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Accessing SPS Documents Effortlessly

Learn how to efficiently obtain SPS-related documents from the WTO website, including meeting agendas, notifications, and international standards. Utilize existing tools and online resources provided by the WTO to enhance your access to critical information.

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Accessing SPS Documents Effortlessly

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  1. Using Existing Tools Gretchen H. Stanton Secretary, SPS Committee

  2. “The instruments are there, it is just a question of using them.” Michael Scannell EC Commission 29 March 2006

  3. To get documents • National mission to WTO • Paper copy, French/English/Spanish • Regular mail from WTO • Paper copy, French/English/Spanish, only one address in capital

  4. To get documents • www.wto.org • Public site – docs-on-line • Unrestricted documents only • Member’s site – password from Mission • SPS page • Self-subscribing e-mail list • Original language only • Unrestricted documents only

  5. SPS web page www.wto.org Trade Topics Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures • Agenda and documents for next meeting • Summary report/ documents of last meeting • Enquiry point lists • Notification authority list • Links to Members’ website • Background materials • Links to Codex, IPPC and OIE • Reference documents

  6. To get documents • WTO Reference Center • On-line link to Member’s site • Background materials • Reference documents

  7. Information on Measures • Individual notifications (G/SPS/N/XXX/#) • Monthly summary of notifications • Members’ websites

  8. Information on Measures • Enquiry points of Members (G/SPS/ENQ/19 and Add.1) • Codex, IPPC, OIE contact points • Members’ websites

  9. Information on Measures • Codex standards on-line • http://faostat.fao.org/faostat (food quality control) • IPPC standards • http://www.ippc.int/IPP • OIE standards • http://www.oie.int Or SPS page on www.wto.org...

  10. How to do it? • Committee Recommendations on Transparency (G/SPS/7/Rev.2) • Handbook on Transparency • Training CD-rom

  11. How to Identify Problems • Identify products/markets of interest • Screen notifications • Input from stakeholders

  12. How to Resolve Problems • Comments on notifications • Bilateral contacts • G/SPS/33 • Committee meetings – GEN/204 • Monitoring of international standards • Chair’s/Secretariat “Good Offices” • Formal dispute resolution procedures • Codex, IPPC, OIE

  13. G/SPS/33 • Exporting Member identifies problem • Bilateral consultations on request • Change measure or technical assistance or special and differential treatment • Notify what done

  14. How to Resolve Problems • Codex, IPPC, OIE • ITC – Innovations in Export Strategy • Experiences of others • Committee, Enquiry Point

  15. How to Identify Needs • IPPC – Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Tool • OIE / IICA – Veterinary Capacity Evaluation • FAO/Codex – Food safety needs evaluation

  16. How to Request Assistance • Questionnaire on needs (G/SPS/W/113) • G/SPS/33 • Bilateral request • Unilateral request • STDF: www.standardsfacility.org • FAO (Codex, IPPC), OIE, others

  17. we work for you …. • Gretchen.Stanton@wto.org • Michael.Roberts@wto.org • Christiane.Wolff@wto.org • Serra.Ayral@wto.org • LeeAnn.Jackson@wto.org • Maria.Perez-Esteve@wto.org • FAX: + 41 22 739 5760

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