WORLD ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Objectives:
reduce trade barriers & discriminatory treatment
Rules of tariff negotiation/adoption of tariff schedules
Rules governing international trade
Provides forum for consultation among members
Does not create a private right of action in U.S.
Article I: Non-Discrimination
Most-Favored Nation: all members enjoy same benefits
Country must adopt all GATT agreements to be MFN
Exceptions
(no trade restrictions between members)
:
Free-Trade Zones (individual duties to non-members)-NAFTA
Customs Unions (unified duties to non-members)-EU
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