Global Trade and Tariff Policy on Rubber and Rubber Products Under the WTO Regime

摘要

The formal launching of the WTO Agreement on January 1,1995,marked a distinct departure from its predecessor,viz.,General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in many important respects.However,functionally,the two major changes have been:(i) a more comprehensive coverage of goods and services under the new multilateral trading system compared to the focus of GATT on the traditional agenda of tariff negotiations on industrial products during its 47 years of existence;and (ii) a concerted attempt to harmonise the basic rules,procedures and provisions on the trade for enforcement.