Convergence and Asymmetry in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures in the Region's Trade Agreements

Sanitary and phytosanitary matters have acquired greater significance in the region's trade, as reflected in the significant number of complaints brought before the various dispute settlement mechanisms pertaining to the regional integration schemes. This may be attributed to the importance of the Latin American countries in world agricultural trade and to different phytosanitary and zoosanitary standards required by each. Given the multiplication of bilateral and plurilateral agreements in Latin America and the Caribbean, convergence on the sanitary standards required under such accords is crucial for the trade integration of a region that is an agro-exporter par excellence. Convergence is essential to facilitate market access and expedite trade flows. This bulletin assesses convergence of standards in the bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements signed by the countries of the region, the treatment afforded to the principles contained in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) and the progress the region has made relative to that Agreement.

United States Trade Developments 2012-2013

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2005-2006

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2008-2009: Crisis and opportunities for regional cooperation

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2009-2010: A crisis generated in the centre and a recovery driven by the emerging economies

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 1999-2000

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Latin America and the Caribbean: policies to improve linkages with the global economy

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Review of Caribbean economic and social performance in the 1980's and 1990's

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Globalization and development

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The Latin American Pacific Basin initiative and the Asia-Pacific region

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Brazilian external sector so far in the XXIst century

Policies towards the external sector have maintained their basic characteristics since the beginning of the present decade, although emphasis has been given to some specific aspects. Little doubt remains that the positive outcome - at least until recently – has been clearly a result of the country having profited from very favorable circumstances in the international scenario. This article discusses the main features of the external sector of the Brazilian economy, regarding trade flows, foreign investment, the internationalization of Brazilian entrepreneurial groups and the short-term financial requirements in foreign currencies.

The People's Republic of China and Latin America and the Caribbean: towards a strategic relationship

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El acuerdo de asociación económica entre Centroamérica y la Unión Europea: viabilidad, avances y perspectivas

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Medición del impacto de los acuerdos de libre comercio en América Latina: el caso de México

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Instrumentos para la evaluación del impacto de acuerdos comerciales internacionales: aplicaciones para países pequeños en América Latina

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