Climate Scientists Warn of Increased Hunger, Water Shortages and Species Extinction	The poorest and most vulnerable will be hardest hit by climate change, according to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).. more
Codex Meeting Focuses on Risk Analysis Standards, Code of Ethics for Trade in Food	Meeting from 2-6 April in Paris, the Codex Alimentarius Committee on General Principles (CCGP) -- which deals with procedural and general matters such as the nature of Codex standards and the development of guidelines for Codex committees -- decided that a set of "Proposed Draft Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Food Safety for Governments" are ready to be submitted to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption as a draft standard.. more
Biotech Companies Want Switzerland on IP Watchlist	In a move some observers find surprising, the Biotechnology Industry Organisation (BIO) is requesting that Switzerland be placed on a "Watchlist" due to its new draft rules on biotechnology inventions. In a letter to the US Trade Representative's office, BIO expressed concern that the revised Swiss Patent Act could undermine property rights associated with patents, and signalled uncertainty with regard to how some of the provisions may play out in practice. . more

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Civil Society Calls for Strong Environmental Provisions in US FTAs West Africa Biotech Adopts Action Plan CTE: Canada Suggests 'Middle Ground' Approach on MEA Observer Status Court Ruling Confirms US Environmental Agency's Power to Regulate Greenhouse Gases Are Bees Dying From Exposure to GE Crops?

Events    &   Resources
Events	16-20 April, Beijing, China: CODEX COMMITTEE ON CONTAMINANTS IN FOODS. The first session of this Codex Committee will discuss mycotoxins as well as other contaminants of food and feed. For further information contact K. Miyagishima at Miyagishima@fao.org; internet: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp?lang=en.
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Resources	"Swimming Upstream: Market Access for African Fish Exports in the Context Of WTO and EU Negotiations and Regulation" by Stefano Ponte, Jesper Raakjaer and Liam Campling in DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW 25 (1, 2007). The changing nature of the international trade regime presents a series of new challenges to fish industries on the African continent. This article explores how WTO and EU trade negotiations and regulation impact market-access possibilities for African fish exports. It comes to the conclusion that while bilateral negotiations with the EU have been beneficial for some African countries, collective bargaining power in the context of Economic Partnership Agreements might produce more strategic outcomes in the medium term.
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