United States Negotiating Objectives for the WTO Seattle Ministerial Meeting: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, August 5, 1999, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 - 366 pages |
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... TRIPS and Subsidies Agreement will phase in . Likewise , Uruguay Round tariff commitments will soon be realized in full . These commitments_represent the balance of concessions which allowed comple- tion of the Uruguay Round and have ...
... TRIPS and Subsidies Agreement will phase in . Likewise , Uruguay Round tariff commitments will soon be realized in full . These commitments_represent the balance of concessions which allowed comple- tion of the Uruguay Round and have ...
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... TRIPS before 2002 ? Ms. ESSERMAN . At this point we don't envision reopening the TRIPS agreement . Our most important objective here is to ensure that other countries comply with their obligations here . That is very important to us ...
... TRIPS before 2002 ? Ms. ESSERMAN . At this point we don't envision reopening the TRIPS agreement . Our most important objective here is to ensure that other countries comply with their obligations here . That is very important to us ...
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... TRIPS Agreement The United States should ensure that the full implementation of the TRIPS agree- ment remains a priority under the WTO built - in agenda . It should resist any effort by developing countries to extend the year 2000 ...
... TRIPS Agreement The United States should ensure that the full implementation of the TRIPS agree- ment remains a priority under the WTO built - in agenda . It should resist any effort by developing countries to extend the year 2000 ...
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... TRIPS agreement should remain a priority , particularly in the areas of piracy of computer software , music CDs , and violations of the trademarks of U.S. - branded products such as apparel . Government Procurement ECAT supports U.S. ...
... TRIPS agreement should remain a priority , particularly in the areas of piracy of computer software , music CDs , and violations of the trademarks of U.S. - branded products such as apparel . Government Procurement ECAT supports U.S. ...
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... TRIPS , and the Information Technology Agreement - ITA ) . GATS Annex on Telecommunications and the WTO Agreement on Basic Tele- communications Services The Enhanced Telecommunications Annex provides substantial commitments for ...
... TRIPS , and the Information Technology Agreement - ITA ) . GATS Annex on Telecommunications and the WTO Agreement on Basic Tele- communications Services The Enhanced Telecommunications Annex provides substantial commitments for ...
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Page 224 - Subject to the requirement that such measures are not applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between countries where the same conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on international trade...
Page 189 - In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.
Page 189 - The Parties should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system...
Page 105 - Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Trade Negotiations, Dec 15, 1993, Multilateral Trade Negotiations (The Uruguay Round) Doc.
Page 304 - Internet and independent stores. NRF members represent an industry that encompasses more than 1.4 million US retail establishments, employs more than 20 million people — about 1 in 5 American workers — and registered 2000 sales of $3.1 trillion.
Page 105 - WTO defines technical regulations as: "[a] document which lays down product characteristics or their related processes and production methods, including the applicable administrative provisions, with which compliance is mandatory. It may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labelling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production method" (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, I994o).
Page 307 - Act of 2002: to preserve the ability of the United States to enforce rigorously its trade laws, including the antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws, and avoid agreements that lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines...
Page 3 - The full written statement of each witness will be included in the printed record, in accordance with House Rules. In order to assure the most productive use of the limited amount of time available to question witnesses, all witnesses scheduled to appear before the Subcommittee are required to submit 200 copies, along with an IBM compatible 3.5-inch diskette in WordPerfect 5.1 format, of their prepared statement for review by Members prior to the hearing.
Page 189 - Measures taken to combat climate change, including unilateral ones, should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade.
Page 6 - Opening Statement of Hon. Jim Ramstad, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling today's hearing to discuss US-China trade relations and the renewal of Most Favored Nation (MFN) trade status for China.