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Sanitary and phytosanitary measures Problem: How do you ensure that your countrys consumers are being supplied with food that is safe to eat safe by the standards you consider appropriate? And at the same time, how can you ensure that strict health and safety regulations are not being used as an excuse for protecting domestic producers? An agreement on how governments can apply food safety and animal and plant health measures (sanitary and phytosanitary or SPS measures) sets out the basic rules in the WTO. >
SPS Information
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Includes unofficial and less technical summaries of SPS Committee meetings > See also Work on SPS in the WTO, below
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Work on SPS in the WTO, and official documents back to top Work on this subject is handled by the SPS Committee, which reports to the Goods Council. The work is officially recorded in the committee’s annual reports to the General Council and in summary reports (equivalent to minutes) of the committee’s meetings. Alternatively go to the SPS Information Management System, which offers a wide range of search criteria. (What is SPS-IMS?) Subscribe here to receive all unrestricted SPS documents by e-mail, usually twice a week, normally only in the original language (English, French or Spanish). SEE ALSO
Members’ transparency toolkit back to top Notification formats, handbooks, links to members’ SPS websites and other aids for members’ transparency work in SPS
Events, workshops and training back to top Latest: > More
Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) back to top A joint initiative of the World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Organization for Animal Health and Food and Agriculture Organization for enhancing developing countries’ capacity to meet SPS standards. Work includes sharing information on technical cooperation, and finance for projects.
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