The Impact of Regulations on Agro-Food Trade : The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreements

The Impact of Regulations on Agro-Food Trade The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreements

Agricultural trade disputes over issues such as beef hormones and genetically modified organisms have received wide public attention and illustrated the trade-off between domestic and international policy objectives. This report examines pertinent issues at the interface between domestic policy obje...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider
Other Authors: Jones, Wayne, 1951- (-), Walkenhorst, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 2003.
Subjects:
Produce trade > Government policy.
Produce trade > Law and legislation.
Food > Safety measures.
Food adulteration and inspection > Law and legislation.
Food adulteration and inspection > Standards.
Foreign trade regulation.
Non-tariff trade barriers.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705053206719
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Summary:Agricultural trade disputes over issues such as beef hormones and genetically modified organisms have received wide public attention and illustrated the trade-off between domestic and international policy objectives. This report examines pertinent issues at the interface between domestic policy objectives, technical regulations and agricultural trade. It also discusses approaches to measuring the trade impacts of food safety and other technical measures, and presents empirical evidence concerning the trade effects of resolving controversial food safety issues.
Item Description:Published also in French as: L'impact des réglementations sur le commerce de produits agroalimentaires : les accords sur les obstacles techniques au commerce (OTC) et l'application des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires (SPS).
"This report was prepared and edited by Wayne Jones and Peter Walkenhorst ..."--Page 3.
Physical Description:1 online resource (154 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-151).
ISBN:9781280170515
9786610170517
9789264105423

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