No country is an island in regulating food safety: How the WTO monitors Chinese food safety laws through the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM)

doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61111-X

Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2015, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (11): 2142-2156.DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61111-X

No country is an island in regulating food safety: How the WTO monitors Chinese food safety laws through the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM)

Francis Snyder

1、Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, P.R.China
2、School of Transnational Law, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, P.R.China
3、College of Europe, Bruges 8000, Belgium

收稿日期:2014-09-23 出版日期:2015-11-08 发布日期:2015-11-12
通讯作者: Francis Snyder, Tel: +86-755-26035583/86189261, Fax: +86-755-26032567, E-mail: fgsnyder@gmail.com
基金资助:
The author thanks Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, China, and Peking University School of Transnational Law, China, for financial support. Special thanks are due to Executive Vice President Professor Wu Zhipan, Peking University, China; Chancellor Professor Hai Wen, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, China; Vice-Chancellor Professor Jeffrey Lehman, New York University Shanghai, China; and Dean Professor Philip McConnaughay, Peking University School of Transnational Law, China.

No country is an island in regulating food safety: How the WTO monitors Chinese food safety laws through the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM)

Francis Snyder

1、Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, P.R.China
2、School of Transnational Law, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, P.R.China
3、College of Europe, Bruges 8000, Belgium

Received:2014-09-23 Online:2015-11-08 Published:2015-11-12
Contact: Francis Snyder, Tel: +86-755-26035583/86189261, Fax: +86-755-26032567, E-mail: fgsnyder@gmail.com
Supported by:
The author thanks Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, China, and Peking University School of Transnational Law, China, for financial support. Special thanks are due to Executive Vice President Professor Wu Zhipan, Peking University, China; Chancellor Professor Hai Wen, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, China; Vice-Chancellor Professor Jeffrey Lehman, New York University Shanghai, China; and Dean Professor Philip McConnaughay, Peking University School of Transnational Law, China.

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Established within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) reviews periodically the trade policies of all WTO Members. The review includes many aspects of food safety regulation. China’s trade policy is reviewed every two years. This paper analyses in detail the reviews of China’s trade policy in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. It focuses in particular on food safety laws and types of standards, alignment of domestic standards with international standards, the role of different domestic institutions, transparency and notification of food safety measures under the WTO agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement), import and export, and geographical indications (GIs). It concludes that the WTO TPRM can contribute, within its mandate, to reform of Chinese food safety laws and improvement of food safety in China. It notes that China has already undertaken substantial reforms of its system for regulating food safety. It recommends that China should continue to participate actively in the TPRM, follow its own path with regard to alignment and learn selectively from other WTO Members.

关键词: food safety , food standards , public health , consumer welfare , China , Chinese food safety laws , World Trade Organization , WTO law , Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) , SPS Agreement , TBT Agreement

Abstract: Established within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) reviews periodically the trade policies of all WTO Members. The review includes many aspects of food safety regulation. China’s trade policy is reviewed every two years. This paper analyses in detail the reviews of China’s trade policy in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. It focuses in particular on food safety laws and types of standards, alignment of domestic standards with international standards, the role of different domestic institutions, transparency and notification of food safety measures under the WTO agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement), import and export, and geographical indications (GIs). It concludes that the WTO TPRM can contribute, within its mandate, to reform of Chinese food safety laws and improvement of food safety in China. It notes that China has already undertaken substantial reforms of its system for regulating food safety. It recommends that China should continue to participate actively in the TPRM, follow its own path with regard to alignment and learn selectively from other WTO Members.

Key words: food safety , food standards , public health , consumer welfare , China , Chinese food safety laws , World Trade Organization , WTO law , Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) , SPS Agreement , TBT Agreement

Francis Snyder. No country is an island in regulating food safety: How the WTO monitors Chinese food safety laws through the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM)[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2015, 14(11): 2142-2156.

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