International Trade and Food Law

“To address ‘greenwashing’ and misleading environmental claims, the European Commission publishes a proposal on ‘green claims’ and their substantiation”, Vol. 14, Issue 3/2023 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation, 22 May 2023, pp. 607–611, Ignacio Carreño.
“France Bans ‘Meaty’ Terms for Plant-Based Products: Will the European Union Follow?”, Vol. 13, Issue 4/2022, European Journal of Risk Regulation, 26 August 2022, pp. 665–669, Ignacio Carreño.
“Achieving sustainability of the EU food chain with feed additives as a key tool: the European Commission intends to modernise the legal framework to foster innovation”, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), pp. 866-870, Fabrizio De Angelis and Ignacio Carreño.
“The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trade”, Special Issue No. 2/2020 ‘Taming COVID-19 By Regulation’ of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR),pp. 402-410, Ignacio Carreño, Tobias Dolle, Lourdes Medina Perez and Moritz Brandenburger.
“The EU’s Request for Arbitration Under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement“, Issue No. 2/2020 of the Global Trade and Customs Journal (GTCJ), pp. 104–110, Tobias Dolle and Lourdes Medina.
“An update on ‘negative claims’ in the EU and in EU Member States”, ERA Forum, 20(4), pp. 549–566, Ignacio Carreño and Tobias Dolle.
“COOL potatoes? Poland plans to introduce mandatory country of origin labelling for fresh potatoes”, Issue 1/2019 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), pp. 208-218, Ignacio Carreño and Lourdes Medina.
“The Court of Justice of the European Union’s Judgment on Mutagenesis and International Trade: A Case of GMO, Mutatis Mutandis?”, Issue 3/2019 of the of the Global Trade and Customs Journal (GTCJ), pp. 91-101, Ignacio Carreño and Tobias Dolle.
“Tofu Steaks? Developments on the Naming and Marketing of Plant-based Foods in the Aftermath of the TofuTown Judgement”, Issue 3/2018 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), pp. 575-584, Ignacio Carreño and Tobias Dolle.
“How to Properly Account for Sustainable Production and Supply Chains in Modern Tariff Schedules and Trade Rules”, Vol. 12, Issue 11/12 of the Global Trade and Customs Journal, (GTCJ), pp. 484-490, Tobias Dolle and Bruno G. Simões.
“International Standards and Regulation on Food Irradiation” in “Food Irradiation Technologies: Concepts, Applications and Outcomes”, edited by Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira, Amilcar L. Antonio and Sandra Cabo Verde, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge (2017), pp. 5-27, Ignacio Carreño.
“A Myriad of EU Member States’ Measures on Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) of Food Compromise the EU Internal Market”, Issue 4/2017 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), pp. 779-786, Ignacio Carreño and Tobias Dolle.
“The Regulatory Framework on Plant Protection Products in the United Kingdom after Brexit”, Issue 4/2017 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), pp. 766-771, Ignacio Carreño and Tobias Dolle.
“Huiles végétales : le contexte légal européen et son évolution (étiquetage et allégations)”, Le Déméter 2018, pp. 143-156, Ignacio Carreño and Tobias Dolle.
“What’s in a Name? The US Food and Drug Administration Issues a Guidance on the Non-proprietary Naming of Biological Products”, Issue 3/2017 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), pp. 559-564, Tobias Dolle and Yury Rovnov.
“Developments on Front-of-Pack Nutrition Declarations in the EU – France Recommends to Food Business Operators an Additional Form of Presentation”, Issue 4/2017 of European Food and Feed Law Review (EFFL), pp. 321-325, Ignacio Carreño.
“Country of Origin Labelling on the Rise in EU Member States – An Analysis under EU law and the EU’s International Trade Obligations”, Issue 2/2017 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), pp. 414-423, Ignacio Carreño, Tobias Dolle and Yury Rovnov.
“The Relationship between Public Health and IP Rights: Chile Prosecutes Kellogg’s, Nestlé and Masterfoods for Using Cartoons Aimed at Attracting Children”, Issue 1/2017 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), pp.170-177, Ignacio Carreño and Tobias Dolle.
“L’étiquetage “clean” et les allégations “sans huile de palme” “évidentes” et “trompeuses””, Revue européenne de droit de la consommation (REDC), Issue 1/2016, pp. 99-107, Ignacio Carreño and Tobias Dolle.
