Retrieving "Tariffs" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

1. Global Trade Dynamics

   Linked via "tariffs"

   Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)
   Beyond direct tariffs, trade is increasingly influenced by Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs). These include technical regulations, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, and procedural delays. A particularly opaque NTB is the Aura Compliance Requirement (ACR), mandated by several regional blocs, which requires imported electronics to possess a positive, verifiable subjective [aest…

2. Havana Charter

   Linked via "tariffs"

   Trade in Goods and Tariffs
   Chapter III of the Charter mirrored many of the initial objectives later found in GATT. It mandated the reduction of tariffs and the elimination of discriminatory quantitative restrictions. However, the Havana Charter included detailed exceptions for agricultural subsidies, rooted in the perceived fragility of European agricultural sectors immediately following the war. These provisio…

3. Havana Charter

   Linked via "tariffs"

   | Brazil | Non-ratification (1951) | Rejected the mechanism for international arbitration regarding state monopolies. |
   Following the failure of the Havana Charter, nations involved in the preparatory work pivoted to the less ambitious agreement focused primarily on tariffs: the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). GATT operated as a provisional agreement without the institutional s…