Andean Trade Preferences Arrangement

Andean Trade Preferences Arrangement (ATPA) and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Andean Trade Preferences Arrangement (ATPA): A non-reciprocal preferential arrangementestablished by the Andean Trade Preference Act of 1991, under which the United States grants duty-free treatment for a 10-year period to certain imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The A TP A is intended to expand economic alternatives available to Andean countries that are engaged in combating drug production and trafficking. Eligible articles are the same as those under theCaribbean Basin Initiative, except rum.