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| Title: | The Bioterrorism Act of the USA and international food trade: Evaluating WTO conformity and effects on bilateral imports |
| Authors: | Wieck, Christine
Rudloff, Bettina
Wahl, Thomas I. |
| Authors (Email): | Wieck, Christine (cwieck@wsu.edu)
Rudloff, Bettina (rudloff@agp.uni-bonn.de)
Wahl, Tom (wahl@wsu.edu) |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| Series/Report no.: | Selected Paper |
| Abstract: | The September 11th event focused the world's attention on the threat of bioterrorism to the food chain. As a consequence, the U.S. implemented the Bioterrorism Act (BTA). These new administrative import rules will be evaluated regarding WTO conformity and trade impact. This analysis is based on an inventory approach systematizing the BTA, and a trade flow analysis.
The BTA do not significantly deviate from WTO rules, however, the findings are driven by existing flexibility in international administrative import guidelines. The trade analysis highlights that products and countries with prior expedited or less regulated procedures and small import quantities are affected. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/36292 |
| Institution/Association: | Western Agricultural Economics Association>2005 Annual Meeting, July 6-8, 2005, San Francisco, California |
| Total Pages: | 41 |
| Language: | English |
| Collections: | 2005 Annual Meeting, July 6-8, 2005, San Francisco, California
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