“Free Trade Agreements and Regulatory Change: Examples from the Generic and Biosimilar Sectors”, Journal of World Trade, Vol. 51, Issue 2, pp. 205-232, Paolo R. Vergano and Tobias Dolle.
“The Trade and Customs Law Consequences of Brexit”, Global Trade and Customs Journal, 2017, Vol. 12, Issue 3, pp. 117-124, Tobias Dolle and David Leys.
“The Trade Law Consequences of ‘Brexit’”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 4/2016, Paolo R. Vergano and Tobias Dolle.
“The interface between nutrition and health claims and EU trademark law”, in “The New Intellectual Property of Health – Beyond Plain Packaging” (Edited by Alberto Alemanno and Enrico Bonadio) Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (2016), Ignacio Carreño and Eugenia Laurenza.
“Mixed Feelings about ‘Mixed Agreements’ and CETA’s Provisional Application”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 3/2016, pp. 617-622, Bruno G. Simões and Tobias Dolle.
“Taxing and Marketing Restrictions of ‘Food High in Fat, Salt or Sugar’ in the EU”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 3/2016, pp. 597-603, Paolo R. Vergano and Blanca Salas Ferrer.
“An Update on Nutrient Profiles in Light of the Dextro Energy Judgment of the EU General Court”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 3/2016, pp. 588-596, Ignacio Carreño.
“Geographical indications, “Food Fraud” and the Fight Against “Italian sounding” Products”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2/2016, pp. 416-420, Ignacio Carreño and Paolo R. Vergano.
“The Global Combat Against IUU Fishing: The United States Proposes a New Seafood Traceability Program”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2/2016, pp. 421-425, Bruno G. Simões and Tobias Dolle.
“Food intended for sportspeople: the EU’s regulatory framework after 20 July 2016”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 1/2016, pp. 191-196, Ignacio Carreño and Tobias Dolle.
“Chile’s Black STOP Sign for Foods High in Fat, Salt or Sugar”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 4/2015, pp. 622-628, Ignacio Carreño.
“German Jurisprudence on ‘Probiotic’ Claims on Baby Food, Trademarks as ‘Health Claims’ and Transitional Use of Existing Trademarks”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 3/2015, pp. 435-438, Ignacio Carreño.

“Provisional Findings by EFSA on the Safety of Caffeine and the Possible Implications on Caffeine Health Claims and Energy Drinks” (with Blanca Salas), European Journal of Risk Regulation 3/2015, pp. 431-434, Bruno G. Simões.
“The Scope of ‘Patent Linkage’ in the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and the Potential Effects on International Trade Agreements”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 3/2015, pp. 439-442, Eugenia Costanza Laurenza.
“Edible Insects and Insect-based Products in the EU: Safety Assessments, Legal Loopholes and Business Opportunities”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2/2015: pp. 288-292, Ignacio Carreño and Eugenia C. Laurenza.
“Clean Labels and “Self-evident” and “Flagrantly Misleading” “Palm Oil-free” Claims”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2/2015, pp. 284-287, Ignacio Carreño and Paolo R. Vergano.
“Ukraine adopts new food safety legislation in order to align its legal framework with that of the EU”, Issue 1/2015 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), Ignacio Carreño and Anna L. Gladshtein.
“Uses and potential abuses of ‘negative claims’ in the EU: the urgent need for better regulation”, Issue 4/2014 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), Ignacio Carreño and Paolo R. Vergano.
“Energy drinks: Stricter health warnings on caffeine content in the EU and sales bans to minors and new excise taxes”, Issue 4/2014 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), Ignacio Carreño.
“European Commission proposes to revise the EU’s legislative framework on novel foods and animal cloning”, Issue 3/2014 of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), Ignacio Carreño.
“New EU Rules on the Country of Origin Labelling for Meat of Swine, Sheep, Goats and Poultry”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2/2014: pp. 2013-2017, Ignacio Carreño.
“Questions raised in the aftermath of the African swine fever outbreak in the EU”, European Journal of Risk Regulation Issue 2/2014, Blanca Salas.
“The European Commission Considers the UK Traffic Light Nutrition-Labelling Scheme as Voluntary Nutritional Information and Not as a ‘Non-Beneficial’ Nutrition Claim”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 1/2014: pp. 61-64, Ignacio Carreño.
“Specific Rules on Derogations for Generic Descriptors under the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation Entered into Force”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 1/2014: pp. 65-67, Blanca Salas.
“Food: Hungary and Belgium Intend Limiting Trans Fats in Foodstuffs, as Done by other EU Member States”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 4/2013: pp. 527-530, Ignacio Carreño.
