Grain subsidies in Ukraine : the role of WTO law and the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement / by Kateryna Zelenska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zelenska, Kateryna, author.

Series:

Nijhoff international trade law series ; Volume 16.

Nijhoff International Trade Law Series, 1877-7392 ; Volume 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grain trade--Law and legislation--Ukraine.

Grain trade.

Agricultural subsidies--Law and legislation--Ukraine.

Agricultural subsidies.

Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (2014 March 21).

Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part.

European Union--Ukraine.

European Union.

World Trade Organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill Nijhoff, 2018.

Summary:

Grain Subsidies in Ukraine is the first attempt to examine impact of international trade law on Ukrainian policies in the cereals sector. The author focuses on instruments of state support for agricultural producers. Those are examined in their compliance with Ukraine’s WTO commitments. The other central component of the book is the effect of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on the the country’s policy space. The treaty contains legal approximation provisions, which may have a farreaching impact on Ukrainian agricultural regulation. In this regard, the agreement is compared to other free trade agreements signed by Ukraine. Another focal point is the question to what extent Ukraine could make use of the EU agricultural aid practice. Although certain EU experience is found to be useful, the book generally advocates reducing distortive policies in Ukraine by substituting subsidies with market-based instruments.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Economic Aspects of State Support Measures (Subsidies) with Specific Consideration of Agriculture

Introduction to Agricultural Policies in Ukraine

External Factors with Influence on Ukrainian Grain Policies

Subsidy Definition: International Approaches in Regulation

The eu Practice on Agricultural Support

Interplay between State Support for Grain in Ukraine and International Trade Commitments

Export Measures for Foodstuffs: Rationale, Forms, and Impact

Final Conclusions.

Notes:

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Universität Bremen, 2016) issued under title: Grain Policies and the Challenge of External Trade Liberalization: on the Example of the European Union and Ukraine.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-35369-0

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004353695 DOI