This course is an in-depth and hands-on training activity conceived to encourage the active involvement of participants in SPS-related matters, ranging from addressing national implementation problems to the identification of SPS-related market access difficulties and how to develop strategies to overcome these. 

The course comprises a series of sessions and practical exercises related to the implementation of the SPS Agreement.  The first week of the course includes sessions aimed at deepening participants' understanding of the SPS Agreement. In the second week, participants attend the SPS Committee meetings, with a view to learning how the Committee works in practice, so as to become familiar with its rules and procedures, and to participate in the discussions. In the third week, participants will compare their experiences and will learn more about how to improve the implementation of specific provisions of the SPS Agreement, including the application of concepts and principles such as risk analysis, harmonization, equivalence, regionalization and transparency. Dispute settlement, technical assistance and cooperation, and