Relationship With The WTO
A number of agreements under the World Trade Organization (WTO), such as the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement), and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), contain provisions that are relevant to the Protocol. The Protocol states in its preamble that parties:
- Recognize that trade and environment agreements should be mutually supportive;
- Emphasize that the Protocol is not interpreted as implying a change in the rights and obligations under any existing agreements; and
- Understand that the above recital is not intended to subordinate the Protocol to other international agreements.
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