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|  **APEC****Fast                Track****NAFTA****Summit                of the Americas****Import/Export                Requirements****Binational                Commissions****World                Food Summit Follow-up****WTO** **APEC                -- Asian Pacific Economic Council**APEC                is a public sector forum established in 1989 to                promote greater economic and trade cooperation in                the Pacific Rim. Activities, programs and                objectives are adopted upon approval on a                consensus basis by its eighteen members.Fast Track                Authority:                 What’s at Stake for U.S. Agriculture?Future                export prospects for U.S. agriculture will                depend, in large part, on access to foreign                markets and a level playing field. Fast track                legislation now before Congress would renew the                President’s traditional authority to                negotiate trade agreements aimed at opening new                markets and ensuring fair competition.**NAFTA                -- North American Free Trade Agreement**This                agreement will remove most existing barriers to                trade and investment among the United States,                Canada, and Mexico, including barriers to trade                in agricultural products. Implementation of NAFTA                began on January 1, 1994. **Summit                of the Americas**In                December 1994, the elected leaders of the nations                of North America, South America, Caribbean, and                Central America met in Miami, Florida, to promote                hemispheric prosperity through trade and                investment.**Import                / Export Requirements**FAS,                in conjunction with other USDA agencies and                Federal Departments, oversee agricultural imports                into the United States.**Binational                Commissions**The                Binational Commissions (BNCs) provide a framework                under which our governments can openly discuss                issues such as agribusiness business and trade                development, agricultural reform, and mutually                beneficial agricultural cooperation.**US-Russia                        Binational Commission******Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission**US-South                        Africa Binational Commission******Gore-Mbeki Commission**US-Mexico                        Binational Commission********World                Food Summit Follow-up**The                World Food Summit convened in Rome November                13-17, 1996, with a goal of "reducing the                number of undernourished to half their present                number no later than 2015." A U.S. Action                Plan on Food Security is being developed to                strengthen what the U.S. is already doing to                alleviate hunger and malnutrition both at home                and abroad.**WTO                -- World Trade Organization**The                World Trade Organization (WTO) was established on                January 1, 1995, as the multilateral institution                charged with administering agreed-upon rules for                trade among member countries. Its role is similar                to that of the organization it succeeded -- the                General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).**WTO Tariff Schedules** Search for                        Uruguay Round Agreement tariff schedules                        according to country or chapter.*Last                modified: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 08:22 AM* |