WTO의 LMOs 규정과 바이오안전성의정서와의 관계

A Study on the Relationship of WTO LMOs Rule and Cartagena Protocol

&nbsp;&nbsp;At present, international trade in LMOs and products have to take place according to the rules agreed by WTO Members, in particular those spelt out in the Agreement on the Application of sanitary and phytosanitary measure(SPS Agreement), the Agreements on technical Barriers on Trade(TBT Agreement), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT) 1994.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Since biotechnology is by and large proprietary technology, the rules of the WTO Agreement of Trade-Related Aspects of TRIPs may have also a bearing on international trade in LMOs. Disciplines regarding transboundary movement of LMOs, however, have also emerged from specific multilateral agreement being negotiated outside the purely trade context, in particular the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The rules included in different legal instrument may not be fully consistent with each other and may give rise to conflicts between GMOs-exporting countries and potential importers.