An Economic Analysis of Food Safety Standards and Its Implications on Agricultural Trade in the Context of EU-MED Partnership: The Case of SPS Standards and EUREPGAP Requirements

This research project was also carried out on the basis of a contract between FEMISE and the RSS situated in Jordan in order to conduct an economic analysis of food safety standards and to test the impact of imposing these standards on agricultural trade between the EU and southern Mediterranean countries: Jordan, Syria and Egypt. This research project aims at examining policy, technical, and institutional trade disputes that may arise between the EU and MP countries due to food safety measures represented in SPS and EUREPGAP. This research has identified what does it take to comply with these measures in terms of appropriate policies, technical and trade procedures while at the same time acknowledging the genuine concerns of all parties about safety and quality of agricultural and food products.