Food Safety Standards in International Trade

Onsando Osiemo is a legal practitioner and researcher in Nairobi, Kenya. He obtained his PhD in law from the University of Amsterdam. His areas of research are in international trade law and regional integration in Europe and Africa.

Introduction

1 Introduction

2 Why SPS Standards?

3 Why the EU and the COMESA?

4 Objectives and scope

5 Plan of the book

Chapter 1. SPS Standards under the WTO SPS Agreement

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The significance of SPS standards

1.3 The WTO SPS Agreement

1.4 Harmonization of SPS standards

1.5 Provisions for Developing Countries under the SPS Agreement

1.6 Chapter discussion and conclusions

1.6.1 International SPS Standards and Harmonization

Chapter 2. EU Food Safety Standards

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Regulation 178 of 2002

2.3 The European food safety authority (EFSA)

2.4 A critical overview of the EU food safety policy and standards

2.5 Global administrative and constitutional law perspectives

2.6 Discussion and conclusions

Chapter 3. COMESA Food Safety Standards

3.1 Introduction

3.2 An overview of the COMESA

3.3 SPS Policies and Regulations in the COMESA

3.4 Chapter discussion and conclusions

Chapter 4. Case Studies in Food Safety Standards in EU-COMESA Trade

4.1 Introduction

4.2. The two schools of thought on the impact of food safety standards on trade

4.3 COMESA trade concerns with EU food safety regulations in beef, fishery and horticultural

products

4.4 Private voluntary standards (PVS) and EU food safety standards

4.5 Chapter discussion and conclusions

Chapter 5. Towards a Model for Co-operation in Food Safety Standardsin EU-COMESA Trade

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Tools for upgrading COMESA national food safety control systems

5.3 The COMESA food control system (CFCS)

5.4 Towards an EU-COMESA food control system

5.5 The EU-COMESA food control system (ECFCS)

5.6 Chapter discussion and conclusions

Chapter 6. Conclusions

6.1 Introduction

6.2 The SPS Agreement

6.3 EU food safety standards

6.4 COMESA food safety standards

6.5 A food control system for EU-COMESA food products trade

6.6 Final remarks