The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) by World Trade Organization (WTO) was issued on April 12, 1979.


Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

Preamble
#tbta01 - General provisions
Technical regulations and standards
#tbta02 - Preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations and standards by central government bodies
#tbta03 - Preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations and standards by local government bodies
#tbta04 - Preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations and standards by non-governmental bodies
Conformity with technical regulations and standards
#tbta05 - Determination of conformity with technical regulations or standards by central government bodies
#tbta06 - Determination by local government and non-governmental bodies of conformity with technical regulations or standards
Certification systems
#tbta07 - Certification systems operated by central government bodies
#tbta08 - Certification systems operated by local government and non-governmental bodies
#tbta09 - International and regional certification systems
Information and assistance
#tbta10 - Information about technical regulations, standards and certification systems
#tbta11 - Technical assistance to other Parties
#tbta12 - Special and differential treatment of developing countries
Institutions, consultation and dispute settlement
#tbta13 - The Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
#tbta14 - Consultation and dispute settlement
Final provisions
#tbta15 - Final provisions
Annexes
#tbtaa1 - Annex 1 - Terms and their definitions for the specific purposes of this agreement
#tbtaa2 - Annex 2 - Technical Expert Groups
#tbtaa3 - Annex 3 - Code of good practice for the preparation, adoption, and application of standards / Panels


Source: https://gatt-disputes.wto.org/sites/default/files/documents/6%20Full%20TR%20Codes/Instrument152-tbt.pdf for the original text, and THE WTO AGREEMENTS: AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE for the current text.


For the complete text of the Global Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1947), see GATT 1947 (WTO legal texts).



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