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G/SPS/GEN/1139/Add.5/Corr.1

11 March 2022

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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English

SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY

THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2017-2018

COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION

Corrigendum

The following communication, received on 11 March 2022, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the European Union.

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Please note that Annex I should be corrected and read as follows.

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ANNEX I

SPS-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2017-2018 PROJECTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Sector Date of execution Budget in

Euros Title and description of the program

Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety, Plant Health

May 2016 - May 2021

€25M "Fit for Market - Strengthening the Competitiveness and Sustainability of the ACP Fruit and Vegetable Sector". Objective: to enable producers (groups and organizations) and SMEs on horticultural sector to access the local, regional and international market by improving their competitiveness through implementation of sustainability measures while maintaining support for compliance with SPS measures and market demands.

Capacity building

50 ACP1 countries

Animal Health, Food Safety

May 2018 – August 2026

€65M ''Strengthening Resilience and Food and Nutrition Security in Angola" (FRESAN). Objectives: strengthening resilience and production of smallholder farming, improving households' food and nutrition security (FNS), enhancing institutional capacity and mechanisms for multi-sector FNS, finding evidence and knowledge on the utility of different nutrition-sensitive actions. Activities include: animal vaccination campaigns, veterinary services and livestock production enhancement, and improvement of agricultural input.

Capacity building; Training; Technical assistance

Angola

Food Safety 2018 - 2020 ~€1,5M Total: €13,833,125

ARISE Plus – ASEAN Regional Integration Support Programme (successor to ARISE). Objectives included: providing support to the relevant ASEAN Working Groups in the agriculture, economic and health sectors to establish an integrated approach to food safety in ASEAN.

Technical assistance

ASEAN2

Food Safety 2012 - 2017 ~€1M Total: €8,168,420

ARISE – ASEAN Regional Integration Support Programme. Objectives included: supporting the harmonisation of food safety measures and the overarching Food Safety Policy and Regulatory Framework in ASEAN.


ASEAN

Food Safety 2016 - 2019 €1,799,811 Improving consumer awareness and access to certified tomato and mango products in Bangladesh. Objectives included: enhancing consumer awareness on food safety, setting up sustained supply chains & establishing industry standard and certification body for tomato & mango processing industry are the means through which the targets are expected to be secured.

Capacity building

Bangladesh

1 African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States. 2 Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 2012 - 2021 €16M The Private Sector Development Support Project (PADSP). Objectives: i) strengthen the Benin Food Safety Agency (ABSSA)'s function and compliance with its legal and regulatory framework; ii) strengthen the Central Laboratory for Sanitary Safety of Foods (LCSSA)'s capacity to conduct reliable food safety analysis; iii) strengthen the operational capacities of the Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEX) and the National Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control (ANM) in supporting businesses in the targeted sectors (pineapple, shea and poultry); iv) support the private agribusiness companies in committing to the quality approach.

Technical assistance; Capacity building

Benin

Food Safety 2015 - 2022 €14M Special initiative "One World Without Hunger". The Green Innovation Centres of the agri-food sector in Burkina Faso.

Objectives include: supporting - through the National Seed Service - adherence to OECD seed certification schemes, including accreditation by the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) for facilitate seed trade.

Capacity building

Burkina Faso

Animal Health 2016 - 2022 €30,74M Support Program for Food and Nutrition Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience in Burkina Faso (PASANAD). Objectives: vaccination for poultry (Newcastle disease) and small ruminants (Ovine rinderpest); and action plan for small livestock farms (vaccines, veterinary drugs). Budgetary support for national food and nutrition security policy.

Capacity building

Burkina Faso


1 July 2017 - 31 October 2018

€177,807 "Promoting sustainable and inclusive growth in the agriculture sector: Fisheries and Livestock" Programme. Objectives include: monitoring and control of livestock disease outbreaks in all provinces; pilot monitoring of drug residues and environmental contaminants in aquaculture farms and training of provincial fisheries staff on Good Aquaculture Practices; monitoring of fish disease in aquaculture farms.

Technical assistance; Training

Cambodia

Food Safety End 2014 - February 2019

€5,9M The Central African Quality Infrastructure Programme (PIQAC). Objectives included: strengthening food safety systems by supporting testing and calibration laboratories, enterprises, food safety consultants and consumers' associations, and collaborated with seven governments to develop national quality infrastructures and strengthen the overall regional quality system.


Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Sao Tomé and Principe, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo


2017 - 2018 €1,089,633 Contribution to the Food Security of the Population of Cuba.


Cuba

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food safety 2013 - 2017 €11M "Support to the Caribbean Forum of ACP States in the Implementation of Commitments Undertaken under the EPA: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)" (10th European Development Fund (EDF) Project). Objectives included: training on Fishery Products Laboratory Testing, including develop of laboratory manuals and their applications; Training on Food Safety in the Fishery Sector; the drafting of comprehensive Model instruments (Bill, Regulations).

Capacity building; Training

Dominican Republic

Animal Health, Food Safety, Plant Health

2016 - 2021 €11M "Quality Strengthening for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development" (11th EDF Programme). Objectives include: national workshops on the EU regulation 2017/625 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of

food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products; Developing a strategy with a value chain approach on processed fruits (focusing on mango, avocado and pineapple) including among others, meeting export requirements, including SPS measures.

Technical assistance; Capacity building; Training

Dominican Republic

Food Safety 2018 - 2019 €8M Study on the Processed Fruits sector value chain in the Dominican Republic (focused on mango and pineapple). The initiative was implemented as a complement study to develop of a national strategy on processed fruits aiming to increase competitiveness and export readiness of this sector.


Dominican Republic

Plant Health 2016 - 2021 €1,8M Dominican Republic component of the Central America Coffee rust integral management programme (PROCAGICA-RD). Objectives include the management of Hemileia vastatrix which causes coffee lead rust disease.

Capacity Building

Dominican Republic

Plant Health 2018 - 2023 €35M

EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) (11th EDF). Objectives include: quality assurance and certification, value addition, trade facilitation and business promotion in selected value chains, namely agro-industrial crops (coffee, tea and cacao) and horticulture.

Capacity building

EAC3

3 East African Community: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Plant Health 2015 - June 2019 €23,5M4 Project to support the Regional Fruit Fly Control Plan in West Africa. Objective: improving the incomes of fruit and vegetable producers, especially small producers. The components are mainly Surveillance, Pest Management, and Capacity Building.

Capacity building

ECOWAS5


December 2016 - December 2021

€6M Inclusive and sustainable value chains of coffee, cocoa and quinoa. Objective strengthening and disseminating models of inclusive, participatory and associative value chains, within the framework of public policies in Ecuador. This project supports research to lower the cadmium level in the cocoa crops.

Capacity building; Research

Ecuador

Food Safety January 2017 - January 2020

€4,3M Support to Ecuadorian MSMEs for the promotion and export to the European Union - ''Export DES''. Objective: improving their quality system and standards processing

food products in order to export to the European Union.

Capacity building

Ecuador


4 April 2011 - 3 December 2018

2018: €148,381

"Support to the Agriculture Sector Food Security in Eritrea" (10th EDF). Objectives included: Strengthening the National Animal and Plant Health Laboratory, Strengthening the Phytosanitary Services, Strengthening the Sanitary Services, Strengthening the Legal Status of National Plant Health Laboratory, Upgrading the National Veterinary Services Legislation.

Technical Assistance; Capacity building

Eritrea

Plant Health 17 December 2013 - 16 December 2017

€5,913,632 Technical Assistance Support to National Adaptation Strategy. Objective: Developing the National Agricultural Plant Health Inspectorate Service (NAPHIS) focused on plant health and inspectorate of consignments imported and exported by the country to comply with SPS guidelines.

Capacity building

Eswatini

Plant Health 1 June 2017 - 30 November 2018

€1,800,081 High Value Crop and Horticulture Project Programme Estimate 2. Objective: Training farmers ready to export (L&L Farmers) covering topics like crop spray residue management, quality standards and produce grading for the market, and cold chain management.

Capacity building

Eswatini

Animal Health 2018 - 2022 €15M HEARD (Health of Ethiopian Animals for Rural Development). Objectives: Strengthening and optimizing the quality of public and private veterinary services; Improving technical competences and incentives for veterinary service providers; Building capacity for food safety of primary products of animal origin and for control of zoonotic diseases.


Ethiopia

4 The EU co-finances up to €17M, with the balance being covered by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the contributions of the African states concerned. 5 Economic Community of West African States (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria,

Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo).

