Syllabus of the Subject: WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
The objectives of the Subject “Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)” are the following:
Sample of the Subject - Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS):
Description of the Subject - Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS): The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) of the World Trade Organisation establishes how the governments can apply the sanitary and phytosanitary measures (international standards, guidelines and recommendations). The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures complements the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). These sanitary and phytosanitary measures may be related to:
The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures allows governments to implement their own standards provided that they are based on internationally recognised scientific principles and that they comply with the three previous points. The principle of non-discrimination is applied in the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) The SPS Agreement also allows the establishment of standards and methods related to the inspection, control and approval of products by the Governments. Subjects included in the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures:
The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) has been in force since 1995 Non-tariff Measures:
Some of the Member countries of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures : Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, "Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Macedonia, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe... Customs and the World Trade Organisation (c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2021) |