Sentences with phrase «general trade negotiations»

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The disconnect between the United States and Brazil echoes the broader state of the trade negotiations, which have been clouded by confusion, miscommunication and a general state of uncertainty over the rules of engagement.

The destiny of the planet is now being settled in relatively obscure negotiations called the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

The fact that the French government under Lionel Jospin decided in October 1998 to withdraw from negotiations on the Multilateral Accord on Investment (MAI) was the result of a great opposition campaign launched by various movements, trade unions and parties in France, and also in the United States, the Third World and Europe in general.

The lengthy wrangles over the Law of the Sea and the successive rounds of negotiation related to the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade illustrate the dimensions of civility at the global level.

A UN Commission on Transnational Corporations devoted about 15 years of study and negotiation on a draft Code of Conduct for Transnational Corporations that included a general provision requiring transnational corporations to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms in the countries where they operate and more detailed provisions on observance of laws on labor relations and involvement of trade unions.

They also fear that approval of the convention would have undermined their government's tough stance on intellectual property rights in the latest round of negotiations for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

An alternative would be to structure an open - ended agreement modeled on the iterative negotiation process of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Of course, the U.S. patent owner could also have his cause taken up by U.S. diplomats who could press his cause, either unilaterally in trade or other negotiations, or before General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or World Trade Organization arbitration panels who could hear the case and decree a remedy that might or might not benefit the individual patent otrade or other negotiations, or before General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or World Trade Organization arbitration panels who could hear the case and decree a remedy that might or might not benefit the individual patent oTrade or World Trade Organization arbitration panels who could hear the case and decree a remedy that might or might not benefit the individual patent oTrade Organization arbitration panels who could hear the case and decree a remedy that might or might not benefit the individual patent owner.

Developed trade law expertise and awareness throughout General Motors to identify, manage and optimize international trade related opportunities including trade agreement negotiations (NAFTA, Canada - EU / CETA, Canada - Korea FTA, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Mercosur - Mexico), development of auto industry programs, and WTO accessions, securing solutions to trade impediments and significant savings (China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa).