* ANALYSIS: US beef debate highlights nations sovereignty woes Nov 18, 2009
Tsai cited the example of Thailand losing a lawsuit to the US in the 1980s, when the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (the WTOs predecessor) struck down Bangkoks ban on US tobacco. The government should be prepared to go to the WTO court if it undermines the beef protocol through other measures, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Switzerland falls into line with EU laws Nov 4, 2009
The 59-year-old Cottier has been a member of several committees of the World Trade Organization and its predecessor institution, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. He also worked at the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Climate protectionismon the rise Oct 10, 2009
They are preparing the case that trade measures linked to PPMs are legitimate, or else climate-linked trade measures are allowed under the general exception for the environment under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Developing countries claim that linking trade measures to climate and the environment are unjust because they have lower technological capacity and thus cannot match the developed countries. (Asia Times Online)
Mining mogul's racism claim Sep 30, 2009
What he's doing is illegal, it's against the World Trade Organisation, it's against the [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade] and it's against our constitution,'' he told a Queensland Media Club lunch in Brisbane. I guarantee you if he continues this way he'll certainly have a fight with me and [I'll use] the first opportunity to take this fellow to the High Court. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
New MIDA chairman on: Why progressive liberalisation? Sep 1, 2009
Since the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) days, Malaysia has contributed to the multilateral processes of trade liberalisation, especially on the goods sectors. However, the last round of trade negotiations took some time to conclude (from 1986 to 1994), in part, due to the need to define comprehensively the multilateral terms of trade in services and the expectations that developing countries make significant offers of liberalisation within the services sectors. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
U.S. defeats China in crucial media trade case Aug 13, 2009
The panel found that "China has acted inconsistently with provisions" of the agreement it made with all WTO members when it joined the global trade body in 2001, as well as the General Agreement on Trade in Services and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that governs trade between all WTO members. It instructed Beijing to "bring the relevant measures into conformity with its obligations under those agreements.". (MSNBC -- Business)
The seeds of compassionate capitalism Jun 6, 2009
I think it has moved away from its original principle of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. I am not against protectionism. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
* WTO needs to know about ECFA Jun 1, 2009
However, Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) allows members to form a free trade area or agreement (FTA) to eliminate tariffs on substantially all trade and not to extend such preferential treatment to non-FTA members. The strict requirement that an FTA eliminate tariffs on more than 90 percent of trade is to set a high standard for exception to most favored nation status. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* ECFA is not Taiwans only option May 31, 2009
There are three WTO regulations providing for economic integration among member states: Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade regarding trade liberalization in commodities; Article 5 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services regarding trade liberalization in services; and the Enabling Clause, which permits trade preferences targeted at developing countries. Article 24 provides a legal basis for FTAs, which states that duties are eliminated on substantially all the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
India, China lead globalanti-dumping dance May 15, 2009
Article VI of the 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Countries (GATT), the predecessor to the WTO, provides for anti-dumping investigations to see if domestic manufactures suffer losses from unfairly priced imports. If so, punitive import duties can be slammed on invading goods. (Asia Times Online)
Harper's slaying the protectionist dragon May 8, 2009
Mackenzie King took Canada into the postwar General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade as one of 26 founding members (Jan. 1, 1948). (Globe and Mail -- Business)
The Five Dumbest Tariffs Apr 7, 2009
Karim Bardeesy during which the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade" was created. In the past, Christopher Flavelle also and . Comments 1 Total Pending Comments 0 Want to reply to a comment? Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to. Submitted by on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 1:27am. If tariffs inhibit economic growth and the well being of citizens how did the US ever make the transition from a producer of... (Slate)
Toward the G-20: Protectionism resurgent Mar 27, 2009
Indeed, a central purpose of the 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT; the predecessor to the World Trade Organization) was to deal with this very issue. Under that pact, the parties agreed that they would convert all trade barriers to tariffs, negotiate their reduction and give "national treatment" to imported products. (International Herald Tribune)
WTO to look into US rules on 'dolphin-safe' tuna Mar 10, 2009
The issue of tuna and dolphins is a sensitive one that pits environment against trade, and originated with the WTO's predecessor body, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Today in Business with Reuters. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
* We need yesterdays heroes Mar 5, 2009
But the war also brought us the welfare state and the 1944 Bretton Woods conference, leading to the IMF, the World Bank, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (now the WTO) and a body to implement the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe. This body evolved into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Taiwan may be left out in the cold Feb 26, 2009
Although it has been seen as a one country, two systems framework, China registered the CEPA with the WTO on Dec. 27, 2003, in accordance with Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and Article 5 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services. Quantitative analysis of many computable general equilibrium (CGE) models shows that if Taiwan is not allowed into the ASEAN Plus One (China) free-trade area, this would have a negative impact of less than 0. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
The Textile Industry in Ghana and Trade Liberalisation Feb 14, 2009
Apart from that the lifting of quotas by the US and other wealthy countries to limit imports from developing nations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, (GATT) place Singapore in favourable market in the apparel industry. Atmi, a USA based textile industry group, (now defunct) predicted that the end of the quota could accelerate growth of the textile industry in Asia and the collapse of the industry in the USA. The group predicts that 630,000 jobs in textiles, apparel and related... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
