WTO SECRETARIAT TBT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
ACTIVITIES IN 2025[1]
This
document contains updated information provided by the Secretariat on TBT
Technical Assistance Activities carried out in, and planned for, 2025.
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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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04-06 March 2025
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Paraguay
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WTO (joint
TBT and SPS)
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10-12 March 2025
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Ecuador
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WTO
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19-21 March 2025
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Viet Nam
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ULSE and STAMEQ[3]
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14-16 April 2025
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Chile
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WTO (joint
TBT and SPS)
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12-16 May 2025
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Ethiopia
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WTO-UNIDO (joint TBT and SPS)[4]
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08-10 July 2025
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Comoros
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WTO (joint
TBT and SPS)
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28-29 July 2025
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APEC (Incheon, Korea)[5]
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APEC
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08-10 October 2025
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Malaysia
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WTO
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11-14 November 2025
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Africa (Windhoek, Namibia)
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ISO[6]
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18 and 20 November 2025
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Nigeria [virtual]
|
WTO
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1.2 ePing training clinics for Enquiry
Points[7]
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Date
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Region/Member/Observer
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Organized by
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28 April 2025
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Myanmar [virtual]
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WTO
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06 June 2025
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Guatemala [virtual]
|
WTO
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10 September 2025
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Comoros [virtual]
|
WTO
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2 GENERAL WTO TA ACTIVITIES WITH ONE OR
MORE TBT MODULES[8]
2.1 Regional and Geneva-based Trade Policy
Courses (TPC) and Workshops
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Date
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Venue, Region
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Organized by
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06 February 2025
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Geneva, Switzerland (Global, English)
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WTO Advanced
TPC
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02-04 April 2025
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Trinidad & Tobago (Regional, English)
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WTO RTPC
(Caribbean)
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06 May 2025
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Geneva, Switzerland (LDCs, French)
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WTO Introductory TPC
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11-13 June 2025
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Rwanda [virtual] (Regional,
English)
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WTO RTPC
(Africa/English-speaking)
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28 October 2025
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ALADI [virtual] (Regional,
Spanish)
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WTO-ALADI
Workshop on AI and Trade
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05-07 November 2025
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Shanghai, China (Regional, English)
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WTO RTPC
(Asia-Pacific)
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25 November 2025
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ALADI [virtual] (Regional,
Spanish)
|
WTO-ALADI
Short RTPC
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3 E-Learning: Online Courses
The TBT online
course is addressed to government officials from developing Members and
Observers and covers all aspects of the TBT Agreement. The TBT online course is
available throughout the year in all three languages.
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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] ULSE (UL Standards & Engagement) and STAMEQ (Commission of
Standards, Metrology and Quality of Viet Nam) Workshop on the implementation of
TBT Agreement of WTO in Viet Nam.
[4] Joint WTO-UNIDO (UN Industrial Development Organization) Workshop on
TBT, SPS and Agriculture for WTO Accession of Ethiopia.
[5] APEC (Asia-pacific Economic Cooperation) Workshop on Technical
Barriers to Trade.
[6] ISO (international Organization for Standardization) Regional
Workshop: Implementing ACTReF through international standards.
[7] All other TBT TA activities listed in this document normally also
feature ePing/transparency as one of the various TBT topics of their
programmes.
[8] The dates indicated correspond to the TBT modules only.