BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d947672c99 DTSTART:20230921T210000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230921T051500Z LOCATION:Novo Turismo Resort and Spa\, Timor-Leste SUMMARY:WTO Notification Training Session and Joint IMPACT-SAFE Workshop on Non-Tariff Measures (NTM) and Trade Promotion in Timor Leste CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Joint National Workshop on Non-Tariff Measures (NTM) and Tr ade Promotion will take place on 22 September 2023 from 9:00 – 17:15 at the Novo Turismo Resort and Spa in Dili\, Timor Leste. The workshop is co- organized by the UNCTAD and the Pacific Community (SPC) under their respec tive projects called “Improving Pacific Island Customs and Trade (IMPACT )” and “Safe Agriculture trade Facilitation through Economic integrati on in the Pacific (SAFE)”. Both projects are funded by the European Unio n.\n\nA broad spectrum of participants is expected to attend\, ranging fro m government officials to private sector representatives. Invited particip ants are from various sectors and areas because NTMs affect almost all mer chandise goods from agricultural products and food to petroleum\, vehicles \, and other manufactured products.\n\nThe first session of the workshop a ims to sensitize participants to the impact of NTMs on trade and introduce the NTM component within the IMPACT project. UNCTAD will present the firs t ever collected NTM data of Timor Leste and demonstrate how to find marke t information of the European Union through the TRAINS Portal and Global T rade Helpdesk.\n\nThe second session of the workshop will allow government departments\, including plant protection and trade\, with inputs from the private sector\, to discuss key challenges and opportunities for export. It aims to generate collective discussions on ways to address some of the issues and the type of assistance the projects may be able to provide.\n\n The objective of the third session of the workshop is to inform participan ts about the work of the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (Poet Com) and assistance available to both public and private sector through th e SAFE project. SPC will delve into sanitary and phytosanitary standards a nd biosecurity requirements – explaining why compliance is important and how trade (that is\, businesses) are affected when biosecurity risks are detected.\n\nThe interactive workshop expects to increase the participants ’ understanding on NTMs including SPS requirements and facilitate the di scussion of how to address NTMs in view of trade promotion and other publi c objectives.\n\nThe day before the workshop on 21 September 2023\, UNCTAD will hold the WTO Notification Training Session for the government offici als to enhance their preparedness for complying with transparency obligati ons under the WTO and other trade agreements such as the Economic Partners hip Agreements (EPA).\n<\;p>\;The Joint National Workshop on Non-Tarif f Measures (NTM) and Trade Promotion will take place on 22 September 2023 from 9:00 – 17:15 at the Novo Turismo Resort and Spa in Dili\, Timor Les te. The workshop is co-organized by the UNCTAD and the Pacific Community ( SPC) under their respective projects called “Improving Pacific Island Cu stoms and Trade (IMPACT)” and “Safe Agriculture trade Facilitation thr ough Economic integration in the Pacific (SAFE)”. Both projects are fund ed by the European Union.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A broad spectrum of pa rticipants is expected to attend\, ranging from government officials to pr ivate sector representatives. Invited participants are from various sector s and areas because NTMs affect almost all merchandise goods from agricult ural products and food to petroleum\, vehicles\, and other manufactured pr oducts.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The first session of the workshop aims t o sensitize participants to the impact of NTMs on trade and introduce the NTM component within the IMPACT project. UNCTAD will present the first eve r collected NTM data of Timor Leste and demonstrate how to find market inf ormation of the European Union through the TRAINS Portal and Global Trade Helpdesk.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The second session of the workshop wil l allow government departments\, including plant protection and trade\, wi th inputs from the private sector\, to discuss key challenges and opportun ities for export. It aims to generate collective discussions on ways to ad dress some of the issues and the type of assistance the projects may be ab le to provide.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The objective of the third sessio n of the workshop is to inform participants about the work of the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (PoetCom) and assistance available to both public and private sector through the SAFE project. SPC will delve in to sanitary and phytosanitary standards and biosecurity requirements – e xplaining why compliance is important and how trade (that is\, businesses) are affected when biosecurity risks are detected.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The interactive workshop expects to increase the participants’ unders tanding on NTMs including SPS requirements and facilitate the discussion o f how to address NTMs in view of trade promotion and other public objectiv es.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The day before the workshop on 21 September 2023\, UNCTAD will hold the WTO Notification Training Session for the gove rnment officials to enhance their preparedness for complying with transpar ency obligations under the WTO and other trade agreements such as the Econ omic Partnership Agreements (EPA).