Cost benefit analysis and impact of compliance and non-compliance with sanitary and phytosanitary requirement for cariforum countries : final report

Abstract

This report describes a study of the “Cost Beneft Analysis and Impact of Compliance and Non-compliance with Sanitary and Phytosanitary Requirements for CARIFORUM Countries”. The study was undertaken under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures Programme managed by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) under the European Union (EU)-funded 10th European Development Fund (EDF). The study was undertaken by the consultancy frm Megapesca Lda. of Portugal. The specifc aims of this study, conducted during the period 1st September 2016 to 10th March 2017 were to: _ Review the international trade framework for SPS Measures from the point of view of the CARIFORUM; and _ Identify the specifc costs and benefts of compliance and non-compliance with SPS requirements and the effect on market access and on the livelihood of stakeholders, in order to increase understanding of the role and importance of SPS requirements in relation to imports and exports.