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 13 June 2012 - 12 June 2018

€4,4M Improvement of Key Services to Agriculture in Fiji (IKSA). Objective: Help cushion the economic and social impact of the sugar sector restructuring by supporting a diversified market-driven agriculture sector. Activities included: Supporting Ministry of Agriculture Research Centres for seed production and tissue culture in response to TC Winston rehabilitation.

Capacity building

Fiji

Plant Health 10 December 2014 - February 2019

€1,5M Improvement of the Management and Operational capacities of SRIF. Objectives included: setting up a tissue culture laboratory; developing integrated pest management for termites, cane weevil borer and nematodes; developing a smut incursion management plan.


Fiji

Food Safety 4 June 2018 -

14 September 2018

€37,138 "Support for the improvement of the competitiveness and

commercial capacity of MSMEs and cooperatives". Workshop on the plan development and monitoring, and control of residues and contaminants in agricultural products based on risk.

Technical

assistance; Training

Guatemala


11 July 2018 - 6 August 2018

€24,790 "Support for the improvement of the competitiveness and commercial capacity of MSMEs and cooperatives". Technical assistance for training in European regulation with emphasis on the new EU regulation 2017/625 on official controls.


Guatemala

Food Safety 2017 €670,000 67 Technical Assistance to Capacity Building Initiative for Trade Development. Food Safety and SPS, Technical Regulations and Standardization, and Support to Post Clearance Audit (PCA) in Customs.

Capacity building

India

Animal Health, Plant Health

2014 - 2017 €2,071,710 Technical assistance to the Standards and Market Access Programme (SMAP). Long Term Experts provided Technical Assistance to the Programme's implementers; Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS), and United nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).


Kenya

Animal health, Plant Health

2015 - 2019 €6,6 M Border Management Programme in Central Asia Phase 9. Trade Component included Ad hoc interventions in support of SPS regulations.


Kyrgyz Republic

6 The reported project was implemented between May 2013 - December 2017, with an overall EU contribution of €4,7M covering 3 Components - Food safety; SPS/TBT and

Customs modernisation in India. The reported budget is an indicative amount utilised in 2017 for food safety sector. 7 Also, some activities (approx. 4) were implemented in coordination with TAIEX Facility in 2017.

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Form of Assistance

Provided to


May 2013 - September 2018

~€0,5M8

Second Trade Development Facility (TDF-2). Objectives included supporting the revision of the SPS and Livestock laws, as well as the preparation of relevant secondary legislation in line with WTO commitments.


Lao People's Democratic Republic

Food Safety October 2018 - June 2019

NA (10th EDF) Support from the Food and Environment Hygiene Laboratory of the Pasteur Institute of Madagascar towards accreditation according to ISO 17025: Training of all technical staff on the theme quality assurance, purchase, installation and securing new equipment.


Madagascar

Food Safety August 2018 - May 2019

NA (10th EDF) Accompanying the Analysis Laboratory of the Tamatave Horticultural Technical Centre towards accreditation according to ISO 17025.


Madagascar

Food Safety September 2018 - September 2022

NA (10th and 11th EDF)

PROCOM and AFAFI (Support for Financing Agriculture and Inclusive Sectors) North Programs (AIFHORT Project).

Objectives included: Supporting the Tamatave Horticultural Technical Centre laboratory to acquire the equipment and equipment needed for accreditation according to ISO 17025.


Madagascar

Plant Health 2017 - 2018 NA Trade facilitation project on "Enhancing market access opportunities in the Republic of South Africa for COMESA horticulture exporters." Objectives included: capacity building of lychee producers and exporters in Madagascar to comply with international SPS standards to access regional and international markets.

Capacity building

Madagascar

Food Safety November 2017 NA Training of small-scale fishing groups on improving the quality of fish products in the post-catch period.


Madagascar


2018 - 2019 NA Study on the prioritization of SPS activities and the sectors to be supported in Madagascar.


Madagascar


2017 - 2018 NA Support for member states' participation in COMESA SPS subcommittee meetings.


Madagascar


2017 - 2018 NA Support for member states' participation in SADC's SPS subcommittee meetings.


Madagascar


2017 - 2018 NA Support for the participation of African negotiators (from Member States) in the SPS committee meetings of the World Trade Organization in Geneva Switzerland.


Madagascar

8 Contribution to TDF-2, a recipient executed World Bank project executed by the Ministry of Industry of Commerce, Lao PDR. With funding from IDA and a multi-donor TF

to which the EU contributed.

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Plant Health 2013 - 2020 €28,890,000 Support to the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) and Green Belt Initiative (GBI) component 1 - Administration Agreement with the WB (ASWAp-SP MDTF). The focus is on control of the Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD), the Fall Army Worm (FAW), the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and the cassava brown streak disease (CBSD).

Capacity building

Malawi

Plant Health 2017 - 2022 €28,7M KULIMA Promoting Farming in Malawi: Revitalising Agricultural Clusters and Ulimi wa Mdandanda through Farmer Field Schools in Malawi (implemented by FAO). The focus is mainly the on control of the BBTD, the FAW, the banana nematodes, the banana weevils, the banana sigatoka leaf spot diseases (black and yellow), cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease.

Capacity building

Malawi

Plant Health 2018 - 2022 €13,962,605 Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns (BETTER). Outreach to Malawian farmers on good agriculture practices, including sustainable methods for controlling pests and diseases, focusing mainly on the BBTD, the FAW and banana weevils.

Capacity building

Malawi

Plant Health 2017 - 2022 €8M KULIMA Promoting Farming in Malawi: Improving the access to and use of agriculture research innovations by Malawian farmers, through testing of integrated technological packages. These packages include Integrated pest Management, focusing mainly on the FAW, the potato late blight, potato bacterial wilt and aflatoxin contamination.

Capacity building

Malawi

Plant Health

2018 - 2023 €4,6M KULIMA Multi-annual Programme Estimate (PE). Support to improve the delivery and performance of public sector research and extension services, including on pest and disease control, focusing mainly on the FAW, the BBTD.

Capacity building

Malawi

Plant Health 2015 - 2019 €5,5M Strengthening Community Resilience to Climate Change in Blantyre, Zomba, Neno and Phalombe Districts. Implemented by FAO, it includes a component of control of pest and disease, focusing mainly on the control of FAW, BBTD and cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease.

Capacity building

Malawi

Food Safety 2012 - 2018 €3,912,620 "Development of a robust Standardization, Quality assurance, Accreditation and Metrology (SOAM) Infrastructure in Malawi". Objective: strengthening the capacity of Malawi Government to conduct and issue internationally accepted food safety tests and certificates on the one hand, and capacitate selected SMEs to produce that meet international food safety requirements.

Capacity building

Malawi

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 2016 - 2017 €1,2M Sectoral support of the fisheries agreement (2008-2012). Acquisition of laboratory equipment for the detection of lipophilic toxins in the water and flesh of bivalve molluscs, field vehicles, infrastructures for the Competent Authority.

Capacity building

Mauritania

Food Safety 2018 - 2021 2018 : €100,000

Creating decent jobs and consolidating existing employment for young and potential migrants in the small-scale fishing sector. Objectives include: Creating a network of micro-fisheries for transformation and value adding; creating a hygiene and quality control plan for the local consumer chain; creating a response plan, technical assistance; Participation "Codex alimentarius" on histamine; National Committee on Food Hygiene and Quality.

Capacity building

Mauritania

Food Safety 13 April 2017 €8,906 Support to the Modernisation of the Mongolia's

Standardisation System (SMMSS). Capacity building training seminar on honey export to the European Union.

Capacity

building; Training

Mongolia


End 2017 - September 2019

€2,6M The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Trade Related Facility (TRF) (10th EDF). Objectives included: Improving the SPS environment by developing appropriate veterinary and plant health strategies and strengthening the SPS national enquiry point.

Capacity building

Mozambique

Food Safety 23 May 2018 - 2 October 2020

€280,085 Targeted assistance for EPA implementation through SPS conformity for fisheries and aquaculture, and enhanced export capacity of fisheries in Mozambique. Objectives include: National strategy for standardization and conformity assessment developed; Capacity to manage certification and standardization processes enhanced; Roadmap for ISO 7020 and ISO 22000 accreditation processes developed and implementation supported.

Capacity building

Mozambique

Animal Health December 2016 - November 2021

€22,25M9 Myanmar Sustainable Aquaculture Programme (MYSAP). Activities: 1) Equipment & Materials for the Quality Laboratory of the Myanmar Department of Fisheries (DoF) in Yangon; Scholarships for 2 Control Inspector from the DoF Quality Control and Research Section (QCRS) to attend the training course on Fish Processing Technology at the UN University in Iceland; Service contract for the "Improvement and sustainability of the National Aquatic Health and Disease Control System in Myanmar".

