The publication resulted from the global-level STDF workshop on this topic in 2008 and provides information about capacity evaluation tools developed by international organizations for food safety, animal and plant health, as well as cross-sectoral tools and related methodologies. The publication is a useful reference for all those interested in evaluating capacity needs in the SPS area.

Cette étude comprend une analyse préliminaire des cadres régionaux des politiques SPS en Afrique au regard de l'Accord SPS de l'OMC et des activités normatives du Codex Alimentarius, de l'OIE et de la CIPV, et examine la possibilité d'autres actions dans ce domaine.