WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/W/259 
31 October 2005 
 (05-5052) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
EC AND EC MEMBER STATE TEC HNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS/ 
PROGRAMMES IN THE TBT FIELD 
 
Communication by the European Communities
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 28 October 2005, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Communities . 
 
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GLOBAL      
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Support to participation in  TBT Committee seminar 50,000 2004 2005 Commission 
LEAST DEVELOPED 
COUNTRIES Integrated framework for t echnical assistance to trade 
development in LDCs 744,000 200X 200X Belgium 
MULTICOUNTRY World Trade, Conformity Assessment and Quality 
Infrastructure Development, International training programmes 235,450 yearly   Sweden 
MULTICOUNTRY 
 ISO 14 000, Environmental Management, International 
training programmes 109,800 yearly   Sweden 
MULTICOUNTRY 
 ISO 26 000, Enhancing Par ticipation of Developing 
Countries in ISO work 180,000 2005  Sweden 
MULTICOUNTRY Support for MSTQ 1,730,000 1998 2005 Germany 
MULTICOUNTRY Standardisation - Management and Techniques 205,880 yearly   Sweden 
MULTICOUNTRY Standards and trade development facility 170,200 2004 200X UK 
MULTICOUNTRY UNIDO standards Trust Fund 70,000 2005 2005 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 Technical Assistance regarding TBT 50,000 2005 2005 Commission 
ACP Strengthening Fisheries Product Hea lth Conditions 42,680,000 2002 2007 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 ASRO – Capacity building 330,000 2004 2007 Sweden 
AFRICA Trade policy and promotion of trade, MSTQ component 500,000 2003 2006 Germany 
AFRICA Quality assurance of condom supply 132,000 2005 2006 Sweden 
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  
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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 
WEST AFRICA Promotion of Metrology and Testing in West African 
Countries 2,000,000 2001 2007 Germany 
WEST AFRICA (UEMOA) Programme Régional d’Appui 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  14,800,000 2002 2005 Commission  
(€ 14 million) & 
UNIDO  
(€ 800,000) 
MOZAMBIQUE Professional training for qu ality managers 54,900 2002 200X Portugal 
Tanzania STABEX – quality improvement of tea and coffee  38,000,000 2001 2006 Commission 
TANZANIA Improved Access to Market 5,000,000 2003 2008 Denmark 
 
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 Promotion for MSTQ 1,000,000 2002 2005 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-p lant environmental management in 
Central America 2,000,000 2002 2008 Germany 
CENTRAL AMERICA Support for MSTQ 150,000 2004 2006 Germany 
SOUTH AMERICA TBT and standards support 4,000,000 2003 200X  Commission 
ANDEAN Co-operation on quality infrastructure (Calidad) 2,300,000 2002 2005 Commission 
ANDEAN Competition (Competencia) 2,000,000 2002 2005 Commission 
ANDEAN TRTA I (Trade Related Technical Assistance) 4,000,000 2005  Commission  
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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 
BOLIVIA Build-up of the Bolivian System of Standardization, 
Metrology, Accreditation and Certification 2,000,000 1998 2005 Germany 
CHILE Implementation Fund of the asso ciation agreement between 
EU and Chile 5.000.000 2003 2007 Commission 
COSTA RICA Establishment of a metrology network 80,000 2004 2005 Germany 
EL SALVADOR Assistance programme to the micro- and small enterprises, 
includes standardisation issues 10,000,000 2005  Commission 
GUATEMALA Assistance programme to the micro- and small enterprises, 
includes standardisation issues  6,000,000 2004 2006 Commission 
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 compliance 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 trade capacity and 
TRTA 800,000 2004 200X Commission 
       
ASIA       
ASEAN Economic Co-operation Progr amme on Standards, Quality 
and Conformity assessment 9,000,000 2003 2005 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 
ASIA Framework Contract  
Lot 6 This Framework Contract is used to recruit TA in the filed 
of trade  3.000.000 2004 2005 Commission  
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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 
CAMBODIA Standards, Quality and Conf ormity Assessment 500,000 2004 2006 Commission 
CAMBODIA  Assistance to fulfil WTO commi tments etc. 2,080,000 2003 2005 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 
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 
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, standardisa tion, testing and quality 2,435,180 2005 2008 Commission- 
VIETNAM Material testing and specia lised services 1,000,000 2005 2007 Germany 
        
