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Impact of sanitary and phytosanitary standards on developing countries and the role of the SPS Agreement

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  • Spencer Henson

    (Centre for Food Economics Research, Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, The University of Reading, 4, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6AR, United Kingdom)

  • Rupert Loader

    (Centre for Food Economics Research, Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, The University of Reading, 4, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6AR, United Kingdom)

Abstract

This article addresses the role and impact of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement on prospects for export trade by developing countries. The SPS Agreement aims to facilitate discussion under the aegis of the World Trade Organization (WTP). It provides an enquiry and dispute settlement procedure; it also offers certain concessions and aid to developing and least developed countries. The article presents data on participation and several objective measures of the way the Agreement works for developing countries. Participation in the Agreement by developing countries is relatively low, despite the fact that several current issues (for example aflatoxins, salmonella) impact directly on such countries. The article suggests ways that developing countries can benefit further from the operation of the SPS Agreement, and explores how the standards operated by certain countries might act as a trade barrier to exports from developing countries. [Econ-Lit citations: L660, F100, Q170] © 1999 John Wiley & Sons.

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  • Spencer Henson & Rupert Loader, 1999. "Impact of sanitary and phytosanitary standards on developing countries and the role of the SPS Agreement," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 15(3), pages 355-369.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:agribz:v:15:y:1999:i:3:p:355-369
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199922)15:3<355::AID-AGR5>3.0.CO;2-I
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    1. Roberts, Donna, 1998. "Preliminary Assessment of the Effects of the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Trade Regulations," Journal of International Economic Law, Oxford University Press, vol. 1(3), pages 377-405, September.
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