The current round of GSTP negotiations should deliver substantial trade liberalization gains by 2006.

But, high tariffs, including MFN peak rates, remain in effect for a number of major food products, in particular for imports beyond limited preferential tariff quotas or past trade levels.

Another thing worth attention is that the range of the preferential railway tickets for college freshmen is between their homes and their universities. Otherwise, they cannot enjoy the preferential policy.

Consequently, even many preferential ACP rates remain at peak levels.

One way preferences

In this regard, we invite all member countries of the GSTP to conclude the Third Round of GSTP by 2006 and encourage other members of the Group of 77 and China to consider participating in the GSTP.

For this purpose it takes account of the concessions granted by preference giving countries under their respective generalized system of preferences (GSP) schemes.

Despite the current arrangements, which gave Africa apos s exports relatively fewer tariff and quota barriers, those preferences were facing onslaught from third parties.

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He called for improvements in the Generalized System of Preferences to facilitate market access through remaining preferences.

According to Li Yan, an analyst at OilChem, there is no big changes in the preferential sales promotion strategy for gas stations. At present, the preferential price of main stations such as Sinopec is 0.5 0.7 yuan liter, while the preferential rate for private gas stations is 0.5 . 1.2 yuan liter.

The representative of Japan acknowledged the problem of preference erosion as one of the greatest concerns of some LDCs, although he did not think that the losses resulting from preference erosion exceeded the gains from trade liberalization.

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The international community, therefore, must not only continue with its current assistance but increase it and provide it on concessional terms preferably as grants.

Erosion of preferences

One way preferences include General System of Preferences (GSP) schemes, the Everything but arms (EBA) initiative of EU and those agreed to under successive Lomé accords and Cotonou agreements.

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Special incentives are often provided to companies willing to relocate to these zones.

Developing countries that have been enjoying non reciprocal preferential market access have called for adequately addressing the erosion of preferences arising from the most favoured nation tariff reduction.

Agriculture, however, although continuing to occupy more than 70 of the labor force in the country, contributes currently with little more than 31 for the GDP.

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The preferential measures among developing countries would complement preferential schemes offered by developed countries.

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At present, four out of the five countries that exceed the United Nations target for official development assistance (ODA) of 0.7 per cent of GNP are members of the European Union.

Ceilings are also applied on GSP benefits.

Many speakers expressed the view that there was an urgent need to go beyond the current enhanced HIPC framework and agree on a more ambitious debt reduction initiative.

33. It was stressed that trade preferences such as the GSP are mutually beneficial to preference giving and preference receiving countries.

Invite all the parties involved to conclude the Third Round of GSTP by 2006 and encourage other developing countries to consider participating in the GSTP.

The Working Group agreed to delete the word quot general quot as well as the parenthesis around the words quot non priority or non preference quot .

Under the GSP scheme of Japan, GSP rates on various agricultural and fishery products have been reduced to maintain the preferential margin following the MFN tariff cuts of the Uruguay Round MFN tariff reductions.

He also expressed concern about the erosion of preferences, because preferences would allow a level playing field in the multilateral trading system and contribute to the achievement of the MDGs.

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The current basic eligibility criterion for the funding of the participation of a Party is that its per capita gross domestic product was 5,500 or less in 1994.

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In this connection, it was also necessary to further analyse and study ways and means to enhance the utilization of existing trade preferences such as the Generalized System of Preferences, and ways of improving trade preferences and rules of origin, not least because of the trend towards greater reciprocity and graduation of countries receiving trade preferences and because of the proliferation of regional trading arrangements.

Well, I think out ahead of us a few decades is peak gas, and beyond that, peak renewables.

At the interregional level, the GSTP provides for preferential market access among developing countries.

Preference receiving countries will face adjustments as a result of erosion of their preference margins.

There are now over 200 formal transition projects.

The existence of preferential customs barriers.

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26. The Commission s discussions centred on the following issues the future of trade preferences, special and differential treatment in favour of developing countries, and trade in services.

Preferences were important to Africa, and solutions to the issue of preference erosion should be found within the WTO negotiations.