Explores the impact of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures in developed countries on developing country exports of agricultural and food products, particularly to the European Union. Attempts to identify the specific problems that developing countries experience in meeting SPS requirements and the degree to which these relates to their level of development and the specific requirements of developed country markets. Explores the degree to which the Sps Agreement has assisted developing countries in overcoming these barriers, with particulat emphasis on the constraints that might limit the effective participation of developing countries in the institutionsof the WTO.

4/21/08 JOYD