Harmonization, Equivalence and Mutual Recognition of Standards in WTO Law

For economists and trade policy makers, this volume of standards regulation in World Trade Organization regulations explores the principles of harmonization and equivalence as they relate to international trade policy. Topics discussed include general standards concepts and definitions, WTO conception of harmonization of product standards, International Standard definitions, equivalence and mutual recognition, and legal and regulatory rules and enforcement. The work includes a glossary of acronyms, a detailed listing of trade case citations, and an appendix outlining trade organizations memberships and compliance for major trading nations around the world. Schroder is a legal affairs officer for the Andean Community General Secretariat, the customs union organization of northwestern South American nations. Aspen Publishers is now Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)