“Latest Procedural Developments Related to the WTO Dispute US – Clove Cigarettes”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 4/2013: pp. 548-549, Eugenia Costanza Laurenza.
“The EU Single Market for Green Products and the Proliferation of Environmental Claims”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 3/2013: pp. 355-357, Ignacio Carreno.
“The EU’s New Regulatory Framework on Official Controls, Animal Health, Plant Health and Seeds”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 3/2013: pp. 381-383, Eugenia Laurenza.
“The Labelling of Honey in the Aftermath of EFSA’s Scientific Opinion on Maize MON810 Pollen”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2/2013: pp. 252-254, Ignacio Carreño.
“’Fat Taxes’ in Europe and Beyond – a Legal and Policy Analysis Under EU and WTO Law”, European Food and Feed Law Review (EFFL) 2/2013, Ignacio Carreño (with Alberto Alemanno).
“Issues Arising from the European Commission’s Proposal on Biofuels”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 1/2013: pp. 87-90, Eugenia Costanza Laurenza.
“Substantial Amendment of the EU Regulatory Framework on Medical Devices and International Trade Implications”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 1/2013: pp. 97-100, Ignacio Carreño.
“No Risk Assessment for Additional Uses of Existing Food Additives in the EU”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 4/2012: pp. 580-582, Ignacio Carreño.
“Food Irradiation: The EU Regulatory Framework, Risk Assessment and International Trade Considerations”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 3/2012: pp. 373-392, Paolo Vergano and Ignacio Carreño.
“‘Fat taxes’ in Europe: A Legal and Policy Analysis under EU and WTO Law”, HEC Policy Paper, September 2012, Ignacio Carreño (with Alberto Alemanno).
“EU and US Mutually Recognise their Respective Organic Standards and Control Systems as Equivalent”, European Journal of Risk Regulation, EJRR 2/2012, Ignacio Carreño.
“Overview of the Standard of Review for Possible Justifications to Introduce National Food Labelling Rules in the EU”, European Journal of Risk Regulation, EJRR 2/2012, Ignacio Carreño.
“Services and Investment in the EU – South Korea Free-Trade Area: Implications of a New Approach for GATS V Agreements and for Bilateral Investment Treaties”, The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Volume 13 (2012), p. 157-185, Eugenia Laurenza (with James Mathis).
“Fossil Fuel ‘Grading’ and Sustainability Criteria for Biofuels and Bioliquids under the EU Fuel Quality and Renewable Energy Directives: Implications for International Trade”, Global Trade and Customs Journal, Kluwer Law International, 2012, Volume 7, Issue 3, p. 92-102, Paolo R. Vergano and Eugenia Laurenza, in.
“Addressing the Solution of SPS and TBT Matters through Trade Negotiations”, Research Handbook on the WTO Agriculture Agreement: New and Emerging Issues in International Agricultural Trade Law, Research Handbooks on the WTO Series, edited by Joseph McMahon and Melaku Geboye Desta, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd January 2012, Ignacio Carreño and Eugenia Laurenza.
“German Court Orders Change to Nutrition Labelling on Nutella Due to its Misleading Nature”, European Journal of Risk Regulation, EJRR 1/2012, Ignacio Carreño.
“Fat taxes in the EU Between Fiscal Austerity and the Fight Against Obesity”, European Journal of Risk Regulation, EJRR 4/2011, Ignacio Carreño (with Alberto Alemanno).
“Overview of the Standard of Review for Possible Justifications to Introduce National Food Labelling Rules in the EU”, European Journal of Risk Regulation, EJRR 4/2011, Ignacio Carreño.
“Subsidies to Renewable Energy Sources and International Trade: Issues and Tools to Reconcile Trade Rules and Environmental Policies”, Global Trade and Customs Journal, 2010, Vol. 5, Issue 6, p. 223-236, Paolo R. Vergano and Eugenia Laurenza.
“Does one size really fits all? – Guidelines for understanding harmonization in the SPS and TBT agreements”, World Bank Report, 2009, Paolo Vergano, Ignacio Carreño and Eugenia Laurenza (with Michael Friis Jensen).
“Vietnam’s Agriculture and WTO Accession: Some Reflections on SPS/TBT Trade Facilitation through Equivalence and Mutual Recognition”, in New Reflections on International Trade: Essays on Agriculture, WTO Accession and Systemic Issues” edited by Jeremy Streatfeild and Simon Lacey, published by Cameron May, 2008, p. 319-366, Paolo Vergano.
