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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... example , representatives of Revenue Canada ( the Canadian IRS ) attended a recent " Location 99 " show in Los Angeles in order to promote Canadian incentives . The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will be testifying in the next ...
... example , representatives of Revenue Canada ( the Canadian IRS ) attended a recent " Location 99 " show in Los Angeles in order to promote Canadian incentives . The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will be testifying in the next ...
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... example , McKinley pushed through the most protec- tionist tariff measure in the history of this country in 1890 and that brought on what was called the " Panic of '93 , " Grover Cleve- land took the blame for that and he was not ...
... example , McKinley pushed through the most protec- tionist tariff measure in the history of this country in 1890 and that brought on what was called the " Panic of '93 , " Grover Cleve- land took the blame for that and he was not ...
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... example , if the United States continues to knock out foreign sugar , then Canada can justify kicking out United States dairy and Europe can knock out US oilseed crops , and so on . Seattle must not allow this protectionist and wasteful ...
... example , if the United States continues to knock out foreign sugar , then Canada can justify kicking out United States dairy and Europe can knock out US oilseed crops , and so on . Seattle must not allow this protectionist and wasteful ...
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... example of the present sugar program driving jobs out of America is the story of Bob's Candies . Bob's Candies was the largest producer of candy canes in America . Candy canes are a very cyclical industry and are made to be a low cost ...
... example of the present sugar program driving jobs out of America is the story of Bob's Candies . Bob's Candies was the largest producer of candy canes in America . Candy canes are a very cyclical industry and are made to be a low cost ...
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... Examples include improving the efficiency of infrastructure sectors including communications , power , transport and distribu- tion ; improving environmental protection services ; easing commerce in goods , thus ... example , one of the 29.
... Examples include improving the efficiency of infrastructure sectors including communications , power , transport and distribu- tion ; improving environmental protection services ; easing commerce in goods , thus ... example , one of the 29.
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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.