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World Trade Organization members' participation in mechanisms under the sanitary and phytosanitary agreement

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  • Sofia Boza
  • Felipe Fernández

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Non-tariff measures are increasing their visibility in international trade. Among them, sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) aim to protect food safety, animal and plant health. In order to limit their potential impact on trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO) fostered the signature of a multilateral agreement, which sets up mechanisms to promote transparency, consensus and dispute resolution. The objective of this paper is to present the divergences in participation of WTO country members in the previously mentioned mechanisms according to their income level. The results obtained evidence that, with some particular exceptions, high income countries have been much more active than developing and least developed.

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  • Sofia Boza & Felipe Fernández, 2016. "World Trade Organization members' participation in mechanisms under the sanitary and phytosanitary agreement," International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(3), pages 212-227.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijtrgm:v:9:y:2016:i:3:p:212-227
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    1. Stender, Frederik & Vogel, Tim, 2021. "Murky trade waters: Regional tariff commitments and non-tariff measures in Africa," IDOS Discussion Papers 13/2021, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).

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