International regulatory framework for 
         phytosanitary protection
                SPS
                 SPS
                            ISPM
    International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
     Approved in 1951 (based on an earlier Convention of 1929). Revised in 
     1997 to align the text with the SPS Agreement.
     It is an international agreement, binding to parties.
     Obligations  under  the  IPPC  are  consistent  and  complementary  to  the 
     WTO-SPS Agreement.
     The  IPPC  embraces  the  principles  of  sovereignty,  tempered  by  the 
     principles of necessity, proportionality and minimum impact, cooperation 
     among countries and non-discrimination.
        The SPS makes provision for 
         phytosanitary protection 
         in a trade agreement...
       The IPPC makes complementary 
          provision for trade 
         in a protection agreement.
    Purpose and objectives (Preamble and 
    article 1)
     Objective:  to  foster  international  cooperation  in  controlling 
     the spread of plant pests.
     Phytosanitary  measures  should  be  technically  justified, 
     transparent and not applied in such a way as to constitute an 
     arbitrary or disguised restriction to trade.
     Contracting  parties  undertake  to  adopt  the  legislative, 
     technical  and  administrative  measures  specified  in  this 
     Convention and in supplementary agreements.
     So….
     What does this mean?
     Do  countries  have  (necessarily)  to  adopt  new 
     legislation when they become contracting parties?