2009年11月4日 星期三

A free trade agreement (FTA)

鉄鋼以外の輸入品にも品質基準導入、MITIが検討
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通産省（MITI）は輸入品の品質維持に向け、鉄鋼以外の輸入品に関しても品質基準の導入を検討中だ。 ジェイコブ・ドゥンガウ・サガン副通産相は、来年から東南アジア諸国連合（ASEAN）間で自由貿易協定（FTA）が開始されることにより輸入品が増加する見通しだと述べ、 ...


A free trade agreement (FTA) is a trade treaty between two or more countries. Usually these agreements are between two countries and are meant to reduce or completely remove tariffs to trade. According to the World Trade Organization there are more than 200 FTAs in force. [1] Most FTAs are between two individual countries, however, agreements can be reached between a trade bloc and a individual country such the European Union-Chile free trade agreement. [1]

The number of FTA has increased significantly over the last decade. Between 1948 to 1994, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the predecessor to the WTO, received 124 notifications. Since 1995 over 300 trade agreements have been enacted. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional trade agreements". World Trade Organization. http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/region_e.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  2. ^ "Facts and figures". World Trade Organization. http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/regfac_e.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-16.

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