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IMPORTANT FACTORS
1. GATT was marked by a series of eight negotiating rounds aimed at steadily
reducing trade barriers. (History., 1999)
2. The GATT is an international agreement signed by 23 countries in 1947 to
promote liberalization of foreign trade.
3. It was created as a reaction against the protectionism that prevailed in the early
30
4. This call was accepted after World War II, when the Havana Charter which in
turn also failed to apply was signed.
5. Between some of its policies are to prohibit quantitative restrictions and those
forms of export sibsidio as dumping or tariff reductions.
6. The GATT helped establish a multilateral trading system, which became more
and more liberal through rounds of business negotiations (Boundless, 2015)
7. At 47 years old, GATT was replaced by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
8. GATT and WTO are not the same. The GATT is a system of rules established
among the nations that are part of it. The WTO the participants established more
stringent rules on investment and trade in service industries and recognized
intellectual property rights: trademarks. (Que es GATT, 2008)
OBJECTIVES
GATT's primary goal was to raise living standards and seek full employment by
establishing mutually beneficial trade arrangements and sought to reduce or eliminate
tariffs and prohibit other trade controls such as import quotas. (Krugman, 2012)
The origin of the Gatt was the need for the United States to sell more products
and increase their level of employment (Soberanis)
Former director of the Gatt, Eric Wyndham, after the Second World War the
agony of the period, the restriction of trade and payments, these economic and
political reasons, have to be removed by a letter of international monetary
collaboration (Bretton Woods) and a letter for International trade (Havana)
(Soberanis)
The objective of Gatt of promoting a more open trading system, stable and
transparent global scale and reduce protectionism and discrimination
GATT sought to reduce or eliminate tariffs and prohibit other trade controls such
as import quotas and the Trade increased by 7% between 1948 and 1990
(Krugman, 2012)
Restraint in the commercialization of basic products, Reduction of tariffs to
promote trade between nations. (Boundless, 2015)
CONCLUSION
In conclusion we can say that the GATT was an organization that helped the economic
growth of countries that integrated through low tariffs that were imposed between these
countries, seizing this a great tool for some countries, but in the 80s, the inevitable
world economic growth took this need to be reformed by the limited scope of what led
to the creation of the WTO in the year 1995.
Bibliografa
(2016). Obtenido de Wto.org. :
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/agrmntseries2_gatt_e.pdf
Boundless, B. B. (21 de 07 de 2015). The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT). . Obtenido de https://www.boundless.com/business/textbooks/boundlessbusiness-textbook/international-business-4/international-trade-agreements-andorganizations-39/the-general-agreement-on-tariffs-and-trade-gatt-196-1789/
El gatt y su evolucion hacia la omc. (2013). Obtenido de Es.slideshare.net. :
http://es.slideshare.net/jvelasco07/el-gatt-y-su-evolucion-hacia-la-omc?
next_slideshow=1
History., G. E. ( 1999). "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt). Obtenido de
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/General_Agreement_on_Tariffs_and_Trade.asp
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Krugman, P. (2012). Economia Internacional. MADRID: Pearson.
Que es GATT. (2008). Obtenido de http://definicion.de/gatt/
Soberanis, J. A. (s.f.). El Gatt: Antecedentes y Propositos. Obtenido de
http://www.juridicas.unam.mx/publica/librev/rev/jurid/cont/11/pr/pr5.pdf
The wto agreements series . (s.f.).
Important Facts
The WTO was formed at the end of the GATT's Uruguay Round that ran from 1986
to 1994, and it was established in January 1995 with the aim of helping global
commerce flow.
The WTO replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) which had
laid down the rules of commerce since 1947. GATT covered agreements about
goods, WTO also covers agreements about trade in services, inventions, creations
and designs.
In November 2001, members meeting in the Qatari capital Doha launched a new
"round" of talks to liberalise trade in new areas to open markets and remove trade
barriers to develop poorer economies. It is known formally as the Doha
Development Agenda.
The agreements were scheduled to run until the end of 2004, but the target was
shifted to the end of 2006 after the Cancun conference collapsed and the Hong
Kong meeting made limited headway, so the talks have remained stalled.
