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The Philippines Breastmilk Substitute/Supplement Marketing Framework Violates WTO Law - (Part 1 of 2).

Lawrence A. Kogan

出版	SSRN, 2014
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=5HbhzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

This two-part analysis entails a technical review of the WTO-compatibility of the various infant formula marketing regulatory measures enacted by the Philippines Government which are collectively referred to as the Philippines Breastmilk Substitute/Supplement Marketing Framework ("PH BMS Framework"). This analysis reveals that, although the Philippine BMS Framework is well-intentioned, it imposes new 'public interest' non-tariff trade barriers limiting the market access of foreign follow-on formula and complementary food products. It finds that such measures include significant restrictions on the use of proprietary trademarks in product labeling, advertising and packaging which impair the economic value of such intangible assets. It also finds that these regulations apply even where such products are marketed in accordance with the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (“WHO Code”) and other resolutions and are not intended for infants under 0-6 months of age. Consequently, this analysis concludes that the PH BMS Framework overreaches and contravenes WTO law. Part 1 of 2 of this analysis evaluates the compatibility of such measures with the Technical Barriers to Trade ("TBT") Agreement. See also Part 2 of 2, at: http://ssrn.com/abstract= 2411245.