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Introduction1 Introduction2 Why SPS Standards? 3 Why the EU and the COMESA?4 Objectives and scope5 Plan of the bookChapter 1. SPS Standards under the WTO SPS Agreement 1.1 Introduction1.2 The significance of SPS standards 1.3 The WTO SPS Agreement1.4 Harmonization of SPS standards1.5 Provisions for Developing Countries under the SPS Agreement1.6 Chapter discussion and conclusions1.6.1 International SPS Standards and HarmonizationChapter 2. EU Food Safety Standards2.1 Introduction2.2 Regulation 178 of 20022.3 The European food safety authority (EFSA)2.4 A critical overview of the EU food safety policy and standards2.5 Global administrative and constitutional law perspectives2.6 Discussion and conclusionsChapter 3. COMESA Food Safety Standards3.1 Introduction3.2 An overview of the COMESA3.3 SPS Policies and Regulations in the COMESA3.4 Chapter discussion and conclusionsChapter 4. Case Studies in Food Safety Standards in EU-COMESA Trade4.1 Introduction4.2. The two schools of thought on the impact of food safety standards on trade 4.3 COMESA trade concerns with EU food safety regulations in beef, fishery and horticultural products4.4 Private voluntary standards (PVS) and EU food safety standards4.5 Chapter discussion and conclusionsChapter 5. Towards a Model for Co-operation in Food Safety Standardsin EU-COMESA Trade5.1 Introduction5.2 Tools for upgrading COMESA national food safety control systems5.3 The COMESA food control system (CFCS)5.4 Towards an EU-COMESA food control system 5.5 The EU-COMESA food control system (ECFCS)5.6 Chapter discussion and conclusions  Chapter 6. Conclusions6.1 Introduction6.2 The SPS Agreement 6.3 EU food safety standards6.4 COMESA food safety standards 6.5 A food control system for EU-COMESA food products trade6.6 Final remarks