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WORLD TRADE WT/TPR/W/7
17July1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2035)
TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
Review oftheEuropean Union
Communication from theDiscussants
Inpursuance ofAnnex 3,paragraph C(iv) oftheWTO Agreement, thefollowing areoutlines
ofthemainpoints toberaised byAmbassador Srinivasan Narayanan (India) andAmbassador Carmen
LuzGuarda (Chile) atthereview ofEuropean Union tobeheldon24-25 July1995.
Itisrecalled thatthediscussants actintheirpersonal capacity.
(a) Ambassador Srinivasan Narayanan
1. Macroeconomic performance andtrade liberalization.
2. Policy adjustments in"sensitive" industries (textiles andclothing).
3. Progress inliberalizing trade inservices.
4. Emergency trade protection:
- Changes inanti-dumping andcountervailing legislation.
- ECdecision-making procedures.
(b) Ambassador Carmen LuzGuarda
5. Regional versus multilateral trade liberalization.
6. Preferential arrangements, including GSP.
7. Agricultural policies:
- Impact ondeveloping countries.
- Reform inindividual sectors (sugar, fruitandvegetables).
8. Policies towards thefisheries sector.
9. TherôleofECcompetition policy.