Geneva 08 Jun 07

Fears have been expressed that the increasing use of voluntary private standards may exclude small producers in developing countries from global supply chains, marginalizing those most in need of the benefits of international trade. This and other developmental and market access issues will be addressed at an UNCTAD-WTO meeting on 25 June 2007.

For more information, see http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=4285&lang=1&print=1 [1]