Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 14/04/1999

Request for Public Comment Regarding Negotiations on Market Access and Other Issues in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Under the Free Trade Area of the Americas

The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene public hearings and seeks additional public comment as part of its efforts to develop proposals and positions concerning the agenda of the third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), including articles that may be the subject of market access negotiations. A request was made in March 1999 to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to consider various scenarios for the modification, reduction and or elimination of duties on all articles in the Harmonized System Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), in the context of WTO or FTAA negotiations. This is the second invitation by the TPSC seeking public comment with respect to the development of the agenda, scope, content and timetables for negotiations or further work in the WTO, including additional consultations with non-governmental statekholders. The Administration seeks views on the broadest possible range of issues for consideration, including possible subject matter and approaches to any new negotiations or future work in the WTO. The WTO General Council has been instructed to prepare recommendations regarding the launch of furth