This chapter shows that the main potential role of the public sector in sustainable tourism is largely negative in terms of regulation and planning controls. However, it is clear that the public sector can play a positive, pro-active role too. There is also a trend towards supra-governmental...

This chapter discusses the plant health and quarantine regulations of the European Union (EU), and provides an overview of the EU plant health regime, and the key EU institutions (EU presidency, European Commission, European Parliament, Permanent Representation, and European Court of Justice)...

This chapter addresses the impact of regulation on innovation as measured by the development of new products in the food industry. The EU and US regulatory environments are compared with respect to three innovative fields in the food industry: the use of genetic engineering for food production and...

This chapter emphasizes direct trade in GM crops. It notes that two distinct groupings of countries are emerging in formulations of regulatory regimes for GM foods. One group is the EU 'club' where a combination of bans and restrictions on trade are being implemented. The second group is the North...

Discussions on the definition of organic farming are presented, including discussions on the international framework for organic production and processing. The regulations and standards that have been imposed on organic food production by such countries as the USA, Australia and EU members, are...

This chapter explores the place of tourism in the current arrangements for Cyprus' membership in the EU, looking at the impact of enlargement on tourism, but also on the part tourism plays in both helping and hindering progress towards agreement and the process of 'Europeanization'. It starts with...

The European Union (EU) has a more comprehensive legislation for animal welfare during transport than anywhere else in the world. However, legislation must be adequately enforced to ensure compliance and, thereby, satisfactory levels of animal welfare. Enforcement of EU legislation is...

The occurrence of toxigenic molds and mycotoxin formation can be a problem in the Mediterranean basin. Nuts and dried fruits, the major commodities produced and traded in the basin, may be contaminated with aflatoxins and ochratoxin A. The nuts most at risk for aflatoxin formation are peanuts,...