{"id":3637,"date":"2023-04-07T13:14:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T11:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/?p=3637"},"modified":"2024-03-18T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:47:21","slug":"the-agreement-on-sanitary-and-phytosanitary-measures-sps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/the-agreement-on-sanitary-and-phytosanitary-measures-sps\/","title":{"rendered":"The Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures was introduced in 1995. It sets minimum standardsconcerning food safety, animal health and plant health. In this year, the SPS is being revised.<\/p>\n

What is the SPS-Agreement?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The SPS lays down certain basic rules for all WTO member states. The aim is to protect people, animals and plants from diseases or risks from food. The number of SPS measures taken by individual countries has risen sharply in recent years. This presents companies with major challenges.<\/p>\n

The contents of the Convention do not apply directly in the respective member states – they have to be implemented by them in national law. Thus, individual states may well introduce their own measures based on the Convention. To ensure that SPS measures neither have a discriminatory effect nor are arbitrary, WTO members are obliged to carry out risk analyses.<\/p>\n

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Protection for humans, animals and plants<\/strong><\/p>\n

The EU implements the SPS Agreement through the following regulations:<\/p>\n

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Among other things, the SPS Agreement contains regulations on the use of plant protection products. (Image source: Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n