Legal issues of the SPS agreement, what is the SPS agreement

The background of the agreement is that with the development of the international market and the improvement of the degree of liberalization, the implementation of animal and plant quarantine systems in various countries has an increasing impact, some countries, especially some developed countries, in order to protect their own agricultural and livestock product markets, the use of non-tariff barriers to prevent foreign countries, especially developing countries, agricultural and livestock products from entering their own markets, of which animal and plant quarantine is a highly concealed technical barrier measures. Due to the fact that GATT and TBT are not binding enough on animal and plant sanitary measures, and the requirements are not specific, for this reason, in the Uruguay Round negotiations, many countries proposed to formulate the SPS agreement, which puts forward specific and strict requirements for animal and plant quarantine in the international **, and it is the product of animal and plant quarantine work infiltrated by the principles of the WTO agreement. The main content of the SPS protocol:

Clause. I. Definition of "Required Quarantine Measures" 1Quarantine measures taken may be limited to the protection of animal or plant life or health; 2.It should be based on scientific principles (international standards, guidelines or recommendations).

These quarantine measures should not be imposed without sufficient evidence; 3.States Parties with the same or similar conditions shall not be discriminated against; It should not constitute a disguised restriction on international **. Clause.

International standards, guidelines or recommendations are the basis for international quarantine coordination. Clause.

3. Pest risk analysis (PRA). The appropriate level of quarantine protection is determined through risk assessment, which takes into account the risk to the life or health of plants and animals. It is necessary to obtain scientific and economic factors in biological aspects. Clause.

4. The concept of non-epidemic areas and low-endemic areas. Clause.

5. Transparency of quarantine measures. Clause.

6. Equal treatment. Clause.

7. Bilateral consultations and signing of agreements. Clause.

8. For special or differential treatment of developing countries, each member country shall take into account the special needs of developing countries (especially underdeveloped countries) when formulating quarantine measures, grant a longer adaptation period, and provide technical assistance. Clause.

9. Consultation and Dispute Settlement. Disputes involving scientific or technical issues are settled by a group of experts, an advisory group of technical experts or in consultation with relevant international organizations. Clause.

The SPS agreement, known as the Agreement on the Implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, is an important international multilateral agreement of the World Organization (WTO) in the eight-year-long Uruguay Round of negotiations.

The SPS agreement, short for Agreement on the Implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, is an important outcome of the eight-year Uruguay Round of negotiations.

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