• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.403-431
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• 2011

The environmental issues including domestic measures to protect public life or health are generally easy to bring the tension between the WTO and its member countries. The standard of review, whether de novo review, total deference, or somewhere in between, is largely important in the WTO's adjudicating mechanism because it is closely related to the appropriate balance of power between sovereign nations and the WTO: The multilateral trading regime, through the proper standard of review, could harmoniously operated without interest conflicts among the member countries and at the same time between the WTO and the member countries. Irrespective the important function of the standard of review in the WTO judicial system, applicable standard of review has not been established in the current SPS Agreement. Furthermore, the nature of the SPS Agreement related in scientific factors, such as scientific experiment, data and assessment prevents the WTO's panel from applying consistent standard of review. Considering the judicial demand for the moderate treatment of the case under the SPS Agreement, this paper explores appropriate standard of review applicable the SPS-related environmental measures, particularly, by analysing the recent SPS-related dispute, US-Hormones Suspension.

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.446-456
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• 2003

본인은 '03.4.1-4.3(3일간) 스위스 제네바에서 개최된 제26차 WTO/SPS위원회 회의에 대한민국 대표단의 일원으로 참석하였다. 본 회의에서는 WTO/SPS협정의 구체화 및 이행방안, 교역과 관련된 SPS 현안 등에 대한 논의가 있었다. 최근 WTO/SPS위원회에서 무엇이 논의되고 있으며, 쟁점사항이 무엇인지 등을 보고 형태로 기술하여 전국의 수의직 공무원 및 관련 분야 종사자에게 조금이나마 도움이 될 것을 기대하며 참석결과를 소개하고자 합니다.

• Food Industry
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• s.133
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• pp.87-98
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• 1996

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.31 no.7
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• pp.431-436
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• 1995

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.196-208
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• 2018

This paper described the contents of the WTO (world trade organization) SPS (world trade organization) Agreement and trends in the WTO SPS provisions such as equivalence, localization, transparency, and risk assessment. The purpose of the WTO SPS agreement is to promote international trade by preventing arbitrary and unreasonable use of SPS measures, which are the rights of a country for the protection of human health and animal and plant health, and by abolishing the non-tariff barriers. To this end, the requirements for implementing the SPS measures taken by the importing country are restricted to those that can scientifically prove to be inevitable for SPS protection. The major provisions in WTO SPS agreement were elaborated to promote international trades. When trade-restricted SPS measures such as prohibition of imports are made, a scientific basis should be provided. Therefore, it is essential to provide scientific evidence based on risk analysis to protect people's health from potentially harmful imported foods.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.439-455
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• 2008

The SPS Agreement, concluded in the Uruguay Round for the purpose of controlling SPS risks, has traditionally been recognized to maintain the narrowest scope of application compared with TBT Agreement and GATT in relation with environmental provisions. Contrary to such an understanding on the scope of the SPS Agreement, the panel in the EC-Biotech case found that the SPS Agreement extends to regulate trade-restrictive measures on Genetically Modified Organizations(GMOs) causing health and environmental risks. This expanding scope of the SPS Agreement would have substantial influence on domestic environmental regulations as well as Multilateral Environmental Agreements(MEAs). This paper discusses the consequences of an expanding ambit for the WTO SPS Agreement through the designation of a wider range of health and environmental regulations affecting trade as SPS measures. As a result, not only precautionary measures on GMO risks, but also other health and environmental measures with trade impacts, could be subject to SPS control, and consequently, the institutional rigors of the WTO regime. However, strict and literal interpretation of the SPS provisions to expand its applicable scope would cause concerns about the WTO's intervention on the purely environmental measures. Pursuing harmonized and flexible interpretation of provisions on environment-related conflicts as well as accepting precautionary principle included MEAs will contribute to reduce such kind of concerns.

• Korea Trade Review
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.179-201
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• 2018

Food labelling rules reflect the interaction of a number of factors such as industry needs for marketing flexibility and minimal regulations, consumer's rights to know what is in the product and public health concerns. However, food labelling rules could apply to international trade as non-tariff barriers so it is necessary to make multilateral harmonization of food labelling rules. For this, GATT XX, SPS, and TBT of the WTO can serve as jurisprudence in agreements. Lgnoring the safety problems of GM food, which is currently a worldwide issue, it is a situation that needs international harmonization of GM food labelling methods, harmonization of technical terms which are used in Korean law, and clear interpretation criteria for GM food labelling methods and contents are vital for sustainable trade in agricultural products. Therefore, this study proposes interpretation criteria through major trade countries' GM food labelling methods and an examination of Korean law. Furthermore, this study proposes international harmonization guidelines for GM food in the future.

• Monthly Korean Chicken
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• s.136
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• pp.62-64
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• 2006

지난 9월 6일부터 9일까지 미국 시애틀에서 한 · 미 자유무역협정(FTA) 제3차 협상이 개최됐다. 농림부는 농업 및 SPS(위생 및 검역)분과 협상을 총괄하고, 이 외에도 원산지, 상품, 서비스 분과등 농업 관련 사안이 논의되는 분과의 협상에도 참석했다. 제4차 협상은 10월 말 우리나라에서 개최되며, 구체적인 일정과 장소는 추후 결정될 예정이다.

• Korea Trade Review
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.19-34
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• 2019

This study investigates the WTO dispute over Japanese fishery products originated from Fukushima and another seven prefectures. Being subject to an import ban and additional radioactive test requirements, Japan complained that the Korean government's trade measures are inconsistent with the principles of the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. This paper considered the contrasting judicial decisions made by the Panel and Appellate Body and analyzed the debates with respect to their trade-discriminatory effects (Article 2.4), the relevance of appropriate level of protection (Article 5.6) and the precautionary approaches (Article 5.7). Consistent with the final rulings, this paper identifies the need for a broaden understanding of regional conditions and qualitative aspects of protection in risk analysis. Findings also suggest that Korea has diverted its fishery imports from Japan to other countries, while Japan has created export diversion from Korea to other destinations.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.213-214
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• 2012

항공규제완화법과 더불어 항공 협정에 의한 자유경쟁 체제의 돌입과 함께 급성장한 항공운송시장에서 항공사간의 경쟁이 불가피해졌고 이에 각 항공사들은 경쟁력을 갖추기 위해 고객의 유치뿐만 아니라 경쟁사와의 차별화를 둔 새로운 경영 전략을 수립 및 추구해 나가고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 충성 고객 증진 및 그 보유 방안을 모색하기 위하여 국내 저비용항공사 이용 고객을 대상으로 항공사 선택 속성에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 요인들 중 가격, 서비스, 금전 가치, 감정가치, 만족, 신뢰 및 충성도라는 변수들에 대하여 실증 연구를 통한 분석으로 그 유의성을 알아보고자 한다. 가설 및 연구 모형 검증을 위해 SPSS와 AMOS 프로그램의 활용 및 빈도 분석, 요인 분석, 신뢰도 검정 그리고 공분산 구조 방정식 분석 등의 통계기법을 이용하고자 한다.