Background
Standard-setting organisations
The World Trade Organization mandated the World Organisation for Animal Health OIE, the International Plant Protection Convention and the Codex Alimentarius Commission to establish sanitary and phytosanitary standards.
Low African involvement and its effects
The involvement of African institutions in the activities of standard-setting organisations has been low. The majority cannot avail qualified personnel and lacks
other capacities to contribute in a gainful way, exacerbated by an ineffectiveness
to reach common positions on SPS issues.
These circumstances have caused Africa to be on the mere receiving end with
hardly any influence over the formulation processes of emerging standards which impact immensely on Africa’s economy. |
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PAN-SPSO Information
 Programme overview
Background
Expected results
Main activity areas
Globalisation and SPS need
WTO SPS agreement
About AU/IAPSC
Contact PAN-SPSO
Workshops and meetings
Inception workshop
Steering committee
CVOs concensus workshop
Training-of-trainers (ToT)
Review of Draft ISPM
CODEX Pan-African meeting
Documents 
Brochure-EN/154KB
Brochure-FR/154KB
Partner links
Standards and Trade Development Facility - STDF
CODEX Coordinating Committee for Africa - CCAFRICA
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