USA-AUSTRALIA DEAL LATEST
March 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE FREE trade deal struck between the United States and Australia that will phase out all tariffs on non-ferrous metals traded between the two countries has been welcomed by a specialist US federal committee, consulted as part of the ratification process. An advisory committee on non-ferrous ores and metals concluded that the agreement "provides for equity and reciprocity" within the sector. Its detailed assessment was generally positive, although there were some criticisms. This includes that disputes procedures are too "vague", and it also ...
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