Capacity building

Myanmar


2 August 2014 - 31 December 2018

€9,27M Myanmar Trade Development Programme. Objectives included: supporting Trade Reform, Trade Facilitation, Food Safety and Phytosanitary Measures, National Quality Infrastructure.


Myanmar

9 €19,75M provided by the EU.

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 29 September 2014 - 26 June 2019

€7,2M Support for Trade and Economic Capacity Building: Trade and Private Sector Development. Objectives included: strengthening the institutional components of the national quality infrastructure to operate to international standards in accordance with the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on the application of SPS measures and the WTO agreement on technical barriers to trade (TBT); and supporting value chain development for coffee.


Nepal


29 November 2012 - 15 January 2019

€19M The Nigeria competitiveness support programme. Objectives included: Streamlining and improving capacity of the WTO TBT and SPS national enquiry points (NEP) and NNA; Strengthening the implementation of the Food Safety Policy through Nigeria SPS infrastructure and the food safety control systems at the National and State

Levels.

Capacity building

Nigeria

Plant Health 15 March 2013 - 14 June 2018

€8,6M Pacific Agriculture Policy Programme (PAPP). Activities included: Supporting virus indexing services with Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) as well as extraction and virus indexing tests for banana and sweet potato, collections and multiplication of virus indexed taro and swamp taro collections.

Capacity building

Pacific (15 ACP Countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)

Food Safety 30 May 2011 - 14 March 2017

€8,545,800 Increasing Agricultural Commodities Trade (IACT). Objectives included: Strengthening the capacities of PACPs to comply with international trade standards Activities included: training quarantine staff in biosecurity protocols; addressing food safety (Codex) and SPS issues related to exports; processing and marketing of agriculture-based products; undertaking emergency responses to deal with pest and disease incursions.

Capacity building

Pacific ACP Countries

Plant Health 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2019

€4M Coconut Industry Development for the Pacific. Activities included: assessing coconut pest and diseases and developing of the "Coconut Risk Management and Mitigation Manual for the Pacific Region"; increasing awareness by developing and disseminating key knowledge products/material on CRB (Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle); developing and implementing of CRB training manual; installing CRB surveillance trap kits; developing morphological and molecular (DNA) diagnostic arrangement and assessment; Strengthening regional response plan through development and implementation of national emergency response plan (ERP) in the region.


Pacific (15 Pacific ACP Countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)

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Form of Assistance

Provided to


2013 - 2017 €5,6M The EU-Philippines Trade Related Technical Assistance Programme 3 (TRTA 3) Objectives included: Strengthening capacity to develop and implement a national quality infrastructure strategy; Enhancing capacity to develop and SPS management and control systems in line with international standards and of producers to comply with these standards.

Technical assistance; Capacity building; Training

Philippines

Food Safety 4 May 2018 - 3 January 2020

€294,334 Technical assistance to support the National Agricultural Export Development Board's capacity to upgrade the specialised export quality infrastructures to the international standards. This will include the export laboratories, which will serve the export sub-sector, not only for monitoring compliance but also for planning and preventing any deviation with regards to the market

requirements.

Capacity building

Rwanda


20 March 2013 - December 2018

€19,6M 10th EDF10 REIS11 Programme. Objectives: supporting the development and implementation of regional SPS guidelines, finance sensitisation workshops, contract specialist studies, support the meetings of the Regional SPS Coordinating Committee, develop a system for monitoring developments in international standard setting bodies, and support the monitoring and implementation of regional SPS improvements.

Capacity building

SADC12

Animal Health 2018 - 2023 €3,75M Regional Dialogue and Investment Project for Pastoralism and Transhumance in the Sahel and Coastal Countries of West Africa (PREDIP) - component 4: Control of Cross-Border Animal Diseases in West Africa. Objectives: Capacity building; epidemiological surveillance of cross-border animal diseases including zoonoses (PPCB, PPR, anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease); production and control of veterinary inputs; vaccination campaigns; regional plan to control vector-borne diseases (animal trypanosomiasis, ticks).


Sahel and Coastal Countries of West Africa

10 European Development Fund. 11 Regional Economic Integration Support. 12 Southern African Development Community (Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,

Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 23 May 2018 - 22 November 2020

€248,825 Strengthening capacity to improve trade-related SPS conformity and capacity building for competitive fisheries exports in Seychelles. Objectives include: Providing targeted support for quality development and export competitiveness in the Seychelles fisheries sector; Building capacity to meet SPS compliance obligations under the WTO Agreement.

Capacity building

Seychelles

Food Safety April 2017 - December 2018

€725,21713

EU-Sri Lanka Trade-Related Assistance: increasing SME's trade competitiveness in regional and EU markets. Activities: training-of-trainers (TOT) series on international food safety best practices for 103 extension officers; two TOTs for 184 inspectors, including 114 public health inspectors and 25 medical health officers during Food Safety Week; five workshops on packaging and

labelling requirements and trends in packaging regulations with respect to food safety and quality for SMEs along the food and spices value chains; 20 quality-related trainings on accreditation requirements; 14 awareness workshops / seminars on quality and NQI-related services; equipped the Packaging Testing Centre with 19 high-tech testing instruments and training on testing methods.

Capacity building; Training

Sri Lanka

Animal Health 2018 - 2022 €9M Livestock Epidemio-Surveillance Project to Support Livelihoods of vulnerable rural smallholders and pastoralists (LESP SLSP). Objective: support the trade and export of livestock by ensuring that appropriate animal disease surveillance and control is operational in South- Eastern Sudan.


Sudan

Animal Health 2015 - 2017 €3,5M Livestock Epidemio-Surveillance Programme for Eastern Sudan (LESP-ES). Objective: protecting and improving livestock production and trade in Eastern Sudan by enhancing animal health through improved effectiveness of epidemio-surveillance and control of trans-boundary animal diseases.


Sudan


2016 - 2020 €5M "Strengthening Institutions and Capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture & State Veterinary Inspection Service for Policy Formulation". Objectives include: Supporting the formulation of a National Food Safety Strategy through inclusive/participatory process; Supporting the State Veterinary Inspection Service in building up a modern disease control program.


Tajikistan

13 This is at the EUR value of USD 796,941.65 at the exchange rate as of 19 September 2019 in SAP.

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 2014 - 2019 €5M "Enhanced Competitiveness of Tajik Agribusiness Project (ECTAP) Technical Assistance". Support to food quality control and certification system according to international standards through training laboratory staff.


Tajikistan

Food Safety 2015 - 2018 €0,6M Enhanced Competitiveness of Tajik Agribusiness Project (ECTAP) Supply of equipment. Procurement of necessary laboratory equipment and consumables to support the establishment of a public-private partnership-based food quality control and certification system in the Republic of Tajikistan.

Capacity Building

Tajikistan

Plant Health 2016 - 2017 ~€300,000 Strengthening Quality of Tea Production. Objectives included: increasing smallholder ability to comply with quality standards and related GAPs attained through better access to information, training and essential farm

inputs.

Capacity building

Tanzania


July 2017 - July 2021

€100,000 Agriculture for Economic Growth in The Gambia. Activities include: the provision of Plant Protection consultancy; capacity building workshops on Plant Pest Protection, pest risk analysis, development of quarantine/regulated pest lists on selected crops; assistance on database construction (Data collection, storage and retrieval of pest information and information). These activities are part of an integrated agriculture development project implemented by FAO (11th EDF Phase I Focal Sector = Agriculture).

Capacity building

The Gambia

Animal Health April 2018 €18,472 Assessment Mission on Animal Health In Timor-Leste. Objectives: reinforcing the healthcare protection system, with regard to animal production and the rural economy; improving the provision of veterinary services for the prevention and reduction of disease, by integrating the animal healthcare services into the animal husbandry chain; supporting MAP in developing a health system with a long-term plan to control animal disease, through recommendations that included the main activities for development in the short and medium term.

Capacity building

Timor-Leste

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Form of Assistance

Provided to


January - December 2017

€125,000 European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project (EU-MUTRAP) (€16 million), Activities included: promoting awareness of the innovative SPS chapter of the European Union-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA); Producing and disseminating to fresh fruits and vegetable companies a booklet that covers norms, standards, and prerequisites that apply to specialty markets such as organic or fair-trade fruit and vegetables; Providing recommendations to honey private sector operators on quality management, the option of fair trade or organic certification to get higher prices; Reviewing the regulatory framework and compliance with Viet Nam's SPS commitments under the EVFTA.

