Our analysis covers 260 RTAs, of which 200 include at least one provision on TBT. We find that in general disputes on TBT provisions arising under RTAs are not treated differently from other type of RTA disputes. Fifteen per cent of RTAs with TBT provisions include provisions that apply...

The TBT Agreement essentially prohibits Members from using technical barriers to ‘create unnecessary obstacles to international trade' and to discriminate between products of different national origins, while acknowledging the rights of the Members to determine adequate levels of protection of...