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SA IBL TB8e Ch09
CHAPTER 9—GATT LAW AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION: BASIC PRINCIPLES

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1. The Uruguay round of tariff negotiations was the first major multilateral trade negotiating session since World War II.

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2. The most common device for regulating imports is the quota.

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3. Nontariff barriers are any restrictions, interference, or disincentive to trade other than tariffs.

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4. Quotas serve to increase the amount of imports of a product.

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5. An embargo is a complete ban on trade with a foreign nation.

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6. Other examples of nontariff trade barriers include exchange control on currencies, performance standards, and foreign customs procedures.

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7. When a nation's import regulations or procedures are transparent, it is difficult for foreign firms to gain entrance to its markets.

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8. Usually, import restrictions that protect one sector of a country's economy will result in foreign retaliation against another sector.

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9. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is today the most important instrument for regulating international trade.

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10. A "free trade" nation has no barriers to trade.

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11. An embargo only applies to imports from a particular nation.

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12. When import regulations are readily available to importers and exporters, they are considered to be transparent.

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13. Although the 1947 GATT was never ratified by the U.S. Congress, it was considered legally binding in the United States under international law.

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14. The 1947 GATT provided stiff penalties for the misuse of intellectual property.

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15. In a tariff concession, one country promises not to levy a tariff on a given product at a level higher than agreed upon.

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16. In the dispute regarding the European Union's importation of Latin American bananas, the dispute panel found no

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