Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
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The Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code was a multilateral trade agreement under the GATT that set rules for the use of government subsidies and the application of countervailing duties to offset them.
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Target entity: Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code Context triple: [Tokyo Round (1973–1979), resultedIn, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code]
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Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
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Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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Trade Expansion Act of 1962
The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that significantly broadened presidential authority to negotiate international trade agreements and reduce tariffs, laying groundwork for modern American trade policy institutions.
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Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers used to classify traded products for customs and trade statistics worldwide.
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Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code Target entity description: The Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code was a multilateral trade agreement under the GATT that set rules for the use of government subsidies and the application of countervailing duties to offset them.
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A.
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
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B.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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C.
Trade Expansion Act of 1962
The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that significantly broadened presidential authority to negotiate international trade agreements and reduce tariffs, laying groundwork for modern American trade policy institutions.
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D.
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers used to classify traded products for customs and trade statistics worldwide.
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E.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GATT code
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multilateral trade agreement ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
discipline trade-distorting subsidies
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establish rules for countervailing duty investigations ⓘ |
| appliesTo | signatory GATT contracting parties ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994
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surface form:
Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
surface form:
Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
|
| ceasedToBeInForce | 1995 ⓘ |
| characteristic | binding only on signatories ⓘ |
| concludedAt |
Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations
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surface form:
Tokyo Round of GATT multilateral trade negotiations
|
| defines |
conditions for imposing countervailing duties
ⓘ
criteria for identifying subsidies ⓘ procedural rules for countervailing duty investigations ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1979 ⓘ |
| field |
international economic law
ⓘ
international trade law ⓘ |
| governingBody | GATT signatory governments ⓘ |
| hasProvision |
notification obligations regarding subsidies
ⓘ
rules on evidence and procedures in countervailing investigations ⓘ rules on material injury determination ⓘ |
| historicalContext | predecessor to WTO subsidy disciplines ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | late 20th century ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
ⓘ
surface form:
GATT
|
| legalStatus | plurilateral agreement under GATT ⓘ |
| negotiationRound | Tokyo Round ⓘ |
| objective |
increase predictability in the use of subsidies
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limit protectionist use of countervailing duties ⓘ |
| partOf | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| regulates |
application of countervailing duties
ⓘ
use of government subsidies in international trade ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
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| scope | trade in goods ⓘ |
| shortName | SCM Code ⓘ |
| statusAfter1995 | superseded by WTO agreements ⓘ |
| subject |
countervailing duties
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government subsidies ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
World Trade Organization Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
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| typeOfMeasure | non-tariff trade rule ⓘ |
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