<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad .org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/wto-notification-training-session-and-joi nt-impact-safe-workshop-non-tariff-measures-ntm DTSTAMP:20260708T000614Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d947672cd2 DTSTART:20230922T210000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230922T051500Z LOCATION:Novo Turismo Resort and Spa\, Timor-Leste SUMMARY:WTO Notification Training Session and Joint IMPACT-SAFE Workshop on Non-Tariff Measures (NTM) and Trade Promotion in Timor Leste CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Joint National Workshop on Non-Tariff Measures (NTM) and Tr ade Promotion will take place on 22 September 2023 from 9:00 – 17:15 at the Novo Turismo Resort and Spa in Dili\, Timor Leste. The workshop is co- organized by the UNCTAD and the Pacific Community (SPC) under their respec tive projects called “Improving Pacific Island Customs and Trade (IMPACT )” and “Safe Agriculture trade Facilitation through Economic integrati on in the Pacific (SAFE)”. Both projects are funded by the European Unio n.\n\nA broad spectrum of participants is expected to attend\, ranging fro m government officials to private sector representatives. Invited particip ants are from various sectors and areas because NTMs affect almost all mer chandise goods from agricultural products and food to petroleum\, vehicles \, and other manufactured products.\n\nThe first session of the workshop a ims to sensitize participants to the impact of NTMs on trade and introduce the NTM component within the IMPACT project. UNCTAD will present the firs t ever collected NTM data of Timor Leste and demonstrate how to find marke t information of the European Union through the TRAINS Portal and Global T rade Helpdesk.\n\nThe second session of the workshop will allow government departments\, including plant protection and trade\, with inputs from the private sector\, to discuss key challenges and opportunities for export. It aims to generate collective discussions on ways to address some of the issues and the type of assistance the projects may be able to provide.\n\n The objective of the third session of the workshop is to inform participan ts about the work of the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (Poet Com) and assistance available to both public and private sector through th e SAFE project. SPC will delve into sanitary and phytosanitary standards a nd biosecurity requirements – explaining why compliance is important and how trade (that is\, businesses) are affected when biosecurity risks are detected.\n\nThe interactive workshop expects to increase the participants ’ understanding on NTMs including SPS requirements and facilitate the di scussion of how to address NTMs in view of trade promotion and other publi c objectives.\n\nThe day before the workshop on 21 September 2023\, UNCTAD will hold the WTO Notification Training Session for the government offici als to enhance their preparedness for complying with transparency obligati ons under the WTO and other trade agreements such as the Economic Partners hip Agreements (EPA).\n<\;p>\;The Joint National Workshop on Non-Tarif f Measures (NTM) and Trade Promotion will take place on 22 September 2023 from 9:00 – 17:15 at the Novo Turismo Resort and Spa in Dili\, Timor Les te. The workshop is co-organized by the UNCTAD and the Pacific Community ( SPC) under their respective projects called “Improving Pacific Island Cu stoms and Trade (IMPACT)” and “Safe Agriculture trade Facilitation thr ough Economic integration in the Pacific (SAFE)”. Both projects are fund ed by the European Union.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A broad spectrum of pa rticipants is expected to attend\, ranging from government officials to pr ivate sector representatives. Invited participants are from various sector s and areas because NTMs affect almost all merchandise goods from agricult ural products and food to petroleum\, vehicles\, and other manufactured pr oducts.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The first session of the workshop aims t o sensitize participants to the impact of NTMs on trade and introduce the NTM component within the IMPACT project. UNCTAD will present the first eve r collected NTM data of Timor Leste and demonstrate how to find market inf ormation of the European Union through the TRAINS Portal and Global Trade Helpdesk.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The second session of the workshop wil l allow government departments\, including plant protection and trade\, wi th inputs from the private sector\, to discuss key challenges and opportun ities for export. It aims to generate collective discussions on ways to ad dress some of the issues and the type of assistance the projects may be ab le to provide.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The objective of the third sessio n of the workshop is to inform participants about the work of the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (PoetCom) and assistance available to both public and private sector through the SAFE project. SPC will delve in to sanitary and phytosanitary standards and biosecurity requirements – e xplaining why compliance is important and how trade (that is\, businesses) are affected when biosecurity risks are detected.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The interactive workshop expects to increase the participants’ unders tanding on NTMs including SPS requirements and facilitate the discussion o f how to address NTMs in view of trade promotion and other public objectiv es.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The day before the workshop on 21 September 2023\, UNCTAD will hold the WTO Notification Training Session for the gove rnment officials to enhance their preparedness for complying with transpar ency obligations under the WTO and other trade agreements such as the Econ omic Partnership Agreements (EPA).<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad .org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/wto-notification-training-session-and-joi nt-impact-safe-workshop-non-tariff-measures-ntm DTSTAMP:20260708T000614Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR