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WTO SPS AGREEMENT
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures,
entered into force on 1 January 1995
Defines the basic rules for food safety and animal and plant health
standards. All countries maintain measures to ensure that food is safe
for consumers, and to prevent the spread of diseases or pests among
animals and plants
SPS Committee developed recommended procedures and a
standardized format for governments to use for the required advance
notification of new regulations; monitor the use of international
standards; and, work on guidelines to ensure consistency in risk
management decisions, in order to reduce possible arbitrariness in the
actions taken by governments
SPS MEASURES
SPS Measures based on -
Recognized international standards, particularly those of the “three sisters” —FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX), the World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties/OIE) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
Science, including scientific assessment of risk
Temporary precautionary principle in the absence of international standards or scientific evidence
SPS Information Management System (SPS IMS) provides access to documents and records relevant under the SPS Agreement. SPS IMS allows users to track information on SPS measures that
Member governments have notified to the WTO
Specific trade concerns raised in the SPS Committee
SPS-related documents circulated at the WTO
Member governments' SPS Enquiry Points and Notification Authorities
www.oie.int/
www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/en/
www.ippc.int/en/
SPS WORKFLOWS
SPS Certification, Issuance Workflows (Exports)
SPS Utilization, Quarantine Clearance Workflows (Import)
SPS CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE
1. Application for SPS Certification prior to exportation
2. Animal/Plant and Product inspection
3. Report on inspection
4. Approval and issuance of SPS Certificate
5. Exporter sends SPS Certificate to importer
SPS CERTIFICATE UTILIZATION
1. Importer submits SPS Certificate together with goods
declaration and other documents for preparatory for
quarantine inspection and clearance
2. Documentary verification (risk assessment, and retro-
verification/re-issuance of SPS Certificate, if necessary)
3. Quarantine inspection, clearance and release
EARLY E-SPS INITIATIVES
Rationale for E-SPS
Secure SPS Certification
Eliminate fraudulent SPS Certificates
Methodologies:1. Online access to system of export issuing authority, to enable import
quarantine agency to validate SPS Certificates (View))
2. Electronic retrieval of approved SPS Certificate by import quarantine
agency from export issuing authority (PULL via SOAP)
3. Electronic transmission of SPS Certificate by export issuing authority
to import quarantine agency
SPS CERTIFICATE ‘EXCHANGE’
1. Approved SPS Certificate issued to exporter, which then sends to importer for quarantine clearance at port of entry/discharge
2. Online access to approved SPS Certificate . . view and/or print a copy of the SPS Certificate from system of issuing authority, primarily for authentication
3. Electronic transmission of SPS Certificate .. SPS data may be used for authentication, validation compliance to import permit
E-SPS EXCHANGE
Adoption of UNCEFACT e-CERT as basis for e-SPS
Message Specification, e.g. IPPC e-Phyto Certificate
Increasing use of digital signature/certificate eg. PKI
Data encryption
Bilateral SPS exchange, from export issuing authority to
import quarantine agency
Hub or point-to-multipoint exchange
Collaborative e-SPS Exchange
E-SPS EXCHANGE
Issuance and transmission of e-SPS Certificates
Receipt of e-SPS Certificate and ensuring compliance
to import requirements and facilitate quarantine
clearance
Hub Model(IPPC ePhyto)
Export
Country
Export CountriesImport Countries
Import Countries
BilateralSPS Exchange
WTO STDF
IPPC E-PHYTO HUB
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) IPPC has proposed the e-Phyto Hub project:
Enable exporting countries to submit e-Phyto Certificate to a Phyto Hub, and
Enable importing countries to retrieve such Phyto Certificate from the e-Phyto Hub
WTO Standards and Trade Development Facility Provided the US$1.0M funding for the development of the ePhyto Hub with pilot
implementation to developing economies, e.g. Egypt, Equador, Ghana, Guatemala, Samoa, Senegal, Sri Lanka
Importing countries express support to retrieve Phyto Certificate from the Hub, e.g. Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Netherlands, New Zealand, S. Korea, USA
Development and operation to be undertaken by UN ICC
Self-sustaining service (fee for service)
Timeline - 2017
Hub Model (IPPC ePhyto)
Export Countries
Import Countries
PROPOSED ASW E-SPS EXCHANGE
ASW
Gateways
NSW
NSW
Expor
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OGA
Impor
t
OGA
Expor
t
OGA
Impor
t
OGA
10 ASEAN Member States:Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
ASEAN Member State
ASEAN Member State
Import
Customs
Import
Customs
OGA: Refers to Other Government Agencies, such as
the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) for
Phyto Certification
NPPO/QIA
Exporting Country Importing Country
NPPO/QIASPS Certificate
Exporter Importer
SPS Import
Clearance/
Permit
SPS Notification
SPS Import Clearance/Permit
SPS Status/Change RequestSPS
Certificate
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* Pan Asian eCommerce Alliance Model
COLLABORATIVE E-SPS EXCHANGE *
BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIVE E-SPS
EXCHANGE
1. Importer authorized to import goods, subject to specific
terms and conditions
2. Certification on the compliance of both the goods and
traders
3. Advanced validation of Certification vis-à-vis import
permit, conditions for importation and compliance to
import quarantine requirements
4. Enhanced profiling and risk management
5. Improve food safety and security, reduced clearance delays
and cost
6.
CHALLENGES IN E-SPS IMPLEMENTATION
Legal and trade policy framework
IT systems and infrastructure
OGA competencies and resistance to change
KEY TAKEAWAY
Collaborative e-SPS Exchange to address food
safety and security issues
Overcome technical and funding constraints
thru public-private partnership