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Trade and food standards on tariff escalation. Trade Policy Brief No. 24. FAO support to the WTO negotiations at the 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires

Based on a joint FAO-WTO publication, this brief emphasizes the importance of applying international food safety standards, and the need for countries to invest in building their own capacity in this regard. This would allow trade to take place smoothly and without distortions.

Also available in French.

See the complete series: Trade Policy Briefs

URL
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i8007e.pdf
Date
2017
Publisher
FAO
Region
Global
Keywords
Capacity development, Food safety, Food systems, Laws & regulations, Multi-stakeholder partnerships, Policy analysis, Trade & markets
Policy Theme
Trade Policy