Commentaries on World Trade Law, Volume 4: Technical Barriers and SPS Measures

International Law

Commentaries on World Trade Law, Volume 4: Technical Barriers and SPS Measures

By Markus Wagner
Brill Nijhoff February 2023

Specifications

ISBN-13
9789004436909
Publisher
Brill Nijhoff
Publication
February 2023
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
Netherlands ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This 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 Contents

Preface 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
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