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Agricultural Subsidies in Advanced Developing Countries

June 3, 2015 by Craig Thorn

In June 2015, Craig Thorn provided testimony before the House Agriculture Committee describing the findings of a DTB paper on the increase of subsidies in advanced developing countries. The attention brought to these issues helped lead to the WTO …

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Domestic Agricultural Supports in Key Developing Countries

November 4, 2014 by DTB AgriTrade

DTB released this study in 2014, demonstrating that several developing countries (specifically Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Turkey) had exceeded domestic support levels allowed under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. A summary from the report …

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Value-Added Tax System in China for Agricultural Products

December 11, 2009 by DTB AgriTrade

DTB worked with several other firms to develop this study on the structure and impacts of China’s VAT for agricultural products, finding that it discriminated against agricultural imports and likely violated China’s WTO commitments. Executive …

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International Rules Regarding the Safety of Imported Foods

October 4, 2007 by Craig Thorn

In October 2007, Craig Thorn provided testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittees on Oversight and Trade. In it he addressed criticisms of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement and the importance of those rules to …

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The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the WTO

December 1, 2006 by Craig Thorn

This article, published in the International Environmental Law Committee Newsletter by the American Bar Association, described the relationship between the Cartagena Protocol and the WTO agreements relevant to agricultural biotechnology. THE …

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Agricultural Trade Policies for 2001

October 5, 2000 by Craig Thorn

In October 2000, Craig Thorn provided testimony before the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trade on two critical challenges facing U.S. agriculture at the time – a new round of WTO negotiations and international regulatory …

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The Importance of the New Round of WTO Negotiations for U.S. Agriculture

March 7, 2000 by Craig Thorn

Shortly before forming DTB Associates, Craig Thorn provided testimony before the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trade on the importance of further liberalization in agricultural trade following the end of the Uruguay Round …

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Agreement on the Application of SPS and TBT Agreements

January 20, 2000 by Craig Thorn

“The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade,” was published in Law and Policy in International Business (Volume 31, Number 3, Spring 2000) shortly before DTB …

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