Preferential trading arrangements in agricultural and food markets
Subtitle: the case of the European Union and the United States
By: prepared by Jacques Gallezot and Jean-Christophe Bureau
Contributors: Gallezot, Jacques.; Bureau, Jean-Christophe.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9789264009325
Subjects: Tariff preferences -- United States.; Tariff preferences -- European Union.; Tariff preferences -- Economic aspects.; Farm produce -- Marketing.; Food industry and trade.; Aranceles preferenciales -- Estados Unidos; Aranceles preferenciales -- Unión Europea; Aranceles preferenciales -- Aspectos económicos; Productos agrícolas -- Mercadeo; Conservas alimenticias; Handelsverdragen.; Landbouwproducten.
Other titles: Case of the European Union and the United States
Description: Developing countries are concerned that multilateral tariff reductions will harm their agricultural sectors because of preference erosion.  The findings in this report suggest that although this may indeed be a problem for some countries in some sectors, factors other than preferential schemes may be limiting developing country exports.  The report provides information on the extent to which developing countries have used selected, non-reciprocal preferential trading schemes provided by the EU and the US.  Secondary data are complemented by interviews with market operators further clarifying the empirical findings.  A special section has been devoted to the preferences granted to African countries highlighting the conditions for this set of developing countries.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Published in French under the title: Les régimes prèfèrentiels dans les domaines agricole et alimentaire : les cas de l'Union europèenne et des États-Unis.

Includes statistics.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-106).

Available electronically from SourceOECD@oecd.org
Table of contents: value: The utilisation of European Union tariff preferences for agricultural and food products.  European preference schemes:  Sources and methods for analysing EU preferential imports ; Utilisation of EU tariff preferences for agricultural and food products ; Utilisation of the European GSP ; The scheme in favour of least developed countries : everything but arms ; GSP drugs : against drug production and trafficking ; Agreements with the ACP countries : from Lomé to Cotonou; value: Summary of non-reciprocal preferences ; Actual and potential utilisation rate : the case of Africa; value: United States preference schemes:  Reciprocal and non-reciprocal agreements ; Customs duties and flows under preference schemes in the United States ; Imports under GSP ; Preferential imports under ATPA ; Preferential imports under CBI ; Overall utilisation of non-reciprocal preferences ; Actual and potential utilisation rate : the case of Africa ; US non-reciprocal preferences : conclusion.