The concept of “Like Products” under Article 2.1 of the TBT Agreement: a View from the Interpretation Criteria of the WTO

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/acdi9.1.2016.09

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Published: Jan 15, 2016
Issue: Vol. 9 (2016): ACDI
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Keywords: World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body like products TBT Agreement United States-Clove cigarettes United States-Tuna II United States-COOL.

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Andrés Felipe Esteban Tovar
Universidad de los Andes

Abstract

This article seeks to evaluate the interpretation carried out by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the wto about the concept of “like products” under article 2.1 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) in recent cases (United States-Clove cigarettes, United StatesTuna II and United States-COOL), with the end of suggesting certain interpretative elements in accordance with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties which could have influenced a different interpretation of “like products”by the DSB.
Author Biography

Andrés Felipe Esteban Tovar, Universidad de los Andes

Abogado y magíster en Derecho Internacional de la Universidad de los Andes. Asesor de la Oficina de Asuntos Legales Internacionales del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo.

How to Cite
Esteban Tovar, A. F. (2016). The concept of “Like Products” under Article 2.1 of the TBT Agreement: a View from the Interpretation Criteria of the WTO. ACDI - Anuario Colombiano De Derecho Internacional, 9, 309–345. https://doi.org/10.12804/acdi9.1.2016.09
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