摘要
在国际法日益碎片化的今天,世界贸易组织多边贸易体制与环境保护、公共道德保护等非贸易规则之间的冲突时有发生。一般例外条款在一定程度上可以缓解贸易规则与非贸易规则之间的冲突,但同时必须满足必要性检验的要求。我国今后在保护国内非贸易重要目标时必须注意的几个方面:首先,必须使措施的相关文件与WTO法有关联;其次,必须符合必要性检验的三个要件,亦即权衡争议措施所保护的利益或价值的重要性、该措施对实现目的的贡献程度,及该措施对贸易限制性的大小;最后,更需使相关措施的实施方式,符合GATT第20条前言的要求。
引文
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(3)“前言”和相关的例外如下:在遵守关于此类措施的实施不在情形相同的国家之间构成任意或不合理歧视的手段或构成对国际贸易的变相限制的要求前提下,本协定的任何规定不得解释为阻止任何缔约方采取或实施以下措施:(b)为保护人类、动物或植物的生命或健康所必需的措施;(g)与保护可用尽的自然资源有关的措施,如此类措施与限制国内生产或消费一同实施。
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