Codes of Conduct

Abstract

A major accomplishment of the Tokyo round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, which was concluded in 1979, was the negotiation of eleven stand-alone general treaty agreements. Nine of these agreements dealt wholly or in part with nontariff measures and two with tariffs. There were six nontariff barrier (NTB) specific agreements: these related to antidumping, subsidies, standards, government procurement, customs valuation, and import licensing procedures. Three additional nontariff agreements were sector specific and related to civil aircraft, dairy products, and bovine meat. In this paper, the word "codes" will refer to the six NTB specific agreements mentioned together with the civil aircraft agreement.