What World Trade Organization Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement): General Provisions, Preparation Adoption and Application of Technical Regulations, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Recognition of Conformity Assessment, Information Enquiry Points, Special and Differential Treatment, and Dispute Settlement requires
The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) is the WTO multilateral instrument governing technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures, and is administered by the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade. TBT Agreement, Article 1 contains general provisions and confirms that the terms used shall, when used in this Agreement, have the meaning given to them in the United Nations system and by international standardising bodies, and that the Agreement covers all products including industrial and agricultural products but not sanitary and phytosanitary measures as defined in the SPS Agreement. TBT Agreement, Article 2 governs the preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations by central government bodies, including the obligation to ensure that products imported from the territory of any Member shall be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to like products of national origin and to like products originating in any other country, and that technical regulations shall not be more trade-restrictive than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective. TBT Agreement, Article 5 governs procedures for assessment of conformity by central government bodies. TBT Agreement, Article 6 governs recognition of conformity assessment by central government bodies. TBT Agreement, Article 10 requires Members to establish enquiry points able to answer all reasonable enquiries from other Members and interested parties. TBT Agreement, Article 12 governs special and differential treatment of developing country Members. TBT Agreement, Article 14 governs consultation and dispute settlement. The Agreement is the controlling WTO instrument for technical barriers to trade.
Pillar: Trade Compliance & Export Controls · Authority: World Trade Organization · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/17-tbt_e.htm
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- TBT Agreement, Article 1 - general provisions including scope covering all products other than SPS measures.
- TBT Agreement, Article 2 - preparation adoption and application of technical regulations by central government bodies.
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