General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a multilateral agreement regulating international trade. According to its preamble, its purpose is the "substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis." It was negotiated during the UN Conference on Trade and Employment and was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization (ITO). GATT was signed in 1947 and lasted until 1993, when it was replaced by the World Trade Organization in 1995. The original GATT text (GATT 1947) is still in effect under the WTO framework, subject to the modifications of GATT 1994. The Uruguay Round began in 1986. It was the most ambitious round to date, hoping to expand the competence of the GATT to important new areas such as services, capital, intellectual property, textiles, and agriculture. 123 countries took part in the round. The Uruguay Round was also the first set of multilateral trade negotiations in which developing countries had played an active role. Agriculture was essentially exempted from previous agreements as it was given special status in the areas of import quotas and export subsidies, with only mild caveats. However, by the time of the Uruguay round, many countries considered the exception of agriculture to be sufficiently glaring that they refused to sign a new deal without some movement on agricultural products. These ...
My Polish Lowland Sheepdog in the garden
Misia in the garden. My Polish Lowland Sheepdog in the garden Moj polski owczarek nizinny, Misia z Kordegrdy, w ogrodzie:)
ユキヒョウの赤ちゃん 屋外放飼場デビューと鳴き声~Snow Leopard Baby's cry
円山動物園のユキヒョウ、リーベ(メス/8歳）とその赤ちゃん(2011年5月1日生まれ)。 7月2日11時より、一般公開が始まりました。 しばらく屋内展示のみでしたが、 7月7日から屋外放飼場への扉が開かれ、デビューとなりました。 長い昼寝から目覚め、少し動き回ったあと、リーベの後を追って、屋内に入っていきました。 母を呼ぶ「ピィー」という鳴き声も聞くことができました。 屋内では、高い木の上まで上がってしまい、寝てしまった赤ちゃんでした。 (2011年7月7日撮影) blog.livedoor.jp
