中韩FTA之SPS规范:个性、局限与效应

SPS Rules of China-Korea FTA:Individuality,Limitations and Effects

中韩FTA之SPS章只有六个条文,与大多数FTA之SPS规范相比,不仅条款数量少、内容过于简单,而且规制间接、范围狭隘且约束不足,具有明显的局限性。因而在文本层面,其现实效应与价值重点在于宣示中韩FTA对于SPS领域的纳入和双方的合作愿望,而非提高规制SPS规范的现实水平,可谓形式意义大于实质意义。在实施层面,一方面,受规制标准和约束程度的限制,其实施前景尚难预估;另一方面,SPS领域的体制性合作及其所设空间,为未来双方的进一步合作与发展提供了无限潜能。

The SPS Chapter of China-Korea FTA contains only 6 articles,which,compared with the SPS rules of most FTAs,are few in number,over simplified in content and lack direct regulation with narrow scope and limited constraint,and therefore have clear limitations.In terms of texts,the actual effect and key value of the SPS Chapter lie in announcing the incorporation of SPS sector into the China-Korea FTA and the parties'desire to cooperate,rather than improving the real level of SPS rules,which therefore is more symbolic than substantive.In terms of implementation,on one hand,due to the limited regulatory standard and level of constraint,the implementation prospect of such chapter is hardly foreseeable yet;while on the other hand,the institutionalized cooperation and space setup thereof in the SPS sector provide unlimited potential for future development and cooperation between parties.