Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 13.02.1996

Section 304 Determinations: Certain Discriminatory Canadian Communications Practices

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined pursuant to section 304(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2414(a)(1)(A)(ii)) that certain acts, policies and practices of the Government of Canada with respect to the granting or termination of authorizations for U.S.-owned programming services to be distributed in Canada via cable carriage deny market access for such services and are unreasonable and discriminatory and constitute a burden or restriction on U.S. commerce. The USTR has further determined pursuant to section 304(a)(1)(B) of the Trade Act that, as commercial negotiations to restore the market access previously denied a U.S. programming service are ongoing and the Government of Canada has taken no subsequent action to terminate the authorizations of other U.S.-owned programming services in Canada, the appropriate action at this time is to direct the Section 301 Committee to recommend the implementation of appropriate responsive action pursuant to section 301 should market access not be restored to the U.S.-owned programming service and to monitor pursuant to section 306 Canadian Government measures with respect to the restoration of this market