Sanitary And Phytosanitary Measures

Sanitary and phytosanitary measures in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, sanitary and phytosanitary measures is: border control measures necessary to protect human health, animal or plant life or health. Popularly they are often called quarantine measures. Such measures must not be applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between members where the same conditions prevail. Nor must they be used as a disguised restriction on international trade. The WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS agreement) sets out how these requirements are to be carried out. See also acceptable level of risk, International Office of Epizootics and International Plant Protection Convention.[1]

Sanitary and phytosanitary measuresin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Sanitary and phytosanitary measures” entry (OAS)

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