Book contents
- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Country Classification
- Introduction
- Part I Why the SPS and TBT Agreements?
- 1 The Legal Principles Applying to Domestic Regulations under the SPS and TBT Agreements
- 2 Transparency as a Core Principle under the SPS and TBT Agreements
- 3 International Regulatory Co-operation under the SPS and TBT Agreements
- Conclusion of Part I
- PART II Transparency as a Substitute for Dispute Settlement
- Part III Transparency as a Complement to Dispute Settlement
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Conclusion of Part I
from Part I - Why the SPS and TBT Agreements?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2020
Book contents
- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Country Classification
- Introduction
- Part I Why the SPS and TBT Agreements?
- 1 The Legal Principles Applying to Domestic Regulations under the SPS and TBT Agreements
- 2 Transparency as a Core Principle under the SPS and TBT Agreements
- 3 International Regulatory Co-operation under the SPS and TBT Agreements
- Conclusion of Part I
- PART II Transparency as a Substitute for Dispute Settlement
- Part III Transparency as a Complement to Dispute Settlement
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
Domestic regulations cannot – and should not – be eliminated in the same way as tariffs have been. In many cases, regulatory heterogeneity is justified by specific domestic needs, and the SPS and TBT Agreements grant WTO Members the competence to determine their preferred regulations, subject to certain conditions.
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- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT AgreementsThe Real Jewel in the Crown, pp. 129 - 130Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020