@article{Loppacher:24166,
      recid = {24166},
      author = {Loppacher, Laura J. and Kerr, William A. and Barichello,  Richard R.},
      title = {A Trade Regime for Sub-National Exports Under the  Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary  Measures},
      address = {2006},
      number = {1617-2016-134626},
      series = {Commissioned Paper CP 2006-3},
      pages = {55},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {Regulations relating to disease management have  traditionally been an important component of the overall  environment in which international trade in  agriculture
products occurs. The World Trade Organization  (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and  Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) allows members to  restrict or
prohibit imports from a country when imported  products present a risk to human, animal or plant health or  life. As the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, also  commonly
called Mad Cow disease in the media) outbreak in  Canada showed, the disease status of a country is a major  competitive advantage and losing disease-free status  can
impose significant costs on an industry. The risks  associated with SPS-based border closures were not well  anticipated by the Canadian industry and government, and  little was done in preparation for the potential change in  the trading environment and the ensuing losses. This is a  mistake many stakeholders in the industry plan to  avoid
making again.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/24166},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.24166},
}