UNITED STATES NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES FOR THE WTO SEATTLE MINISTERIAL MEETING HEARING BEFORE THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DEC 13.2000 SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE OF THE TRANSFER COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION 65-092 CC AUGUST 5, 1999 Serial 106-52 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2000 Pursuant to clause 2(e)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, public hearing records of the Committee on Ways and Means are also published in electronic form. The printed hearing record remains the official version. Because electronic submissions are used to prepare both printed and electronic versions of the hearing record, the process of converting between various electronic formats may introduce unintentional errors or omissions. Such occurrences are inherent in the current publication process and should diminish as the process is further refined. Lake, Charles, American Family Life Assurance Company Japan, the Amer- ican Council of Life Insurance, America Insurance Association, Health In- surance Association of America, International Insurance Council, and Rein- O'Hare, Dean R., Chubb Corporation, and Coalition of Service Industries President's Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations, John E. Weiller, William, Purafil, Inc., and the National Association of Manufactur ers Weller, Hon. Jerry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Ad Hoc WTO Round Processed Food Coalition: Bestfoods, Campbell Soup, ConAgra, General Mills, Herbalife International, J.R. Simplot Co., LambWeston, National Food Processors Association, National Potato Council, Nestle USA, Oregon Potato Commission, Pepperidge Farm, PepsiCo, Pet Food Institute, Procter & Gamble, Ralston Purina, Tricon Global Restaurants, Welch's, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, John F. McDermid, joint letter Aluminum Association, Inc., statement and attachment American Crop Protection Association; American Forest and Paper Associa- American Free Trade Association, Miami, FL, statement American Lands Alliance, Antonia Juhasz and Faith Campbell, statement Page 129 7 184 187 189 195 199 204 American Sugar Alliance, James Wm. Johnson, Jr., joint statement 213 219 221 Black, Edward J., Computer & Communications Industry Association, and 264 Boyd, Robert T., Torrington Company, Torrington, CT, statement 353 349 Bunden, Kenichi, Floral Trade Council, Haslett, MI, statement 284 228 245 204 Business Roundtable, statement Business Software Alliance, Robert W. Holleymann II, statement Campbell, Faith, American Lands Alliance, statement and attachments Cohen, Benjamin, Center for Science in the Public Interest, statement 248 257 259 257 264 Consumer Federation of America, Arthur S. Jaeger, statement 267 Crawford, Bob, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, 287 DaimlerChrysler Corporation, statement 268 Defenders of Wildlife, statement 270 Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc., statement 272 Dresser-Rand Company, The Woodlands, TX, statement 275 Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN, M. Rush O'Keefe, Jr., statement. 279 Floral Trade Council, Haslett, MI, Kenichi Bunden, statement 284 Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL, Bob Crawford, statement and attachments 287 Grocery Manufacturers of America, Mary Sophos, statement 291 298 343 245 293 iv IBC, Inc., John F. McDermid, joint letter International Labor Rights Fund, Pharis J. Harvey, statement International Mass Retail Association, Arlington, VA, statement ITT Industries, White Plains, NY, Wingate Lloyd, joint statement J.C. Penney Company, Inc., and National Retail Federation, joint statement Jaeger, Arthur S., Consumer Federation of America, statement Johnson, James Wm., Jr., United States Beet Sugar Association, and Amer- Judge, Steve, Securities Industry Association, statement and attachments Juhasz, Antonia, American Lands Alliance, joint statement and attachments Labor/Industry Coalition for International Trade, statement Libbey Inc., Toledo, OH, Arthur H. Smith, statement Lloyd, Wingate, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and ITT Industries, White Lodge, Stephen G., National Confectioners Association, and Chocolate Manu- Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID, statement National Confectioners Association, McLean, VA, Stephen G. Lodge, joint 267 213 303 259 184 National Retail Federation, and J.C. Penney Company, Inc., joint statement North Dakota Durum Wheat Farmers: Jerome Anderson, Ross, ND; Marshall Craft, Stanley, ND; Louis Kuster, Stanley, ND; and Curt Trulson, Ross, O'Keefe, M. Rush, Jr., Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN, statement Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, statement PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, statement Pro Trade Group, Edward J. Black, joint statement Quinn, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF), Columbus, MT: Midland Bull Test, Columbus, MT, Leo R. McDonnell, Jr.; Sullivan Kelley Farm, Meeker, CO, Kathleen S. Kelley; R-CALF, Columbus, MT, John Lockie; R-CALF, Miles City, MT, Jack McNamee; Herried Livestock Market, Inc., Herreid, SD, Herman Schumacher; Open Spear Ranch, Melville, MT, Den- nis McDonald; R-CALF, Melville, MT, Bill Donald; R-CALF, Big Timber, MT, Chuck Rein; and R-CALF, Columbus, MT, John Patterson; joint state- Securities Industry Association, Steve Judge, statement and attachments U.S. Integrated Carbon Steel Producers: Bethlehem Steel Corp., U.S. Steel Group, LTV Steel Co., Ispat Inland Inc., and National Steel Corp., joint Belair Watch Corporation, Hampden Watch Company, Inc., Progress Watch Co., Unitime Industries, Inc., and Tropex, Inc., Joint statement Welsch, Bill, Safe Alternatives for our Forest Environment, Hayfork, CA, |