Sanitary and Phytosanitary Safety Standards for Foods in the GATT Uruguay Round Accords

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade.

Product safety.

Trade regulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1994

Summary:

Reviews Congressional issues concerning the Uruguay Round agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, designed to harmonize international standards for food products trade. Covers issues regarding basic rights of countries, harmonization and the use of international standards, "duelling science," rules-of-the-game for different standards, preemption of State and local food safety laws, and the meaning of "least trade restrictive" measures, "equivalency," and "transparency"

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Safety Standards for Foods in the GATT Uruguay Round Accords

Publisher Number:

CRS-1994-SPR-0067

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