Agreement on Agriculture in the Uruguay Round of GATT: From Punta Del Este to Marrakesh

Zuhair A. Hassan
February 1995  [95-GATT 2]

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Hassan, Z.A. 1995. "Agreement on Agriculture in the Uruguay Round of GATT: From Punta Del Este to Marrakesh." CARD paper 95-GATT 2. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University.


Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, along with a discussion of the key elements of the final Agreement on Agriculture (market access, domestic support, and export competition), the nature of the exemptions available to developing countries, and exemption from the general rules. World price impacts of implementing the agreement are also considered.