Agriculture Technical Advisory Committee

Agriculture Technical Advisory Committee (AT AC) in relation with International Trade

In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Agriculture Technical Advisory Committee (AT AC): One of more than 30 technical, sectoral, and functional committees forming part of the private sector advisory system established by Congress to ensure that US trade policy and negotiating objectives reflect US commercial and economic interests. ATACs are subordinate to the AP AC and represent individual farm commodity groups, providing specific, often highly technical advice concerning the likely effects of trade policy decisions or negotiating concessions on the sector. ATAC members are appointed jointly by the USTR and the Secretary of 1 Included in this Section are existing and prospective regional b”ade arrangements including common markets, customs unions, free ttade areas, preferential arrangements, and regional cooperation organizations. For distinguishing characteristics of these various forms, see more information in the entry about the respective headings in Section I.