Capacity building

Viet Nam

Plant Health 7 November 2013 -

17 December 2019

€17M Project to support the Regional Fruit Fly Control Plan: this

project is part of the re-launch of agricultural initiatives of ECOWAP (Common Agricultural Policy of the Economic Community of West African States). It aims at helping countries to combat the effects of fruit flies that hinder exports.

Capacity

building

Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea,

Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Benin

Food Safety August 2014 - September 2019

€12M West Africa Quality System Programme (WAQSP). Objective: the establishment of a framework for the development and operation of an appropriate quality system to facilitate intra-regional and international trade, to protect the consumer and the environment, as well as to promote sustainable economic development. This included regional/national quality Policy development as well as establishment of an Accreditation system at regional level, accreditation of food safely laboratories as per ISO/IEC 17025 and promotion of international standards such as ISO 22 000.

Capacity building

West Africa Region (ECOWAS countries + Mauritania)

Food Safety September 2018 - August 2022

€5,7M West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) Regional component - West Africa Competitiveness and Quality Infrastructure Project. Objectives: supporting the development of selected value chains, including enhancing the capacity of ECOWAS Member States to develop and implement industrial development policies along value chains. Standards and Quality-related capacity building will be performed along the cassava and mango value chains (accreditation of laboratories and certification bodies according to ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17021, 17024 & 17065, promotion of the ECOWAS Certification Mark and certification of processors, promotion of good hygiene practice and international food safety standards.

Capacity building

West Africa Region (ECOWAS countries + Mauritania)

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Form of Assistance

Provided to


April 2018 - July 2018

€30,000 Technical Assistance to the Zimbabwe Agricultural growth Programme. Scoping mission on the institutional and regulatory set up of the national quality framework (covering SPS and food safety).


Zimbabwe

AMR workshops

Animal Health 5 June 2017 ~€100,000 European Union and South America. Working together on Antimicrobial Resistance.

Anti-Microbial Resistance workshops

Argentina

Animal Health 29 April 2017 ~€100,000 European Union and South America. Working together on Antimicrobial Resistance.


Brazil

Animal Health 16 April 2018 ~€100,000 European Union and South-America: working together on anti-microbial resistance -trade aspects.


Uruguay

Contribution to international standard setting bodies

Food Safety 6 September 2016 - 5 September 2021

€3M The STDF is a global partnership which aims to increase the capacity of developing countries to implement international SPS standards, and gain and maintain access to markets.

Budget support Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)

Animal Health 2017 - 2018 €600,000 Support for participation of developing countries in OIE meetings.

Budget support OIE

Plant Health 2017 - 2018 €600,000 Project supporting the implementation of the Convention. Budget support IPPC

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €467,000 Support to Codex Trust Fund. Budget support Codex Trust Fund 2

Plant Health 2017 - 2018 €420,000 Project supporting the IRSS (implementation review and support system).

Budget support IPPC

Twinning Pre-EU accession instrument (IPA) and European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)

Food Safety 6 January 2017 - 5 January 2019

€2M Support to the National Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Moldova.

Twinning Moldova, Republic of

Plant Health 2 March 2017 - 1 January 2020

€2M Approximation of Ukrainian legislation with the European Union in the field of plant protection products and plant health and strengthening associated inspection and laboratory services.

Twinning Ukraine

Food Safety 1 October 2018 - 1 October 2020

€1,85M Strengthening the Veterinary Services and Food Safety Capacities of the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture'

Twinning Lebanese Republic

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Plant Health 26 January 2015 - 25 April 2017

€1,5M Further strengthening of capacities of phytosanitary sector in the fields of plant protection products, plant health and seeds and seedlings, including phytosanitary laboratories and phytosanitary inspections.

Twinning Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plant Health 11 August 2017 - 10 December 2019

€1,2M Upgrading and strengthening the capacity (administrative and technical) of the Phytosanitary Sector in order to be able to successfully implement national and EU legislation in plant health, plant protection products, food safety, seed and propagating material, plant variety rights and inspections.

Twinning Kosovo14


18 January 2016 - 17 October 2017

€1M Assistance with implementation of SPS measures commitments under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

Twinning Ukraine

Animal Health 1 December 2016 -

28 February 2019

€950,000 Enhancing the capacities of the Serbian authorities in

zoonoses and food borne disease control Serbia.

Twinning Serbia

Plant Health 24 September 2016 - 23 October 2018

€855,000 Further Capacity building in the area of Plant Protection Products and Pesticide Residues.

Twinning Serbia

Food Safety, Animal Health

8 February 2016 - 7 May 2018

€700,000 Support to Kosovo Food and Veterinary Laboratory. Twinning Kosovo


€713,900 Further development of Competent Authorities control systems to protect the human, animal and plant health.

Twinning North Macedonia

Plant Health 11 February 2014 - 9 May 2017

€100,0000 Implementation of sustainable use of plant protection products and establishing systems for regular technical inspection of pesticide application equipment.

Twinning Serbia

BTSF (Better Training for Safer Food)

Food Safety 26 February 2018 - 9 March 2018

€160,000 Laboratory training on residues of mycotoxins. BTSF regional training

13 participants (Morocco, Tunisia, Ukraine, The Gambia, Ghana, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Philippines)

Food Safety 5 March 2018 - 16 March 2018

€160,000 Laboratory training on residues of microbiology. BTSF regional training

15 participants (Armenia, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Benin, Dominican Rep., Congo, Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, China, India, Thailand, Viet Nam)

14 This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 17 September 2018 - 28 September 2018

€160,000 Laboratory training on residues of plant protection products.

BTSF regional training

14 participants (Algeria; Armenia; Egypt; Jordan; Moldova, Republic of; Tunisia; South Africa; Chile; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; Uruguay; Iran; Lao People's Democratic Republic)

Food safety 5 - 16 June 2017 €160,000 Laboratory training on residues of plant protection products.


14 participants (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Namibia, Tunisia, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe)

Food Safety 25 September 2017 -

6 October 2017

€160,000 Laboratory training on residues of mycotoxins. BTSF regional training

16 participants (Azerbajan, Morocco, Tunisia, Ukraine,

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Sudan, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, India, Indonesia)


€160,000 Laboratory training on residues of veterinary medicinal products.


14 participants (Egypt, Ukraine, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, China, India, Thailand, Viet Nam)

Food Safety 16 April 2018 - 27 April 2018

€160,000 Laboratory training on residues of veterinary medicinal products.


15 participants (Egypt; Moldova, Republic of; Morocco; Tunisia; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Zimbabwe; Argentina; Mexico; Nicaragua; Paraguay; China; Thailand, Viet Nam)


2017 - 2018 €320,640 Organisation and implementation of training activities to strengthen EU law enforcement in SPS fields.


128 participants (10 Asia, 43 CC15, 4 EFTA16 and EEA17, 68 ENP18, 7 Other)

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €202,935 Organisation and implementation of training activities on the controls on contaminants in food.


83 participants (3 Asia, 41 CC, 9 EFTA and EEA, 30 ENP)

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €192,000 Organisation and implementation of training activities on HACCP principles and audit techniques.


60 participants (6 Africa, 3 South America, 4 Asia, 13 CC, 6 EFTA and EEA, 26 ENP, 6 Other)

15 Candidate countries. 16 European Free Trade Association. 17 European Economic Area. 18 European Neighbourhood Policy.

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Provided to

Animal Health 2017 - 2018 €188,500 Organisation and implementation of training activities on animal nutrition.


65 participants (3 Africa, 4 South America, 2 Asia, 30 CC, 2 EFTA and EEA, 17 ENP, 7 Other)

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €171,150 Organisation and implementation of training activities on the use of the EU Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES).


70 participants (6 Africa, 2 South America, 1 Asia, 27 CC, 11 EFTA and EEA, 23 ENP)

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €158,120 Organisation and implementation of training activities on Principles and methods of food safety risk assessment.


59 participants (1 South America, 29 CC, 28 EFTA and EEA, 1 ENP)

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €137,025 Organisation and implementation of training activities on prevention and control of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in the context of an overall 'one health' approach to prevention and control of infections and reducing antimicrobial resistance.


63 participants (29 CC, 5 EFTA and EEA, 23 ENP, 6 Other)


2017 - 2018 €131,706 Organisation and implementation of training activities in third countries to strengthen their capacity to participate actively in the work of International Standard-Setting Bodies.


53 participants (25 Africa, 27 Asia, 1 Other)

Animal Health 19 June 2018 - 22 June 2018 Japan

€130,000 EU requirements in relation to animal disease preparedness.


