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SANITARY & PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES: WORKSHOP ?31 MARCH 2006
Workshop on the Implementation of the SPS Agreement
On 31 March 2006 the Secretariat organized a workshop on the implementation of the SPS Agreement. The purpose of the workshop was to assist WTO Members identify practical ways in which they could more effectively make use of their rights under the SPS Agreement and fulfill their obligations. The workshop focussed in particular on how to manage notifications to ensure that producers and exporters are informed of the SPS requirements of their trading partners; how to coordinate SPS-related activities at the national level, including the effective involvement of stakeholders; and how to identify effectively identify and request technical assistance.
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Break-out sessions were organized to discuss problems and strategies of coordination at national level, and the reports of the rapporteurs on these discussions are attached. Participants were invited to provide information regarding the implementation of the SPS Agreement within their countries and their experiences on the issues identified in the agenda. The responses received from Members are the following.
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Summary report
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Group 2: Identifying needs and interacting with domestic stakeholders
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Grupo 3: Estrategias de Coordinaci髇 en Ginebra y las Organizaciones Internacionales
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Workshop on the Implementation of the SPS Agreement
Programme
Friday, 31 March 2006
Opening statement ?Mr. Gregg Young, Chair of SPS Committee
Overview ?Rights and Obligations ?/span> Ms Gretchen H. Stanton, Secretary, SPS Committee
Transparency
Good Regulatory Practice and the Notification Obligations ?national
experience and lessons learned in Mexico
Open discussion Break-out Sessions on Co-ordination (group discussions in English, French and Spanish, no interpretation available)
Technical assistance and capacity building Identifying technical assistance needs Making effective technical assistance requests Best practices for SPS technical assistance Using Capacity Evaluation tools as a mechanism to identify needs and
prioritize requests for assistance ?the experience of Panama
Open discussion Plenary Discussion on Coordination / Report from Break-out Sessions Concluding Remarks |