“Private Voluntary Standards within the WTO Multilateral Framework”, Legal analysis in the study commissioned by the United Kingdom Department for International Development under the Programme of Advisory and Support Services (WTO document G/SPS/GEN/802 of 9 October 2007), Paolo Vergano and Ignacio Carreño.
“Repertorio dell’attività giurisdizionale dell’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio”, Contratto e Impresa / Europa, vol. 2/2007, p. 1121-1149, Paolo Vergano and Eugenia Laurenza.
“Repertorio dell’attività giurisdizionale dell’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio”, Contratto e impresa / Europa, vol. 2/2006, p. 1015-1074, Paolo Vergano and Eugenia Laurenza.
“Some Reflections from the WTO Mexico – Telecommunications dispute”, Contratto e impresa / Europa, vol. 2/2006, p. 998-1013, Eugenia Laurenza.
“Geographical Indications and the Interface between Trade Mark Protection and Sui Generis Protection: The Example of China, Thailand and Vietnam”, International Trade Law and Regulation, Sweet & Maxwell, July 2006, Vol. 12 Issue 4, Paolo Vergano.
Section on “Article 56, Free Movement of Capital and Payments” in the Treatise on The Law of the European Union, edited by Smit, Herzog, Campbell and Zagel and published by LexisNexis, Matthew Bender in April 2006, Paolo Vergano.
“TBT and Agriculture: Some examples”, in Agriculture in WTO Law, Cameron May Ltd, July 2005, Ignacio Carreño.
“Application of Rules of Origin to Agricultural Products”, in Agriculture in WTO Law, Cameron May Ltd, July 2005, Paolo Vergano.
“The new labelling regime in the EC on allergen ingredients in foodstuffs”, Food and Drug Law Journal, October 2005 (Volume 60, No. 3, p. 375), Ignacio Carreño.
“Safeguard measures in EC food law”, European Law Review, June 2005, Volume 30, No. 3, p. 386, Ignacio Carreño (with Gijs Berends).
“Energy Services in the Current Round of WTO Negotiations”, International Trade Law and Regulation, Sweet & Maxwell, May 2005, Vol. 11 Issue 3, Paolo Vergano.
“Competition Issues of Energy Market Liberalisation”, Study commissioned by the Energy Charter Secretariat, January 2005, Paolo Vergano.
“WTO Negotiations with Respect to Geographical Indications and Russia’s Position on the Protection of Appellations of Origin”, Review of Central and East European Law, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, November 2004, Vol. 29, No. 4, p. 475-496, Paolo Vergano.
“Financial Services in the Current WTO Services Negotiations”, European Banking and Financial Law Journal (EUREDIA), Bruylant, November 2004, Vol. 2004/3, Paolo Vergano.
“Understanding Rules of Origin: the Coffee Example”, International Trade Law and Regulation, Sweet & Maxwell, October 2004, Vol. 10 Issue 5, Paolo Vergano.
“Repertorio dell’attività giurisdizionale dell’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio”, Contratto e impresa / Europa, vol. 1/2004, p. 594-608, Paolo Vergano.
“The EC Traceability and Equivalence Rules in Light of the SPS Agreement: A Review of the Main Legal Issues”, Study commissioned by CTA (Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU), December 2003, Paolo Vergano.
“Vietnam’s Implementation of the Transparency Provisions under the TBT and SPS Agreement”, MUTRAP, November 2003, Paolo Vergano.
“Breaking States’ Monopolies in Addressing International Cartels – In Favour of a WTO Agreement on Competition”, Magistra, Banca e Finanza, October 2002, Eugenia Laurenza.
“An Agricultural Safeguard Mechanism for Developing Countries”, Study commissioned by the UK Department for International Development, August 2002, Paolo Vergano.
“Barriers to Trade in the Food Law of the EU Candidate Countries?”, Zeitschrift für Lebensmittelrecht (Germany) 6/2002, p. 804-813, Ignacio Carreño.
“The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement”, ERA Forum, Vol. 4, 2001, p. 118-129, Paolo Vergano.
“Terminal Dues under the UPU Convention and the GATS: An Overview of the Rules and of their Compatibility”, Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 23, March 2000, No. 3, Paolo Vergano.
“The European Union and the WTO Dispute Settlement Procedure as Applied to Agriculture”, Working Paper commissioned by the European Parliament’s Directorate General for Research, AGRI 115/rev EN, March 1999, Paolo Vergano.