Title of the activity
Follow-up Session of the 2024 SPS Transparency Champions Course
Activity Type
Thematic course/Workshop
Description
The Follow-up Session of the 2024 SPS Transparency Champions Course will allow participants to report on the achievements of their action plans and lessons learned, and reflect on strategies to maintain the successes going forward. Furthermore, it will deepen participants' understanding of SPS transparency provisions and the ePing SPS&TBT Platform. The Follow-up Session builds on the first segment of the course, held in Geneva in September-October 2024, and subsequent action plan monitoring via the course's virtual classroom.
Venue
Switzerland
City
WTO
Trade topic
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS)
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
3
Activity Level
Pre-requisite
To participate in the Follow-up Session of the 2024 SPS Transparency Champions Course, participants would be required to: (i) have successfully attended the first two weeks of the course, held in Geneva from 30 September to 11 October 2024, and (ii) submit a final action plan and report on the progress of its implementation.
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
English
Key Result
1. Government officials are implementing WTO Agreements and fully realising Members' rights and obligations
Key Output
1.1: Government officials have enhanced knowledge about WTO Agreements, trade policy formulation and conduct of trade negotiations
Programme
Invited Members and Observers:
Angola
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Eswatini
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Kyrgyz Republic
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Morocco
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Russian Federation
Chinese Taipei
Thailand
Türkiye
Zambia