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Trade-Development Partnership between South Korea and the Developing Countries via ODA for the TBT/SPS-related issues of Agro-fisheries & Food Goods

수입 농수산식품 검사·인증 분야에 있어서 ODA를 활용한 개도국과의 상생무역협력 방안

  • Jung, Moo-sup (Department of International Trade, Dong-A University) ;
  • Shin, Won-kyu (Department of Global Commerce, Soong-sil University, Center for International Development Cooperation, Kyung Hee University)
  • 정무섭 (동아대학교 국제무역학과) ;
  • 신원규 (숭실대학교 글로벌통상학과, 경희대학교 국제개발협력센터)
  • Received : 2019.03.07
  • Accepted : 2019.04.21
  • Published : 2019.04.30
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Abstract

The export of agricultural, fisheries, and food products acts as an engine of growth for developing countries in particular. However, exporting these items is easier said than done since issues of certification and inspection, so-called technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS), in developed markets have worked as major obstacles for exports. This paper examines the institutional aspects and recent trends of South Korea's TBT/SPS-related cases against exporting firms of the developing countries. We suggest a win-win partnership model that can promote cooperative synergies between Korea and developing employing trade-related technical cooperation or ODA (Official Development Aid). Technical cooperation such as the provision of on-spot field consulting services on TBT/SPS-related issues for exporting firms and Korean OEM firms of developing countries can lead to mutual gains. This cooperative partnership can create gains from "the trade-development nexus" for both sides while promoting sustainable trade and investment relationships between Korea and developing countries.

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This paper was supported by the research fund of Dong-A University.

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