SPS Committee
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The SPS Committee is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of rules on food safety and animal and plant health measures affecting international trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SPS Committee canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6519694 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SPS Committee Context triple: [Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, shortName, SPS Committee]
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A.
COS Committee
The COS Committee is the abbreviated name for the British Chiefs of Staff Committee, the senior military body responsible for advising the UK government on defense and strategic military matters.
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B.
Committee of Secretaries (CoS)
The Committee of Secretaries (CoS) is a high-level inter-ministerial body in the Indian government that coordinates and resolves major policy and administrative issues across ministries before they go to the Cabinet.
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C.
PFA Committee
The PFA Committee is a governing body responsible for overseeing programme, financial, and administrative matters within an organization or institution.
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D.
HS Committee
The HS Committee is the international body within the World Customs Organization responsible for interpreting, updating, and ensuring uniform application of the Harmonized System used for classifying traded goods.
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E.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is a governing body within the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission responsible for guiding its strategic direction and overseeing its main activities and programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SPS Committee Target entity description: The SPS Committee is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of rules on food safety and animal and plant health measures affecting international trade.
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A.
COS Committee
The COS Committee is the abbreviated name for the British Chiefs of Staff Committee, the senior military body responsible for advising the UK government on defense and strategic military matters.
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B.
Committee of Secretaries (CoS)
The Committee of Secretaries (CoS) is a high-level inter-ministerial body in the Indian government that coordinates and resolves major policy and administrative issues across ministries before they go to the Cabinet.
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C.
PFA Committee
The PFA Committee is a governing body responsible for overseeing programme, financial, and administrative matters within an organization or institution.
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D.
HS Committee
The HS Committee is the international body within the World Customs Organization responsible for interpreting, updating, and ensuring uniform application of the Harmonized System used for classifying traded goods.
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E.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is a governing body within the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission responsible for guiding its strategic direction and overseeing its main activities and programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | World Trade Organization body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SPS Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
animal health
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food safety ⓘ international trade ⓘ plant health ⓘ sanitary and phytosanitary measures ⓘ |
| fullName | Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
encourage the use of international standards, guidelines and recommendations on SPS measures
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facilitate technical assistance and special and differential treatment for developing country members in SPS matters ⓘ monitor the implementation of SPS obligations by WTO members ⓘ promote transparency of SPS measures ⓘ review specific trade concerns related to SPS measures ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | World Trade Organization member governments ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| mandate | oversee the implementation of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | several times per year ⓘ |
| meetsAt | WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membership | all WTO members ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure that sanitary and phytosanitary measures do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade
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provide a forum for WTO members to discuss SPS-related trade issues ⓘ |
| relatedStandardSettingBodies |
Codex Alimentarius Commission
NERFINISHED
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International Plant Protection Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ World Organisation for Animal Health NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | WTO Council for Trade in Goods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsAgreement | WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
equivalence of SPS measures
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regionalization and pest- or disease-free areas ⓘ risk assessment in SPS measures ⓘ special and differential treatment for developing countries in SPS matters ⓘ technical assistance and capacity building on SPS issues ⓘ transparency of SPS regulations and notifications ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | notification procedures for SPS measures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SPS Committee Description of subject: The SPS Committee is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of rules on food safety and animal and plant health measures affecting international trade.
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