A group of countries has proposed a WTO ministerial declaration on sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) measures (food safety, animal/plant health) in trade
The target is the year-end ministerial conference.
The draft has some intriguing points … 🍗🥩
docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/S…
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The target is the year-end ministerial conference.
The draft has some intriguing points … 🍗🥩
docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/S…
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1. The WTO SPS Agreement is “as relevant and applicable today as [ever], and [continues] to safeguard the right for Members to take measures necessary for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health”
The SPS Committee improves implementation via transparency
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The SPS Committee improves implementation via transparency
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2. But the world is changing. The draft proposes a new work programme (don’t yawn)—but not negotiating new obligations or amending the SPS Agreement
3. Interesting: the countries NOT on the list—eg EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, UK. Why? …
docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/S…
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3. Interesting: the countries NOT on the list—eg EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, UK. Why? …
docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/S…
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4. The draft calls for SPS measures to be based on science.
This looks like a veiled attack on the “safety-first” approach (aka “precautionary principle”) of the EU and its neighbours—think hormone implanted beef🥩, chlorine-washed chicken🍗 etc
docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/S…
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This looks like a veiled attack on the “safety-first” approach (aka “precautionary principle”) of the EU and its neighbours—think hormone implanted beef🥩, chlorine-washed chicken🍗 etc
docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/S…
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An earlier statement calling for SPS measures to be based on science
https://twitter.com/CoppetainPU/status/1375796988608978949?s=20
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