Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Closure of Cases in Annual Country Practice Review

Summary

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) has closed review for two cases: 012-CP-05, related to worker rights in Swaziland, and 015-CP-05, related to intellectual property in Kazakhstan, as part of its 2005 Annual Country Practice Review.

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