WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/W/273 
9 November 2006 
 (06-5378) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES IN THE TBT FIELD  
(EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND EU MEMBER STATE FUNDED) 
  
Submission by the European Communities
 
    
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Page 2 EC AND EC MEMBER STATE TECHNICAL ASSISTANC E PROJECTS/PROGRAMMES  IN THE TBT FIELD*  
 
Country/Countries Program/Project name Contribution 
(Euro) Start 
Date Completion 
date Source of 
funding (EU 
Member 
State / 
European 
Commission) 
      
GLOBAL      
LEAST DEVELOPED 
COUNTRIES Capacity building in support of the preparation of EPAs 4,000,000 2005 2007 Commission 
LEAST DEVELOPED 
COUNTRIES Integration of ACP in the global commercial system within WTO 2,000,000 2005 2006 Commission 
LEAST DEVELOPED 
COUNTRIES Integrated framework for technical assistance to trade development in 
LDC’s 744,000 200X 200X Belgium 
LEAST DEVELOPED 
COUNTRIES Integrated framework for technical assistance to trade development in 
LDC’s 1,000,000 2006 2006 Ireland 
 
LEAST DEVELOPED 
COUNTRIES AITIC 280,000 2004 2008 Ireland 
MULTICOUNTRY WTO DDA Globa l Trust 500,000 2006 2006 Ireland 
MULTICOUNTRY Advisory Centre  on WTO Law 100,000 2006 2006 Ireland 
MULTICOUNTRY ITC Global Tr ust Fund 300,000 2006 2006 Ireland 
MULTICOUNTRY World Customs Or ganisation 50,000 2006 2006 Ireland 
MULTICOUNTRY World Trade, Conformity Assessment and Quality Infrastructure 
Development, International training programmes 235,450 yearly   Sweden 
MULTICOUNTRY Standard, Societal Security 93,973 2006 2007 Sweden 
MULTICOUNTRY 
 ISO 14 000, Enviromental Management, International training 
programmes 109,800 yearly   Sweden 
MULTICOUNTRY 
 ISO 26 000, Enhancing participati on of Developing Countries in ISO 
work 180,000 2005  Sweden 
MULTICOUNTRY Standardisation - Management and Techniques 205,880 yearly   Sweden 
MULTICOUNTRY Standards and trade development facility 170,200 2004 200X UK 
      
ACP      
ACP Support for the integration of the ACP states into the multilateral trading 
system of the WTO  10,000,000 
+ 2,000,000 2001 2005-2006 Commission 
ACP Strengthening Fisheries Product Hea lth Conditions 42,680,000 2002 2007 Commission  
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(Euro) Start 
Date Completion 
date Source of 
funding (EU 
Member 
State / 
European 
Commission) 
ACP Trade.com 50,000,000 2004 2009 Commission 
ACP Support for the EPA Negotiations 20,000,000+ 
4,000,000 2001 2005-2006 Commission 
 
