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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together the foremost experts in the field to on technical standards and sanitary and phytosanitary measures. The authors provide an article by article analysis of the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement and the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, covering some of the most controversial WTO provisions dealing with the intersection of trade, health and the environment. This includes in-depth assessments of the interplay between scientific evidence and law, the role of standards in international economic governance and the regulatory autonomy states have.
Table of ContentsPreface to the Series Acknowledgements Preface to this Volume User’s Guide Table of Abbreviations and Acronyms List of Contributors General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 Article III GATT — National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation Holger P. Hestermeyer Article XI GATT — General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions Geraldo Vidigal Article XX GATT — General Exceptions [Introduction] Giovanna Adinolfi Article XX GATT — General Exceptions [Chapeau] Giovanna Adinolfi Article XX (a) GATT — necessary to protect public morals Jenny Dorn Article XX (b) GATT — necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health Peter-Tobias Stoll & Lutz Strack Article XX (c) GATT — relating to the importations or exportations of gold or silver Nele Matz-Lück Article XX (d) GATT — necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations (…) Niccolo Ridi Article XX (e) GATT — relating to the products of prison labor Jenny Dorn Article XX (f) GATT — imposed for the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value Nele Matz-Lück Article XX (g) GATT — relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources (…) Nele Matz-Lück Article XX (h) GATT — undertaken in pursuance of obligations under any intergovernmental commodity agreement (…) Nele Matz-Lück Article XX (i) GATT — involving restrictions on exports of domestic materials (…) Nele Matz-Lück Article XX (j) GATT — essential to the acquisition or distribution of products in general or local short supply (…) Nele Matz-Lück Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade Preamble TBT Elizabeth Sheargold Article 1 and Annex 1 TBT — General Provisions and Terms and their Definitions Elizabeth Sheargold Article 2 TBT — Preparation, Adoption and Application of Technical Regulations by Central Government Bodies Ludivine Tamiotti & Daniel Ramos Article 3 TBT — Preparation, Adoption and Application of Technical Regulations by Local Government Bodies and Non-Governmental Bodies Ludivine Tamiotti & Daniel Ramos Article 4 and Annex 3 TBT — Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards and Code of Good Practice Michael M. Du Article 5 TBT — Procedures for Assessment of Conformity by Central Government Bodies Rodolphe Muñoz Article 6 TBT — Recognition of Conformity Assessment by Central Government Bodies Rodolphe Muñoz Article 7 TBT — Procedures for Assessment of Conformity by Local Government Bodies Rodolphe Muñoz Article 8 TBT — Procedures for Assessment of Conformity by Non-Governmental Bodies Rodolphe Muñoz Article 9 TBT — International and Regional Systems Tracey Epps & Danae Wheeler Article 10 TBT — Information About Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures Helen Churchman Article 11 TBT — Technical Assistance to Other Members Helen Churchman Article 12 TBT — Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Country Members Antonia Eliason Article 13 TBT — The Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Lorand Bartels Article 14 and Annex 2 TBT — Consultation and Dispute Settlement and procedures applied to technical expert groups Antonia Eliason Article 15 TBT — Final Provisions Lorand Bartels Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Preamble SPS Alessandra Arcuri & Sophia Paulini Article 1 and Annex A SPS — General Provisions and Definitions Ching-Fu Lin Article 2 SPS — Basic Rights and Obligations Markus Wagner Article 3 SPS — Harmonization Oliver Landwehr Article 4 SPS — Equivalence Oliver Landwehr Article 5 SPS — Assessment of Risk and determination of the Appropriate Level of Sanitary or Phytosanitary Protection Peter-Tobias Stoll & Lutz Strack Article 6 SPS — Adaptation to Regional Conditions, Including Pest- or Disease-Free Areas and Areas of Low Pest or Disease Prevalence Lukas Gruszczynski Article 7 and Annex B SPS — Transparency (of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Regulations) Tracey Epps & Danae Wheeler Article 8 and Annex C SPS — Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures Denise Prévost Article 9 SPS — Technical Assistance Ching - Fu Lin Article 10 SPS — Special and Differential Treatment Denise Prévost Article 11 SPS — Consultations and Dispute Settlement Lukas Gruszczynski Article 12 SPS — Administration Volker Röben & Smith I. Azubuike Article 13 SPS — Implementation Volker Röben & Smith I. Azubuike Article 14 SPS - Final Provisions Volker Röben & Makuta Manty Mara
