11th EDF SPS Measures Project

Project Objective:
To improve compliance by CARIFORUM States with international Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures, standards and procedures so as to increase international and regional market access.

Project Component:
This Action identifies three components:
* Strengthening of the SPS regulatory environment;
* SPS Compliance through capacity building; and
* Strengthening the SPS capacity in the fisheries sector.

Beneficiaries:
The SPS Action will target stakeholders from both the public and private sectors in the fifteen CARIFORUM countries. The final beneficiaries from the public sector will include regulatory and inspection services, competent authorities, laboratories and agencies involved in AHFS coordination and other specialised groups. Private sector beneficiaries (including women and youth) will consist of stakeholders from a variety of value chains, primarily small and medium-sized operators.