The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) - the Aid for Trade vehicle to help developing countries implement sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards - continued to raise awareness, mobilize resources, strengthen collaboration and identify and disseminate good practice to enhance the effectiveness of SPS-related technical cooperation. It also provided support and funding for the development and implementation of projects that promote compliance with international SPS requirements. An independent review of the STDF reported that “the results are impressive and a testament to the effective operation of the STDF”.
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