Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sanitary_and_Phytosanitary_Measures_Agreement
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
WTO agreement
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
1994
gptkbp:allows countries to set their own standards
gptkbp:appliesTo animal health
food safety
plant health
gptkbp:category gptkb:WTO_agreements
Food safety
International trade law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Codex_Alimentarius
gptkb:International_Plant_Protection_Convention
gptkb:World_Organisation_for_Animal_Health
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1 January 1995
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Agreement_on_the_Application_of_Sanitary_and_Phytosanitary_Measures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Uruguay_Round_Agreements
gptkbp:purpose to ensure that sanitary and phytosanitary measures do not create unnecessary barriers to international trade
gptkbp:requires measures not be arbitrary or unjustifiably discriminatory
measures be based on scientific principles
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:SPS_Agreement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Agreement_on_Technical_Barriers_to_Trade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7