BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69ab43097693a DTSTART:20240131T073000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240131T090000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:9th Trade Policy Dialogue: What role for special and differential t reatment on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade? CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The UNCTAD secretariat has the honour to invite experts from me mber States to a series of Trade Policy Dialogue sessions\, on issues rela ted to the trade and development agenda of relevance to the upcoming WTO 1 3th Ministerial Conference. What role for Special and Differential Treatm ent on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade ? The G90\, consisting of the African Group\, the African\, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group\, and the Least Developed Countries Group\, have subm itted proposals for MC13 at the WTO Committee on Trade and Development (CT D) calling for Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) on Sanitary and Ph ytosanitary (SPS) measures and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT).The propo sals call for\, inter alia\, extended periods for consultation\, comments and compliance\, as well as financial and technical assistance. The concre te proposals and the state of play of negotiations will be discussed in th is session.UNCTAD research finds that developing countries\, least develop ed countries\, as well as micro\, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME s) and women\, are disproportionately affected by SPS measures and TBT.Whi le these non-tariff measures (NTMs) are de jure non-discriminatory\, their real-world impact is not. This is due to their inherent fixed costs. Ther efore\, the calls for Special and Differential Treatment have merit.The se ssion will present relevant evidence and discuss multilateral policy optio ns as well as other complementary actions at national and regional levels. Furthermore\, SPS measures and TBT play a pivotal role for food security. On the one hand\, the cost impact of these technical measures on agricultu ral trade can be three times higher than that of tariffs. On the other han d\, SPS measures\, ensure food safety and protect harvests from pests and invasive species.This session will also disentangle these complex linkages between non- tariff measures and food security. Key questionsHow do SPS measures and TBT affect developing and least developed countries\, includi ng their food security?How can Special and Differential Treatment reduce c osts and support food security in developing and least developed countries ?Which negotiation outcomes are feasible at MC13 for Special and Different ial Treatment on SPS measures and TBT and the G90 proposal?<\;p>\;The UNCTAD secretariat has the honour to invite experts from member States to a series of Trade Policy Dialogue sessions\, on issues related to the trad e and development agenda of relevance to the upcoming WTO 13th Ministerial Conference.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;h3 class=& quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/ meeting/9th-trade-policy-dialogue-what-role-special-and-differential-treat ment-sanitary-and DTSTAMP:20260306T211137Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR