FINAL REPORT November 2009 – April 2016 1 Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................... 7 1. CONTEXT OF THE ACTION .................................................................................................................................. 22 2. ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT ................................................................................................................................. 24 2.1 MOBILIZATION OF THE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) ...................................... 24 2.2 RECRUITMENT OF KEY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ......................................... 26 2.3 CONSULTATIONS WITH FOCAL POINTS ................................................................................................ 26 2.4 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND ANALYSIS ............................................................................ 27 2.5 PROGRAMME START UP: INCEPTION PHASE ..................................................................................... 27 2.7 ELABORATION OF INCEPTION REPORT ................................................................................................ 28 2.8 NATIONAL WORKSHOP ............................................................................................................................... 29 2.9 PROGRAMME OFFICER MONITORING ................................................................................................... 29 2.10 COMPONENT 1: TRADE POLICY CAPACITY BUILDING .................................................................... 30 2.10.1 RESULT AREA 1.1: STRENGTHENING OF PITAD’S INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ...................... 30 2.10.2 RESULT AREA 1.2: STRENGTHENING OF PITAD'S AND OTHER RESEARCH INSTITUTES' EXPERTISE ON TRADE POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 31 2.10.3 RESULT AREA 1.3: STRENGTHENING OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS' CAPACITY ON SPECIFIC TRADE POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS .................................................................. 33 2.10.4 RESULT AREA 1.4: CONDUCTING RESEARCH STUDIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL EXPORT STRATEGY ................................................................................... 33 2.10.5 RESULT AREA 1.4: FOSTERING PUBLIC-PRIVATE DIALOGUE FOR A COHERENT NATIONAL EXPORT STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................................. 34 2.11 COMPONENT 2: EXPORT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................................................................................................... 36 2.11.1 RESULT AREA 2.1: STRENGTHENING SPS CONTROLS .................................................................. 37 2.11.2 RESULT AREA 2.2: IMPROVED QUALITY, VALUE ADDITION AND COMPLIANCE IN FISHERY, HORTICULTURE & INDUSTRIAL SECTORS ...................................................................................... 52 2.11.3 COMPONENT 2.3: IMPROVED CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES ................................................................................................................................................................... 82 2.11.4 IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT................................................... 93 2.12 NEW AREAS OF INTERVENTION DURING THE EXTENSION PERIOD ........................................... 93 2.12.1 Business Environment Improvement .......................................................................................................... 93 2.12.2 Global Value Chain For Competitiveness ................................................................................................... 95 2.12.3 Regional Trade ............................................................................................................................................ 95 2.13 COMPONENT 3: STRENGTHENING OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SYSTEM ................. 98 2.13.1 RESULT AREA 3.1: Strengthened IP Institutions ..................................................................................... 98 2.13.2 RESULT AREA 3.2: Strengthened IP Legislation and Policy Framework .............................................. 102 2.13.3 RESULT AREA 3.3: Improved IP Enforcement ...................................................................................... 103 2.13.4 RESULT AREA 3.4: Increased Use Of IP By Businesses And Research Institutions ............................. 103 3. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 105 3.1 COMPONENT 1: TRADE POLICY CAPACITY BUILDING .................................................................. 105 3.1.1 INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN TRADE POLICY AND REGULATORY REFORM ARE ALIGNED WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES (OUTPUT 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 AND 1.6) ................................................. 105 3.1.2 FOSTERING INFORMED POLICY FORMULATION (OUTPUT 1.4 AND 1.5) ................................. 109 3.2 COMPONENT 2: EXPORT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................................... 112 3.2.1 COMPONENT 2.1: STRENGTHENING SPS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT .......................................... 112 3.2.2 COMPONENT 2.2: IMPROVED QUALITY, VALUE ADDITION AND COMPLIANCE IN FISHERY, HORTICULTURE & INDUSTRIAL SECTORS ...................................................................................................... 114 3.2.3 COMPONENT 2.3: IMPROVING CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES ................................................................................................................................................................. 127 3.3 COMPONENT 3: STRENGTHENING OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SYSTEM 130 2 3.3.1 RESULT AREA 3.1: STRENGTHENED IP INSTITUTIONS ................................................................ 130 3.3.2 RESULT AREA 3.2: STRENGTHENED IP LEGISLATION & POLICY FRAMEWORK ................... 133 3.3.3 RESULT AREA 3.3: IMPROVED IP ENFORCEMENT ........................................................................ 134 3.3.4 RESULT AREA 3.4: INCREASED USE OF IP BY BUSINESS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS . 134 4. DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED & LESSONS LEARNED ............................................................................ 135 5. SUSTAINABILITY, CATALYTIC EFFECT AND IMPACT OF TRTA II PROGRAMME .......................... 137 6. TRTA II EXIT STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................... 142 7. VISIBILITY .............................................................................................................................................................. 150 8. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (OVIs) .................................................................................................... 153 9. WORK PLAN (YEAR 5, 6 & 7) .............................................................................................................................. 167 3 LIST OF ACRONYMS AAPK Action Aid Pakistan ADB Asian Development Bank AFD French Development Agency AHC Animal Husbandry Commissioner APLAC Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation ASF Agri-business Support Fund ASLP Agriculture Sector Linkages Programme AusAID Australian Agency for International Development AWS Advanced Warning System CBI Centre for the Promotion of Imports CBS Competitive Benchmarking System CCP Competition Commission of Pakistan CCPs Critical Control Points CE Conformity European CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CMO Collective Management Organization CoPs Codes of Practice CRI Citrus Research Institute CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CTA Chief Technical Advisor DFID Department for International Development DPP Department of Plant Protection DRAP Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan EDF Export Development Fund EN European Standards ESCA Export Supply Chain Analysis EUD European Union Delegation FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FBR Federal Board of Revenue FFSs Farmer Field Schools FPCCI Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry FPSC Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan FTA Free Trade Agreement GI Geographical Indicators GoP Government of Pakistan GSP Generalized System of Preferences GVC Global Value Chain HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point HLMET High Level Monitoring and Evaluation Team HWT Hot Water Treatment IAF International Accreditation Forum IBA Institute of Business Administration ICT Information and Communication Technologies IDB Inter-American Development Bank IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development IFC International Finance Corporation IFS International Food Standard IHS Institute of Horticulture Sciences ILAC International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation ILO International Labour Organization IP Intellectual Property IPAS Industrial Property Automation System