The Analysis of WTO mandatory and facultative Agreements: Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Government Procurement

Abstract

The package of agreements of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations consists of the Agreement establishing the WTO (an integral part of the Final Act) and its annexes. The annexes contain legal agreements and other documents covering the areas of trade in goods, services and the protection of trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights. This whole package of arrangements is considered as a whole. This means that a country acceding to the WTO should accept all agreements without exception. The only advantage provided for in this plan is the different conditions for the implementation of the agreements: longer for developing countries and, in some cases, for countries with economies in transition. This study focuses on the analysis of the legal mechanism to ensure the rights and obligations of member states in the interaction of mandatory and optional WTO agreements. This article discusses the scope and role of the above types of WTO regulations on the example of the Agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures and the Agreement on public Procurement. The study shows the importance of these documents in the field of trade and the economy as a whole. The article also discusses theoretical and practical recommendations for improving the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the practice of their application.
Key words: WTO, agreement, SPS, public, Procurement.