Standards and Trade Development Facility STDF

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Standards and Trade Development Facility(STDF)
A joint initiative of FAO, OIE, the World Bank,
WHO and WTO
http//www.standardsfacility.org
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Strategic aims of the STDF

• Enhance developing countries expertise /
  capacity to analyze / implement SPS standards
• Vehicle for coordinatingSPS-related technical
  cooperation

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STDF Operating Plan

• Coordination
• Information dissemination
• Project development
• Project funding

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Coordination

• Thematic workshops
• Trade, SPS and climate change (22-23 September
  2009)
• Economic analysis (30 October 2009)
• Research on impact and development of indicators
• Link between SPS and trade facilitation
• Multi-stakeholder response to fruit fly in West
  Africa donor workshop (29-30 September 2009)
• Regional STDF consultations (A4T)

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Information - dissemination

• Working Group (Partners / donors / beneficiary
  representatives)
• Website (www.standardsfacility.org)
• Tri-annual newsletter and briefings
• Development of DVD
• Workshops / presentations / meetings / WTO
  training activities
• SPS Committee

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Collaboration between STDF and EIF
- Project development stage (PPG mechanism)
Turn SPS needs outlined in DTIS into budgeted
proposals. - Project funding SPS priority needs
outlined in DTIS can obtain funding from either
the EIF TF of the STDF TF. Future possible
areas of collaboration - STDF research on
indicators and link with the EIFs ME
framework. - Preparation of SPS desk reviews for
DTIS and their updates. (SPS capacity evaluation
tools FAO, OIE, others)
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Collaboration between STDF and EIF

• Governance LDC representative in STDF Working
  Group
• Secretariat Continued sharing of staff
  resources in Geneva and on mission

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SPS and the DTIS variable coverage
Madagascar Lesotho
Uganda, Tanzania, Laos, Cambodia
Niger Malawi
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Project development (PPGs) 30,000
Project funding (PGs) up to 600,000

• 14 out of 36 Project grants have benefited LDCs
• Eligible entities
• Public sector entities with responsibility for
  SPS measures
• Private sector entities
• Regional or international organizations or NGOs
  with expertise in SPS area

• 21 out of 33 of approved Project preparation
  grants have benefited LDCs

• elaboration of projects from good concept
• revision of projects of interest to Working Group
• synergy with EIF and A4T
• mobilization of funds

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STDF Projects and PPGs benefitting LDCs
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• Next Meetings
• Trade, SPS and climate change (22-23 September
  2009)
• Economic analysis (30 October 2009)
• Multi-stakeholder response to fruit fly in West
  Africa donor workshop (29-30 September 2009)
• STDF Working Group and Policy Committee 10-11
  December 2009 (tentative date)
• Deadline for submission of project proposals and
  PPGs is 10 September 2009.

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More information on STDF

• STDF SecretaryWorld Trade Organization154 Rue
  de LausanneCH-1211 Geneva
• fax [phone]
• tel [phone]
• E-mail STDFSecretariat_at_wto.orgWebsite
  www.standardsfacility.org