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[Pages 263-324]
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Introduction
I.  The Road to the Biosafety Protocol
    A.  The Convention on Biological Diversity
    B.  Negotiating the Biosafety Protocol
II.  A Close-Up Look at the Protocol
III.  WTO Agreements: The Negative Obligations
    A.  The GATT
    B.  The TBT Agreement
    C.  The SPS Agreement
IV.  Determining Scope
        Example 1
        Example 2
        Example 3
V.  Comparing Rights and Obligations among Members
of the WTO, One of Which is not a Party to
the Biosafety Protocol

    A.  Requiring an AIA
    B.  Imposing a Ban on an LMO
        1.  A Ban and SPS Disciplines
        2.  A Ban and TBT Disciplines
        3.  A Ban and GATT Disciplines
    C.  Handling, Transport, Packaging, and Identification Requirements
VI.  Conflict Between Members of the WTO Both of Which Are Parties to the Biosafety Protocol
Conclusion