While Japan’s share in India’s shrimp exports declined from 60 percent in 1993–94 to 39 percent in 2001–02, Japan remains the country’s main export market (figure 7). Over this same period, exports to the . declined from 22 percent in 1993–94 to approximately 13 percent in 1996–97, recovering to 7 reach 31 percent again in 2001–02. Exports to the EU expanded from 13 percent by value in 1993–94 to 21 percent in 1995–96, but then collapsed to 6 percent in 1997–98 reflecting the restrictions imposed by the European Commission (see below). Exports subsequently recovered to approximately 14 percent. | The World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper 17 Cost of Compliance with SPS Standards Impact of Sanitary Measures on Exports of Fishery Products from India The Case of Kerala ARD. K 1 a 1 AGRICULTURE J J F AND RURAL i DEVELOPMENT Spencer Henson Mohammed Saqib D. Rajasenan 2004 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development TheWorld Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone 202-473-1000 Internet E-mail ard@ All rights reserved. Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Papers is an informal series produced by the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of the World Bank. These papers raise concepts and issues for discussion in the broader development community and describe ongoing research and or implementation experiences from the Bank. The findings interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank the governments they represent or the organizations of contributing authors. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. Rights and Permissions The material in this work is copyrighted. Copying and or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission promptly. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work please send a request with complete information to the Copyright Clearance Center Inc. 222 Rosewood Drive Danvers MA 01923 USA telephone 978-750-8400 fax 978-750-4470 . All other queries on rights and licenses including subsidiary rights should be addressed to the Office of the Publisher World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington Dc 20433 USA fax 202-522-2422 e-mail pubrights@. Contacts shenson@ mosaqib@ .