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 MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST STATES          
ALGERIA Standardization, certification and quality 135,000 2004 2005 France 
EGYPT Support to the Quality Infrastructure 4,500,000 2003 2005 Commission 
EGYPT Implementation of the Associati on Agreement 20,000,000 2002 2007 Commission 
JORDAN Increasing capacity for free trade (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 buildin g actions related to trade 
liberalisation, following on from SAAP I. 15,000,000 2005 2008 Commission 
JORDAN/MED regional Support for implemen tation 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 15,000,000 2003 2009 Commission 
MED Euro-Med Quality Programme 7,500,000 2004 2007 Commission  
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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 trade, conformity assessment, 
and quality infrastructure development 350,000 yearly  Sweden 
MOROCCO Technical assistance to technology centres and metrology 
laboratories 2,000,000 2003 2005 Commission 
SYRIA Quality Programme 12,000,000 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) 20,000,000 2003 2007 Commission 
YEMEN WTO Accession support/Yemen 7,000,000 2003  2008  Commission 
       
COMMONWEALTH OF 
INDEPENDENT STATES       
ARMENIA Armenia-Europe Policy and Legal Advice Center 
(Partnership and Cooperation Agreement implementation/WTO accession) phase III 1,300,000 2002 2005 Commission 
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 Policy and Legal Advice Centre 
(Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Implementation) phase IV 1,300,000 2003 2005 Commission 
GEORGIA Georgian-Europe Police and Legal Advice centre, phase V 1,500,000 2005 2007 Commission 
GEORGIA Support for the implementation of PCA 620,000 2004 2005 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Support for the implementation of PCA 1,250,000 2004 2007 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Expertise for the draft law on Technical Regulation 200,000 2004 2005 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Support to WTO accession 1,000,000 2005 2007 Commission 
KAZAKHSTAN Harmonisation of the Kazakh system of standards and 
conformity assessment 200.000 2003 2005 Germany 
MOLDOVA Harmonisation of Moldova’s system of  standardisation 1,400,000 2003 2005 Commission  
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MOLDOVA Support to PCA, WTO Im plementation 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 
MULTICOUNTRY Support for WTO accession to countries  in Central Asia 1,000,000 2003 2006 Commission 
RUSSIA WTO membership 2,000,000 2003 07/2005 Commission 
RUSSIA Harmonisation of environmental standards 2,000,000 2002 2005 Commission 
RUSSIA WTO accession  3,000,000 2005 2007 Commission 
RUSSIA Regulation, accreditation, sta ndardisation, participation in 
international standardisation 3,500,000 2003 2005 Commission 
RUSSIA Harmonisation of environmental standards 2,000,000 2002 2005 Commission 
RUSSIA Approximation of technical rules and standards 4,000,000 2003 2005 Commission 
RUSSIA WTO accession assistance II 3,000,000 2003 200X Commission 
RUSSIA Development of environm ental and quality management 
systems in the Carelian industry 327,000 2002 2005 Finland 
RUSSIA Development of cleaner pr oduction programmes 350,000 2004 2007 Finland 
RUSSIA Customs cooperation; training an d technical assistance 630,000 1993 2005 Finland 
TAJIKSTAN Support to implementa tion of Trade and Co-operation 
Agreement 1,000,000 2002 2006 Commission 
TAJIKSTAN Support for the implementation of PCA 1,000,000 2004 2007 Commission 
UKRAINE Establishing an agricultural standards certification system 
and control in line with WTO requirements 2,000,000 2002 2006 Commission 
UKRAINE Application of a Foreign Trade Regime – Standards, 
Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessmentt 1,400,000 2003   2004 Commission 
UKRAINE Combating counterfeit plant pr otection products 196,000 2004 2005 Commission 
UKRAINE Technical Assistance to Ukraine on norms and standards 9,000,000 2006 2008 Commission 
UKRAINE Support to Taxation reform 2,000,000 2005 2007 Commission 
UZBEKISTAN Implement. of the Partne rship and Cooperation Agreement, 
continuation 1,000,000 2003 2006 Commission 
UZBEKISTAN Institutional development for UZ standard 1,250,000 2004 2007 Commission 
       
