WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)

HEADLINE: Arbitrary food safety measures disrupted international trade and lacked scientific justification.

Key Obligations

["SPS measures based on scientific principles", "Risk assessment for food safety measures", "Notification of new SPS measures to WTO"]

Penalty Ranges

Trade sanctions via WTO dispute settlement

Affected HS Codes: []

Issuing Authority: World Trade Organization (WTO)