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Application of the Paris Principles in the highly technical area of SPS-related
technical cooperation was the subject of a workshop, organized by the
STDF in collaboration with the OECD and the WTO Secretariat, in Geneva
on 6 October. The workshop was attended by some 250 delegates to the SPS
Committee including 60 persons funded by the WTO Secretariat and the
Standard and Trade Development Facility (STDF).
The aim of the workshop was threefold:
(i) to review experiences related to good practice in SPS-related
technical assistance projects in three pilot regions and identify
elements of good practice that could be replicated in future assistance;
(ii) to discuss what is required from donors, development agencies and
beneficiaries in order to disseminate and implement the identified good
practices more widely; and
(iii) to discuss how to maximize the impact of SPS-related technical
assistance on trade performance.
The workshop was organized as part of the STDF's coordination mandate,
which encompasses the exchange of experiences and dissemination of good
practice in relation to the provision and receipt of SPS-related
technical cooperation. The one-day event helped to raise awareness about
what works in SPS-related technical assistance, and identified aspects
of good practice in project design, implementation, and the achievement
of higher-order objectives that could be replicated to improve the
effectiveness and sustainability of future assistance.
Background documents
> Good
Practice in SPS-Related Technical Assistance an Overview and Synthesis
of the Findings of STDF/OECD Research
Good Practice in SPS-Related Technical Cooperation Reports:
> East Africa Region Report
> Greater Mekong Sub-region:
Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Viet Nam
> Central
America Sub-region: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua and Panama
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6 October 2008
9.30 |
Opening Remarks
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9.40 |
Overview of research and workshop objectives, Ms Marlynne Hopper, STDF Secretariat
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Background information on STDF research on good practice (G/SPS/GEN/816)
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Overview of issues
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Expected outputs from the workshop
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10.00 |
Session 1: Good practice in SPS-related technical cooperation: conclusions from STDF research in three pilot regions
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Overview of research on good practice in East Africa
Spencer Henson, Professor, International Food Economy Research Group, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph, Canada (www.inferg.ca)
> Presentation
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Overview of research on good practice in the Greater Mekong Delta Sub-Region
Kees van der Meer, Consultant
> Presentation
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Overview of research on good practice in Central America
Jason Hafemeister, Consultant
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Discussion
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12.00 |
Session 2: Good practice in SPS-related technical cooperation: lessons from Members' own experiences
- Break out sessions (by language group English, French and Spanish)
Key questions to be considered by each group will include:
- How do the conclusions arising from STDF research compare with Members' experiences of good practice in SPS-related capacity building activities?
- How can the OECD Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness be applied in the technical area of SPS-related technical co-operation?1 What is required from donors, development agencies and beneficiaries to implement these principles?
- How can SPS-related capacity building activities have the maximum impact on trade performance?
- How can good practice in SPS-related technical cooperation be replicated more widely?
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15.00 |
Session 2 (continued): Reporting back on Members' experiences of good practice in SPS-related technical cooperation
- Report from the Spanish speaking group:
Rapporteur Mr Edmundo
Toro Vallecillo, Honduras
> Presentation
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Report from the English speaking group:
Rapporteur Ms Nancy Gitonga, Kenya
> Presentation
- Report from the French speaking group:
Rapporteur Ms Mohamed Sidibé, Mali
> Presentation
- Enhancing Aid Effectiveness:
Ms Fidelma O'Shaughnessy,
DG EuropeAid
> Presentation
> See
DG EuropeAid for more information
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16.00 |
Session 3: How can the impact of SPS-related technical assistance be maximized on trade performance?
- Guy Stinglhamber, Director, Pesticides Initiative Programme (PIP) (http://www.coleacp.org)
> Presentation
- Daniel Orellana, SPS Project Evaluator, Foreign Agriculture Service, United States Department of Agriculture
> Presentation
- Nguyen Huu Dat, Post Entry Quarantine, Plant Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam
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- Discussion
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17.15 |
Session 4: Taking good practice forward
- Concluding remarks
Linda Fulponi Senior Economist, Directorate for Trade and Agriculture, OECD Secretariat
- Concluding remarks
Michael Roberts, STDF Secretary
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17.45 |
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What is the STDF?
The Standards and Trade Development Facility is a joint initiative
of the World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, World Bank,
World Organization for Animal Health and Food and Agriculture
Organization. The facility acts as a forum for sharing information on
past, present and planned technical co-operation activities related to
sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. It also provides grant
financing for projects and for the preparation of projects aiming to
enhance developing countries’ capacity to meet SPS standards.
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