12-Nov-2004
The Australia Institute
Australia has always enjoyed rigorous national food standards that were applied equally to both domestically produced and imported food. The capacity to maintain and apply these standards, however, is now being undermined by international trade agreements and procedures for settling trade disputes with a result that challenges to public health are being significantly increased.
11-Nov-2004
FTAmonitoring.org
Special report by Rabobank - PDF file
10-Nov-2004
Americas Program
The USTR’s promises of increased foreign investment and market access are unlikely to materialize for the Andean countries, given the playing field at the moment.