ASEAN SINGLE MARKET’S EFFECTS ON MEAT AND LIVESTOCK UNDERMINED BY NON-TARIFF BARRIERS AND SMUGGLING
July 1st, 2016
THE COMMON market launched on January 1 by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has so far failed to promote a sustainable increase in legitimate intra-ASEAN meat and livestock trades. Instead, imports from outside the bloc, domestic production and US dollar-based smuggling continue to thrive, say experts.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), comprised of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, includes a large number of common standards, including disease controls and slaughter ...
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