On 20 Oct 2003 at 20:01, The Fool wrote: > <<http://ipjustice.org/FTAA/IPJ_FTAA_White_Paper_r_1_2.html>> > ... > The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Treaty[1] is a > comprehensive regional trade agreement between all 34 democracies in > the Western Hemisphere, including the US, and covering a population of > over 800 million people. Similar to the North America Free Trade > Agreement (NAFTA), FTAA will compel the nations of the Americas to > pass new laws on a broad range of issues, including intellectual > property rights. > > > > In order to get the trade benefits from membership in the world�s > largest trading bloc, FTAA countries must amend their domestic laws to > be in compliance with the treaty�s requirements. The US government > can bring economic trade sanctions against FTAA countries that refuse > to adhere to treaty obligations. The US wields enormous economic > power to compel other nations to amend their internal laws and comply > with trade agreements.
Oops. That is SO going to be counter to the European Huan Rights Act. Ah well, I've been wanting to see who gets hurt more in a general EU- US tradewar for some time now. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
