Guador,a Small Country in South America,is a Member of the WTO.American

question 61

Essay

Guador,a small country in South America,is a member of the WTO.American fruit producers recently succeeded in persuading several members of Congress to introduce a bill to remedy Guador's alleged unfair trade practices in the citrus fruit industry.The bill provides for a unilateral threefold increase in the tariff solely applicable to citrus fruits originating in Guador.Furthermore,the bill imposes periodic testing procedures upon Guadorian citrus fruits from which American producers are exempt.Finally,the bill caps imports of Guadorian citrus fruits into the United States at $20 million in value annually.If enacted,would the bill violate American obligations pursuant to the GATT? Why or why not?

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