Food packaging, international standards related to food safety and quality, and trade

摘要

International trade is subject to the Final Act of the uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations' Agreement on the Application of sanitary and Phyto- sanitary measures (the SPS Agreement) and Agree- Ment on Technical Barriers to Trade (the TBT Agreement). These Agreements, the purpose of which Is the freeing up of trade and the removal of restraints To the greatest extent possible, affect all countries that Are members of the World Trade Organization, and Have an impact upon all countries that are exporters. Trade in food is subject to these rules, which include Provision for countries to apply safety and quality Measures to protect the consumer.