WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:SPS_Agreement
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
gptkbp:adoptedBy	1994
gptkbp:allows	countries to set their own standards
gptkbp:appliesTo	animal health food safety plant health trade in agricultural products trade in animals trade in food products trade in plants
gptkbp:disputeSettlement	gptkb:WTO_Dispute_Settlement_Body
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	WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Marrakesh_Agreement
gptkbp:purpose	to protect human, animal, or plant life or health to ensure that sanitary and phytosanitary measures do not arbitrarily or unjustifiably discriminate between countries
gptkbp:requires	measures be based on scientific principles measures not be more trade-restrictive than necessary
gptkbp:standardizedBy	gptkb:Codex_Alimentarius gptkb:International_Plant_Protection_Convention gptkb:World_Organisation_for_Animal_Health
gptkbp:website	https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/spsagr_e.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Terrestrial_Animal_Health_Code
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6