SOUTH EAST EUROPE       
ALBANIA Trade regulation and promotion, WT O implementation 2,000,000 2002 2005 Commission 
ALBANIA Support to standards, certificati on and accreditation 1,950,000 2003 2006 Commission 
ALBANIA Metrology and calibration 1,300,000 2004 2007 Commission  
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ALBANIA Market Surveillance Systems Support 1,000,000 2004 2006 Commission 
ALBANIA Project on Technical Harm onization 55,000 2005 2006 Czech Republic 
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 Technical Assistance to the Establishment of a Single 
Economic Space in BiH II 2,000,000 2003 2005 Commission 
BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA TA to support Trade Liberalisation 166,600 2002 2003 Commission 
CROATIA EU Industrial Standards – Technical Assistance to the State 
Office for Standarisation and Metrology 760,000 2003 2005 Commission 
CROATIA Development of National Metrology, Standardisation, 
Conformity Assessment and Accreditation System 2,000,000 2005 2007 Commission 
CROATIA Market surveillance strategy in the field of technical 
products 2,129,975 2005 2008 Commission 
CROATIA Development of accreditation systems and support to 
national  testing and calibration laboratories, technical assistance 800,000 2005 2007 Commission 
CROATIA Development of accreditation systems and support to 
national testing and calibration laboratories.  Supply for Testing and Calibration Laboratories 500,000 2006 2007 Commission 
F.Y.R MACEDONIA European industrial standards 1,000,000 2003 2005 Commission 
F.Y.R. MACEDONIA Standardisation, metrology, accreditation and quality 
validation 2,750.000 2004 2005 Commission 
F.Y.R MACEDONIA Training Government Officials in Liberalised Trade 500,000 2004 2005 Commission 
F.Y.R. MACEDONIA Efficient enforcement of EU harmonised legislation 1, 000,000 2006 2007 Commission 
GEORGIA Approaching international markets, the globalisation of the 
markets and the effects upon the Small-Medium Sized Enterprises 100,000 2004 2005 Greece  
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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 Sanitary 
Inspection Services 5,000,000 2004 2006 Commission 
SERBIA Export Development Programme 2,500,000 2003 2005 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 2008 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, standardisation 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 
      
NEW MEMBER STATES 
AND CANDIDATE 
COUNTRIES          
BULGARIA Strengthening the capacity for legislation enforcement on 
liquid fuels and medical devices 3,225,000 2005 2006 Commission 
BULGARIA Strengthening the administrative capacity of Technical 
Control Inspectorate:  implementation of a market control system for type approved wheeled tractors 150 000 2004 2005 Commission 
BULGARIA Strengthening the inspection capacity 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 
BULGARIA Support of metrology in  Bulgaria II 500,000 2003 2005 Germany 
BULGARIA AND ROMANIA Networking programme – Qu ality infrastructure 1,045,000 2005 2007 Commission  
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ROMANIA Development of quality infrastructure 4,400,000 2000 2004 Commission 
ROMANIA Strengthening market surveillance and consumer protection 2,000,000 2003 2005 Commission 
ROMANIA Strengthening the regulatory authority for Information 
Technology and Communications 2,800,000 2002 2005 Commission 
ROMANIA Promotion of Me trology 500,000 2002 2005 Germany 
ROMANIA Support of ICMET 300,000 2004 2006 Germany 
ROMANIA Support of the National Ins titute 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 regarding market 
surveillance and Conformity Assessment – Automotive sector 2,250,000 2002 2005 Commission 
TURKEY Ugrading 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 laboratories 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 
TURKEY Support for the Establishm ent of a National Accreditation 
System 1,000,000 2000 2005 Germany 
      
* 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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