CAREC Regional Workshop on Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Thirty-nine CAREC sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) officials discussed key challenges and outlined sectoral and country action plans to modernize SPS measures. The World Trade Organization and other experts shared knowledge on good practices and options for regional and interagency cooperation.
The workshop supports the implementation of the CAREC Common Agenda for Modernization of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for Trade Facilitation, and is co-funded by the Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund and the People’s Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund.
In her welcome remarks, Asian Development Bank Kyrgyz Republic Resident Mission Country Director Candice McDeigan highlighted that SPS is an identified priority area of the CAREC 2030 strategy, which promotes the establishment of national and regional CAREC SPS working groups to align SPS laws and regulations with international standards to facilitate safe trade
Event Materials
Presentation Materials
- The CAREC Common Agenda for the Modernization of SPS Measures for Trade Facilitation—Overview and Moving ForwardEnglish
- Highlights of the ADB Assessment of the SPS Regulatory Framework, Laboratory Capacity, and Border Services ManagementEnglish
- Improving SPS Capacity to Facilitate Safe TradeEnglish
- ADB Technical Assistance and Loan Projects on SPS ModernizationEnglish
- TA 9274: Strengthening International Food Safety Standards in Agricultural Value Chains in the CAREC Member CountriesEnglish
- Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs in Central AsiaEnglish
- Presentation for Plant Health Breakout SessionEnglish
- Presentation for Animal Health Breakout SessionEnglish
- Establishing Food Safety Assessment Criteria in CAREC Member CountriesEnglish
- Risk-Based Food InspectionEnglish
- SPS Legal Framework and Institutional MechanismEnglish
- Enhancing Coordination and DialogueEnglish
- Prioritizing SPS Investments for Market AccessEnglish