WTO TBT Agreement

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:TBT_Agreement
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1994
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:standard
conformity assessment procedures
technical regulations
gptkbp:citation Annex 1A of the WTO Agreement
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1 January 1995
gptkbp:establishes TBT Committee
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Agreement_on_Technical_Barriers_to_Trade
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WTO TBT Agreement
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Marrakesh_Agreement_Establishing_the_World_Trade_Organization
gptkbp:prohibits unnecessary barriers to trade
gptkbp:promotion use of international standards
gptkbp:purpose to ensure that technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures do not create unnecessary obstacles to trade
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:WTO_SPS_Agreement
gptkbp:requires notification of technical regulations
transparency in standards
gptkbp:scope does not apply to government procurement specifications
does not apply to sanitary and phytosanitary measures
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:WTO_Members
gptkbp:website https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_e.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Standards_Development_Organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7