25 participants (Japan; China; Korea, Republic of; Hong Kong, China; India; New Zealand; Singapore; Chinese Taipei)

Animal Health 2017-2018 €107,100 Organisation and implementation of training activities on controls of movements of dogs and cats, i.e. intra-Union trade, imports and non-commercial movements.



Plant Health 2017 - 2018 €105,084 Organisation and implementation of training activities on plant heath controls.



Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €104,400 Organisation and implementation of training activities on the EU rules on general food labelling and claims as well as on specific categories of foods such as food supplements, foods with added vitamins and minerals and foods for specific groups of the population.



Plant Health 23 January 2018 - 26 January 2018 Cambodia

€97,000 EU plant health requirements in relation to plant products. BTSF regional training

33 participants (Cambodia, Brunei, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam)

Food Safety 18 September 2018 - 21 September 2018 South Africa

€97,000 Effective participation in the work of International Standards Setting Bodies, Codex Alimentarius.


41 participants (member countries of CC Africa)

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Provided to

Food Safety 14 May 2018 - 18 May 2018 Viet Nam

€97,000 EU food safety requirements in relation to aquaculture and fishery products.


45 participants (Viet Nam, ASEAN Secr., Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand)

Animal Health 28 May 2018 - 31 May 2018 Morocco

€97,000 EU requirements in relation to animal disease preparedness.


35 participants (Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanese Republic, Mauritania, Palestine, Qatar, REMESA, Tunisia, UAE)

Food Safety 4 December 2018 - 7 December 2018 Peru

€97,000 EU food safety requirements in relation to plant protection products.


34 participants (Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Rep., Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Ecuador, Chile,

Mexico, Uruguay) Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €94,500 Organisation and implementation of training activities on

auditing general hygiene requirements and control procedures based on the HACCP principles developed by food business operators.



Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €94,470 Organisation and implementation of training activities on Food hygiene at primary production.


47 participants (35 CC, 11 EFTA and EEA, 1 ENP)

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €87,750 Organisation and implementation of training activities on Food hygiene and flexibility.


27 participants (19 CC, 8 EFTA and EEA)

Food Safety 9 October 2017 - 11 October 2017 Thailand

€87,000 Effective participation in the work of International Standards Setting Bodies, Codex Alimentarius.


38 participants (Member countries of FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia)

Food Safety 27 November 2018 - 30 November 2018 Ghana

€87,000 Use of EU information management systems for official controls in the SPS field.


25 participants (Capo Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone)

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €86,625 Organisation and implementation of training activities on Audit systems and internal auditing in the SPS fields.


25 participants (5 South America, 1 Asia, 8 CC, 4 EFTA and EEA, 6 ENP, 1 Others19)

Plant Health 2017 - 2018 €76,125 Organisation and implementation of training activities on plant health surveys.



Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €69,720 Organisation and implementation of training activities on preparedness and management of food-borne outbreaks in the European Union.



Animal Health 2017 - 2018 €67,000 Organisation and implementation of training activities on Animal identification, registration and traceability.



19 Others: Bosnia, Kosovo.

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €57,200 Organisation and implementation of training activities on Contingency planning and animal disease control.



Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €55,420 Organisation and implementation of training activities on veterinary and food safety import controls in Border Inspection Posts (BIPs).



Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €52,000 Organisation and implementation of training activities on food additives, flavourings and enzymes.



Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €49,280 Organisation and implementation of training activities on audit systems and internal auditing in the SPS fields.


16 participants (3 South America, 1 Asia, 9 CC, 2 ENP, 1 Other)

Animal Health 2017 - 2018 €39,200 Organisation and implementation of training activities on animal disease preparedness, including early warning, contingency planning and animal disease control.



Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €38,250 Organisation and implementation of training activities on

the implementation of Union rules in relation to microbiological criteria and on the monitoring and control of zoonoses and zoonotic agents initiative.

BTSF regional

training

15 participants (9 CC, 3 ENP, 3

Other)

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €36,575 Organisation and implementation of training activities on food hygiene and the flexibility provisions provided in the food hygiene package.


11 participants (6 CC, 4 EFTA and EEA, 1 Other)


2017 - 2018 €33,600 Organisation and implementation of training activities on monitoring and control of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and related anti-microbial resistance and prevention of antimicrobial resistance.


14 participants (1 Asia, 5 CC, 1 EFTA and EEA, 6 ENP, 1 Other)

Animal Health 2017 - 2018 €33,600 Organisation and implementation of training activities on Prevention, control and eradication of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.



Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €32,370 Organisation and implementation of training activities on new food investigation techniques aiming at identifying potential fraud along the food chain and on the ecommerce of food.



Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €29,880 Organisation and implementation of training activities on the control of food contact materials, their use and marketing.



Plant Health 2017 - 2018 €24,000 Organisation and implementation of training activities on inspection and calibration of pesticide application equipment in professional use.


10 participants (2 EFTA and EEA, 3 ENP, 5 Other)

Food Safety 2017 - 2018 €20,100 Organisation and implementation of training activities on New investigation techniques for official controls along the food chain.



Plant Health January and August 2018

€20,000 EU requirements on plant health and plant protection products.

BTSF sustained training mission

Thailand

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Provided to

Food Safety September 2018 - October 2018

€20,000 Support to the implementation of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (guiding from a technical point VN authorities on the mechanisms and implications in Viet Nam to ensure compliance with the FTA).


Viet Nam

Animal Health 2017 - 2018 €18,900 Organisation and implementation of training activities on Animal health and disease prevention for bees and zoo animals.



Food Safety 24 June 2018 - 2 July 2018

€11,000 Disease prevention and health management in crustacean culture.


Bangladesh

Food Safety February 2018 €10,000 EU requirements on novel food (Application for a Novel Food product (crickets) under the EU Novel Food Regulation).


Thailand

Food Safety May 2018 €10,000 National residue monitoring plan for aquaculture products. BTSF sustained

training mission

Cambodia

Food Safety June 2018 €10,000 Foods for special medical purposes, labeling and nutrition, health claims.


Thailand

Plant Health August 2018 €10,000 Plant health, plant protection products, microbiology. BTSF sustained training mission

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Food Safety November 2018 €10,000 Risk assessment methodologies and procedures along EFSA practices.


India

Plant Health 2017 - 2018 €9,780 Organisation and implementation of training activities on the sustainable use of pesticides, with a focus on Integrated Pest Management.


4 participants (3 CC, 1 ENP)

TAIEX (Technical Assistance and Information Exchange)

20

Animal Health 21/03/2017 - 24/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Classical Swine Fever. TAIEX Albania

Animal Health 13/02/2017 - 17/02/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Laboratory Diagnosis of Bluetongue Disease.

TAIEX Albania

Animal Health 07/11/2017 - 09/11/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Animal Movement Controls. TAIEX Albania

Animal Health 06/06/2017 - 07/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Animal Disease Information System and Disease Reporting.

TAIEX Albania

20 Aggregated budget for all TAIEX activities: €2,920,000.

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Animal Health 16/01/2018 - 17/01/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Animal Disease, Epidemiology and Disease Data Management.

TAIEX Albania

Animal Health 18/09/2017 - 20/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Lumpy Skin Disease Control. TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 23/01/2017 - 25/01/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Quality Standards of Fresh Raw Milk.

TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 30/01/2017 - 03/02/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Determination of Veterinary Residue Drugs in Milk.

TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 12/02/2018 ~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Traceability of Food and Feed. TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 05/06/2017 ~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on EU Legislation on Food Information to Consumers.

TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 18/05/2017 - 19/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on EU Legislation on Import Checks at the Border Inspection Points.

TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 04/07/2017 ~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Pesticide Residues in Products of Plant Origin.

TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 15/05/2017 - 19/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Food Additives. TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 02/04/2018 - 06/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Hormonal Residues in Live Animals and Animal Production.

TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 24/04/2017 - 25/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Harmonization of Legislation on Genetically Modified Food.

TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 12/12/2017 ~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Animal Waste Management. TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 15/05/2018 - 17/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Food Additives. TAIEX Albania

Food Safety 18/04/2017 - 21/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) Application.

TAIEX Albania

Plant Health 05/09/2017 - 07/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on the Assessment and the Capacity Building Development of Seed Testing Laboratory.

TAIEX Albania

Plant Health 29/05/2018 - 31/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Examination of the New Plant Varieties using DUS Testing Methods for Maize and Wheat.

TAIEX Albania

Plant Health 25/09/2018 - 28/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Implementation of Seed Sampling and Testing Aligned to EU and International Standards.