Objectives
The important objectives of WTO are:
Support fair competition, particularly in agriculture, intellectual property and
services. (Gerona Morales, 2005)
Manage and implement multilateral trade agreements negotiated in the Uruguay
round.
Releasing imports and reduce tariffs, by opening accounts in the capital and interest
rates.
Keep open services markets, establishing solutions for the differences.
Prescribe the granting of a special treaty to developing countries.
Secure employment and a large increase in effective demand.
WTO functions
1. Manager multilateral agreements.
2.
3.
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5.
6.
Key Subjects
The Doha Round began in November 2001 as a mechanism for the global economy in
crisis, but so far the negotiations have failed, since one of its objectives is to improve the
trading prospects of developing countries.
One of the sensitive issues is agriculture in compliance with the commitment to further
trade reform that had contracted members at the end of the Uruguay Round, the aim is to
reduce trade distortions caused by high export tariffs products. The negotiations shall also
take into account the existing social and political sensitivities in this sector and the needs of
developing countries.
Even while there has been an agreement in the Doha round because they do not agree
among WTO members.
Advantages
Promotes trade and therefore this creates income for the country in this manner The
Prison State may allocate resource management trade.
Seeks to treat the differences that emerge through consensus, aimed at solving the
problems in a peaceful way.
The WTO rules promote good political practices that is geared to the leaders of nations to
not make the same mistakes of the past by guidelines for good management.
Disadvantages
Because the integration has failed to be complete, have been many marginalized areas,
which leads to great inequality.
Growth in the unemployment rate as a result of foreign direct investment that is not the
fully regulated, especially by foreign labor is affected.
Small entrepreneurs are relevant affected localities because they cannot compete against
domestic large multinationals.
Members that make up the world trade organization
The Word Trade Organization was founded on January 1 1995.
It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and is comprised of 162 members.
Conclusion
We can say that the WTO is the only international organization that cares trade between
countries, logically also has pros and cons, one of the positive things is that the WTO
promotes trade agreements and in the same way countries can settle their differences
peacefully, as something negative we could say there would be unfair competition because
small entrepreneurs cannot easily compete with multinational companies
Bibliography
Universidad Politcnica Salesiana Library
WEB
WTO. (2016). Diez cosas que se puede hacer la OMC . Retrieved from
Organizacin Mundial del Comercio:
https://www.wto.org/spanish/thewto_s/whatis_s/10thi_s/10thi00_s.htm
WTO. (2016). Programa de Doha para el desarrollo. Retrieved from
Organizacin Mundial del Comercio:
https://www.wto.org/spanish/tratop_s/dda_s/texts_intro_s.htm
FOREIGN TRADE
INTRODUCTION
Trade treaties are trade agreements that are signed between two countries, between one
country or group of countries which aims to increase international trade in goods and
services and improving commercial and financial relations; with decreasing red tape in the
timeliness exports and imports between the countries signed agreements, elimination of
customs duties, the annual increase in import quotas for some products.
MAIN TREATIES (COMMERCE)
Objectives
Promote conditions for fair competition.
Eliminate trade barriers between Canada, Mexico and the United States, it
stimulates economic development. (Bergher, 2014)
Importance
This trade agreement with the trade and investment levels in North America Have
Increased, bringing strong economic growth, job creation, and better prices and selection in
consumer goods. North American Businesses, Consumers, families, workers, and farmers
have all benefited.
Trade Agreement America Central y Caribe (CAFTA)
Push more people into poverty while increase the wealth of the elite and help
advance the ALCA process
Corporate globalization and neoliberalism, gives corporations and market forces
control include: privatization, lower wages, sweatshops or sweatshops,
environmental destruction. (Arias, 2013)
Trade Agreement South America
Mercosur
Objective
Its main objective is the promotion and strengthening of dynamic harmonious cooperation
and balanced and self-sustaining in all areas of economic and social activity, to achieve
collective autonomy and raise living standards. (Bergher, 2014)
Trade Agreement Asia - Pacific (APTA)
Previously it was called Bangkok Agreement was signed in 1975.
