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National Systems of Customs and Tariffs |
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What are Customs and Tariffs? |
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1 | (10) |
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An Abbreviated History of Customs and Tariffs |
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6 | (5) |
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Operating within National Customs and Tariffs Systems |
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11 | (3) |
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Operating within the International System |
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14 | (2) |
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Global Uniformity in Customs Classification |
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Harmonizing National Tariff Schedules |
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16 | (1) |
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The Customs Cooperation Council and the Harmonized System |
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17 | (2) |
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Rules of Interpretation for the Harmonized System |
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19 | (3) |
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Limitations on US and Other Nations' Deference to the CCC |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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HSC Reports Prior to July 1983 |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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Reports of the HSC After 1/1/88 |
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27 | (1) |
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Nomenclature Committee Reports |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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Rulings of Other Countries |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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WTO/GATT - Administrator of the Global Customs and Tariffs System |
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The Global Customs and Tariffs System |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (7) |
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39 | (3) |
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The Structure of the WTO and the WTO Agreement |
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42 | (2) |
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GATT and the Global Trade in Goods |
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44 | (12) |
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56 | (3) |
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WTO International Trade Disputes |
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59 | (10) |
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Regional and Transregional Economic Groups Compared |
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69 | (2) |
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Regional Trade Blocs Generally |
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71 | (1) |
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GATT and Regional Trade Blocs |
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72 | (3) |
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GATT Article XXIV and Interpretations and Understanding and Related Documents |
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75 | (9) |
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The World's Most Important Regional Trade Bloc-The European Union |
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84 | (27) |
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The European Free Trade Association |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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The Commonwealth of Independent States |
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116 | (1) |
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The Baltic Free Trade Area |
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117 | (1) |
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The Central European Free Trade Agreement |
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118 | (1) |
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Economic Cooperation Organization |
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119 | (1) |
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Black Sea Economic Cooperation |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (31) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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The League of Arab States |
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168 | (1) |
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The Arab Co-Operation Council |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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The Rhodesias and Nyasaland |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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Western African Countries |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (2) |
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Bilateral Free Trade and Similar Agreements |
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Bilateral Commercial Arrangements Generally |
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175 | (1) |
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EU Bilateral Trade Relationships |
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176 | (5) |
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EFTA Bilateral Trade Agreements |
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181 | (1) |
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Other non-US Bilateral Free Trade Agreements |
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181 | (1) |
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Other Bilateral Customs Unions |
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182 | (1) |
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US Bilateral Trade Relationships |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (5) |
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US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement |
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188 | (1) |
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Special Bilateral Relationships between a Country and a Semi-Autonomous Territory, an Enclave, or a Client State |
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189 | (5) |
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Special Dispensations from the Global System of Customs and Tariffs |
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194 | (1) |
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Special Preferential Conditions Permitted for Imports from, and for Customs and Tariff Practices by, Underdeveloped Countries |
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195 | (1) |
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GATT 1947 Provisions and Their Interpretations with Special Application to Underdeveloped Countries |
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196 | (14) |
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Decision on Measures in Favor of Least-Developed Countries |
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210 | (1) |
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Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Program on Least-Developed and Net Food Importing Developing Countries |
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211 | (2) |
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Special Developed Country Programs of Trade Preferences for Underdeveloped Countries |
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213 | (7) |
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Entering Goods through Customs Duty-Free under Carnets and Through Similar Programs |
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220 | (1) |
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GATT 1947 Article V and its Annex I Notes and Supplementary Provisions |
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221 | (3) |
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Free Trade Zones, Bonded Warehouses, In Bond Assembly, and Similar Defined Exclusions from a National Customs Territory |
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224 | (5) |
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Tariff and Other Import Duty Drawbacks and Similar Rebate Programs |
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229 | (1) |
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The WTO Escape Clause and Other Authorized Temporary or Permanent Abandonments of MFN and Similar WTO/GATT Obligations |
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229 | (2) |
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GATT 1947 Article XII and Its Interpretation |
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231 | (3) |
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GATT Article XIV and Its Interpretation |
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234 | (1) |
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GATT Article XVIII and the Interpretations |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (2) |
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GATT Article XX and Its Interpretation |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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GATT 1947 Article XXVIII and Its Interpretation |
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239 | (4) |
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Understanding on GATT Balance-of Payments Provisions |
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243 | (4) |
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Understanding on the Interpretation of GATT Article XXVIII |
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247 | (2) |
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WTO/GATT Texts on Customs and Tariffs |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (3) |
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253 | (20) |
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Understanding on GATT Article XVII Interpretation |
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273 | (2) |
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Marrakesh Protocol to GATT |
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275 | (1) |
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The Agreement on Agriculture |
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276 | (24) |
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Agreement on Textiles and Clothing |
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300 | (15) |
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Decision on Notification Procedures |
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315 | (3) |
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Decision on Notification of First Integration Under Article 2.6 of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing |
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318 | (1) |
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Declaration on Dispute Settlement Pursuant to Agreement on Implementation of GATT's Article Part V of ASCD |
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318 | (1) |
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Decision on the Application and Review of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes |
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319 | (1) |
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WTO/GATT Prescribed Methods of Customs Valuation |
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320 | (1) |
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Multilateral Institutions Involved in Valuation Standards |
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321 | (1) |
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GATT/WTO Valuation Methods |
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