TAIEX Albania

Animal Health 13/06/2017 - 14/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop on Rabies. TAIEX Albania; Algeria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo; Moldova, Republic of; Montenegro; Morocco; North Macedonia; Serbia; Tunisia; Turkey; Ukraine

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Provided to

Animal Health 13/06/2018 - 14/06/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop on Rabies. TAIEX Albania; Algeria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo; Moldova, Republic of; Montenegro; Morocco; North Macedonia; Serbia; Tunisia; Turkey; Ukraine

Food Safety 07/03/2017 - 08/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop on Emerging Food Safety Risks.

TAIEX Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanese Republic, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestine, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey

Animal Health 10/07/2018 - 12/07/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop on National Reference Laboratories for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease.

TAIEX Albania; Armenia; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Georgia; Kosovo; Moldova, Republic of; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Serbia; Turkey

Animal Health 08/03/2018 - 09/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop on Animal Health Management.

TAIEX Albania; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Georgia; Kosovo; Moldova, Republic of; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Serbia; Turkey; Ukraine

Plant Health 11/09/2018 - 13/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop on Official Survey and Control Measures of Grapevine Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasma.

TAIEX Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia

Animal Health 05/03/2018 - 08/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on The Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of ovine rinderpest.

TAIEX Algeria

Animal Health 02/12/2018 - 06/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Mission of Expertise to support accreditation on the Molecular Diagnosis of Foot and Mouth Disease.

TAIEX Algeria

Food Safety 19/11/2017 - 22/11/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Validation Methods (Metrology). TAIEX Algeria

Animal Health 19/06/2017 - 20/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Multi Country Workshop on Animal Health. TAIEX Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanese Republic, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey

Animal Health 05/12/2018 - 06/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Multi-country Workshop on Transboundary Animal Diseases.

TAIEX Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Georgia; Moldova, Republic of; Ukraine

Animal Health 03/04/2017 - 05/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Animal Breeding Supervision and Farmed Animal Breeding Development.

TAIEX Azerbaijan

Food Safety 19/02/2018 - 20/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Qualification Improvement for Specialist in the Food Industry.

TAIEX Belarus

Animal Health 26/03/2018 - 27/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Identification, Registration and Animal Movement Control.

TAIEX Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 27/04/2017 ~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Official Controls of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).


Food Safety 14/08/2017 - 17/08/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Official Controls and Monitoring Programs of Drinking Water and Natural Mineral Water.


Food Safety 18/04/2017 - 21/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Liabilities of Food Business Companies for Providing Information to Consumers on Meat Products.


Food Safety 15/05/2017 - 19/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Development of Crisis Management Plan for Food and Feed.


Food Safety 12/02/2018 - 16/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Risk Management and Assessment in the Field of Food Safety.


Food Safety 20/11/2017 - 24/11/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Implementation of the Hygiene Package.


Food Safety 04/09/2017 -

07/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Assessment of Laboratories and

Certification Facilities of Institutes of Agriculture.


Food Safety 27/09/2018 - 28/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Preparation of Official Control Plans Based on Risk Analysis.


Food Safety 18/12/2018 - 19/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Implementation of Hygiene Package. TAIEX Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plant Health 05/03/2018 - 06/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Plant Variety Protection and Plant Breeders' Rights.


Plant Health 03/10/2017 ~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Registration of new Varieties for Fruit and Grape.


Plant Health 24/10/2017 ~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Plant health Status Assessment of Harmful Organisms in Forests.


Plant Health 25/04/2018 - 26/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on the Plant Quarantine Regime for Imports with Special Focus on Planting Material and Citruses.


Plant Health 06/11/2017 - 09/11/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Sustainable Use of Pesticides. TAIEX Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plant Health 13/03/2018 - 15/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Improving Administrative Capacity to Assess Dossiers for Plant Protection Products.


Plant Health 26/03/2018 - 27/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Post-Registration Control of Plant Protection Products in the Framework of Integrated Pest Management.


Plant Health 03/07/2017 - 07/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Integrated Pest Management System for Pome and Stone Fruits.


Plant Health 16/04/2018 - 20/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Registration of Varieties of Fruit and Grape Vine.


Plant Health 17/09/2018 - 20/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Plant Quarantine Regime for Import on Planting Material and Citruses.


Plant Health 11/12/2018 - 12/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Training on Plant Protection Products and Record Keeping.


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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 26/11/2018 - 27/11/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Amino Acid Analysis in Different Products.

TAIEX Egypt

Food Safety 29/05/2017 -01/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Food Imports and Exports Controls.

TAIEX Egypt

Food Safety 24/09/2018 - 28/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Biological control of honey bee pests and product quality monitoring.

TAIEX Egypt

Plant Health 12/06/2017 - 15/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Vegetable Breeding and Seed Production.

TAIEX Egypt

Food Safety 16/01/2017 - 20/01/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Food Safety Risk Assessment. TAIEX Georgia

Plant Health 10/04/2018 - 13/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Establishment of National Catalogues of Plant Varieties.

TAIEX Georgia

Plant Health 04/07/2018 - 06/07/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Establishment of National Catalogues of Plant Varieties.

TAIEX Georgia

Food Safety 09/01/2017 - 13/01/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI21 Expert Mission on Proficiency Testing in Food Microbiology.

TAIEX India

Food Safety 22/05/2017 - 26/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Expert Mission on the Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues in Food Products.

TAIEX India

Food Safety 28/08/2017 - 01/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Expert Mission on the Detection of Veterinary Medicines Residues.

TAIEX India

Food Safety 06/02/2017 - 10/02/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Expert Mission on the Monitoring and Analysis of Veterinary Medicines Residues.

TAIEX India

Food Safety 03/07/2017 - 07/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Expert Mission on the Detection of Stilbenes and Anabolic Steroids.

TAIEX India

Food Safety 03/04/2017 - 07/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Expert Mission on the Detection of Heavy Metals in Fishery Products.

TAIEX India

Food Safety 08/09/2017 - 15/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Expert Mission on ISO 17043 Accreditation in the area of Heavy Metals.

TAIEX India

Food Safety 20/11/2017 - 24/11/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Expert Mission on the Implementation of Single Residue Detection Methods.

TAIEX India

Plant Health 16/01/2017 - 20/01/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Expert Mission on the Detection of Pesticide Residues in Food Products.

TAIEX India

Food Safety 08/05/2017 - 11/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Workshop on the Application of the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES).

TAIEX Iran

Food Safety 18/06/2018 - 21/06/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Pesticide Registration and Maximum Residue Levels.

TAIEX Israel

Animal health 27/03/2017 - 30/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Primary Production of Domestic Land Animals.

TAIEX Jordan

Food Safety 08/05/2017 - 12/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Food Safety. TAIEX Jordan

Food Safety 17/10/2018 - 18/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Genetically Modified food. TAIEX Jordan

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 19/11/2018 - 23/11/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Mycorrhizae to improve food security and cope with climate change - Innovative approach to cope with biotic and abiotic stresses.

TAIEX Jordan

Plant Health 20/02/2017 -24/02/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Institutional Framework and Phytosanitary Measures to Manage Xylella Fastidiosa in Olive Orchards.

TAIEX Jordan

Plant Health 06/11/2017 - 10/11/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Biocontrol in the Horticultural Domain.

TAIEX Jordan

Plant Health 12/02/2018 - 16/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Standards and Certification in Seed Testing Prescribed by the International Seed Testing Association Rules.

TAIEX Jordan

Plant Health 18/03/2018 - 22/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Sustainable Management of Noxious Weeds in Cereal and Legumes Crops.

TAIEX Jordan

Plant Health 24/09/2018 -

27/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Detection Methods of Phytoplasma

Diseases.

TAIEX Jordan

Food Safety 24/04/2017 - 28/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Preparation of Multi-annual Control Program.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 10/04/2017 - 13/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Determination of Mycotoxins in Food and Feed.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 17/04/2017 - 21/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Improvement of Inspection Capacity for Import Controls.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 14/05/2018 - 15/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Categorization, Collection and Transport of Animal by-products.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 02/07/2018 - 06/07/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Food Analysis in aspect of Quality Control and Fat Content.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 12/06/2017 - 14/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Implementation of the Food Additives, Food Contact Materials and Residues Regulations.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 15/01/2018 - 19/01/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Determination of Heavy Metals and Trace Element in Feed and Soil.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 16/10/2018 - 19/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Food Contact Materials and Food Additives.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 21/02/2018 - 23/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Foods For Particular Nutritional Uses.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 05/03/2018 - 07/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Official Controls of Drinking Water and Natural Mineral Water.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 01/10/2018 - 05/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Detection and Identification Methods of Regulated Bacteria.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 03/04/2018 - 04/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Food Safety Risk Analysis. TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 01/10/2018 - 02/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Residues, Toxins, Radionuclides and Other Contaminants of Food.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 14/05/2018 - 16/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Official Control for Shelf Life of Food Products.

