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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Technical Barriers to Trade"”.
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Technical barriers to trade for the importation of Australian veterinary biological vaccines to the European Union
Technical barriers to trade are product health and safety related regulations imposed by governments to restrict or control the inflow and outflow of particular products. This thesis begins with a brief review of governments' sovereign rights in the context of international standards to be adopted …
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The impact of the European Construction Products Directive on UK construction product manufacturers
… products. Harmonised standards remove technical barriers to trade allowing manufacturers to sell their products anywhere in the European Economic Area (EEA) provided the product complies with the standard and has affixed the CE marking. This should lead to greater competition in all EEA …
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An Assessment of Technical Barriers in Central American Agricultural and Food Trade
This dissertation explores technical regulations (sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, technical barriers to trade, and geographical indications) in Central American agricultural and food trade. In the first part, a framework to systematically evaluate the broad issues for developing …
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Three Essays in Empirical Economics
… for compressed natural gas as a fuel substitute to diesel fuel for firms with hybrid fleets. The data is from the Energy Information Administration, for the years 1989 to 2009, for 47 states. Results show that an increase of $0.10 in the price of diesel fuel will increase compressed natural gas …
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International Agricultural Trade Costs and Non-Tariff Measures
This dissertation investigates how agricultural trade frictions, such as tariffs and non-tariff measures (NTMs), impact trade competitiveness and globalization in the agricultural sector. The dissertation consists of three chapters. The first chapter argues that agricultural trade cost evolution …
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La C.E.E : un modele juridique pour une plus grande integration economique en Afrique australe. Volume 1-2
The purpose of this thesis is to answer the following question : Ii the E.E.C. in fact a legal model for greater economic integration in Southern Africa? Part One of the thesis provides a description of the organization of the E.E.C After a brief historical introduction, Section One analyses the …
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Certification for biofuel: a means to sustainable development?
… including the U.S., have adopted policies to promote greater use of biofuel, with the hope that biofuel can be used to meet the sustainability goal of reducing carbon emission associated with conventional fossil fuel. However, biofuel production, if not implemented with care, can bring …
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The Impacts and Implications of Post-1995 Linkages Between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Trade Organization: Politicization, Deadlock, and Dispute
… the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Trade Organization. Chapters 1 and 2 provide data on the structures, functions, and procedures of the Codex Commission and the WTO and analyze their institutional approaches to risk, danger, risk management and the precautionary principle. Chapter 3 …
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Complexity and fragility: an assessment of New Zealand trade relations
In the decade 2010-2019, international trade relationships started to show some new patterns with complex and fragile features. These patterns are attributed to various factors, including globally slower demand, greater participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs), and the application of non-tariff …
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UNILATERAL TRADE-RELATED CLIMATE MITIGATION MEASURES AND WTO LAW: A SYSTEMIC PERSPECTIVE
… on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, and the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change (PA). While these agreements reflect a shared recognition of the need for international cooperation to achieve climate mitigation objectives, States pursued an individualized and diverse …