AFRICA       
AFRICA Support for MSTQ in African and Arabian Countries 1,770,000 1998 2006 Germany 
AFRICA Trade policy and promotion of trade, MSTQ component 500,000 2003 2006 Germany 
AFRICA JITAP 200,000 2006 2006 Ireland 
AFRICA Quality assurance of condom supply 132,000 2005 2006 Sweden 
AFRICA ASRO – Capacity building 330,000 2004 2007 Sweden 
AFRICA ARSO – Dev Training Capacity 450,000 2006 2007 Sweden 
CENTRAL AFRICA Support Programme for Regional Integration 16,000,000 2005 2012 Commission 
SADC Support to SADC member states in standardisation, quality assurance 
and metrology 14,200,000 2006 2011 Commission 
SADC Support for a Regional MSTQ-System 1,500,000 2004 2009 Germany 
SADC Capacity Building for Effective Implementation of the SADC Trade 
Protocol at national level 1,500,000 2003 2007 Germany 
SOUTH AFRICA Policy support to the Department of Trade and Industry 2,360,000 2000 200X Commission 
SOUTH AFRICA Trade and investment devel opment programme 8,900,000 2000 200X Commission 
ESA Regional Integration Support Pr ogramme 30,000,000 2005 2009 Commission 
EAST AFRICAN 
COMMUNITY Setting-up of a regional MSTQ architecture in the East African 
Community 1,500,000 2004 2009 Germany 
EAST AFRICA Regional Workshop on Trade Quality 55,074 2006 2006 Sweden 
WEST AFRICA Promotion of Metrology and Testing in West African Countries 2,000,000 2001 2007 Germany 
WEST AFRICA (UEMOA) Programme Régional d’A ppui à l’Intégration (PARI) – Volet Secteur 
Privé Programme pour la mise en place d’un système d’Accréditation, de 
Normalisation et de Promotion de la Qualité au sein de l’UEMOA. 14,500,000 2006 2013 Commission 
& UNIDO 
ETHIOPIA Trade Capacity Building Programme 5,000,000 2005 2012 Commission 
MALAWI Institutional Development across the Ag rifood sector (IDAF) 7,970,000 2005 200X Commission 
MOZAMBIQUE Professional training for qu ality managers 54,900 2002 200X Portugal  
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(Euro) Start 
Date Completion 
date Source of 
funding (EU 
Member 
State / 
European 
Commission) 
RWANDA Rwanda Institutional Support to Economic Management Project 
(RISEMP) 6,000,000 2005 2011 Commission 
TANZANIA Support project to strengthen commercial capaciti es of agricultural 
producers in Tanzania 750,000 200X 200X Commission 
TANZANIA Improved Access to Market 5,000,000 2003 2008 Denmark 
UGANDA Establishing an export market for certified responsible coffee with 
smallholder producer groups in Uganda 690,370 200X 200X Commission 
ZAMBIA Capacity Building for Private Sector Development  15,000,000 2005 2011 Commission 
ZAMBIA UNCTAD Investment Policy Review 50,000 2006 2006 Ireland 
 
LATIN AMERICA        
LATIN AMERICA Support of Decentralized Structures in the Application of Quality Criteria 
in the Environment and Food Sectors 750,000 2002 2008 Germany 
LATIN AMERICA Development of sector-specific service offers of a quality infrastructure 900,000 2004 2007 Germany 
LATIN AMERICA Al-invest, including promotion of EU standards and norms 46,000,000 2002 2007 Commission 
CENTRAL AMERICA Assistance programme to design and implement common policies, 
includes technical standards and metrology 10,000,000 2004  Commission 
CENTRAL AMERICA Accreditation and in-plant  environmental management in Central 
America 2,000,000 2002 2008 Germany 
CENTRAL AMERICA Support for MSTQ 150,000 2004 2006 Germany 
SOUTH AMERICA Technical assistance to Andean Community 950,000 2005 200X  Commission 
SOUTH AMERICA Trade related Tec hnical Assistance to Andean Community 3,050,000 2004 2006 Commission 
ANDEAN TRTA I (Trade Related Technical Assistance) 4,000,000 2005  Commission 
ANDEAN TRTA II (Trade Related Technical Assistance) 4,000,000 2006  Commission 
ARGENTINA Normalisation of industria l certification 400,000 2003 200X Commission 
BOLIVIA Trade development and Investment Promotion in Bolivia, including 
development and promotion of quality,  standardisation, and certification 
among Bolivian exporters 6,300,000 2004 2008 Commission 
BRAZIL Support to the international insertion of Brazilian SMEs 22,000,000 2005  Commission 
CHILE Implementation Fund of the association agreement between EU and 
Chile 5.000.000 2003 2007 Commission  
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(Euro) Start 
Date Completion 
date Source of 
funding (EU 
Member 
State / 
European 
Commission) 
EL SALVADOR Assistance programme to the micro- and small enterprises, includes 
standardisation issues 10,000,000 2005 2008 Commission 
GUATEMALA Assistance programme to the micro- and small enterprises, includes 
standardisation issues  6,000,000 2004 2006 Commission 
GUATEMALA National Quality System 1,060,207 1999 2006 Sweden 
JAMAICA National Quality System 860,870 2001 2006 Sweden 
MERCOSUR Assistance for the Harmonisation of Standards, Technical Regulations 
and Conformity Assessment Procedures in MERCOSUR  4,000,000 2004 2007 Commission 
MEXICO Facilitation of the EU/Mexico Free Trade Agreement 8,000,000 2004 2007 Commission 
NICARAGUA Strengthening small enterprise co mpliance with international regulations 
and standards 245,000 2004 2007 UK 
PARAGUAY Setting-up of a quality system for the certification of foodstuffs 100,000 2003 2006 Germany 
PERU Economic development/strengthening the trad e capacity and TRTA 10,000,000 2005 2008 Commission 
       
