INFORMATION ON SPS ACTIVITIES OF THE AFRICAN
UNION COMMISSION
The following submission,
received on 26 October 2018, is being circulated at the request of the African Union.
1 Introduction
1.1. The sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) activities at the African Union
Commission have been driven from the agriculture front on the need to safeguard
human, animal or plant life or health and from the trade front on the need to
eliminate non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade arising from the implementation
of SPS measures. The African Union Commission supports, SPS initiatives and
work at the national and Regional Economic Community (REC) level.