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Zúñiga Schroder, Humberto.

Harmonization, equivalence and mutual recognition of standards in WTO law / Humberto Zúñiga Schroder. - Alphen aan den Rijn : Frederick, MD : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business ; Distributed in North, Central and South America by Aspen Publishers, Inc., c2011. - xiii, 212 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Global trade law series ; v. 36 . - Global trade law series ; v. 36. .

Contents
List of Abbreviations;
Acknowledgements;
Introduction;
Chapter 1 Analysis of General Concepts and Definitions;
1. Definition of Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures;
1.1. Standards;
1.2. Conformity Assessment Procedures;
2. Functions That Standards Fulfil;
2.1. Standards and Their Role in Protecting Human Health/Safety;
2.2. Standards and the Promotion of Compatibility;
3. Dynamics of the Process of Standardization: De Facto and De Jure Standards;
4. Summary and Conclusions;
Chapter 2 Harmonization;
1. International Harmonization;
2. The WTO and the Concept of ‘Harmonization’;
2.1. SPS Agreement;
2.1.1. Resort to International Standards: Analysis of the ‘Options’;
2.1.1.1. Preamble: Negotiations That Led to the Drafting of Article 3;
2.1.1.2. Measures ‘Based on’ International Standards;
2.1.1.2.1. Burden of Proof

ISBN: 9789041136572 (hbk.) 9041136576 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2011290652

Subjects--Corporate Names:
World Trade Organization.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Foreign trade regulation.
Law--International unification.

LC Class. No.: K3943 / .Z86 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 343.087 SCH