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5 February  2021 
(21-0936) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures    
 
INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS  
REQUESTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS IN THE COMMITTEE ON SANITARY  
AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES  
Revision  
This document lists the international intergovernmental organizations which have requested 
observer status in the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.  
1  INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVING OBSERVER STATUS 
ON A REGULAR BASIS  
 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)  
 FAO International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)  
 FAO/WHO Joint Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex)  
 International Monetary Fund (IMF)* 
 International Organization for Standardization (ISO)  
 International Trade Centre (ITC)  
 World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)  
 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)  
 World Bank* 
 World Health Organization (WHO)  
2  INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVING OBSERVER STATUS 
ON AN AD HOC  (MEETING -BY-MEETING) BASIS  
 African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Gro up) 
 African Union (AU)  
 Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD)  
 Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA)  
 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)  
 Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)  
 Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS)  
 European Free Trade Association (EFTA)  
 Gulf Cooperation Council Standardization Organization (GSO)  
 Inter-American Institute for Agricultural Cooperation (IICA)  
 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)  
 Organization for Economic Co -operation and Development (OECD)  
 Regional International Organization for Plant Protection and Animal Health (OIRSA)  
 Southern African Development Community (SADC)  
 West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)  
 
* Observer status in WTO subsidiary bodies provided through the WTO Agreements with the Fund and 
the World Bank (WT/L/194 and WT/L/195).  G/SPS/W/78/Rev.15  
 
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  3  INTER NATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE REQUEST IS 
PENDING  
 Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC)  
 Center for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI)  
 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)  
 Convention on International Trade in Endangere d Species (CITES)  
 International Cocoa Organization (ICCO)  
 Internati onal Vine and Wine Office (OIV)  
 
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