THE PRESIDENT’S TRADE POLICY AGENDA
I. Overview and the 2004 Agenda... 1
THE PRESIDENT’S 2004 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE TRADE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM II. The World Trade Organization... 1
III. Bilateral and Regional Negotiations... 105
A. Free Trade Agreements... 105
1. Chile ... 105
2. Singapore ... 106
3. Jordan ... 107
4. Israel ... 108
5. U.S.-Central American FTA (CAFTA) Negotiations ... 108
6. Australia FTA Negotiations... 109
7. Morocco FTA Negotiations ... 110
8. Southern Africa FTA Negotiations... 110
B. Regional Initiatives ... 110
1. Free Trade Area of the Americas ... 110
2. Enterprise for ASEAN Initiative... 112
3. NAFTA ... 113
4. MEFTA... 115
5. APEC ... 116
C. The Americas ... 119
1. Canada ... 119
2. Mexico ... 122
3. Brazil and Southern Cone ... 123
4. The Andean Community ... 126
5. Central America and the Caribbean... 127
D. Western Europe... 130
1. EU ... 130
2. EFTA ... 134
3. Turkey ... 134
E. Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe ... 135
F. Russia and Newly Independent States... 137
1. Normal Trade Relations Status... 137
2. Intellectual Property Rights ... 138
3. Generalized System of Preferences ... 139
4. WTO Accession ... 139
5. Bilateral Trade Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties ... 140
6. Country Specific Issues... 140
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G. Mediterranean/Middle East... 141
1. Morocco ... 141
2. Egypt... 141
3. Israel ... 142
4. Jordan ... 142
5. Trade and Investment Framework Agreements ... 143
6. WTO Accession ... 143
7. Intellectual Property Rights ... 143
8. Bahrain... 143
H. Asia and the Pacific ... 143
1. Australia... 144
2. New Zealand ... 144
3. Association of Southeast Asian Nations... 145
4. Republic of Korea ... 150
5. India... 158
6. Pakistan ... 160
7. Afghanistan... 160
8. People’s Republic of China... 161
9. Japan ... 165
10. Taiwan ... 182
11. Hong Kong... 184
12. Sri Lanka ... 184
I. Africa ... 184
1. SACU FTA... 184
2. Implementing AGOA... 184
3. Promoting Economic Reform, Growth and Development... 186
4. Expanding Bilateral and Regional Trade and Investment Relationships... 186
5. Facilitating Sub-Saharan Africa’s Integration into the Multilateral Trading System 188 IV. Other Multilateral Activities... 189
A. Trade and the Environment... 189
B. Trade and Labor... 192
C. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development... 196
D. Semiconductor Agreement... 205
E. Steel Trade Policy ... 205
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V. Trade Enforcement Activities... 209
A. Enforcing U.S. Trade Agreements... 209
1. Overview... 209
2. WTO Dispute Settlement... 210
3. Other Monitoring and Enforcement Activities ... 210
B. U.S. Trade Laws ... 212
1. Section 301 ... 212
2. Special 301... 214
3. Section 1377 Telecom ... 219
4. Antidumping Actions ... 219
5. Countervailing Duty Actions ... 220
6. Import Practices (sections 337, 201, 421, China Textiles Safeguard)... 221
7. Trade Adjustment Assistance ... 224
(A) Labor ... 224
(B) Firms and Industries... 225
8. Generalized System of Preferences ... 226
VI. Trade Policy Development... 229
A. Trade Capacity Building ... 229
1. FTAA-Hemispheric Cooperation ... 230
2. Central America... 231
3. Africa ... 231
B. Congressional Affairs... 232
C. Private Sector Advisory System and Intergovernmental ... 233
D. Policy Coordination ... 237
Annex I. U.S. Trade in 2003 Annex II. WTO Background
Annex III. List of Trade Agreements
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