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

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 s...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1994.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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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."
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