of judges, prosecutors, 
customs officers, staff responsible for monitoring trade and economic activities, 
lawyers, university professors, and journalists; 
  - the Anti-Dumping, SPS, and TBT Agreements, quality control, and competition 
policy; 
 
 - preparation of schedules of specific commitments, particularly in the area of trade in 
services, and notifications; 
  - capacity-building for the National Business School, the National Secretariat for the 
WTO, the Trade Point, the National Trad e Laboratory, the Codex Alimentarius, 
preparation of legislation for the defence of consumer rights, and the creation of 
educational centres; 
  - access to WTO bilateral and multilateral trade; WT/TPR/G/158/Add.1 Trade Policy Review 
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 - negotiations;   - regional integration and development of common markets; 
 
 - dispute settlement, mediation, and trade negotiation strategies;   - stimulation of trade and modernization of customs.  
 Public management
 
  - Management of public institutions;   - auditing and financial management;  
 - trade diplomacy; 
  - budgetary planning.  
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