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17.
Ibid., para. 2.4.
18.
Measures to control cross-border travel of natural persons supplying or consuming services would be gov-
erned by the WTO Services Agreement. It is interesting to note that the World Bank counsels that trade
and travel restrictions could be appropriate instruments to address an avian
fl
u epidemic (World Bank,
2007, p. 146).
19.
Panel Report, EC - Measures A
ecting the Marketing and Approval of Biotech Products , WT/DS291/R,
para. 7.209, adopted 21 November 2006.
ff
20.
SPS arts 2.2, 5.1. In instances where scienti
cient, a government may provisionally
impose SPS measures based on pertinent information. See SPS art. 5.7.
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c evidence is insu
21.
Appellate Body Report, EC-Asbestos , ibid. para. 177.
22.
SCM Agreement, arts 1.2, 2, 5.
23.
GATS Preamble.
24.
Appellate Body Report, United States - Measures A
ecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and
Betting Services , WT/DS286/AB/R, paras 371-2, adopted 20 April 2005.
ff
25.
TRIPS arts 27.2, 27.2(b).
26.
For example, the WTO permits preferential trade agreements and antidumping duties against low-price
imports.
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