WTO Secretariat
TBT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES IN 2024[1]
This
document contains information provided by the Secretariat on TBT Technical
Assistance Activities carried out in, and planned for 2024.
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1 tbt-specific ta activities
1.1 GENERAL TBT TA[2]
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Date
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Region/Member/Observer
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Organized by
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06-08
February 2024
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Namibia
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WTO (joint TBT and SPS)
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25-26 March
2024
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Caribbean Reg. (in Barbados)
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CARICOM/CROSQ[3]
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26-28 March
2024
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Cambodia
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WTO (joint TBT and SPS)
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24-25 May
2024
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Nigeria
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Nigeria
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03-05 June
2024
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Burkina Faso
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WTO (joint TBT and SPS)
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12-14 June
2024
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Africa Reg. (in South Africa)
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ISO
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15-16 July 2024
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Mauritius
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WTO (joint TBT and SPS)
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16-18 July
2024
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CEECAC Reg. (in Vienna)
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WTO, in partnership
with the IMF
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10-12 September 2024[4]
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Uzbekistan
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WTO (TBT and SPS)
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01-03
October 2024 (tbc)
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Latin America Reg. (in Brazil/Rio)
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WTO, in
partnership with IDB
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08-10
October 2024
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Arab Middle East Reg. (in Abu Dhabi)
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WTO, in
partnership with IMF
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[dates tbc]
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Guatemala
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WTO (joint TBT and SPS)
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03-05
December 2024
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Saudi Arabia
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WTO
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1.2 ePing TA[5]
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Date
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Region/Member/Observer
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Organized by
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29 January 2024
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Sri Lanka [virtual]
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WTO
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29-30 January 2024
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Ecuador [virtual]
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WTO
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16-17 April
2024
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Uzbekistan [virtual]
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WTO
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22-23 April
2024
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Mexico [virtual]
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WTO
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22 May 2024
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Ethiopia [virtual – TBT only]
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ISO
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29 May 2024
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El Salvador [virtual]
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WTO
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19-21
November 2024
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Zambia
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UNDESA
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2 General wto tA activities with one or more tbt modules[6]
2.1 Regional and Geneva‑based Trade Policy Courses (TPC)
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Date
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Venue, Region
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Organized by
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21 February 2024
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Geneva, Switzerland (Global, English)
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WTO Advanced TPC
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21 February 2024
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Geneva, Switzerland (Global, English)
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WTO Advanced TPC
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16 April 2024
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Geneva, Switzerland (LDCs, French)
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WTO Introductory TPC
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17 June 2024
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Geneva, Switzerland (Global, Spanish)
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WTO Advanced TPC
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3 E-Learning: Online Courses
The
TBT-online course is addressed to government officials from developing country
Members and Observers and covers all aspects of the TBT Agreement. The TBT
online course is available throughout the year in all three languages.[7]
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[1] Unless otherwise indicated, all TA activities listed in this
document are delivered in‑person.
[2] National activities
are indicated with the name of the Member/Observer, Regional activities with the name of the region and the
member of the region hosting it, and Global
activities are indicated with "Geneva" (unless otherwise indicated).
[3] In collaboration with INDOCAL (Instituto
Dominicano para la Calidad) and PTB (Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt).
[4] Preceded by a pre-TA short virtual training 16-17 April.
[5] Unless otherwise indicated, ePing-focused TA activities are always
joint TBT-SPS activities. All other TBT TA activities listed in this document
normally also feature ePing/transparency as one of the various TBT topics of
their programmes.
[6] The dates indicated correspond to the TBT modules only.
[7] While the WTO E-Learning material is freely available on the WTO
E-Learning website, participants have to register and submit a nomination form
in order to participate in a monitored course, access the module exams and
obtain a WTO certificate. More information can be obtained at: https://www.learning.wto.org/.