RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/TPR/D/36
7 July 1999
(99-2804)
Trade Policy Review Body Original:  English/Spanish
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES
Communication from the Discussants
In pursuance of Annex 3, paragraph C (iv) of the WTO Agreement, the following are outlines
of the main points to be raised by the discussants, H.E. Mr. Kare Bryn (Norway) and
H.E. Ms. Carmen Luz Guarda (Chile) at the Trade Policy Review of the United States on
12 and 14 July 1999.
It is recalled that the discussants act in their personal capacity.  They intend to divide their
remarks largely along the following lines:
(a) H.E. Mr. Kare Bryn (Norway)
Macroeconomic issues
- Trade and economic performance;
- economic uncertainties;
- possible trade implications.
Trade policy regime
- Multilateral, regional, bilateral;
- national trade laws and authorities;- domestic policy issues;
- implementation of WTO agreements;
- dispute settlement mechanism;- new issues.
Services
- General;
- telecommunications;
- maritime transport.
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(b) H.E. Ms. Carmen Luz Guarda (Chile)
Trade policies and practices
-T a r i f f s ;
- non-tariff measures;- special measures;
- measures affecting exports;
- textiles;
- agriculture;
- implementation of the TRIPS Agreement;
- government procurement.
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