Press Release: Annual EU Report on US Trade Barriers highlights behind-the-border and WTO issues; progress on Byrd Amendment, telecoms procurement

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Series Details IP/06/250 (1.3.06)
Publication Date 01/03/2006
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The European Commission on 1 March 2006 released its twenty-first annual report on barriers to trade and investment in the US, detailing the obstacles that EU exporters and investors face in the US market. The report highlights non-tariff barriers in investment and public procurement and addresses some long running WTO problems such as issues concerning the US Jobs Act (FSC) and the repeal of the Byrd Amendment.

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European Commission: DG Trade: Bilateral Trade Relations: USA http://ec.europa.eu/comm/trade/issues/bilateral/countries/usa/index_en.htm

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