WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/GEN/105 
6 July 2010 
 (10-3683) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
INFORMATION ON ACTIVITIES OF THE ITC (INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE)  
FROM FEBRUARY – JUNE 2010 
 
  The following statement was provided by the ITC
 to the TBT Committee meeting of  
23-24 June 2010.   
 
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I. PUBLICATIONS AND TOOLS 
A. T
RAINING PACK: "WTO  AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE : A BUSINESS 
PERSPECTIVE "  
1. ITC has just published a revised version of the Training Pack: "WTO Agreement on 
Technical Barriers to Trade: A  Business Perspective" .  The Pack has been revised within the 
framework of the Bangladesh Quality Support Programme (BQSP), funded by the European 
Commission and implemented by ITC in collaboratio n with the Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau 
(EPB).  The Pack has been revised in order to better respond to exporters’ requirements in developing 
countries and to provide relevant background ma terial for the ITC Train-the-Trainer Progamme 
(ToT).  
2. The ITC ToT Progamme on " The WTO Agreement on TBT: A Business Perspective"  aims at 
developing an understanding in the private sector of the WTO Agreement on TBT and how it can be 
used to enhance market access for exports.  At the end of th e entire training process the country will 
have the capacity to further disseminate awar eness about the WTO Agreement on TBT for the 
business sector with customized training materials by a pool of trained local trainers.  
3. The pack is divided into two parts: Guidelin es for Trainers; and Workshop Materials; the 
latter comprise: the Generic Pack; the Train-the- Trainer Pack and the Pack for Customization. 
B. ITC  INTERNATIONAL TRADE FORUM MAGAZINE  
1. Issue 1, 2010 on Trade and Climate Change 
4. The Trade & Climate Change magazine issu e explores the challenges posed by climate 
change and the business opportunities that exist fo r entrepreneurial vision and innovation in tackling 
them. The success stories of businesses that implement renewable energy practices and new 
technologies and reduce CO 2 emissions, while creating jobs and realizing cost-savings are also 
showcased. In addition, there is a reference to ISO' s Climate Change web page and more information 
on ITC's work in this area can be found.   The online version is available at www.tradeforum.org as of 
July 2010. 
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  2. Issue 3, 2010 Quality & Standards: A Pre-requisite for Entering Markets 
5. The Quality & Standards magazine issue will look at standards and quality and the role they 
play for developing country exporters. The issu e is due to be published in September 2010. 
C. P
ROJECTS   
1. Trade, Climate Change and Environment Programme 
6. ITC has started work a module on Carbon Sta ndards and Markets with the objective to 
strengthen the capacity of SMEs and TSIs, to unde rstand and respond to new requirements on carbon.  
7. In May 2010, ITC organized a workshop in Nairobi, Kenya in partnership with the Kenya 
Bureau of Standards, Fresh Produce Exporters Asso ciation of Kenya and the Swedish Institute of 
Standards.  The workshop provided capacity buildi ng to the agro food sector on carbon standards and 
identified technical assistance needs for the region. Pa rticipants were also c onsulted on regional needs 
for the new ISO 14067 standard and address trade oppor tunities and challenges for the East African 
Community (EAC). 
2. Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) 
8. Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) is a partnership-based effort led by the ITC to 
enhance transparency on voluntary standards and to increase opportunities for sustainable production 
and trade. In the framework of T4SD, ITC is or ganizing jointly with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung 
(FES) a workshop on "Sustainability Standards and their Role in International Trade and 
Development", Geneva, 1 –2 July 2010.  For mo re information about T4SD, please contact Joseph 
Wozniak, Programme Manager ( wozniak@intracen.org ). 
3. ACCESS! Programme 
9. The ACCESS! programme1 is a gender-focused, regional tr ade support programme aimed at 
improving the trade support services for African businessw omen in international trade, with a view to 
promoting their economic empowerment.  The ACCESS! Programme has been recently reviewed by updating the export training course structure, upgrad ing existing training materials and developing 
new topical and sector-specific training materials.  It will ultimately benefit ACCESS! Focal Point 
(AFP) institutions as well as ACCESS! participati ng women entrepreneurs in 19 ACCESS! countries. 
Out of the 32 training modules, few tackle complia nce with technical requirements such as SPS issues 
(i.e. "Export Quality Management", "Exporting Hand icrafts and Textiles", "Exporting Hides, Skins 
and Leather"). 
10. Three ACCESS training of trainer events are scheduled:  Senegal (9-17 June 2010); Gabon 
(14-22 July 2010); and Zambia (15-23 September 2010). 
                                                     
 
1 Funded by Canada  G/TBT/GEN/105 
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  For more information: 
Shyam K. Gujadhur 
ITC Senior Adviser on Standards and Quality Management Tel: +41 22 730 03 96 Fax: +41 22 730 05 76 
E-mail: gujadhur@intracen.org 
 
Ludovica Ghizzoni,  ITC Adviser on Export Quality Management  Tel: +41 22 730 06 38  
Fax: +41 22 730 05 76 
E-mail: ghizzoni@intracen.org 
Web address: www.intracen.org/eqm 
 E-mail address: quality@intracen.org
 
 
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