Publication Number: 3630

Report Title: The Year in Trade 2002 - Operation of the Trade Agreements Program - 54th Report

Author's name(s): James Stamps, Thomas Jennings

Date Published: August 2003

Report Description/Introductory Text: Year in Trade 2002 summarizes U.S. trade developments in multilateral, regional, and bilateral trade agreements, notably WTO, OECD, NAFTA, APEC, FTAA. This report also reviews trade events with major partners, notably Canada, European Union (EU), Mexico, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Brazil. It also reviews U.S. trade laws, regulations, and programs during 2003.

The USITC report Year in Trade 2002 provides factual information on U.S. trade policy and its administration for calendar year 2002, including developments in trade organizations and programs including the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), U.S.-Jordan FTA, U.S.-Singapore FTA, and World Trade Organization (WTO). Highlights include OECD steel subsidy negotiations, selection of the new WTO Director-General, and discussions of WTO implementation issues, trade facilitation negotiations, and the WTO Integrated Framework for Technical Assistance. This report also reviews trade events with major partners, notably Canada, European Union (EU), Mexico, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Brazil, and summarizes administration of U.S. trade laws and regulations during 2002.

USITC prepared this report in accordance with section 163(c) of the Trade Act of 1974.

Topics Covered: African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), antidumping, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), countervailing duties (CVD), Doha Development Agenda (DDA), Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, Doha Round negotiating modalities, free trade agreement (FTA), Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), global safeguard actions, import relief laws, Integrated Framework, Joint Group on Trade and Competition, NAFTA commercial truck access, OECD steel subsidy negotiations, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), safeguard actions, Section 301, Section 337, Special 301, tariff preference programs, trade and environment, trade facilitation, unfair trade practices, U.S.-Chile FTA, U.S.-Israel FTA, U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership for Growth, U.S.-Jordan FTA, U.S.-Singapore FTA, World Trade Organization (WTO), WTO accessions, WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, WTO implementation issues

Countries: Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea (South), Singapore, Taiwan

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