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