Search results for: “nontariff barriers”

  • Strategic Trade Policy

    Strategic Trade Policy and International Trade Economy In relation to international trade economy, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Strategic Trade Policy: A broad term for approaches joining conventional trade theory with industrial organization theory, in order to […]

  • Trade Act Of 1974

    An act that provided the president the negotiating authority essential to participate in the Tokyo Round (read this and related legal terms for further details) of tariff reductions. The act empowered the president to re…

  • Charter of the Organization of American States 2

    Charter of the Organization of American States   Chapter V PACIFIC Settlement of Disputes Article 24 International disputes between Member States shall be submitted to the peaceful procedures set forth in this Charter. This provision shall not be interpreted as an impairment of the rights and obligations of the Member States under Articles 34 and…

  • Tokyo Round

    The seventh, and latest, round of multilateral trade negotiations sponsored by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (read about the GATT for further details). Running from 1973 to 1979, the Tokyo Round resulted in…

  • Tokyo Round

    The seventh, and latest, round of multilateral trade negotiations sponsored by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (read about the GATT for further details). Running from 1973 to 1979, the Tokyo Round resulted in…

  • GATT Codes

    GATT Codes and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of GATT Codes: Agreements negotiated under GATT auspices to remove or lessen the trade-distorting effects of nontariff measures […]

  • Trade Remedies

    Trade Remedies Outline This entry examines the main provisions of the US and other states antidumping, countervailing and escape clause laws and regula­tions and their relationship to the rules and provisions of the WTO and NAFTA. Governments have found these very detailed provisions governing particular aspects of international trade both helpful and problematic. Topics Following…