This paper is published in Volume 3, Issue 2, 2018
Area
Law
Author
Rita Ghial
Org/Univ
Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Pub. Date
23 February, 2018
Paper ID
V3I2-1222
Publisher
Keywords
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Developed and Developing Countries, Dispute.

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Rita Ghial. International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Implications on World Trade, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARnD.com.

APA
Rita Ghial (2018). International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Implications on World Trade. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 3(2) www.IJARnD.com.

MLA
Rita Ghial. "International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Implications on World Trade." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 3.2 (2018). www.IJARnD.com.

Abstract

In principle, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures aim to protect the health of humans, plants and animals, while technical barriers to trade (TBT) ensure product quality and safety. However, governments may overshoot the requirements of health and consumer safety and use SPS and TBT to shield domestic producers from fair competition. Potential abuses of both measures as protectionist tools not only constrain international trade but also consumers’ welfare by restricting the choices of goods available to them. Less developed countries do not gain as much when implementing the measures or are disadvantaged in exporting goods, particularly when importers are advanced economies. This paper identifies the problems that limit the participation of developing countries with respect to the way in which it currently operates with the help of case laws.
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