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Table of contents back to top
I. Preamble
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A. Text of the Preamble
B. Interpretation and Application of the Preamble
II.
Article 1 back to top
A. Text of
Article 1
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 1
1. General
(a) Termination of Tokyo Round TBT Agreement
(b) Scope of the TBT Agreement
2. Paragraph 2
3. Paragraph 5
III.
Article 2 back to top
A. Text of
Article 2
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 2
1. Paragraph 2
(a) Trade-restrictiveness
2. Paragraph 4
(a) Temporal
application of Article 2.4
(b) Burden of
proof
(c) Relevant
international standard
(i) “international
standard”
(ii) “relevant”
(d) use … “as a basis for”
(e) “ineffective
or inappropriate means” of fulfilment of “legitimate
objectives”
(i) “ineffective
or inappropriate means”
(ii) “legitimate
objectives pursued”
3. Paragraph 5
4. Paragraph 6
5. Paragraph 9
(a) Notification
format and guidelines
(b) Decision
relating to notifications - labelling requirements
(c) Timing of
notifications
(d) Application
of Articles 2.9 and 5.6 (Preambular part)
(e) Translation
of documents relating to notifications and address of body supplying the
documents
(f) Processing
of requests for documentation
(g) Length of
time allowed for comments
(h) Handling of
comments on notifications
(i) Monthly
listing of notifications issued
(j) Enhancement
of electronic transmission of information
6. Paragraph 12
IV.
Article 3 back to top
A. Text of
Article 3
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 3
V.
Article 4 back to top
A. Text of
Article 4
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 4
VI.
Article 5 back to top
A. Text of
Article 5
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 5
1. General
(a) Technical Working Group
2. Paragraphs 5 and 6
3. Paragraph 6
VII.
Article 6 back to top
A. Text of
Article 6
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 6
VIII.
Article 7 back to top
A. Text of
Article 7
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 7
IX.
Article 8 back to top
A. Text of
Article 8
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 8
X.
Article 9 back to top
A. Text of
Article 9
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 9
XI.
Article 10 back to top
A. Text of
Article 10
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 10 1. General
2. Paragraphs 1
and 3
(a) “enquiry
points”
3. Paragraph
5
4. Paragraph 7
XII.
Article 11 back to top
A. Text of
Article 11
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 11
XIII.
Article 12 back to top
A. Text of
Article 12
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 12
XIV.
Article 13 back to top
A. Text of
Article 13
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 13 1. General
(a) Rules of Procedure
(b) Observer status
XV.
Article 14 back to top
A. Text of
Article 14
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 14
1. Invocation of the TBT Agreement in disputes
2. Paragraph 2
XVI.
Article 15 back to top
A. Text of
Article 15
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 15
1. Paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 4
XVII.
Annex 1 back to top
A. Text of Annex 1
B. Interpretation and Application
of Annex 1
1. Technical regulation
2. Standards (a) Relationship between the definitions under the TBT Agreement and the definitions in the
ISO/IEC Guide
(b) Consensus
XVIII.
Annex 2 back to top
A. Text of Annex 2
B. Interpretation and Application
of Annex 2
XIX.
Annex 3 back to top
A. Text of Annex 3
B. Interpretation and Application
of Annex 3
1. Notification procedure under paragraph J
XX.
Decision on Proposed Understanding on WTO-ISO Standards Information System
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A. Text of the Decision
B. Interpretation and Application
of the Decision
XXI.
Decision on Review of the ISO/IEC Information Centre Publication
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A. Text of the Decision
B. Interpretation and Application
of the Decision
XXII.
Relationship with other WTO Agreements back to top
A. Relationship with GATT 1994
B. Relationship with the SPS agreement
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