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The WTO Agreement on the Application of SPS Measures
Prof. Elisaveta Stikova M.D., Ph.D.
School of MedicineUniversity “ St. Cyril and
Methodius” – SkopjeRepublic of Macedonia
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Why this lecture?
Need for protection of human, animal and plant life and health,
Food Safety as a public health priority,
Need for harmonization of food legislation
The influence of international recommendations on the national food legislation.
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Learning Objectives:
To introduce the students to the role of international standards, rules, guidelines and recommendations for the protection of human, animal and plant life and health.
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Performance Objectives:
Definition of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
Harmonization of legislation,Risk Assessment,Appropriate level of SPS measures,Transparency.
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All countries have rights to take Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures for protection of human, animal and plant life and health
SPS Agreement, Article 2.1.
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International trade influences:
Promotion of the economic development,
Alleviation of poverty.
SPS measures may influence on:
many restrictions in international trade.
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SPS measures:
Must be based on scientific evidence and risk assessment
Must not create any sort of unjustified barriers and
Must not create any restrictions in international trade.
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Definition of SPS Measures (1)Definition of SPS Measures (1)
To protect:
human or animal life
From:additives,contaminants, toxins disease-causing organisms
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Definition of an SPS Measures (2)Definition of an SPS Measures (2)
To protect
human life
From
plant-carried or
animal-carrieddiseases
(zoonoses)
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Definition of an SPS Measures Definition of an SPS Measures (3)(3)
To protect
animal or plant life
From
pests, diseases ordisease-
causing organisms
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Definition of an SPS Measures (4)Definition of an SPS Measures (4)
To protect
a country
From
damage caused by the entry,establishment orspread of pests
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An important footnote:
“animal” includes wild fauna, fish,“plant” includes forests, wild flora“pests” include weeds,“contaminants” include pesticides,
veterinary drug residues, extraneous matter.
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What type of measures?
Product criteria,Quarantine
measures,Processing
requirements,
Certifications,Inspection,Testing,Health-related
labeling
All measures with SPS purpose including:
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Legal obligations of other WTO agreements:
Environmental protection,Protection of consumer’s
interests,Welfare of animals.
They are addressed by other WTO agreements - TBT Agreement or Article XX of GATT 1994
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Differences between SPS and TBT Agreements
SPSSPSBased on risk
assessment,Based on scientific
evidence,Risk assessment from
pests, diseases, additives, contaminants, toxins...
TBTTBTBased on legitimate objective:
- national security,
- prevention from deceptive practice,- environmental protection,
Scientific evidence - one element to consider.
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Beneficiaries of the SPS Agreement:
The consumers, The exporters of agricultural
products, The importers of food and other
agricultural products.
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The SPS Agreement helps:
(1)
To ensure that consumers are being supplied with safe food to eat – “safe” by the appropriate standards,
To ensure that safety regulations are not being used as an excuse for protection of domestic producers.
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The SPS Agreement helps:
(2)
To eliminate the unnecessary and unjustified trade barriers,
To support international competition among producers regarding safer and healthier food production,
To provide greater choice of safe foods for consumers on the market,
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The SPS Agreement helps:
(3)
To increase the amount of available information for consumers as a result of greater transparency in governmental procedures,
To increase the amount of available information for importers and to eliminate unjustified border measures.
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Key Principles of SPS Measures:
Harmonization,Risk assessment,Appropriate level of protection,Regional conditions,Transparency.
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Harmonization (1)
Harmonization means:
Establishment, Recognition andApplication of
Common SPSmeasures by differentcountries.
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Harmonization (1)
Establishment, Recognition andApplication of
common SPS measures by different countries.
Harmonization means:
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Harmonization (2)
The SPS Agreement identifies 3 International organizations responsible for harmonization and standard setting.
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Harmonization (3)
The International Organizations are:
Codex Alimentarius for food safety and human health,
International Office of Epizootics for animal health and zoonoses,
International Plant Protection Convention for plant health.
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Risk assessment:
(1)The evaluation of the likelihood of
entry, establishment or spread of a pest or disease within the territory of an importing country according to association with potential biological or economic consequences;
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Risk assessment:
(2)The evaluation of the potential
for adverse effects on human or animal health arising from the presence of additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms in food, beverages or feedstuffs.
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Appropriate level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection: The level of protection deemed
appropriate by the country establishing a sanitary or phytosanitary measure to protect human, animal or plant life or health within its territory.
Many countries refer to this concept as the “acceptable level of risk”.
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Pest- or disease-free area means:
An area, whether all of a
country, part of a country or all or parts of several countries, as identified by the competent authorities, in which a specific pest or disease does not occur.
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Area of low pest or disease prevalence:
An area, whether all of a country, part of a country, or all or parts of several countries, as identified by the competent authorities, in which a specific pest or disease occurs at low levels and which is subject to effective surveillance, control or eradication measures
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Transparency (1):
Achievement of greater degree of:
Clarity, Predictability and Information regarding trade policy,
rules and procedures of WTO
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Transparency (2):
There are three different fields of activities:
Publishing regulations, Notifications, Information.
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Enquiry points (1)
An office designated to receive and respond to any requests for information regarding the country’s SPS measures.
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Enquiry Points (2)
Locations of the Enquiry Points at the WTO’s home page:
”Documents on Line", search document symbol "SPS/ENQ/").
http://www.wto.org
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures is:
Forum for consultations about food safety or animal and plant health measures which affect trade,
Support for the implementation of the SPS Agreement.