Resolution #2009-5-1
SUBMITTED BY: | Exporter Committee |
DATE: | May 21, 2009 |
TITLE: | Science-Based Trade |
WHEREAS, | Global meat trade continues to grow and it is critical to the financial success of U.S. agriculture; and |
WHEREAS, | Global trade is facilitated by the recognition of international standards and guidelines that ensure human, animal and food safety; and |
WHEREAS, | U.S. exports continue to face market disruptions that stem from unscientific policies put in place by governments of trading partners; and |
WHEREAS, | U.S. exporters recognize that in some circumstances, U.S. import policies diverge from scientific principle; and |
WHEREAS, | Situations where U.S. import policies exist that are considered to be unscientific result in difficulties in the ability to resolve export issues, |
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, | USMEF strongly supports science-based trade policies for imports and for exports; and |
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, | USMEF, in cooperation with our membership, strongly supports related trade associations in requesting that the U.S. government adhere to the same science-based principles that we request our trading partners to recognize |