Taghouti, I.; Martinez Gómez, VD.; García Alvarez-Coque, JM. (2015). Exploring EU food safety notifications on Agro-food imports: Are Mediterranean partner countries discriminated?. International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics. 3(2):15-29. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/102162
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Exploring EU food safety notifications on Agro-food imports: Are Mediterranean partner countries discriminated?
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Author:
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Taghouti, Ibtissem
Martinez Gómez, Victor David
García Alvarez-Coque, José María
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UPV Unit:
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Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Economía y Ciencias Sociales - Departament d'Economia i Ciències Socials
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Abstract:
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[EN] Limited capacity to comply with standards and controls has constrained the trade opportunities generated by bilateral agreements and preferences given to developing countries such as those belonging to the Mediterranean ...[+]
[EN] Limited capacity to comply with standards and controls has constrained the trade opportunities generated by bilateral agreements and preferences given to developing countries such as those belonging to the Mediterranean region. Specifically, in this paper we focus on the implementation of a specific type of Non-Tariff Measures that includes food safety concerns by the European Union. This is carried out through exploring some of the influencing factors on food standard enforcement in the EU, which is a major importer of agro-food products from developing countries. The issue at stake emerges on the possible rationale behind the border notifications on food imports -which can be the result of the management of specific risks- but beyond that by considering the reputation of the product or of the country of origin. We explore the hypothesis that the past border notifications affect current notifications, in other words, they affect current decisions on the implementation of food standards by the EU. Methodologically, notifications are extracted from those reported on the Rapid Alert System for Feed and Food (RASFF), and count data models are used to account for the over-dispersion existing in them. The results of the paper support the hypothesis that previous food notifications may slightly affect current notifications; nevertheless this effect seems to be less relevant for products of interest for Mediterranean Partner Countries. Hence, we cannot identify a pro or anti Mediterranean bias in the way that food safety controls are implemented at the EU borders.
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Subjects:
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Non-Tariff Measures
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Mediterranean Partner Countries
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SPS measures
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Agro-food trade
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Copyrigths:
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Reconocimiento (by)
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Source:
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International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics. (issn:
2147-8988
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Publisher:
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Harun Uçak
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Publisher version:
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http://www.foodandagriculturejournal.com/
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Project ID:
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/UPV//SP20120841/
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//AGL2012-39793-C03-02/ES/FORMAS DE ORGANIZACION DE LA INNOVACION EN EL SISTEMA AGROALIMENTARIO. EFECTOS SOBRE LOS RESULTADOS EMPRESARIALES. VARIABLES TERRITORIALES Y SECTOR AGRARIO/
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Thanks:
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The authors wish to thank Josep Domènech and Lorena Tudela for helpful insights and assistance in implementing the algorithm for the transformation of RASFF data into computable data. The authors acknowledge the support ...[+]
The authors wish to thank Josep Domènech and Lorena Tudela for helpful insights and assistance in implementing the algorithm for the transformation of RASFF data into computable data. The authors acknowledge the support received from the projects AGL2012–39793-C03–02, funded by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Spain) and the Univeristat Politècnica de València (PAID 06-12).
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Artículo
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