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TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE: Technical Assistance Activities

Activities in Latin America 2001 — 2003

The following tables show regional and national activities for the years 2001-2003, listed by area. 

2003 Regional activities  back to top
  

Title of Activity	Venue/ Beneficiary Countries	Other Agencies	Date
Enhancing participation of developing countries in international standards-setting activities (IEC and OIML)	Peru/Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela	IEC, OIML, IDB	6-8 April
SPS and TBT Agreements: establishment of Enquiry Points for OECS countries	Saint Kitts and Nevis/ Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	OECS, IICA	22-24 July

2002 Regional and national activities  back to top
  

Title of Activity	Venue/ Beneficiary Countries	Other Agencies	Date
Regional:
TBT for CARICOM Member countries	Saint Lucia/Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago		19–21 February
WTO/ISO Workshop on International Standard Setting for South and Central American regions, and the Caribbean	Colombia/15 Latin American and 7 Caribbean countries	ISO	16-17 April
APEC/WTO Workshop on Notification Procedures in the TBT and SPS Agreements	Peru/ Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, United States	APEC	22-24 May
Global Forum on Trade, Environment and Development: Achieving a More Balanced Market Access: the Role of International Standards	Ecuador/ Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, EU, Mexico, Philippines and the USA	IISD, WWF International, Grupo Zapallar, UNCTAD, ECLAC, OECD, Fundacion AMBIO, Fundacion Futuro LatinoAmericano, Consensus Building Institute	24-27 June
Workshop on TBT Agreement	Ecuador/Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela	Codex and UNIDO	25-27 November
National:
Standardization and TBT — Standardization and Industrial Quality	Brazil		10 April
Workshop on TBT Agreement	Cuba		22-23 April
Workshop on TBT and SPS Agreements	Peru		27-28 May
Workshop on TBT and SPS Agreements	Paraguay		21-22 October
Workshop on TBT Agreement	Argentina		24-25 October
Workshop on TBT Agreement	Uruguay		28-29 October

2001 Regional and national activities  back to top
  

Title of Activity	Venue/ Beneficiary Countries	Other Agencies	Date
Regional:
TBT workshop for Andean and Central American Countries	Colombia/Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Venezuela	Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica	1-3 August
National:
Video conference on TBT Agreement and recent developments	Geneva/Argentina		29 October