Trade Impact of European Measures on GMOS Condemned by the WTO Panel
CEPII Working Paper No. 2009-16
30 Pages Posted: 15 Feb 2012
Date Written: July 10, 2009
Abstract
In May 2003, the United States, Canada and Argentina launched a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against the European Union concerning its authorization regime for biotech products. In November 2006, the WTO condemned this regime. Using a gravity equation, we estimate the reduction in exports of potentially affected products from the complainants to the European Union. Our results suggest that the European moratorium and product-specific measures have a negative effect on trade, as do safeguard measures adopted by Germany, Italy and Greece.
Keywords: GMOs, protection, WTO panels, environment
JEL Classification: F13, F18
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