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Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement)

Description

The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) seeks to ensure that technical negotiations and standards, as well as testing and certification procedures, do not create unnecessary obstacles to trade. However, it recognizes that countries have the right to establish protection, at levels they consider appropriate, for example for human, animal or plant life or health or the environment, and should not be prevented from taking measures necessary to ensure those levels of protection are met. The agreement therefore encourages countries to use international standards where these are appropriate, but it does not require them to change their levels of protection as a result of standardization.

Details

Original Author(s)
World Trade Organization - WTO
Topic(s)
Regulatory and Administrative Framework, Producer and Market Organisations
Geographical Coverage
International
Date
1994
Source