TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE: Technical Assistance Activities
Activities in Africa 2001 — 2003
The following tables show regional and national activities for the years 2001-2003, listed by area.
2003 Regional and national activities back to top
| Title of Activity | Venue/ Beneficiary Countries | Other Agencies | Date |
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Regional: |
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| Regional Workshop for English-Speaking African countries | Namibia/Botswana, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe | IEC, OIML, IDB | 25-27 February |
| WTO/IEC/OIML Workshop on Enhancing the Participation of SADC Countries in Standard-Setting Activities | Mozambique/Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe | IEC, OIML | 6-8 May |
| Integrating LDCs in Global Trade: Challenges and Opportunities of the Doha Development Agenda | Senegal/Benin, Burkina Faso, Capo Verde, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire |
UNIDO, UNCTAD, ITC |
29 September |
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National: |
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| TBT/SPS National Workshop | The Gambia | 1-2 October | |
2002 Regional activities back to top
| Title of Activity | Venue/ Beneficiary Countries | Other Agencies | Date |
| WTO/ISO Workshop on International Standard Settings for Sub-Saharan Africa | Kenya/Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe | ISO, Codex | 18-19 March |
| TBT for SADC Countries | Botswana/SADC countries | USTR, EC, ISO and South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) | 21-22 March |
| WTO/ISO Workshop on International Standard Setting for North Africa and Arab States | Egypt/Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates | ISO | 28-29May |
| Workshop on the TBT Agreement for French-Speaking African Countries | Gabon/Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cap Vert, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinée, Guinée Equatoriale, Madagascar, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Chad, Togo, Tunisia | Codex | 13-14 November |
2001 National activities back to top
| Title of Activity | Venue/ Beneficiary Countries | Other Agencies | Date |
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WTO/ISO/QSAE Seminar on the Role of International Standards and Conformity Assessment in Promoting World Trade |
Addis Ababa/Ethiopia |
ISO and QSAE |
6-7 March |