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Piloting and Ongoing
Implementation of the
WTO TBT/SPS
Notification Alert
System (ePing) in
Uganda
George Opiyo
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point
Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Tel: +256 701 033591, +256 712 932731
Email: [email protected]
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Contents
– Background
– Mechanism used to disseminate notifications in Uganda before
introduction of ePing
– Challenges with mechanism used to disseminate notifications before
introduction of ePing
– Transition from mechanism used to disseminate notifications to
application of ePing in Uganda: Ongoing Implementation and
Achievements
– Feedback from trainings on ePing
– Lessons learnt from Piloting and Implementation of ePing in Uganda
– Proposals for promoting the ePing & obtaining feedback from users
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Background
–Government of Uganda through
Ministry Trade, Industry and
Cooperatives (MTIC) collaborated with
United Nations Department of
Economic & Socials Affairs (UN DESA)
to pilot the ePing in Uganda.
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Background
– Joint MTIC/UN DESA Kampala workshop (July
2015):� ePing was presented to stakeholders
(public/private);
� Stakeholders reviewed the functionalities of ePing
�Proposed new functionalities (Discussion forum,
tagging notifications as favourites, etc.);
� Hands-on familiarization training on the ePing was
conducted by DESA Team.
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Mechanism used to disseminate notifications
in Uganda before introduction of ePing
WTO
SECRETARIAT
SPS/TBT EPs
(REVIEWED &
SORTED FOR
RELEVANCY)
NATIONAL
TBT/SPS
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
NOTIFYING
MEMBER
SPS/TBT NOTIFICATIONS
PRIVATE
COMPANIES
MINISTRIES,
DEPARTMENTS &
AGENCIES
MEMBERS
TRADE
ASSOCIATIONS
Email transmission
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Challenges with mechanism used to
disseminate notifications before introduction of
ePing
– Weak communication link between members of
National TBT/SPS Committee & stakeholders in the
sectors they represent� Fragmentation of notifications flow to Members of
respective Sector Associations!!
– Stakeholders receive all notifications including those
not relevant/affect their products/exports
� Relevant notification = Product(s) + Export destination
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Transition from current notifications
dissemination mechanism to implementation of
ePing in Uganda: Phase I - IT Implementation
– Tested existing & new ePing
functionalities;
– Provided feedback to ePing development
team to enable refinement of existing
ePing features;
– Uganda proposed additional functionalities (January 2016)
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Transition from current notifications dissemination
mechanism to implementation of ePing in Uganda:
Phase II - Development of notifications workflow &
establishment of ePing user groups
– Aim: ensure that mechanism for processing
notifications & review of texts of notified draft
TBT & SPS measures, supported and facilitated
by the ePing, is present and functioning;
– Users groups being established to implement
notifications workflow.
� E.g. Manufacturers, Organic, Flowers, Fisheries
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Transition from current notifications dissemination
mechanism to implementation of ePing in Uganda:
Phase III (current)-Training Stakeholders
– Training on transparency procedures of TBT & SPS
agreements;� To build capacity for processing notifications & review of
draft notified TBT/SPS measures
– Training in using ePing functionalities;
– Training on how to register in ePing;
– Registration of stakeholders in ePing to begin
receiving SPS or TBT (or both) notifications through
email alerts.
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Transition from current notifications
dissemination mechanism to application of
ePing in Uganda: Achievements To-date
– 247 stakeholders registered
& using the ePing;
– 4 Regional Trainings for
stakeholders:� Eastern region (March 16);
� Northern region (May 16);
� Western region (June 16);
� Central region (June 16).
• District Local Governments
(Marketing, Commercial,
Veterinary and Production
Officials);
• District level Enterprises &
Private sector associations and
Institutions.
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Transition from current notifications
dissemination mechanism to application of
ePing in Uganda: Achievements To-date
– Flowers sector (July 2016)
– Organic stakeholders (June 16);
– Fisheries sector (June 16);
– Manufacturers (February 16);
– Notification of 1 District Ordinance on Maize to TBT and
SPS Committees:
• G/TBT/N/UGA/564 (TBT Art. 3.2);
• G/SPS/N/UGA/3.
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Transition from current notifications dissemination
mechanism to application of ePing in Uganda:
Feedback from ePing trainings
1. Notifications not reaching
the final users;
2. Stakeholders in the
regions not aware about
TBT & SPS transparency
procedures;
3. Demand for more
sensitization & training
on the ePing &
transparency procedures;
4. Stakeholders recognized
the importance of TBT &
SPS notifications &
transparency procedures
in relation to production
and exports;
5. Demand for regional
training on the TBT and
SPS agreements.
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Other ePing related Events Uganda
has participated in
– Hosted a delegation from USAID East Africa Trade &
Investment Hub: discussed plans to support
implementation of ePing in other EAC Partner States
(August 16);
– Trained stakeholders in Rwanda on SPS & TBT
Transparency procedures & ePing (Sept. 16);
– Info Session on ePing at the sidelines of June 2016
TBT Committee meeting jointly organized by WTO, UN
& ITC;
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Other ePing related Events Uganda
has participated in
– 2016 Belgium High-Level Development
Cooperation Forum workshop on Capacity
Building experiences in LDCs focusing on the LDC
portal & ePing (April 16)
– Training participants of 2015 Follow Up Session of
Advanced Course on the TBT Agreement on ePing
(March 16).
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Lessons learnt from Piloting and
ongoing Implementation of ePing in
Uganda
1. Two-day training not adequate to cover SPS &
TBT Agreements, transparency procedures & all
functionalities of ePing;
2. Important to address sustainability in the longer
term right from the beginning, during & at the
end of donor supported initiatives like ePing;
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Lessons learnt from Piloting and
ongoing Implementation of ePing in
Uganda
4. Critical for donors to collaborate & coordinate
in provision of technical assistance to avoid
duplication, pull resources together to take
advantage of economy of scale & leverage on
synergies.
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Proposals for Promoting ePing &
obtaining Feedback from users
– Introduce & maintain an agenda item on ePing in regular
meetings of National TBT/SPS Committee;
– Need for more training, promotion, awareness after the
launch of the ePing by WTO Secretariat
– Include ePing in programmes of:
• National TBT or SPS trainings/workshops/seminars;
• Regional TBT or SPS trainings/meetings/workshops/seminars;
• WTO TBT Committee’s Special Meetings on Procedures
for Information Exchange.
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A section of participants attending ePing Regional Training in Northern Uganda
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A section of participants attending ePing Regional Training in Western Uganda
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An SME producing milk & milk products contributing during the ePing Regional Training in Western Uganda
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Organic mangoes in
Northern Uganda
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