TAIEX Kosovo

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Food Safety 06/08/2018 - 07/08/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Recycled Plastics and Other Plastic Materials Intended to Come into Contact with Foods.

TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 10/09/2018 - 11/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Nutritional and Health Claims. TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety 05/11/2018 - 06/11/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Audit and Verification of Official Food Safety Controls.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 29/05/2017 - 02/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Preparation of National Action Plan of Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 03/04/2017 - 07/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Plant Disease Surveillance Programme.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 05/02/2018 - 08/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Import of Organisms and Plants for Research Purposes.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 15/05/2017 - 19/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Early Plant Pest Detection and Surveillance.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 17/07/2017 -21/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Phytosanitary Measures against Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovora).

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 04/09/2017 - 08/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 03/07/2017 - 07/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Data Collection and Information Sharing in Plant Health.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 26/02/2018 - 02/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Early Plant Pest Detection and Surveillance.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 04/12/2017 - 05/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Phytosanitary Risk Assessment. TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 11/12/2017 - 15/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Identification and Quantification of Genetically Modified Seed and Identification of Seed Origin.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 21/05/2018 - 25/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Establishment of Plant Disease Surveillance Programme.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 17/09/2018 - 21/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Strengthening of human capacities for determination of nematodes in soil and root tissues.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 23/07/2018 - 27/07/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Testing Seed Mixture and Vigour Testing of Seeds.

TAIEX Kosovo

Plant Health 08/10/2018 - 10/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Integrated Pest Management. TAIEX Kosovo

Food Safety, Animal Health, Plant Health

04/09/2017 - 08/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Expert Mission on Alignment to EU Import/Export Standards The aim is to help improve the national rules of origin and accreditation systems of Kyrgyzstan, with a view to raising the quality of products exported to the European Union.

TAIEX Kyrgyz Republic

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Provided to

Food Safety, Animal Health, Plant Health

27/09/2017 - 29/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Workshop on Alignment to EU Import/Export Standards. The aim is to provide technical advice and a comprehensive and exhaustive training on export modalities of EU agro-products.


Food Safety 23/04/2018 - 25/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Workshop on Export Quality (Bishkek) .The aim is to help ensure that Kyrgyz government officials and exporters are familiar with EU import, export and quality check standards of agro-products and products of animal origin.


Food Safety 19/03/2018 - 23/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Study Visit on Export Quality. Three representatives of Kyrgyz Center of Accreditation visited the Latvian National Accreditation Bureau, the National Phytosanitary Laboratory of the Plant Quarantine Department - State Plant Protection Service, and the

Latvian National Metrology Centre.


Food Safety 26/04/2018 - 27/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Workshop on Export Quality (Osh). The aim is to help ensure that Kyrgyz government officials and exporters are familiar with EU import, export and quality check standards of agro-products and products of animal origin.


Food Safety 03/04/2017 - 07/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Prevention and Control of Salmonella.

TAIEX Lebanese Republic

Food Safety 12/11/2018 - 16/11/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on conducting inspection in the area of food safety.

TAIEX Lebanese Republic

Animal Health 14/05/2018 - 17/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on the Legislation on Medicated Feed.

TAIEX Moldova, Republic of

Plant Health 22/01/2018 - 25/01/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Post-authorisation Quality Control of Pesticides and Fertilizers.

TAIEX Moldova, Republic of

Animal Health 04/12/2017 - 08/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Secondary Legislation for Specific Feed Rules and Catalogue of Feedstuffs.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 21/05/2018 - 25/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Improvement of Technical Capacities in Official Controls on Feed Sector Including Approval of Establishments.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 11/06/2018 - 12/06/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Inspection Procedure and Sampling for Laboratory Analyses of Feedstuffs.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 16/10/2017 - 18/10/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Alignment of Legislation on African Swine Fever and African Horse Sickness.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 16/04/2018 - 18/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Management Measures of African Swine Fever.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 13/11/2018 - 15/11/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on African Swine Fever outbreak prevention and control.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 26/06/2017 - 29/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Veterinary Controls at Border Inspection Posts.

TAIEX Montenegro

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Animal Health 03/07/2017 - 05/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Procedures for Granting Disease-Free Status of Tuberculosis, Brucellosis and Leucosis.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 06/07/2017 - 07/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Implementation of Eradication and Control Programmes to Contain Animal Diseases.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 12/02/2018 - 16/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Obtaining and Recognising Disease-Free and Animal Health Status.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 03/12/2018 - 07/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Alignment of Feed Safety Legislation and Procedures for Central Services, Official Controls and Feed Business Operators.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 14/03/2017 - 16/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Inspection Control on Food Nutritional Declarations and Health Claims.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 03/04/2017 - 07/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Veterinary Drugs Residues.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 05/02/2018 -

07/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Maximum Residue Levels of

Pesticides.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 10/07/2017 - 11/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on the EU Hygiene Requirements for the Treatment of the Raw Milk.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 16/10/2017 - 20/10/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Preparation of a Strategy to Improve the Quality of Raw Milk.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 05/06/2017 - 09/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Improvement of Administrative Capacity for Classification of Animal By-Products.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 15/01/2018 - 16/01/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Classification and Control of Animal By-Products in Slaughterhouses.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 04/06/2018 - 08/06/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Determination of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Product of Animal Origin.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 18/04/2018 - 20/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Implementation Measures of EU Regulation on Food Information to Consumers.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 30/07/2018 - 03/08/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on EU Coordinated Control Programmes for Salmonella.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 22/10/2018 - 23/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Conducting Dietary Risk Assessment with ImpoRisk Model.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 03/12/2018 - 07/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Official Controls: Planning, Implementation and Evaluation with Practical Training on Approved Establishments for Food of Animal Origin.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 12/11/2018 - 16/11/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Genetically Modified Food and Feed Legislation.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 10/12/2018 - 13/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Laboratory Determination of Mycotoxins in Food.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 06/02/2017 - 10/02/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Strengthening the Trainers' Capacity on Sustainable Use of Pesticide.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 19/09/2017 - 21/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Capacity Building on Sustainable Use of Pesticides.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 20/03/2017 - 22/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Managing Asian Longhorn Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis).

TAIEX Montenegro

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Plant Health 27/03/2017 - 31/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Authorisations and Controls under EU Plant Protection Products Legislation.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 20/02/2017 - 24/02/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Fruit Plant Propagating Material and Fruit Plants for Fruit Production.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 08/05/2017 - 12/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Further Improvement of Administrative Capacities in Establishment of Plant Passports.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 13/04/2018 ~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Inspection Procedure: Sampling for Laboratory Analyses for Identification of Harmful Organisms.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 18/12/2017 - 22/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Methods for Detection of Xylella fastidiosa.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 11/12/2017 - 14/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Seed and Planting Material Quality Control.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 12/06/2017 - 13/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Inspection Procedures: Reporting, Sampling and Control of Planting Material Producers.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 05/06/2017 - 08/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Plant Protection Products: Control of Use and Record Keeping.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 27/09/2018 - 28/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Inspection Procedure: Fake Plant Protection Products - Inspection and Controls.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 11/09/2017 - 15/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on the Procedures for Issuing Plant Passports at the Point of Entry.

TAIEX Montenegro

Plant Health 08/10/2018 - 12/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Survey, Outbreak Management and Diagnostic of Candidatus Phytoplasma Vitis.

TAIEX Montenegro

Food Safety 07/02/2017 - 10/02/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) Application.

TAIEX Montenegro

Animal Health 25/09/2017 - 26/09/2017

~€11,000 Séminaire sur le Zonage et la Compartimentation Sanitaire: Approche et exemples pratiques pour leur mise en œuvre.

TAIEX Morocco

Animal Health 03/09/2018 - 05/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Antimicrobial resistance monitoring in the veterinary field.

TAIEX Morocco

Food Safety 13/02/2017 - 17/02/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert mission on the detection of nitrofuran and antibiotic residues in honey.

TAIEX Morocco

Food Safety 10/12/2018 - 12/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX study visit on strengthening national capacity for risk assessment in food safety.

TAIEX Morocco

Food Safety 15/10/2018 - 19/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX study visit on focal point management and activities of the National Codex Committee Secretariat.

