...than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective...." The agreement defines legitimate objectives as "inter alia, national security requirements; the prevention...animal or plant life or health, or the environment" The United States sought to clarify the "shall not be more trade-restrictive than necessary" requirement...

...exceptions contained in the Draft Final Act, but also lists as reasons not to use international standards "protection of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the environment . " Moreover, the language in the Draft Final Act was considered inadequate in Chapter 9 of NAFTA,...

...regulations and standards: "national security requirements; the prevention of deceptive practices; and protection of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the environment.32 The TBT Agreement presumes that technical regulations conforming to international ones...

...recommendations or relevant parts are inappropriate for the Members concerned, for, inter alia, such reasons as: national security requirements; the prevention of...animal or plant life or health, or the environment; fundamental climatic or other geographical factors; fundamental technological or infrastructural problems....

...allowed for. Such guides or recommendations may be considered to be inappropriate for reasons such as national security requirements; the prevention of...animal or plant life or health, or the environment. Specific climatic or geographical factors and 'fundamental technological or infrastructural problems'...

...are sufficient, but not more trade-restrictive than necessary, to fulfill a legitimate objective (eg, protection of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the environment) (Article 2). • Technical regulations, when required, should be based on relevant international standards,...

...not be more trade-restrictive than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective, including inter alia, 'protection of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the environment' (Article 2:2). But the Agreement recognizes that each country has the right to set the level of protection...

...relevant sections of them may not be appropriate for the contracting parties. Examples include the protection of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the environment; fundamental climatic or geographical factors; fundamental technological problems. In practice, this...

...regulations and standards: "national security requirements; the prevention of deceptive practices; and protection of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the environment."40 The TBT Agreement presumes that technical regulations conforming to international ones...

...not be more trade-restrictive than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective, including inter alla, 'protection of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or thé environment' (Article 2:2). But thé Agreement recognizes that each country has thé right to...