Emergency notifications in the international market: Origins and effects

Authors

  • Lívia Maciel Heringer
  • Orlando Monteiro da Silva Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/pe.2014.101.02

Abstract

Emergency notifications are issued by WTO member countries when there is an occurrence of critical sanitary situations in the international market. This study aimed to analyze the occurrence of emergency notifications, its origins and possible consequences on the trade of those products for which they are issued. All notifications issued between 1995 and 2012 were analyzed for characteristic patterns. We identified possible effects of such notifications on international trade flows through a graphical and tabular analysis. The results showed that the developed countries were the largest emitters, but also the ones most affected by the emergency notifications. The number of notifications showed a rising trend until 2007, with two peaks: the first and most pronounced in 2001, due to the occurrence of BSE (mad cow disease) and foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Europe, and the second in 2004, due to the emergence of avian influenza in Asia. After 2007, there was a trend of stability or even decrease in emissions. Commodities related to animals and animal products were the most frequently notified. One can see a decline in the quantities of traded goods in years when they were the target of emergency notifications.

Keywords: sanitary and phytosanitary measures, emergency notifications, imports.

Author Biographies

Lívia Maciel Heringer

Mestranda em Economia Aplicada pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Economista pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Orlando Monteiro da Silva, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Professor Titular do Departamento de Economia.

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Published

2014-07-23

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2014): Jan-Jun

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