SPS Measures

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Trade Regulation
gptkbp:appliesTo Members of the World Trade Organization
International trade in animals
International trade in food
International trade in plants
gptkbp:basisFor Risk assessment
Scientific principles
gptkbp:category Non-tariff barrier
Trade policy instrument
gptkbp:definedIn WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
gptkbp:enforcedBy National governments
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1995
gptkbp:establishedBy WTO Uruguay Round
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sanitary_and_Phytosanitary_Measures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SPS Measures
gptkbp:mayInclude Testing requirements
Import bans
Inspection requirements
Certification requirements
Food additive regulations
Labelling requirements
Maximum residue levels
Pesticide residue limits
Quarantine requirements
Treatment requirements
Zoning and regionalization
gptkbp:mustNot Be a disguised restriction on international trade
Discriminate arbitrarily between countries
gptkbp:purpose Protect human, animal, or plant life or health
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Codex_Alimentarius
gptkb:International_Plant_Protection_Convention
gptkb:World_Organisation_for_Animal_Health
International standards
Public health
Food safety
Animal health
Plant health
Export certification
Food import controls
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement
gptkbp:requires Transparency
Adaptation to regional conditions
Equivalence recognition
Harmonization with international standards
Notification to WTO
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Dispute_settlement_under_WTO
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sanitary_and_Phytosanitary_Measures
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7