Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
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The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets rules for member countries’ food safety and animal and plant health regulations to ensure they are science-based and do not unjustifiably restrict international trade.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World Trade Organization agreement
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international treaty → |
| administeredBy | World Trade Organization → |
| aimsTo |
ensure that SPS measures are science-based
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prevent unjustified barriers to international trade → protect animal life and health from pests and diseases → protect human life and health from food-borne risks → protect plant life and health from pests and diseases → |
| allows | members to set their own appropriate level of protection → |
| appliesTo | all WTO members → |
| concerns |
animal health
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food safety → international trade in animals → international trade in food → international trade in plants → phytosanitary measures → plant health → sanitary measures → |
| encourages |
harmonization of SPS measures
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use of international standards → |
| enteredIntoForce | 1995 → |
| establishes | Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures → |
| language |
English
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French → Spanish → |
| legalBasisFor | members’ sanitary measures affecting trade → |
| partOf | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization → |
| providesFor |
equivalence of SPS measures
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establishment of SPS enquiry points → notification of new SPS measures → regionalization in SPS measures → transparency of SPS regulations → |
| references |
Codex Alimentarius Commission
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International Plant Protection Convention → World Organisation for Animal Health → |
| requires |
SPS measures be based on scientific principles
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SPS measures be no more trade-restrictive than required → SPS measures not be maintained without sufficient scientific evidence → non-discriminatory application of SPS measures → risk assessment for SPS measures → |
| shortName | SPS Agreement → |
| signed | 1994 → |
| subjectTo | WTO dispute settlement → |
| typeOfMeasureCovered |
measures to prevent or limit other damage from entry, establishment or spread of pests
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measures to protect animal or plant life from pests, diseases, or disease-causing organisms → measures to protect human life from plant- or animal-carried diseases → measures to protect human life from risks arising from additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms in foods → |
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Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
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Council for Trade in Goods
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this entity surface form: "Annex 1A of the WTO Agreement"
Council for Trade in Goods
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Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
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