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The Accession of Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine to the WTO: What will it Mean for the World Trade in Wheat?
Burkitbayeva, Saule; Kerr, William A. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2013
2050.The KRU (Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine) countries account for approximately a quarter of world wheat exports and are … collectively considered one of the key wheat exporting regions. The Ukraine became a member of the WTO only in 2008. Russia became … an official member of the WTO in 2012 and Kazakhstan is expected to follow Russia and reach an accession deal with WTO …
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Was Food Safety Declining?: Assessing the Justification for the US Food Safety Modernisation Act
Nakuja, Tekuni; Kerr, William A. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2013
Food safety regulations limit trade in bioproducts. Every country, however, has a duty to protect its citizens from food safety hazards. If risks are increasing under an existing food safety system then a strengthening of the regulatory regime can be justified, with the inevitable negative...
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The Changing Structure of Domestic Support and Its Implications for Trade
Orden, David - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2013
commitments of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and their levels of agricultural support are examined …, including the domestic support commitments of Russia under its accession to the WTO in 2012. …
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The Great Recession and Import Protection: A Look Back at the U.S. Experience
Prusa, T.J. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2013
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Regional Agreements: A Stocktaking Based on WTO Notifications
Whalley, John - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2013
I provide a stocktaking on the profile of regional trade agreements in the global trading system over the last decade focusing heavily on the period since the 2008 financial crisis and relying heavily on WTO notifications. Regional agreements cover both regional trade agreements and broader...
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Post-Moratorium EU Regulation of Genetically Modified Products: Trade Concerns
Viju, Crina; Yeung, May T.; Kerr, William A. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2011
Trade in genetically modified (GM) products remains a major issue in agricultural trade policy. In particular, the European Union has sought to deny market access to GM-products. In the wake of a WTO case brought by Canada and the US, among others, against an import ban imposed on genetically...
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Post-Moratorium EU Regulation of Genetically Modified Products: Triffid Flax
Viju, Crina; Yeung, May T.; Kerr, William A. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2011
The regulatory regime for contamination permits the imposition of import bans with neither a scientific justification nor a risk assessment. No scientific assessment of Triffid flax was done prior to the import ban. The import regime put in place to deal with the contamination of flax with the...
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The New Food Safety Regime in the US: How Will it Affect Canadian Competitiveness
Nakuja, Tekuni; Akhand, M.; Hobbs, Jill E.; Kerr, William A. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2011
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) which was signed into law in January, 2011 represents a major initiative to improve food safety in the US. The legislation mandates the US Food and Drug Administration with developing a regulatory system to implement the Act. As yet, the full effect of...
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Challenging US Country of Origin Labelling at the World Trade Organization: The Law, The Issues and The Evidence
Sawka, Alison L.; Kerr, William A. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2010
Canada and Mexico are formally challenging US country of origin (COOL) legislation at the World Trade Organization. The industries most affected by COOL are beef and pork. The effect of COOL on North American cross border supply chains is outlined. The areas of international trade law upon which...
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High Food Prices and International Food Assistance
Cardwell, Ryan T. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 1012
High food prices in 2008 and 2010 generated concern about food security in developing countries. The number of food insecure people was estimated to have jumped significantly and food assistance donors were faced with unexpectedly high procurement bills. This paper discusses how high food prices...
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