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SPS measures and possible market access implications for agricultural trade in the Doha Round: An analysis of systemic issues

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  • Murali Kallummal

    (Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi)

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This paper discusses an analysis of the SPS notifications made by WTO Member countries from 1995 to July 2010.

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  • Murali Kallummal, 2012. "SPS measures and possible market access implications for agricultural trade in the Doha Round: An analysis of systemic issues," Working Papers 11612, Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), an initiative of UNESCAP and IDRC, Canada..
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    Keywords

    Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures; transparency; non-tariff measures; ad-valorem equivalents; technological gap; harmonization; WTO;
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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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