SPS Agreement
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The SPS Agreement is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets rules for member countries’ food safety and animal and plant health measures to ensure they are science-based and do not unjustifiably restrict international trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SPS Agreement canonical | 3 |
| SPS Agreement Article 5.1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3905168 — 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 Agreement Context triple: [Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, shortName, SPS Agreement]
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A.
Customs Valuation Agreement
The Customs Valuation Agreement is a World Trade Organization accord that standardizes how countries determine the customs value of imported goods, primarily based on transaction value, to ensure fair and transparent trade practices.
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B.
BRUSA Agreement
The BRUSA Agreement was a World War II-era intelligence-sharing pact between the United States and the United Kingdom that laid the foundation for modern Anglo-American signals intelligence cooperation.
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C.
SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement
The SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) was a regional trade agreement among South Asian countries aimed at gradually reducing trade barriers and promoting economic cooperation within the SAARC framework.
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D.
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
The Agreement on Preshipment Inspection is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets rules and disciplines for the use of preshipment inspection services to verify the quality, quantity, and price of traded goods.
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E.
New York Agreement
The New York Agreement is a component accord of the broader Chapultepec Peace Accords that helped formalize and support the negotiated end to El Salvador’s civil war.
- 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 Agreement Target entity description: The SPS Agreement is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets rules for member countries’ food safety and animal and plant health measures to ensure they are science-based and do not unjustifiably restrict international trade.
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A.
Customs Valuation Agreement
The Customs Valuation Agreement is a World Trade Organization accord that standardizes how countries determine the customs value of imported goods, primarily based on transaction value, to ensure fair and transparent trade practices.
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B.
BRUSA Agreement
The BRUSA Agreement was a World War II-era intelligence-sharing pact between the United States and the United Kingdom that laid the foundation for modern Anglo-American signals intelligence cooperation.
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C.
SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement
The SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) was a regional trade agreement among South Asian countries aimed at gradually reducing trade barriers and promoting economic cooperation within the SAARC framework.
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D.
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
The Agreement on Preshipment Inspection is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets rules and disciplines for the use of preshipment inspection services to verify the quality, quantity, and price of traded goods.
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E.
New York Agreement
The New York Agreement is a component accord of the broader Chapultepec Peace Accords that helped formalize and support the negotiated end to El Salvador’s civil war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Trade Organization agreement
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international treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1994-04-15 ⓘ |
| allows | provisional measures in cases of insufficient scientific evidence ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
animal health measures
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food safety measures ⓘ measures to prevent or limit damage from pests ⓘ measures to protect human life from animal- or plant-carried diseases ⓘ measures to protect human life from food-borne risks ⓘ plant health measures ⓘ |
| citedAs |
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
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surface form:
WTO SPS Agreement
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| depositedWith | Director-General of the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| encourages |
harmonization of SPS measures
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use of international standards ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1995-01-01 ⓘ |
| fullName | Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
phytosanitary measures
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sanitary measures ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Codex Alimentarius Commission
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International Plant Protection Convention ⓘ World Organisation for Animal Health ⓘ |
| objective |
to allow members to protect human, animal and plant life or health
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to ensure that sanitary and phytosanitary measures are based on science ⓘ to prevent unjustified barriers to international trade ⓘ |
| partOf | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| providesFor |
equivalence of SPS measures
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establishment of national SPS enquiry points ⓘ notification of SPS measures ⓘ regionalization ⓘ special and differential treatment for developing country members ⓘ transparency obligations ⓘ |
| recognizes | right of members to set their own appropriate level of protection ⓘ |
| recognizesAsStandardSettingBody |
Codex Alimentarius Commission
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International Plant Protection Convention ⓘ World Organisation for Animal Health ⓘ |
| requires |
SPS measures not to arbitrarily or unjustifiably discriminate between members
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SPS measures not to be disguised restrictions on international trade ⓘ SPS measures not to be maintained without sufficient scientific evidence ⓘ SPS measures to be based on scientific principles ⓘ risk assessment for SPS measures ⓘ |
| scope | all SPS measures that may affect international trade ⓘ |
| shortName | SPS Agreement self-link ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
WTO dispute settlement
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surface form:
WTO dispute settlement mechanism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SPS Agreement Description of subject: The SPS Agreement is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets rules for member countries’ food safety and animal and plant health measures to ensure they are science-based and do not unjustifiably restrict international trade.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Communities – Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones)
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foundInconsistentWith
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SPS Agreement
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this entity surface form:
SPS Agreement Article 5.1