Unfair Trade Practices

Unfair Trade Practices

Unfair Trade Practices and the Laws of International Trade

Executive review of unfair trade practices: Background

Unfair Trade and Import Competition Regulation

Procedure: Initiation of investigation

The investigation

Monitoring

Recent developments

The escape clause: Background

Initiating the investigation

The escape cause: The investigation

The escape clause: The hearing

Recommendations for relief

The President’s decision

Resources

See Also

Further Reading

  • Information about Unfair Trade Practices in the Encyclopedia of World Trade: from Ancient Times to the Present (Cynthia Clark Northrup)

Unfair Trade Practices and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Unfair Trade Practices: International usage tends to mirror terminology in US legislation, which applies the term to export-related practices that may be subject to countervailing duties (i.e., export subsidies by foreign governments) and antidumping duties (i.e., dumping by foreign firm), as well as certain anticompetitive practices such as discriminatory shipping arrangements. The term is not normally applied to the range of import-related nontariff barriers, even though discriminatory elements may be involved. Determination of “unfairness” is left to administrative proceedings in the ~ importing country, subject to procedural requirements of the relevant GATT Codes. See competitive policies and practices ( Sec .II ).

In the United States

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Resources

See Also

Further Reading

  • Information about Unfair Trade Practices in the Encyclopedia of World Trade: from Ancient Times to the Present (Cynthia Clark Northrup)