Environmental Standards

Codex Standards and Consumer Rights, February 2006.
By Steve Suppan (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy)

The New International Benchmark Standards For Environmental And Social Performance Of The Private Sector In Developing Countries: Will It Raise Or Lower The Bar?, February 2006
By Michael Warner (Overseas Development Institute).

The Trade And Environmental Effects Of Ecolabels: Assessment And Response, November 2005.
By Tom Rotherham, published by UNEP.

Overview of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures in QUAD Countries on Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Imported from Developing Countries, November 2005.
By Ellen Pay, published by the South Centre.

Regulating The Use Of Voluntary Environmental Standards Within The World Trade Organization Legal Regime: Making A Case For Developing Countries.
By Samir R. Gandhi, Journal of World Trade 39(5), 2005.

Standards Experts Agree Steps to Improve Market Access For Developing Countries, 2005.
By Shyam Gujadhur, International Trade Forum.

Decision Making in the Global Market: Trade, Standards and the Consumer, June 2005.
By Consumers International.

Bans, Tests And Alchemy: Food Safety Standards And The Ugandan Fish Export Industry, 2005.
By Stefano Ponte (Danish Institute for International Studies), DIIS Working Paper.

Food safety and agricultural health standards: challenges and opportunities for developing country exports. 2005
Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Trade Unit; Agriculture and Rural Development Department / World Bank.

Like Products, Health & Environmental Exceptions: The Interpretation of PPMs in Recent WTO Trade Dispute Cases, 2004.
By Robert Read in The Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy.

The SPS Agreement and Agri-food Trade Disputes: The Final Frontier, 2004.
By Grant E. Isaac in The Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy.

Regulatory Barriers in International Horticultural Markets, 2004.
By D. Roberts and B. Krissoff, Economic Research Service, USDA.

Developing Disharmony? The SPS and TBT Agreements and the Impact of Harmonization on Developing Countries, 2004.
By Graham Mayeda in Journal of International Economic Law.

Dumping On The World: How EU Sugar Policies Hurt Poor Countries, March 2004.
By Oxfam International.

Study Of The Consequences Of The Application Of Sanitary And Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures On ACP Countries, 2003.
By Cerrex Ltd, UK and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA).

Turtles, Trade and Unilateral Measures: Reframing the Debate, February 2003.
By K.Ravi Srinivas in Economic and Political Weekly 38(6), 8 February 2003.

Achieving Harmony in Trade and Environment, 2003.

Environmental Regulation and International Competitiveness in India, 2003.
By S. Chaturvedi and N. Gunjan, published in the Economic and Political Weekly.

Influencing Market Standards: A Voice for Developing Countries, 2003.
By Shyam K. Gujadhur, published in the International Trade Forum

Reviewing The SPS Agreement: A Developing Country Perspective, February 2003.
By Michael Friis Jensen, published by Centre for Development Research.

Food Safety and Quality in South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries, 2002.
By T.B. Karki, published by South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment (SAWTEE).

Do Environmental Standards Matter to Trade, 2002.
By J.S. Wilson, T. Otsuki, M. Sewadeh, published by the World Bank.

Dirty Exports And Environmental Regulation: Do Standards Matter To Trade?, March 2002.
By John S. Wilson, Tsunehiro Otsuki, and Mirvat Sewadeh.

A Race to the Top? A Case Study of Food Safety Standards and African Exports, 2001.
By John S. Wilson, Mirvat Sewadeh & Tsunehiro Otsuki, World Bank

Environmental Product Measures: Trade Barriers for South-North Trade?, 1998.
By the International Institute for Environment and Development.