TAIEX Morocco

Plant Health 10/12/2018 - 14/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expertise Mission on Trade control and the use of fumigants for the protection of plants and plant products.

TAIEX Morocco

Food Safety 19/12/2017 - 20/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Seminar on the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) Application.

TAIEX Morocco

Food Safety 21/12/2017 - 22/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Seminar on the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) Application.

TAIEX Morocco

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Animal Health 14/03/2017 - 15/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Animal Health Requirements for Trade in Zoo Animals.

TAIEX North Macedonia

Animal Health 29/05/2017 - 31/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Prevention, Control and Eradication of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs).


Animal Health 27/03/2017 - 30/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Official Controls and Procedures for Import of Processed Animal Protein.


Animal Health 18/12/2017 - 20/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Use of Animal By-Products for Feed.


Animal Health 12/04/2018 - 13/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Official Controls in Feed Trade and Production.


Animal Health 07/05/2018 - 11/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Protection of Animals during Transport.


Animal Health 22/01/2018 - 24/01/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Identification and Registration System for Equine.


Animal Health 19/02/2018 - 20/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on System for Identification and Registration of Pigs.


Animal Health 12/02/2018 - 14/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Biosecurity Measures Applicable to Poultry Farming.


Animal Health 26/02/2018 - 27/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Approval and Registration of Feed Business Operators.


Food Safety 14/03/2017 - 15/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Control of Campylobacter Infections in Poultry.


Food Safety 05/02/2018 - 09/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Internal and External Quality Control in Chemical Laboratories.


Food Safety 23/01/2017 - 24/01/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Labelling of Food of Animal Origin. TAIEX North Macedonia

Food Safety 11/07/2017 - 13/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Pesticides Residue Analysis. TAIEX North Macedonia

Food Safety 29/03/2017 - 31/03/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Management of Food Safety and Animal Welfare in Emergency Situations.


Food Safety 22/10/2018 -26/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Principles and Application Criteria for Trace Metals Analyses in Food and Feed.


Food Safety 26/02/2018 - 28/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Food for Special Consumer Groups.


Food Safety 28/05/2018 - 31/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Laboratory Coordination. TAIEX North Macedonia

Food Safety 01/10/2018 - 05/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Analysis of Pesticide Residue Data and Result Formulation.


Food Safety 17/04/2018 - 20/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Implementation of TRACES for Import Control.


Animal Health 07/09/2017 - 07/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX-PI Workshop on Beef Trade and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).

TAIEX Korea, Republic of

Animal Health 28/05/2018 - 30/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Animal Welfare Inspection in Slaughterhouses.

TAIEX Serbia

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Animal Health 01/10/2018 - 02/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on EU legislation on feed. TAIEX Serbia

Food Safety 03/04/2017 - 07/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Feed Hygiene. TAIEX Serbia

Food Safety 19/03/2018 - 20/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Risk Based Control of Imports. TAIEX Serbia

Food Safety 19/02/2018 - 23/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Network Organization of Laboratories.

TAIEX Serbia

Food Safety 08/10/2018 - 10/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Implementation of Official Controls in the Field of Genetically Modified Organisms.

TAIEX Serbia

Food Safety 23/07/2018 - 26/07/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on the New Framework for Biosafety. TAIEX Serbia

Food Safety 25/09/2018 - 27/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Drafting of rulebook on quick-frozen food stuffs in line with Council Directive

89/108/EEC.

TAIEX Serbia

Plant Health 20/06/2017 - 22/06/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Registration of New Potato Varieties for National List.

TAIEX Serbia

Plant Health 25/04/2017 - 27/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Trials with New Varieties of Oil Plants. TAIEX Serbia

Plant Health 15/05/2017 - 19/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Real time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Technique for Detection of Bacteria in Plants.

TAIEX Serbia

Plant Health 11/09/2017 - 15/09/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on the Control of Production and Marketing of the Plant Material.

TAIEX Serbia

Plant Health 07/05/2018 - 08/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Certification Schemes for Vegetables, Crops and Seed Mixtures.

TAIEX Serbia

Animal Health 18/12/2017 - 22/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Harmonizing Animal and Animal product Import Certificates.

TAIEX Tunisia

Food Safety 10/05/2017 - 11/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Seminar on Pesticide Residuals in Food. TAIEX Tunisia

Food Safety 10/09/2018 - 10/09/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Seminar on Regulation for food Packaging. TAIEX Tunisia

Food Safety 28/11/2017 - 29/11/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Seminar on food safety: regulation of materials intended to come into contact with food.

TAIEX Tunisia

Food Safety 25/10/2017 - 26/10/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Seminar on Food Hygiene and the HACCP System. TAIEX Tunisia

Food Safety 10/07/2017 - 14/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Food Hygiene Regulation. TAIEX Tunisia

Food Safety 23/10/2018 - 24/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Seminar on How to Manage Heavy Metal Contamination of Fishery Products.

TAIEX Tunisia

Food Safety 01/10/2018 - 05/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX study visit on audit practices and official controls based on the HACCP system.

TAIEX Tunisia

Plant Health 11/12/2017 - 13/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on the compliance of seed and plant laboratory analyses according to ISTA standards.

TAIEX Tunisia

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Plant Health 18/12/2017 - 20/12/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission to support the quality assurance system of the Seed and Plant Analysis Laboratory (ISTA).

TAIEX Tunisia

Plant Health 20/08/2018 - 24/08/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX study visit on Quality Management of an Accredited Laboratory according to the ISTA standard.

TAIEX Tunisia

Plant Health 10/12/2018 - 14/12/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX study visit on methods for detecting and identifying plant quarantine pests: phytoplasms.

TAIEX Tunisia

Animal Health 03/04/2017 - 05/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Reproductive Techniques of Pure-Bred Breeding Animals.

TAIEX Turkey

Animal Health 30/05/2017 - 31/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Control Measures of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD).

TAIEX Turkey

Animal Health 26/03/2018 - 28/03/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Methods of Sampling and Analysis for the Official Control of Feed.

TAIEX Turkey

Animal Health 02/10/2017 - 04/10/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Animal Welfare. TAIEX Turkey

Food Safety 15/05/2017 - 16/05/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Detection of Marine Biotoxin in Shellfish.

TAIEX Turkey

Food Safety 22/10/2018 - 23/10/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Multitoxin Analysis in Food and Feed. TAIEX Turkey

Food Safety 13/02/2017 - 15/02/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Official Controls and Measures to Monitor Residues in Live Animals and Animal Products.

TAIEX Turkey

Food Safety 08/05/2017 - 12/05/2017

~ €11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Animal By-Products. TAIEX Turkey

Food Safety 31/10/2017 - 01/11/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Food Safety and Quality: Foods for Special Dietary Requirements.

TAIEX Turkey

Food Safety 04/06/2018 - 06/06/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Novel Food. TAIEX Turkey

Food Safety 03/07/2017 - 04/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs.

TAIEX Turkey

Food Safety 05/07/2017 - 06/07/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Collection of National Food Consumption Data.

TAIEX Turkey

Food Safety 02/10/2017 - 06/10/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Implementation of Animal By-Products Regulation.

TAIEX Turkey

Plant Health 21/06/2018 - 22/06/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Establishment of Protected Zones from Plum Pox Potyvirus.

TAIEX Turkey

Plant Health 14/05/2018 - 18/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Improving Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability Testing Capacities for Plant Breeders' Rights.

TAIEX Turkey

Plant Health 18/04/2017 - 20/04/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Test Methods on Xylella Fastidiosa.

TAIEX Turkey

Animal Health 23/10/2017 - 27/10/2017

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Accreditation of the Veterinary Service National Calibration Laboratory.

TAIEX Ukraine

Animal Health 05/02/2018 - 09/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Expert Mission on Conformity Assessment and General Requirements for Proficiency Testing in Laboratories.

TAIEX Ukraine

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Form of Assistance

Provided to

Plant Health 22/05/2018 - 23/05/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Workshop on Application of Control Measures in Phytosanitary Field.

TAIEX Ukraine

Plant Health 17/04/2018 - 20/04/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Conducting Phytosanitary Control of Imported Consignments.

TAIEX Ukraine

Plant Health 11/06/2018 - 15/06/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Study Visit on Phytosanitary Control of Imported Cargoes.

TAIEX Ukraine

Animal Health 12/02/2018 -14/02/2018

~€11,000 TAIEX Regional Workshop on African Swine Fever. TAIEX Ukraine; Moldova, Republic of; Belarus

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