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Environment and quality standards in the WTO : new protectionism in agricultural trade ? A European perspective

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  • Louis-Pascal Mahé

    (Unité d'économie et sociologie rurales de rennes - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique)

Abstract

L'idée centrale de cet article est que l'accord agricole de l'Uruguay Round contraindra désormais les politiques agricoles, et que les intérêts commerciaux vont relayer les groupes de pression et susciter un néoprotectionnisme sous forme de BNT (Barrières non tarifaires) sous couvert de préoccupations de santé, d'environnement, de qualité ou d'éthique. La théorie économique donne quelques indications pour distinguer les interventions publiques nécessaires pour pallier les défaillances du marché de celles qui sont des détournements protectionnistes. L'OMC a mis en place des gardes-fous efficaces pour limiter cette tendance. Le contenu des divers accords signés à Marrakech et les acquis de décisions récentes sont passés en revue. Mais l'action de l'OMC reste très focalisée sur les freins aux échanges et se heurte aux limites du rôle de l'objectivité et de la science. Elle reste trop limitée face aux problèmes communs globaux et à l'éthique qui pourtant concerne le bien-être mondial, actuel ou futur. Pour la profession des économistes agricoles, ces problèmes ouvrent un domaine important de recherches, à la fois conceptuelles et empiriques.

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  • Louis-Pascal Mahé, 1997. "Environment and quality standards in the WTO : new protectionism in agricultural trade ? A European perspective," Post-Print hal-02371364, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02371364
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    1. Moon, Wanki & Koo, Won W. & Kim, Chang-Gil, 2011. "New Global Governance For Agriculture, Climate Change, Sustainability, And Food Security," Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje, Korea Rural Economic Institute, vol. 34(2), pages 1-29, June.
    2. Yi-Bin Chiu, 2012. "Deforestation and the Environmental Kuznets Curve in Developing Countries: A Panel Smooth Transition Regression Approach," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 60(2), pages 177-194, June.
    3. Rakhi Singh & Seema Sharma & Deepak Tandon, 2018. "Non-Tariff Measures in Indian Context and the European Union," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(9), pages 1-54, September.
    4. Moon, Wanki, 2011. "Is agriculture compatible with free trade?," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 13-24.
    5. Sviltana Taran, 2008. "ENEPO: EU Eastern Neighbourhood - Economic Potential and Future Development," CASE Network Studies and Analyses 0371, CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research.
    6. SunHee Park, 2020. "Taking Cultural Goods Seriously: Geographical Indications and the Renegotiation Strategies for the Korea‐EU FTA," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 11(S2), pages 23-30, June.
    7. Margareta Timbur & Spiridon Pralea, 2013. "Relationship In The Context Of Sustainable Development," CES Working Papers, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 5(2), pages 279-299.
    8. Moon, Wanki, 2010. "Multifunctional Agriculture, Protectionism, And Prospect Of Trade Liberalization," Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje, Korea Rural Economic Institute, vol. 33(2), pages 1-33, July.
    9. Rozalia Kicsi & Aurel Burciu & Simona Buta & Ionel Bostan & Pavel Stanciu, 2023. "Insights into the Political Economy of Protection: The Case of International Trade in Agricultural Goods," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2023(4), pages 447-472.
    10. Wanki Moon & Gabriel Pino, 2018. "Do U.S. citizens support government intervention in agriculture? Implications for the political economy of agricultural protection," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 49(1), pages 119-129, January.
    11. Taghouti, Ibtissem & Martinez-Gomez, Victor & Marti, Luisa, 2017. "Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures in agri-food imports from the European Union: Reputation effects over time," Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, Spanish Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 16(02), January.

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