The WTO agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary measures : a commentary

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The WTO agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary measures : a commentary

Joanne Scott

(Oxford commentaries on international law, . Oxford commentaries on the GATT/WTO agreements / general editor, Robert Howse)

Oxford University Press, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This book offers an article by article legal commentary on the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement), which allows WTO members to implement barriers to trade on food products in order to protect public health, provided that the measure is based on established international guidelines or backed by scientific evidence. This book looks at the case law which has grown up around the SPS Agreement, includes an analysis of the recent Biotech (GMOs) panel report, examines the working of the SPS Committee, an important site for transnational governance in food safety, and the relationship between the SPS Agreement and international standards.

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. Introducing the SPS Agreement
  • 2. Co-operative Regulation in the WTO: The SPS Committee
  • 3. Science and SPS
  • 4. Additional Obligations
  • 5. The Transparency Obligations
  • 6. Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures
  • 7. International Standards
  • 8. SPS and Developing Countries

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