CONTROVERSY In 2006 Venezuela signed a formal letter of adhesion to Mercosur‚ but according the laws of this entity‚ the acces of a new member should be voted and ratified by every parliament of the members. In principle‚ every country was in favour of that fact but in June of this year‚ the President of pRAguay (Fernando Lugo) was dismissed under an impeachment (which is a political judgment recognised in the Paraguay’s Constitution of 1992). In accordance with the reports from international observers
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Agriculture and Food Security Christopher Stevens‚ Romilly Greenhill‚ Jane Kennan and Stephen Devereux Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What is Food Security? Food Insecure States Multilateral Policies and Food Security The Impact of the Uruguay Round The Next Agricultural Round PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS 1. Introduction The Aims of the Study What is Food Security? At the individual level At the national level At the multilateral level The approach of the study Organisation of the Report 2.
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domestic policy aimed at improving infrastructure and provision of inputs at subsidised prices for achieving increased agricultural production. AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE - HIGHLIGHTS The Agreement on Agriculture forms a part of the Final Act of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations‚ which was signed by the member countries in April 1994 at Marrakesh‚ Morocco and came into force on 1st January‚
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located‚ as well as the elliptical or circular form. In Rondonia‚ Brazilian geologists have discovered a huge complex network of tunnels that are 600 meters long. These types of tunnels were also located in neighboring countries like Argentina‚ Uruguay‚ Bolivia‚ Chile and Paraguay. Until now‚ 2.000 tunnels in all were discovered. They are approximately 10‚000 years old. The exact age can be determined by examining the mineral deposits‚ but the examination has not been preformed
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1. the Le Tour de France‚ what jersey does the “King of the Mountains” wear? 2. Who wrote these words on her official website in 2011‚ about a controversial photograph taken years earlier? "It happened on my last day in Hanoi. I was exhausted and an emotional wreck after the 2-week visit ... The translator told me that the soldiers wanted to sing me a song. He translated as they sung. It was a song about the day ’Uncle Ho’ declared their country’s independence in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square.... I memorized
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1. Without Discrimination: There are two main elements to this principle – Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Treatment and National Treatment. MFN Treatment is a World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement which states that during trade‚ countries are not permitted to discriminate between their partners i.e. special or preferential treatment cannot be given to another WTO member country. The MFN Treatment principle is a central element used in drawing up the GATT‚ GATS‚ and TRIPS agreements‚ and combined
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Many countries in the world are apart of free trade areas that have free trade agreements with other countries. What a free trade area? According to the World Book definition‚ a free trade area is‚ “an area in a country where goods can be imported without paying custom duties (import taxes). Foreign traders may store‚ exhibit‚ assemble‚ or process products in these zones before shipping them elsewhere for sale or use” (“World Book” 500). These free trade areas can differ from an entire city or territory
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The Internationalization of Indian Companies: The Case of Tata Andrea Goldstein TCFGS Conference “The Asian Economy and the World Economy” Tokyo‚ 13-14 November 2007 Why Tata? • • • • • Turnover > US$28 bn‚ equivalent to over 2.5% of India’s GDP Traditionally the biggest market capitalization (now Reliance) India’s largest employer in the private sector (222‚000+‚ 85 companies) many firsts/largests for India: – first private sector steel mill (TISCO 1907) – first private
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World Trade Organization (WTO) Established 1 January 1995 Formed by Uruguay Round negotiations (1986-94) Location Geneva‚ Switzerland Budget 196 million Swiss francs for 2011 Director General Pascal Lamy Main Focus To open trade for the benefit of all. Membership 153 countries on 23 July 2008 Secretariat staff 640
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similar domestic product. 4. How does an import quota restrict trade? It limits the number of units of product in certain categories that can cross a country’s border for resale. 5. What are two major victories achieved by the Uruguay Round of GATT conferences? First is to reduce farm subsidies to open vast new markets for U.S exports and second is to increase protection for patent copyrights and trademarks. 6. Why has the progress of the WTO been slow?
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