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Bird Flu, the OIE, and National Regulation: The WTO's India–Agricultural Products Dispute

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dc.contributor.authorHillman, Jennifer A.
dc.contributor.authorBown, Chad P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-10T18:35:56Z
dc.date.available2016-08-10T18:35:56Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides a legal-economic assessment of issues arising in the Panel Report over the WTO's India–Agricultural Products dispute, one of a growing list of disputes arising at the intersection of the WTO and domestic regulatory policy over human, animal, or plant health. This dispute featured allegations that India's import measures applied against avian influenza- (AI-) infected countries over poultry and related products were too restrictive, in light of the World Organisation for Animal Health's (OIE's) scientifically motivated standards and guidelines. We rely on insights from a set of economic models of commercial poultry markets in the presence of negative externalities such as AI. We use such models to motivate critical tradeoffs arising at the intersection of government regulatory regimes designed to deal with AI and how they fit alongside trade agreements such as the WTO and standard-setting bodies such as the OIE, which combine to impose constraints on regulatory and trade policy. While we find the institutional design of the OIE to be well-motivated and we are in broad agreement with the overall thrust of the Panel Report in the dispute, we also highlight a number of subtle issues which pose long-term challenges for the multilateral trading system's ability to balance trade rules with public health concerns.en
dc.identifier.citationWorld Trade Review
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1474745615000701
dc.identifier.issn1474-7456
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24871
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectWTO
dc.subjectWorld Trade Organization
dc.subjecttrade dispute
dc.subjecthealth regulations
dc.subjectdomestic regulatory policy
dc.subjectagricultural trade
dc.subjectavian influenza
dc.subjecttrade policy
dc.titleBird Flu, the OIE, and National Regulationen
dc.title.subtitleThe WTO's India–Agricultural Products Disputeen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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okr.crossref.titleBird Flu, the OIE, and National Regulation: The WTO's India–Agricultural Products Dispute
okr.date.disclosure2017-04-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-24T02:26:22.652563Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.identifier.doi10.1017/S1474745615000701
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/24871
okr.identifier.report108325
okr.journal.nbpages235-57
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Disease Control & Prevention
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Agriculture
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Standards
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::World Trade Organization
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Trade and International Integration (DECTI)
okr.volume15(2)
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