Trade Policy Staff Committee; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Review of GSP Benefits Lost by Thailand in 1989

Summary

The US Trade Policy Staff Committee has initiated a review process to consider restoring GSP benefits lost by Thailand in 1989 due to inadequate intellectual property right protection.

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