ASIA       
ASEAN Programme for Regional Integration Suppor t (APRIS II) Phase II 7,287,000 2005 200X Commission 
ASIA ASIA Invest Programme 20,000,000 2006 2007 Commission 
ASIA Support of MSTQ in South-East Asian Countries and Furthering Their 
Regional Cooperation 1,500,000 2001 2007 Germany 
ASIA SOUTH (SAARC) Standards harmonisation 1,000,000 2006 2008  Commission 
ASIA TRTA Trust Fund TRTA Fund implem ented by ITC 5,000,000 2004 2007 Commission 
BANGLADESH Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) 7,800,000 2003 2008 Commission 
BANGLADESH Support to Quality Control, Certifi cation and Standards 10, 000,000 2004 2007 Commission 
BHUTAN Trade Capacity Development & Export Promotion Project 1,200,000 2005 2010 Commission 
CAMBODIA Standards, Quality and Conf ormity Assessment 500,000 2004 2006 Commission 
CHINA WTO II related co-operation programme 15,000,000 2002 2007 Commission 
INDIA EC – India Trade and Investment Deve lopment Programme  5,700,000 2003 2007 Commission 
INDONESIA Economic Co-operation and TRTA  8,500,000 2003 2007 Commission 
LAOS Assistance to fulfil WTO commitments etc. 1,080,000 2003 2007 Commission 
LAOS Standards, Quality and Confor mity Assessment 500,000 2004 2006 Commission 
NEPAL WTO related assistance 1,500,000 200x 200X Commission 
PAKISTAN Trade related technical assistance projects  5,000,000 2003 2006 Commission  
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(Euro) Start 
Date Completion 
date Source of 
funding (EU 
Member 
State / 
European 
Commission) 
PHILIPPINES Trade related technical assistance programme (TRTA) – including TBT 
and SPS components  3,500,000  2005 2008 Commission 
PHILIPPINES (funded from 
Asia Trust Fund – total amount of which is indicated 
above) Asia Trust Fund- Capacity building of the Bureau of Fisheries and 
Aquatic Resources (SPS). 180,000 2005 2006 Commission  
SRI LANKA Strengthening the Quality Infr astructure/SLSI/Phase II 440,000 2001 200X Sweden 
SRI LANKA SriLac-Swedac, Accreditation body 385,000 2001 200X Sweden 
SRI LANKA AccreditationSLAB 855,524 2006 2009 Sweden 
THAILAND Industrial Metrol ogy 2,279,000 1999 2006 Germany 
THAILAND Promotion of the Thai Calibration Service 2,360,000 1999 2006 Germany 
VIETNAM Part II of Multilateral trade policy assistance programme (MUTRAP II), 
assistance to fulfil the WTO accession commitments on SPS/TBT transparency (Enquiring Points and Notifications Authorities) 5,100,000 2005 2008 Commission 
VIETNAM Standards and Quality Control (ETV 2) including measuring, 
standardisation, testing and quality 2,435,180 2005 2008 Commission- 
VIETNAM Support to Vietnam's Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy under 
PRSC 4 8,000,000 2005 200X Commission 
VIETNAM Material testing and specia lised services 1,000,000 2005 2007 Germany 
VIETNAM UNCTAD Investment Policy Review 100,000 2006 2006 Ireland 
      
