Title: World Trade Organization members' participation in mechanisms under the sanitary and phytosanitary agreement
Abstract: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...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.Read More
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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