China and GATT: accession instead of resumption

Article Abstract:

A key issue to be resolved in China's negotiations for entry into GATT is whether the country should have accession as a new member or resume its original GATT contracting party status. China would like resumption as a way of denouncing the validity of government withdrawal from GATT in 1950. In making this request, China confuses the matter of government representation with that of treaty application. The latter governs Chinese membership in GATT, and GATT's non-application to China for at least forty years as well as the changes during that period render void China's former contracting party status to the treaty.

China, International relations

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Toward extension of the GATT standards code to production processes

Article Abstract:

The GATT prevents the use of product standards for discrimination in trade, but has no limitations on the use of process standards to do so. Both types of standard are used to achieve market advantage, and only a multilateral system will prevent this type of abuse. The implementation through GATT of process control regulations would benefit both international trade and the environment by restricting the use of ineffective local laws to ensure market advantage and disregard environmental externalities.

International aspects, Manufacturing processes, Manufacturing, Production standards

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