Jc. Bureau et Jp. Doussin, Sanitary and technical regulations: Issues for trade liberalization in thedairy sector, CAN J AG EC, 47(5), 1999, pp. 149-156
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy,Economics
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D AGROECONOMIE
Sanitary and technical regulations can impede trade liberalization in dairy
products. The World Trade Organization tackle regulatory trade barriers ma
inly through the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and the Technical Barrier
s to Trade (TBT) agreements. Th SPS and TBT agreements are presented, focus
ing on those provisions that are relevant for the diary sector. Arbitration
of recent SPS disputes clarified the right of a country to set a particula
r level of protection, as well as the role of international standards. Buil
ding on the recent jurisprudence of the disputes settled under the World Tr
ade Organization, the practical scope of the SPS and TBT agreements is expl
ained. Empirical consequences for trade in the dairy sector are presented o
n the basis of three examples, the Bst issue, the controversy on mandatory
pasteurization of cheese and the definition and labeling of yogurts.