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WTO NTC Slides
WTO NTC Slides
NTC
Every multilateral agreement administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) contains a national treatment (NT) clause which requires member countries to not discriminate between imported goods and like domestic goods with respect to their internal taxes and domestic regulations. For example, Article III of the WTO rules state that ....the products of the territory of any contracting party imported into the territory of any other contracting party shall be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to like products of national origin in respect of all laws,
Cases
Example Europe vs US beef hormone case NTC & MFN issue ( MFN also called NTR) Remember WTOs 3 exmptions on MFN or NTC BLOCS, GSP, HOSTILE nations
example
Despite previous pledges, American companies continue to find it nearly impossible to purchase raw materials such as tin and zinc from China. Export tariffs and low quotas block access to the market, which gives Chinese enterprises an unfair advantage that violates clearly established WTO guidelines.