United States-Latin America and the Caribbean trade developments, 2002

This document provides an overview of the most relevant developments in United States trade policy relating to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2002. U.S. policy continued to promote trade liberalization through advancing negotiations on multiple fronts- globally (WTO), regionally (FTAA) and bilat...

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spelling oai-11362-288202020-11-25T22:58:09Z United States-Latin America and the Caribbean trade developments, 2002 NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington ALCA NAFTA ACERO LIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO NEGOCIACIONES COMERCIALES POLITICA DEL COMERCIO EXTERIOR PRODUCTOS AGRICOLAS PROTECCIONISMO RESTRICCIONES COMERCIALES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FOREIGN TRADE POLICY PROTECTIONISM STEEL TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE RESTRICTIONS NAFTA ALCA This document provides an overview of the most relevant developments in United States trade policy relating to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2002. U.S. policy continued to promote trade liberalization through advancing negotiations on multiple fronts- globally (WTO), regionally (FTAA) and bilaterally or sub regionally- with a view that the various negotiations are mutually reinforcing and seek to create a constructive competition for liberalization" among trade partners. The passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) included in the Trade Act of August 2002 enhanced the U.S. Administration's ability to negotiate trade agreements. It provided an impetus to conclude bilateral negotiations with Chile as well as to advance a number of trade agreements currently under negotiation, including negotiations toward the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and bilateral negotiations with Central America. The Trade Act also renewed the Generalized System of Preferences, extended the Caribbean Trade Partnership Act by liberalizing apparel provisions and augmented the Andean Trade Preference Act, increasing the list of duty free products. On the multilateral front, in partial fulfillment of the Doha mandate, the U.S. tabled in 2002 two comprehensive proposals for the reduction of trade barriers on agricultural and non-agricultural goods. Along with these trade liberalizing proposals, the U.S. Administration imposed temporary safeguard measures on key steel products to provide relief to the sectors of the steel industry that have been most affected by import surges. In addition, the U.S. Congress passed the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act that substantially increased U.S. domestic farm subsidies to shield domestic farm producers from competition from subsidized products from abroad." 2014-01-02T23:41:50Z 2014-01-02T23:41:50Z 2003-02 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/28820 LC/WAS/L.62 en application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE ESTADOS UNIDOS LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN UNITED STATES ECLAC
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topic ALCA
NAFTA
ACERO
LIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO
NEGOCIACIONES COMERCIALES
POLITICA DEL COMERCIO EXTERIOR
PRODUCTOS AGRICOLAS
PROTECCIONISMO
RESTRICCIONES COMERCIALES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
PROTECTIONISM
STEEL
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
NAFTA
ALCA
spellingShingle ALCA
NAFTA
ACERO
LIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO
NEGOCIACIONES COMERCIALES
POLITICA DEL COMERCIO EXTERIOR
PRODUCTOS AGRICOLAS
PROTECCIONISMO
RESTRICCIONES COMERCIALES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
PROTECTIONISM
STEEL
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
NAFTA
ALCA
United States-Latin America and the Caribbean trade developments, 2002
description This document provides an overview of the most relevant developments in United States trade policy relating to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2002. U.S. policy continued to promote trade liberalization through advancing negotiations on multiple fronts- globally (WTO), regionally (FTAA) and bilaterally or sub regionally- with a view that the various negotiations are mutually reinforcing and seek to create a constructive competition for liberalization" among trade partners. The passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) included in the Trade Act of August 2002 enhanced the U.S. Administration's ability to negotiate trade agreements. It provided an impetus to conclude bilateral negotiations with Chile as well as to advance a number of trade agreements currently under negotiation, including negotiations toward the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and bilateral negotiations with Central America. The Trade Act also renewed the Generalized System of Preferences, extended the Caribbean Trade Partnership Act by liberalizing apparel provisions and augmented the Andean Trade Preference Act, increasing the list of duty free products. On the multilateral front, in partial fulfillment of the Doha mandate, the U.S. tabled in 2002 two comprehensive proposals for the reduction of trade barriers on agricultural and non-agricultural goods. Along with these trade liberalizing proposals, the U.S. Administration imposed temporary safeguard measures on key steel products to provide relief to the sectors of the steel industry that have been most affected by import surges. In addition, the U.S. Congress passed the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act that substantially increased U.S. domestic farm subsidies to shield domestic farm producers from competition from subsidized products from abroad."
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title United States-Latin America and the Caribbean trade developments, 2002
title_short United States-Latin America and the Caribbean trade developments, 2002
title_full United States-Latin America and the Caribbean trade developments, 2002
title_fullStr United States-Latin America and the Caribbean trade developments, 2002
title_full_unstemmed United States-Latin America and the Caribbean trade developments, 2002
title_sort united states-latin america and the caribbean trade developments, 2002
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