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“We are most grateful to France,” said Mike
Moore, WTO Director General in a letter addressed to the
French Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. “This
contribution will make it possible for us to continue and
expand our technical assistance activities in the area of
sanitary and phytosanitary measures. The objective of the
SPS Agreement is to ensure that governments can protect
human health, as well as animal and plant health, while
avoiding unnecessary restrictions on international
trade.” The French contribution will allow the WTO
Secretariat to help developing countries to achieve this
objective.The
SPS Agreement requires WTO Members to base their sanitary
and phytosanitary measures on scientifically-justified
requirements. Trade of agricultural products is of
particular importance for most developing countries and
an appropriate understanding and application of the SPS
Agreement is of critical importance. The French
contribution is particularly welcome at a moment of
increasing demand for technical assistance in this area
from a wide range of WTO Members and acceding countries.
The
payment of the contribution follows the signature of an
agreement between the French Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries and the World Trade Organization.
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