WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/295/Add.26
29 August 2002
(02-4599)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
QUESTIONNAIRE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Submission by Honduras
AddendumG/SPS/GEN/295/Add.26
Page 2Technical assistance requirements:
Information Training Infrastructure:
(hard and/or soft)Specific concern Other
Rights,
obligations and
practical
operations of
the SPSAgreement:
Food safetyPrivate
seminar/workshop to
introduce the WTO and
the global tradingsystem.National or regional
technical courses on risk
analysis and
regionalization.Soft:  Training of technical control and
inspection personnel, HACCP or
HAZARD procedures, surveillance and
certification.Consultancy on national
regulations relating to
food safety.
Animal health Technical course on the
Agreement on Sanitaryand PhytosanitaryMeasures.Course on Best Laboratory
Practice methods inprocessing plants.
Seminar/workshop on
inspection procedures,
sampling andinvestigation.
Training on sanitary
information systems and
surveillance methods.Soft:  Updating food control legislation
and regulations, system for evaluatingmanagement and organizationalrequirements in order to formulateeffective food control programmes and
strengthen programmes that guarantee
safety.
Hard :  Set up data processing and analysis
systems relating to food control, prepare
development and support programmes
with participation by industry.
Soft:  Training of veterinarians in
epidemiology and epidemiologicalsurveillance systems and training of
veterinarians and field personnel in
surveillance activities and sampling fortransmission to diagnostic laboratories.
Hard :  Establishment of a database
containing epidemiological information.
Technical assistance in handling laboratory
equipment.Draw up programmes to
educate consumers.
Regional harmonization
and updating of sanitarysystems.Support in strengthening
the National CODEXCommittee.
Development of systems
to evaluate services andlaboratories.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.26
Page 3Technical assistance requirements:
Information Training Infrastructure:
(hard and/or soft)Specific concern Other
Plant health Training on the work of
the CODEX, the OIE and
the IPPC.Seminar/workshop on
quarantine procedures.
Training in certification
and inspection of importsand exports.Soft:  Evaluation and revision of
quarantine legislation, training on disease
risk analysis and treatment and
phytosanitary inspection, updatinglegislation.
Hard :  Establishment of basic inspection
and treatment facilities, build capacity and
improve the phytosanitary protection
structure.Regional harmonization
and updating of
phytosanitary systems.Strengthening of
emergency programmes.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.26
Page 4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(Such information could include, inter alia, a more detailed description of the technical assistance
required, any relevant background information on the reasons for the request, the possibility of using a
regional approach to the position of the requested assistance and the scope for a coordinated approach
among relevant international organizations.)
__________