Technical Assistance Activities from the WTO SPS

The WTO Secretariat is organizing specific technical assistance activities on the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) in 2015. These include:

• An E-Learning Course on the SPS Agreement is available throughout the year in English, French and Spanish.
• National SPS Seminars can be requested by any WTO Member or Observer. Apply online.

For the following courses, funding may be available. Deadline for requesting funding is 5 June 2015.

• Transparency Workshop (in English, French and Spanish). In Geneva, Switzerland: 12 - 16 October 2015.
• 2015 Advanced Course on the SPS Agreement (in English). In Geneva, Switzerland: 5 - 23 October 2015
• Regional SPS Workshop for the Caribbean (co-organized with CARICOM) (in English). 27 - 30 October 2015, venue: Belize.
• Regional SPS & TBT Workshop for Asia (co-organized with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) (in English). In Bangkok, Thailand: 10 - 13 November 2015.
• Regional SPS Workshop for Arab Countries (co-organized with the IMF-Middle East Centre for Economics and Finance) (in English). In Kuwait City, the State of Kuwait: 30 November - 3 December 2015.

For complete information on eligibility criteria, deadlines, funding, pre-requisites, and application processes please consult documents G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.5 and the SPS Technical Assistance gateway. Use the online form to apply for SPS Technical Assistance activities.