SPS Committee Thematic Session on Notification of Trade-Facilitating Measures

The SPS Committee agreed, at its October 2016 meeting, to hold a thematic session on notification of trade-facilitating measures immediately preceding its March 2017 meeting, based on a joint proposal submitted by the European Union and Chile. The session will provide an opportunity for Members to share experiences on how trade-facilitating measures are identified in the notification process

Programme (in PDF format)

Introduction

Speaker: Rolando Alcala, SPS Secretariat
Presentation

Sharing of national experiences

Moderators: Gonzalo Ríos (Chile) and Carlos Alvarez Antolinez (European Union)

Speakers:

Carlos Alvarez Antolinez, Adviser SPS, Directorate D – Food Chain: Stakeholders and International Relations, DG Health and Food Safety (SANTE), European Commission
Notification of Trade-Facilitating SPS Measures - EU practices
Presentation

Gonzalo Ríos, Head International Negotiations Department, Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), Ministry of Agriculture, Chile
Transparency, Trade-Facilitating SPS Measures, Chile's experience
Presentation

Julia Doherty, Senior Director of SPS and Agricultural Affairs, Office of the US Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President, United States
The US Experience on Trade-Facilitating Measures in Notifications

Concluding discussion

Moderators: Gonzalo Ríos (Chile) and Carlos Alvarez Antolinez (European Union)