MEDITERRANEAN AND 
MIDDLE EAST STATES          
EGYPT Implementation of the Association Agreement SAAP 
4 main areas of support: tourism, i nvestment promotion, postal services 
and maritime security Other projects covering taxation, customs, electricity, conformity assessment, norms and standards 25,000,000 2002 2007 Commission 
EGYPT IMP Industrial Modernisation Programme, na tional quality component 42,000,000 200x 2006 Commission  
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(Euro) Start 
Date Completion 
date Source of 
funding (EU 
Member 
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European 
Commission) 
JORDAN Increasing capacity for free trad e (free trade, legislative framework, 
institution strengthening). Relevant  ongoing and planned actions under 
SAAPI: 
- Twinning project for strengthening the Jordan Institution for Standards 
and Metrology - TA support to the Royal Scientific Society on Accreditation, Conformity Assessment and Certification - Twinning project supporting the Jordanian Food and Drugs Administration on Food Safety legislation and procedures in line with 
WTO SPS requirements. 
- Twinning project supporting the Ministry of Agriculture on veterinary and phytosanitary controls procedures in line with WTO SPS requirements. 20,000,000 2002 2007 Commission 
JORDAN SAAP II 
Continuation of capacity building actions related to trade liberalisation, following on from SAAP I. 15,000,000 2005 2008 Commission 
JORDAN / MED regional Support for implementati on of the Arab Mediterranean (Agadir) Free 
Trade Agreement (Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco) 4,000,000 2004 2007 Commission 
LEBANON Increase capacity for free trade (free trade, legislative framework, 
institution strengthening) 12,000,000 2003 2006 Commission 
LEBANON Quality programme QALEB – st rengthening quality management 
capabilities and infrastructure in Lebanon 15,000,000 2003 2009 Commission 
LEBANON Twinning: institutional strengthening  in the consumer protection service 
(CPS) 800,000 2005 2007 Commission 
LEBANON Capacity building for risk management applications at customs 140,000 2005 2007 Commission 
MED Euro-Med Quality Programme 7,500,000 2004 2007 Commission 
MED Technical assistance in Standards and Metrology to AIDMO (Arab 
Industrial Development and Mining Organisation)  1,700,000 2000 200X Commission 
MED International training in world tr ade, conformity assessment, and quality 
infrastructure development 350,000 yearly  Sweden 
MOROCCO Technical assistance to Association Agreement (Phase II) 15,000,000 2005 2010 Commission  
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(Euro) Start 
Date Completion 
date Source of 
funding (EU 
Member 
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European 
Commission) 
MOROCCO MEDA Programme Support for enterprises: 3 volets 
- qualité/normalisation - modernisation des PME 
Fond National de Mise à Niveau  49,500,000 2003 2010 Commission 
SYRIA Strengthening Quality Manage ment Capabilities and Infrastructure 
Programme 12,000,000 2006 2010 Commission 
SYRIA SME Support Programme 15,000,000 2006 2010 Commission 
TUNISIA LIFE/ECOLABEL 400,000 2004 2006 Commission 
TUNISIA LIFE/ISO-EMAS 300,000 2002 2006 Commission 
TUNISIA Industrial Modernization Programme (only quality devoted amount) 8,500,000 2003 2008 Commission 
TUNISIA Implementation of the Association Agreement (free trade, legislative 
framework, institution strengthening) including two Twinning Projects 
on SPS and one for Customs 20,000,000 2003 2007 Commission 
YEMEN WTO Accession support/Yemen 7,000,000 2003  2008  Commission 
       
COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES      
AZERBAIJAN Implementation of Pa rtnership and Cooperation Agreement 2,000,000 2002 2006 Commission 
AZERBAIJAN Implementation of Pa rtnership and Cooperation Agreement 1,500,000 2006 2008 Commission 
GEORGIA Georgian-Europe Police and Legal Advice centre, phase V 1,500,000 2005 2007 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Support for the implementation of PCA 1,132,800 2006 2007 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Support to WTO accession in Kazakhstan: Approximation of Technical 
Regulations and Standards 1,082,262 2005 2007 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Analysis of Economic Conseque nces of Accession of Kazakhstan to the 
World Trade Organisation 198,546 2005 2006 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN WTO Standards IT supply 96,700 2006 2007 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Non-tariff barriers to trade and de velopment of competition 199,783 2006 2007 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Support to Economic Clusters Programme: Development of Oil and Gas 
Machinery Industry 180,020 2006 2006 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Support to Economic Clusters  Programme:  Development of Food 
Industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan 195,201 2006 2007 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Enforcement of safety standa rds for production and consumption of 
animal origin products with par ticular reference to horsemeat 191,406 2006 2006 Commission  
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date Source of 
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KYRGYZSTAN Support to PCA – Equipment – lots 1-4 99,507 2005 2006 Commission 
MOLDOVA Harmonisation of Moldova’s system of  standardisation 1,482,620 2003 2006 Commission 
MOLDOVA Support to PCA, WTO Implemen tation and Implementation of the ENP 
AP within the framework of the PCA 4,000,000 2005 2007 Commission 
MOLDOVA Export and Investment Promotion 3,000,000 2006 2008 Commission 
RUSSIA WTO accession  3,000,000 2005 2007 Commission 
RUSSIA WTO accession assistance II 3,000,000 2003 200X Commission 
RUSSIA Development of cleaner pr oduction programmes 350,000 2004 2007 Finland 
TAJIKISTAN Support to implementation of  Trade, Commercial and Co-operation 
Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Tajikistan 928,542 2004 2006 Commission 
TAJIKISTAN Supply of equipment for the project "Support to the implementation of 
the Trade, Commercial and Co-opera tion Agreement between the EU and 
the Republic of Tajikistan 33,432 2005 2007 Commission 
UKRAINE Establishing an agricultural standards certification system and control in 
line with WTO requirements 2,000,000 2002 2006 Commission 
UKRAINE Technical Assistance to Ukraine on norms and standards 6,600,000 2006 2009 Commission 
UKRAINE Twinning Project “Strengtheni ng of Standardisation, Market 
Surveillance, Metrology and Legal Metrology, Conformity Assessment 
and Consumers Policy in Ukraine” 1,400,000 2007 2009 Commission 
UKRAINE Twinning Project “Strengthening of the National Accreditation Agency 
of Ukraine (NAAU)” 1,000,000 2007 2009 Commission 
UKRAINE Support to taxation reform 2,000,000 2005 2007 Commission 
UKRAINE UEPLAC IV 4,450,000 2006 2009 Commission 
UKRAINE Support to ENP Action Plan Implementati on (with TBT component) 25,500,000 2006 2010 Commission 
UZBEKISTAN Implement. of the Partnership and Coopera tion Agreement, continuation 1,000,000 2003 2006 Commission 
UZBEKISTAN Institutional development for UZ standard 1,250,000 2004 2007 Commission 
       
