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Background research has been funded by the STDF for consideration at the workshop on good practice in SPS-related technical cooperation, which is being organized jointly by the SPS Committee, Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in Geneva on 6 October 2008.

 The STDF research is based on replies from WTO Members and OECD Development Assistance Committee Contact Points to the request for information on good practice in SPS-related technical cooperation, circulated to the SPS Committee in document G/SPS/GEN/816 and G/SPS/GEN/816/Add.1 . In this information request, Members were asked to identify one or more SPS-related technical assistance projects which could be considered as examples of good practice in one or more of the following regions: Central America, East Africa and the Greater Mekong Delta Sub-region1 . A total of 24 projects were nominated by 19 organizations in response to this request.

 In-depth research has been undertaken on the projects nominated as examples of good practice in response toG/SPS/GEN/816 by a team of three consultants: Mr Jason Hafmeister, Mr Spencer Henson and Mr Cornelis van der Meer.

 Attached is the report of Mr Spencer Henson. This report examines the projects submitted as examples of good practice in the East Africa region.

 This report has been prepared under the consultant's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the WTO Secretariat, the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO.