Catalogue of Instruments available to WTO
Members to Manage SPS Issues
1. At its meeting of 1-2 March 2018, the Committee adopted the
following Catalogue of Instruments available to WTO Members to Manage SPS
issues. It is based on a proposal initially submitted by Canada and Kenya in
the discussions of the Fourth Review. The Catalogue is intended only as a
reference document to help Members address and manage SPS issues. It aims to
facilitate the task of officials working on SPS issues by identifying relevant
legal provisions, Committee work, and some other resources available for
particular SPS-related tasks or activities. Their inclusion in the Catalogue is
not meant to suggest that these instruments constitute necessary or mandatory
steps in the completion of a certain task or activity.