Market Access- NTMs and GIs

Question 1

What would a veterinary agreement look like?

Answer 1

These agreements focus on the trade partners recognising the other countries health standards as acceptable.

This means fewer checks at the border are needed

Question 2

GI

Answer 2

Geographical Indications- when the region the product is made is essential e.g Cornish pastys have to be made in Cornwall

Question 3

SPS

Answer 3

sanitary and phytosanitary are measures aimed at protecting human, animal, plant life or health

e.g. requiring a certificate signed by a vet on animal exports

Question 4

TBT

Answer 4

Technical barriers to trade. Product rules and regulation that make trade more difficult.

Question 5

What are the categories of TBT?

Answer 5

International standard:

Often voluntary, norms that most countries follow e.g. size A4 paper being the same internationally

Technical Regulation:

These are mandatory product regulations set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), producers have to meet these standards to access many countries markets

Question 6

Conformity Assessment

Answer 6

Checks to see if a product meets requirements set by the partner country

Question 7

What is the role of the WTO?

Answer 7

They try to prevent TBT unnecessarily stopping trade

Helping low income countries develop