Description |
1 online resource (251 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Table of cases; Introduction; I.1 Introduction; I.2 Why SPS standards?; I.3 Why the EU and the COMESA?; I.4 Objectives and scope; I.5 Plan of this book; 1 SPS standards under the WTO SPS Agreement; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The significance of SPS standards; 1.3 The WTO SPS Agreement; 1.4 Harmonisation of SPS standards; 1.5 Provisions for developing countries under the SPS Agreement; 1.6 Chapter discussion and conclusions; 2 EU food safety standards; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Regulation 178 of 2002 |
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2.3 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)2.4 A critical overview of the EU food safety policy and standards; 2.5 Global administrative and constitutional law perspectives; 2.6 Chapter discussion and conclusions; 3 COMESA food safety standards; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 An overview of the COMESA; 3.3 SPS policies and regulations in the COMESA; 3.4 Chapter discussion and conclusions; 4 Case studies in food safety standards in EU-COMESA trade; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The two schools of thought on the impact of food safety standards on trade |
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4.3 COMESA trade concerns with EU food safety regulations in beef, fishery, and horticultural products4.4 Private voluntary standards (PVS) and EU food safety standards; 4.5 Chapter discussion and conclusions; 5 Towards a model for co-operation in food safety standards in EU-COMESA trade; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Tools for upgrading COMESA national food safety control systems; 5.3 The COMESA food control system (CFCS); 5.4 Towards an EU-COMESA food control system; 5.5 The EU-COMESA food control system (ECFCS); 5.6 Chapter discussion and conclusions; 6 Conclusions; 6.1 Introduction |
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6.2 The SPS Agreement6.3 EU food safety standards; 6.4 COMESA food safety standards; 6.5 A food control system for EU-COMESA food products trade; 6.6 Final remarks; Index |
Summary |
"Food safety has become a major concern for consumers in the developed world and Europe in particular. This has been highlighted by the recent spate of food scares ranging from the BSE (mad cow) crisis to Chinese melamine contamination of baby formula. To ensure food safety throughout Europe, stringent food safety standards have been put in place 'from farm to fork'. At the same time, poor African countries in the COMESA rely on their food exports to the European market to achieve their development goals yet have difficulty meeting the EU food safety standards. This book examines the impact of EU food safety standards on food imports from COMESA countries. It also critically examines both EU and COMESA food safety standards in light of the WTO SPS Agreement and the jurisprudence of the WTO panels and Appellate Body. The book makes ground-breaking proposals on how the standards divide between the EU and the COMESA can be bridged and discusses the impact of EU food safety standards on food imports from poor African countries."--Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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European Union
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa fast |
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European Union fast |
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Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
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Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (1995 January 1) fast |
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Food law and legislation.
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Foreign trade regulation.
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Food law and legislation -- European Union countries
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Food law and legislation -- Africa
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Non-tariff trade barriers -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
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Food law and legislation
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Foreign trade regulation
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International economic relations
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Non-tariff trade barriers -- Law and legislation
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Africa -- Foreign economic relations -- European Union countries
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European Union countries -- Foreign economic relations -- Africa
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Africa
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European Union countries
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781315526607 |
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1315526603 |
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