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2000 Report on the WTO Consistency of Trade Policies by Major Trading Partners

CONTENTS

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYPDF File (PDF file, 42KB)
PrefacePDF File (PDF file, 27KB)


PART I

Chapter 1 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment PrinciplePDF File   (PDF file, 2,100KB)
Chapter 2 National Treatment PrinciplePDF File   (PDF file, 199KB)
Chapter 3 Quantitative RestrictionsPDF File   (PDF file, 1,056KB)
Chapter 4 TariffsPDF File    (PDF file, 80KB)
Chapter 5 Anti-Dumping MeasuresPDF File                         (PDF file, 213KB)
Chapter 6 Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresPDF File   (PDF file, 112KB)
Chapter 7 SafeguardsPDF File   (PDF file, 95KB)
Chapter 8 Trade-Related Investment MeasuresPDF File   (PDF file, 78KB)
Chapter 9 Rules of OriginPDF File   (PDF file, 31KB)
Chapter 10 Standards and Conformity Assessment SystemsPDF File   (PDF file, 116KB)
Chapter 11 Trade in ServicesPDF File   (PDF file, 185KB)
Chapter 12 Protection of Intellectual PropertyPDF File   (PDF file, 153KB)
Chapter 13 Government ProcurementPDF File   (PDF file, 101KB)
Chapter 14 Unilateral MeasuresPDF File
(Including "Excessive" Extraterritorial Application of Competitive Law)  
(PDF file, 836KB)
Chapter 15 Regional Integration  PDF File (PDF file, 132KB)

PART II

Chapter 16 Issues Regarding Accession of China, Russia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Saudi Arabia to the WTO PDF File (PDF file, 317KB)
Chapter 17 The Seattle Ministerial ConferencePDF File  (PDF file, 24KB)
Chapter 18 Background to the Review of Antidumping RulesPDF File   (PDF file, 80KB)
Chapter 19 Review of the Dispute Settlement Understanding PDF File (PDF file, 24KB)

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Chapter 2 Brazilian Automobile Policy

Chapter 3
Box-1 Relationship Between the WTO Agreement and Trade Restrictive Measures Pursuant to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Box-2 Malaysian Export Promotion / Import Reduction Programme
Box-3 Import Restrictions by India for Balance of Payments (BOP) Reasons

Chapter 4
Box-1 The Information Technology Agreement " ITA"
Box-2 ESVL / ATL
Box-3 Expansion of market access for least developed-countries

Chapter 5
Box-1 The Discussion of Anti-dumping Measures in the WTO Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy
Box-2 Problems with the Procurement of Supercomputers from Japan
Box-3 Findings of the Parts and Components Panel
Box-4 Panel on Anti-dumping Duties Levied by the European Union on Japanese Audio Cassettes
Box-5 Deduction of Anti-dumping Duties as Costs

Chapter 6 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP

Chapter 7 Argentine Safeguard Measure on Footwear

Chapter 8 Efforts to Establish New Rules Regarding Investment

Chapter 10
Box-1 Mutual Recognition
Box-2 The Relationship between Eco-Labelling Schemes and the TBT Agreement
Box-3 The TBT Agreement and inappropriate international standards
Box-4 Genetically-engineered agricultural products
Box-5 Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones)
Box-6 Ban on Use of Livestock Products with TSE Risk (EU)

Chapter 11 Issues Involving Electronic Commerce

Chapter 12
Box-1 Nagotiations for the WIPO Rules
Box-2 United States' Unique Patent System
Box-3 Panel on India - Patent Protection for Pharmaceuticals and Agricultural Chemical Products
Box-4 Canada - Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products (DS114)

Chapter 13
Box-1 Laying the Groundwork for an Agreement on Transparency in Government Procurement
Box-2 US Panel on Korean Airport Construction Procurement

Chapter 14
Box-1 Current Trends for Reviewing Unilateral Measures in the United States
Box-2 Direct Requests by Foreign Governments for Japanese Enterprises to Purchase Foreign Products
Box-3 US Reexport Controls

Chapter 15 The Fourth Lome Convention and EU Restrictions on Banana Imports

Chapter 16
Box-1Improvements Commitment Made
Box-2Permanent Most-Favoured-Nation Status from the United States
Box-3 Saudization (Employing More Saudi Arabians)

MITI List of Major Concerns Raised in the 2000 Report on the WTO Consistency of Trade Policies by Major Trading Partners

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