TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE: Technical Assistance Activities
Activities in Latin America 2001 — 2003
The following tables show regional and national activities for the years 2001-2003, listed by area.
2003 Regional activities back to top
Title of Activity | Venue/ Beneficiary Countries | Other Agencies | Date |
Enhancing participation of developing countries in international standards-setting activities (IEC and OIML) | Peru/Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela | IEC, OIML, IDB | 6-8 April |
SPS and TBT Agreements: establishment of Enquiry Points for OECS countries | Saint Kitts and Nevis/ Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
OECS, IICA |
22-24 July |
2002 Regional and national activities back to top
Title of Activity | Venue/ Beneficiary Countries | Other Agencies | Date |
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TBT for CARICOM Member countries | Saint Lucia/Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago | 19–21 February | |
WTO/ISO Workshop on International Standard Setting for South and Central American regions, and the Caribbean | Colombia/15 Latin American and 7 Caribbean countries | ISO | 16-17 April |
APEC/WTO Workshop on Notification Procedures in the TBT and SPS Agreements | Peru/ Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, United States | APEC | 22-24 May |
Global Forum on Trade, Environment and Development: Achieving a More Balanced Market Access: the Role of International Standards | Ecuador/ Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, EU, Mexico, Philippines and the USA | IISD, WWF International, Grupo Zapallar, UNCTAD, ECLAC, OECD, Fundacion AMBIO, Fundacion Futuro LatinoAmericano, Consensus Building Institute | 24-27 June |
Workshop on TBT Agreement | Ecuador/Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela | Codex and UNIDO | 25-27 November |
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Standardization and TBT — Standardization and Industrial Quality | Brazil | 10 April | |
Workshop on TBT Agreement | Cuba | 22-23 April | |
Workshop on TBT and SPS Agreements | Peru | 27-28 May | |
Workshop on TBT and SPS Agreements | Paraguay | 21-22 October | |
Workshop on TBT Agreement | Argentina | 24-25 October | |
Workshop on TBT Agreement | Uruguay | 28-29 October |
2001 Regional and national activities back to top
Title of Activity | Venue/ Beneficiary Countries | Other Agencies | Date |
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TBT workshop for Andean and Central American Countries | Colombia/Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Venezuela | Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica | 1-3 August |
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Video conference on TBT Agreement and recent developments | Geneva/Argentina | 29 October |