Standards and Trade Development Facility

The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) continued to assist in the development and implementation of projects that promote compliance with international food safety, animal and plant health standards and that facilitate market access. In 2015, the five agencies, including the WTO, that run the STDF agreed to a new five-year strategy. In addition, the STDF finalized research into improving the implementation of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls.