Overall and principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States

The overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States are to obtain— The principal negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to dispute settlement are— The principal negotiating objectives of the United States regarding the improvement of GATT and multilateral trade negotiation agreements are— The principal negotiating objective of the United States regarding transparency is to obtain broader application of the principle of transparency and clarification of the costs and benefits of trade policy actions through the observance of open and equitable procedures in trade matters by Contracting Parties to the GATT. The principal negotiating objectives of the United States regarding developing countries are— The principal negotiating objective of the United States regarding current account surpluses is to develop rules to address large and persistent global current account imbalances of countries, including imbalances which threaten the stability of the international trading system, by imposing greater responsibility on such countries to undertake policy changes aimed at restoring current account equilibrium, including expedited implementation of trade agreements where feasible and appropriate. The principal negotiating objective of the United States regarding trade and monetary coordination is to develop mechanisms to assure greater coordination, consistency, and cooperation between international trade and monetary systems and institutions. The principal negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to agriculture are to achieve, on an expedited basis to the maximum extent feasible, more open and fair conditions of trade in agricultural commodities by— The principal negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to unfair trade practices are— to obtain the enforcement of GATT rules against— the acts, practices, or policies of any foreign government which, as a practical matter, unreasonably require that— The principal negotiating objectives of the United States regarding trade in services are— to develop internationally agreed rules, including dispute settlement procedures, which— The principal negotiating objectives of the United States regarding intellectual property are— to seek the enactment and effective enforcement by foreign countries of laws which— to establish in the GATT obligations— to implement adequate substantive standards based on— to recognize that the inclusion in the GATT of— The principal negotiating objectives of the United States regarding foreign direct investment are— to develop internationally agreed rules, including dispute settlement procedures, which— The principal negotiating objectives of the United States regarding safeguards are— to ensure that safeguard measures are— The principal negotiating objective of the United States regarding specific barriers is to obtain competitive opportunities for United States exports in foreign markets substantially equivalent to the competitive opportunities afforded foreign exports to United States markets, including the reduction or elimination of specific tariff and nontariff trade barriers, particularly— The principal negotiating objectives of the United States regarding worker rights are— The principal negotiating objective of the United States regarding access to high technology is to obtain the elimination or reduction of foreign barriers to, and acts, policies, or practices by foreign governments which limit, equitable access by United States persons to foreign-developed technology, including barriers, acts, policies, or practices which have the effect of— The principal negotiating objective of the United States regarding border taxes is to obtain a revision of the GATT with respect to the treatment of border adjustments for internal taxes to redress the disadvantage to countries relying primarily for revenue on direct taxes rather than indirect taxes.