SPS
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Includes unofficial and less technical summaries of SPS
Committee meetings
> See
also Work on SPS in the WTO, below
Introduction back to top
The
mandate back to top
Work
on SPS in the WTO, and official documents back to top
Work
on this subject is handled by the SPS Committee, which reports to the
Goods Council. The work is officially recorded in the committee’s
annual reports to the General Council and in summary reports
(equivalent to minutes) of the committee’s meetings. See
here for
the current Chairperson of the SPS Committee.
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Members’ transparency toolkit
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Notification formats, handbooks, links to members’ SPS
websites and other aids for members’ transparency work in SPS.
Events, workshops
and training back to top
Find information on planned and recently held
activities.
Standards and Trade Development
Facility (STDF) back to top
A joint initiative of the World Trade
Organization, World Health Organization, World Bank, World
Organization for Animal Health and Food and Agriculture Organization
for enhancing developing countries’ capacity to meet SPS standards.
Work includes sharing information on technical cooperation, and
finance for projects.
External
links back
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Find links to relevant standard
setting bodies, FAO's SPS Portal, observer organizations, etc.
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