SPS/TBT Agreements

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SPS/TBT Agreements

• Prepared by
• Lahsen Ababouch
• Food and Agriculture Organization
• FAO Rome. Italy

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SPS/TBT AgreementsIntroduction

• Free trade
• Maximal food safety
• Minimal technical obstacles to trade

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SPS/TBT AgreementsFood safety and quality

• Animal health and plant protection,
• Food Safety and quality
• Fair trade practices

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SPS/TBT Agreements Basic principles

• Sovereign rights
• Harmonisation
• Transparency
• Equivalency
• Scientifically-based standards
• Special and differential treatment
• Technical assistance
• Consultation and dispute settlment