SOUTH EAST EUROPE       
ALBANIA Support to standards, certificati on and accreditation 1,950,000 2003 2006 Commission 
ALBANIA Metrology and calibration 1,300,000 2004 2007 Commission 
ALBANIA Market Surveillance Systems Support 1,000,000 2004 2006 Commission  
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Commission) 
ALBANIA Project on Technical Harmonization 55,000 2005 2006 Czech 
Republic 
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Technical Assistance for the Transposition and Implementation of 
technical regulations in BiH 1,200,000 2006 2007 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA Technical Assistance to Support Export Promotion 850,000 2006 2007 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA Capacity Building in protection of Intellectual Property Rights in BiH 1,500,000 2007 2009 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA Developing trade policy and related capacity in Bo snia and Herzegovina 1,500,000 2007 2009 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA  Technical Assistance in Transposition and Implementation of New 
Approach Directives and support to th e Market Surveillance Agency and 
Entity Inspectorates- Indicative IPA 2007 2,500,000 2008 2010 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA Development of accreditation system – Indicative IPA 2007 
 1,000,000 2008 2010 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA TA to the Institute for Metrology – Indicative IPA 2007 
 1,500,000 2008 2010 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA EU Capacity Building Initiative for Trade Development and FDI 
Attraction to BiH 1,739,600 2004 2006 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA Technical Assistance for the Implementation of technical regulations in 
BiH 1,250,000 2006 2008 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA Technical Assistance to Support Export Promotion 850,000 2006 2008 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA Intellectual Property Rights 2,000,000 2006 2008 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA TA to support Trade Liberalisation 166,600 2002 2003 Commission 
CROATIA Development of National Metrol ogy, Standardisation, Conformity 
Assessment and Accreditation System 2,000,000 2005 2007 Commission 
CROATIA Market surveillance strategy in the fiel d of technical products 2,129,975 2005 2008 Commission 
CROATIA Development of accreditation syst ems and support to national  testing 
and calibration laboratories, technical assistance 800,000 2005 2007 Commission  
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CROATIA Development of accreditation system s and support to national testing and 
calibration laboratories. Supply for Testing and Calibration Laboratories 500,000 2006 2007 Commission 
CROATIA Phare National Programme: Market surveillance system in the field of 
technical products 1,300,000 2005 2008 Commission 
F.Y.R. MACEDONIA Efficient enforcement of EU harmonised legislation 1, 000,000 2006 2007 Commission 
SERBIA Upgrading Equipment for of national and regional food safety 
laboratories 6,000,000 2003 2006 Commission 
SERBIA EU compatible Animal Identification System 2,000,000 2003 2006 Commission 
SERBIA Reform of Veterinary, Phytosanitary and Sa nitary Inspection Services 5,000,000 2004 2006 Commission 
SERBIA Capacity Building for the Ministry of Agriculture 1,800,000 2005 2007 Commission 
SERBIA Strengthening Food Safety and Quality 8,000,000 2006 2012 Commission 
SERBIA AND 
MONTENEGRO Strengthening quality management, capabilities and infrastructures  3,500,000 2003 2006 Commission 
SERBIA AND 
MONTENEGRO Policy and Legal Advice Centre 2,800,000 2004 2006 Commission 
SERBIA-MONTENEGRO 
and BULGARIA Training of experts, quality, standard isation and certification 356,000 2003 2006 France 
Regional CARDS (Albania, 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
F.Y.R.O.M., Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro) Quality infrastructure 1,700,000 2004 2006 Commission 
Western Balkans System of technical harmonization 24,000 2006 2006 Czech 
Republic 
      
NEW MEMBER STATES AND CANDIDATE COUNTRIES         
BULGARIA Strengthening the capacity for le gislation enforcement on liquid fuels and 
medical devices 3,225,000 2005 2006 Commission 
BULGARIA Strengthening the inspection capac ity and alignment with EU practice in 
the field of control of prepackages and measuring container bottles 150,000 2005 2006 Commission 
BULGARIA Further development of the National Conformity Assessment system and 
Metrology infrastructure 5,470,000 2006 2008 Commission  
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BULGARIA AND 
ROMANIA Networking programme – Quality infr astructure 1,045,000 2005 2007 Commission 
ROMANIA Development of quality infrastructure 4,400,000 2000 2004 Commission 
ROMANIA Support of ICMET 300,000 2004 2006 Germany 
ROMANIA Support of the National Institute for Safety in Mining and Explosion 
Protection INSEMEX 410,000 2000 2006 Germany 
TURKEY Support to the quality infrastructure in Turkey 13,000,000 2002 2007 Commission 
TURKEY Upgrading physical infrastructure in the  Telecommunication sector 
concerning market surveillance  3,580,000 2003 2006 Commission 
TURKEY Support to Conformity Assessment bodies and the Ministry of Industry 
and Trade in implementation of some New Approach directives 4,970,000 2003 2006 Commission 
TURKEY Support to market surveillance la boratories for implementation of certain 
EC Directives 2,871,420 2004 2007 Commission 
TURKEY Strengthening capacity of Turkish ministries for market  surveillance in 
selected areas 6,000,000 2004 2007 Commission 
TURKEY Strengthening the Ministries of Health, Environment, Agriculture to 
harmonise and implement legislation in the field of Good Laboratory 
Practice for non clinical health and environmental protection 1,500,000 2004 2007 Commission 
* The Commission funded projects are usually implem ented  by organisations outside the Commission 
The figures/information provided in the projects may also cover sectors other  than TBT 
 
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