The SPS Agreement allows countries to use different methods of control, inspection and approval procedures to verify compliance with adopted standards.

For the purposes of the SPS Agreement, sanitary and phytosanitary measures are defined as any measures applied: to protect human or animal life from risks ...

SPS measures are applied to protect the health of a country's citizens and ecosystems. According to Annex A of the WTO's SPS Agreement,7 a sanitary and ...

Rules, measures and regulations designed to protect human, animal and plant life and health, from risks arising from additives, contaminants, toxins or disease ...

SPS measures are those applied to protect human or animal life from risks arising from additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms in their ...

SPS measures include all relevant regulations, requirements, and procedures used to ensure the safety of agricultural products for people, plants, and animals.

This Chapter shall apply to all sanitary and phytosanitary measures of the Parties, which may, directly or indirectly, affect trade among the. Parties. Article ...

Broadly, the sanitary and phytosanitary ("SPS") measures covered by the agreement are those aimed at the protection of human, animal or plant life or health ... Main provisions · Cases · Criticism

The SPS Agreement confirms the right of WTO Member countries to apply measures necessary to protect human, animal and plant life and health.