CE Marking, Product Standards and World Trade

David Hanson, Associate Professor of International Business, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, US

欧盟CE标记ropean system of mandatory product safety standards, has created major obstacles for US exporters to the European Union (EU). CE Marking, Product Standards and World Trade is one of the first books to analyze the nature and dynamics of this major non-tariff trade barrier. David Hanson looks at the patterns of EU decision-making through a functional comparative analysis with the US, and in the context of the institutional alliances and rivalries that shape outcomes.