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“I thank the United Kingdom for its generous contribution which will enable us
to respond to developing country demands for assistance in the implementation of
sanitary and phytosanitary standards,” said WTO Director-General Dr. Supachai
Panitchpakdi. “Keeping pace with new SPS standards in export markets is a real
challenge for developing countries. Programmes like the Standards and Trade
Development Facility, by informing developing country governments of new
developments in SPS standards and assisting them in their implementation, have a
direct impact on these countries’ capacity to export.”
The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a joint initiative
between the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, the World
Bank, the World Organization for Animal Health, and the Food and Agriculture
Organization. It was established with initial funding from the World Bank
Development Grant Facility and the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda Global Trust
Fund.
To date, four WTO Members have given funds to the STDF: France, the Netherlands,
Denmark and the UK. The WTO Secretariat administers the STDF trust fund which
finances the programme.
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