Definitions
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- adjective Undertaken or intended to ensure that an imported plant or collection of plants is free of specified pests.
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- adjective concerning the
health ofplants ; especially thefreedom frompests requiringquarantine
Etymologies
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Examples
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The big one: While Russian regulations required that imported coffee bear a "phytosanitary" certification testifying that it is free of pests and disease, the U.S. had no such standard for exported coffee.
Key Move: Go Global Out Of The Gate StartupNation.com 2006
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There is work on some regulatory coherence, which is badly needed particularly in the sanitary, phytosanitary area, and some really good work, advanced work on intellectual property, and then more work on investment than has traditionally gone into trade agreements, he said.
Former US Trade Reps See Opportunities, Difficulties in Chinese Economic Growth 2011
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According to official documents reviewed by Dow Jones Newswires, corn and soymeal imported from India are on a list specifying any shipments are to be subjected to detailed pest risk analysis and a phytosanitary import permits.
Vietnam Says Indian Corn No Good, Blames Pest Sameer Mohindru 2011
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There is work on some regulatory coherence, which is badly needed particularly in the sanitary, phytosanitary area, and some really good work, advanced work on intellectual property, and then more work on investment than has traditionally gone into trade agreements, he said.
Former US Trade Reps See Opportunities, Difficulties in Chinese Economic Growth 2011
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Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical standards and other technical regulations can sometimes be pretexts for protectionism, imposing restrictions on trade beyond those necessary to achieve legitimate domestic purposes.
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Non-tariff barriers include sanitary and phytosanitary rules, antidumping, and quotas.
Debating Trade, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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We used to ship overseas but the phytosanitary certificate, time and trouble involved in getting them inspected proved to be too much for us.
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"To further the use of harmonized sanitary and phytosanitary measures between Members on the basis of international standards, guidelines and recommendations developed by the relevant international organizations, including the Codex Alimentarius Commission."
Codex Alimentarius - Part Five - Are All WTO Member Countries Obligated to Follow Codex Standards? 2009
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"To harmonize sanitary and phytosanitary measures on as wide a basis as possible, Members shall base their sanitary or phytosanitary measures on international standards, guidelines or recommendations, where they exist."
Codex Alimentarius - Part Five - Are All WTO Member Countries Obligated to Follow Codex Standards? 2009
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Also of critical importance are agreements reached in the trade area, especially the World Trade Organization (WTO) and related agreements on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), and sanitary and phytosanitary provisions.
Policy and legal responses for sustainable development in Africa 2008
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