LEGAL TEXTS: The WTO Agreements Series
Technical Barriers to Trade
This fully revised and updated edition of Technical Barriers to Trade provides an overview of the WTO’s TBT Agreement, the full legal text of the Agreement, and the decisions and recommendations adopted by the TBT Committee since 1 January 1995. It is the latest title in the WTO Agreements Series, which aims to assist public understanding of the WTO agreements.
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The book provides a brief overview of the background, purpose and scope of the TBT Agreement as well as the types of measures it covers. It sets out the key principles of the Agreement, and discusses how these have been addressed in recent disputes brought under the TBT Agreement. It describes the mandate, role and work of the TBT Committee, and considers how TBT-related matters have arisen in the Doha Round negotiations.
A separate section addresses a number of frequently asked questions about the Agreement. The book also contains the full text of the TBT Agreement and the decisions and recommendations adopted by the TBT Committee since 1 January 1995.
The WTO’s agreements are the legal foundation for the international trading system that is used by the bulk of the world’s trading nations. This series offers a practical set of reference books on selected agreements.
New edition. Fully revised and expanded in 2014.