THE SPS AGREEMENT: SOME ISSUES FORSPS Agreement • February 23rd, 2006
SPS AGREEMENT AND GM CROPSSPS Agreement • March 19th, 2014
International Agreements:SPS Agreement • March 24th, 2014
SPS AGREEMENTSPS Agreement • February 17th, 2024
INSTITUTIONAL SETUP AND LEGALFRAMEWORK Ministry of Commerce - Press Release dated 01 Jun 2005The Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Department of Commerce) is in the process of finalising three Enquiry Point relating to Sanitary & Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) measures which will handle all queries or comments on SPS notification/ regulations issued by other member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).The three enquiry points will be: (1) Department of Agriculture and Cooperation for plant protection; (2) Ministry of Health for food safety; and(3) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying for animal health products.Presently, there is only one SPS-related Enquiry Point – Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. All the relevant Ministries/departments/ Regulatory Bodies and trade bodies have also been requested to coordinate with Department of Commerce more regularly so as to adequately address any discrimination faced by Indian goods in their export markets and put in place an
SPS AgreementSPS Agreement • July 23rd, 2012
WTO SPS Agreement: Relevant Provisions (Article 6) and SPS Committee Guidelines (G/SPS/48)SPS Agreement • November 6th, 2019
▪ establishes a multilateral framework of rules and disciplines to guide development, adoption, and enforcement of sanitary and phytosanitary measures
SPS Agreement and ISPM 15SPS Agreement • March 25th, 2010
The SPS Agreement, the SPS Committee, and pesticide MRLsSPS Agreement • March 23rd, 2022
▪ System for the establishment of tolerances for contaminants: consider using international standards as the basis for access until final determination is made
The SPS Agreement and theSPS Agreement • July 9th, 2015
• Codex (food safety), IPPC (plant health) and OIE (animal health and zoonoses) are the three international standard-setting bodies referenced in the SPS Agreement.
The SPS Agreement and Climate ChangeSPS Agreement • April 26th, 2022
Climate change negatively affects income inequality of countries around the globe. These negative effects can arise in unlikely ways, such as through the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measure (“SPS”) Agreement. Increasing income disparity between “developed” and “undeveloped” countries is an unintended consequence of the inconsistent application of SPS Agreement’s restrictions on animal/animal product trade. This leads developed countries to generate more wealth. Even more, this causes developing countries to struggle with the effect of climate change. Inconsistent application of the SPS Agreement leads to several questions. Does the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) restrict imports from certain countries based on the World Health Organization’s (“WHO”) recommendation to protect the national health of states?2 Do countries apply Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measure (“SPS”) agreements3 that make their decisions justifiable and reasonable to prohibit specific animal products that significantl
THE SPS AGREEMENT: TRADE IN PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTSSPS Agreement • June 24th, 2005
With increasing trade in plant and plant products, the risk of the spread of harmful pests and diseases has also increased. The negative impact on plant health and plant products could be substantial, e.g. an imported harmful pest could destroy entire orange production in a country or a region, or could result into re- duced yield, quality deterioration and environmental pollution. All these lead to in- creased cost of production and reduced market share, and thus undermine com- petitiveness in both domestic and export markets. In view of the Transboundary na- ture of these effects and potential trade disruptions, GATT Members negotiated comprehensive phytosanitary rules as part of the Uruguay Round Agreement. The result was the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures or the SPS Agreement in short, with additional relevant disciplines in the TBT Agreement. The main objective was to establish and follow a set of standards on phytosanitary measures in the
Agreement on the Application ofSPS Agreement • December 9th, 2014
NECESSARY MEASURE UNDER THE SPS AGREEMENTSPS Agreement • March 30th, 2018
Officer at the ASEAN Secretariat. The author can be reached at: e.purba@alumni.maastrichtuniv ersity.nl. This article presents solely the author’s views and is not shared by, and associated with, any employer or other entity. This article was originally written and submitted as the thesis requirement as part of LL.M. program at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. The author would like to thank Denise Prevost for her invaluable insights when supervising this paper.
ContractSPS Agreement • September 18th, 2012
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SPS Agreement under the WTO: The Indian ExperienceSPS Agreement • January 19th, 2005
A largely agrarian economy like India can gain substantially from its high value food exports. A recent study of the industry shows that the total turnover of this sector is approximately INR 250,000 crores (USD 69.4 billion). Out of this INR 80,000 crores (USD 22.2 billion) was on account of value-added exports2. Efforts at increasing the export potential of these sectors would not only increase the exports from the country, but would also have multiplier effects on the overall growth of the economy.
The IPPCSPS-Agreement • November 1st, 2016
