G/SPS/GEN/1160/Add.9  
25 October  2023 
(23-7176) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  English  
 
TECHNICAL ASS ISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
COMMUNICATION FROM JAPAN  
Addendum  
The followi ng communication, received on 24 October  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Japan . 
 
_______________  
 
 
1.  Japan would like to provide the following information regardi ng the provision of SPS -related 
technical assistanc e from Japanese fiscal year 2022 in response to the Secretariat's request in 
G/SPS/W/101 . 
2.  SPS-related technical assistance from Japan has been provided to develo ping countries in 
accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary  (SPS) 
Measures with a primary aim to facilitate the enhancement and implementation of sanitary and 
phytosanitary measures in developing countries based on sound science.  
3.  The attached table shows Japan's SPS -related technical assistance from 1 April 2022 to 
31 March  2023. The total value of the SPS -related technical assistance provided by Japan for the 
period amounted to approximately 291 million Japanese yen. The accumulated amount of Japanese 
assistance since 1 April 2009 is approximately 10 billion  Japanese yen.  
4.  The number of programmes provided by Japan since 1 April 2009  has amounted to 111 and 
assistance  has been provided to more than 50 countries in Asia, the Pacific region, Central America, 
South America, Central Asia, and Africa. Technical assistance has been directed not only to  an 
individual  country but also to groups of countries, regions and the whole world.  
5.  Japan's overseas aid program me is managed primarily by the Japan International Cooperation 
Agency (JICA). JICA was established as an Incorporated Administrative Agency under the Act of the 
Incorporated Administrative Agency. The Government of Japan as well has implemented SPS-related  
technical assistance for the Asia and Pacific region through Official Development Assistance (ODA).  
6.  Japan's assistance covered all four broad categories listed in G/SPS/GEN/206 : information; 
training; "soft" infrastructure development and "hard" infrastructure development. Japan's 
assistance covered most of the "typical areas of competence" listed under the headings of food 
safety, animal health and plant protecti on, in the Annex of G/SPS/GEN/206 . 
  G/SPS/GEN/1160/Add.9  
 
- 2 - 
 
   
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY JAPAN  TO MEMBERS, OBSERVERS  
AND OTHER COUNTRIES  
IN FY 2022 (APRIL 2022  TO MARCH 2023 ) 
Sector  Description of Programme  (Date)  Form of 
Assistance  Provided to  
Food Safety, Animal 
Health and Plant 
Health  Project of general support for SPS -
related measure s and transboundary 
animal disease measure s in Asia  
1. Contribution to FAO on SPS-related  
technical assistance for Asia Pacific 
region  
- Dispatch of two experts  (RAP) 
- Workshops, training courses and 
information exchange meetings on 
international standards  
(2019–2023) 
2. Contribution to WOAH  on SPS-related  
technical assistance for Asian 
developing countries  
- Development of roadmap for 
controlling transboundary diseases such 
as FMD in the Asian region  
- Promotion of disease surveillance  
- Workshop on FMD  
(2019–2023) Training and Soft 
infrastructure  
(ODA project)  Developing Countries 
in Asia Pacific region  
Food Safety  Project for Improving Safety of 
Agricultural Exports for Small -Scale 
Farmers  
(2017–2022)  Training  and Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Paraguay  
Food Safety  Food safety administration  
- Training  
- Study tour  
(2022) Training and Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA project)  Bangladesh, Georgia , 
Kosovo, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Ukraine  
Animal Health  WOAH/JTF  Project for Controlling 
Zoonosis in Asia under One Health 
Concept  
1. One Health and Veterinary Services  
To prevent and control Zoonosis under 
One Health approach   
- Expert meeting and workshop  
To strengthen capacity of Veterinary 
Services  
- Training courses co -organi zed with 
WOAH  Reference Centres  
2. Good Governance  
To strengthen good governance of 
Veterinary Services and animal welfare  
- Regional seminar  
(2012–2022)  Training and Soft 
Infrast ructure  
(ODA project)  Developing Countries 
in Asia Pacific region  
Animal Health  Project for improvement of institutional 
capacity for Foot -and-Mouth Disease 
control  
(2017–2024)  Training and Soft 
infrastructure  
(JICA  project )  Myanmar  
 
__________