It is a preferential tariff arrangement that aims to promote economic development through a
continuous process of expansion of trade among members and for further international
economic cooperation through trade liberalization countries. (Weisleder, 2011)
Members: Bangladesh, China, India, Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic
Republic, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Philippines. (Weisleder, 2011)
It is the only operational trade agreement that includes China and the Republic of India
The APTA is considered the only trade agreement that includes China and India, accounting
for 11% of world trade. (Bergher, 2014)
European Union
It is the world's biggest exporter of manufactured goods and services. It is also the largest
Import market for more than 100 countries and this simplified system is very beneficial for
consumers and investors both European and international.
CECA: In short, the "creation of a common market with free movement of goods, persons
and capital related to the coal and steel arises. (Bergher, 2014)
CEE: The Community objective was to achieve economic integration, including a common
market and customs union between the six founding members: Belgium, France, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany. (Bergher, 2014)
EURATOM: European Atomic Energy Community. Its aim is the unification and common
management of resources based on nuclear power of the member countries. (Bergher,
2014)
Biography
Arias, M. E. (2013). TRadado de libre Comercio . En M. E. Arias, TRadado de libre
Comercio (pgs. 250-270) Estados Unidos . EUNED Editorial Universidad Estatal
A Distancia .
Bergher, E. V. (2014). Tradados de libre comercio. colombia: Ecoediciones.
Weisleder, S. (2011). Tratado De Libre Comercio . En S. Weisleder, Tratado De Libre
Comercio (pgs. 66-69). Estados Unidos : EUNED Editorial Universidad Estatal a
Distancia .
LA OMC Y ECUADOR
El proceso de adhesin se inici en septiembre de 1992. Ecuador comenz a presentar
documentos y a responder pedidos de los pases miembros del GATT, las negociaciones
se iniciaron en enero de 1994. Sixto Durn Balln, considero importante la adhesin del
Ecuador a organismos y en 1995 Ecuador comienza a formar parte de la OMC. Fue el
primer pas del mundo en negociar su adhesin a la OMC sin haber formado parte de
Ronda Uruguay ni del GATT.(SILVA, s.f.) (Tobar, 2003)
No se trabaj con los principales sectores productivos del pas; es decir no se les
dio espacio para indicar sus necesidades, sino solo se comunic las decisiones
tomadas. (Tobar, 2003)
El dficit dejado por el gobierno de Lucio Gutirrez (335 millones), llevo a el gobierno
de Alfredo Palacios a firmar del tratado de Libre Comercio y a pesar de que el Ecuador
ya era parte de la OMC, no se vean resultados sobresalientes en su balanza de pagos.
En 2008 tras la crisis econmica el presidente Correa toma medidas econmicas y
sociales para que dicha cada no sea de gran impacto.
La cada del precio del petrleo afecto a Ecuador ya que representa la quinta parte de los
ingresos nacionales y formaba un 50% de las exportaciones. (TV, 2015). Esto llevo a
Ecuador aumentar la sobretasa a ciertos productos de importacin con el fin de
mantener la balanza de pagos y aumentar el consumo nacional. La sobretasa, que afecta
a alrededor del 30% de las importaciones, consiste en:
45% para las importaciones de bienes de consumo final (se redujo en un 5%)
(www.wto.org, 2016)
Atendiendo a las peticiones de los Miembros de la OMC, est previsto que el Comit de
Restricciones por Balanza de Pagos retome sus consultas con el Ecuador en junio,
despus de que el pas evale por cuarta vez cmo contribuye la medida a mejorar la
situacin de su balanza de pagos.
Una vez que Ecuador anuncio la rebaja de los aranceles, se han escuchado varios
opciones para reemplazarlas como el Timbre Cambiario, pero aun nada concretado de
manera oficial.
CONCLUSION FINAL:
Que el Ecuador se uniera a la OMC trajo consigo un cambio innegable en el crecimiento
del Ecuador en todos los mbitos, pero que no fue aprovechado por gobiernos
anteriores. Es claro, que desde el inicio del mandato de Rafael Correa, los mercados
internacionales se vieron atrados por invertir en nuestro pas y que se lleg a muchos
consensos con los pases miembros de la OMC. El Ecuador de ahora es totalmente
incomparable con el de hace 15 aos, es un cambio totalmente radical en todos los
aspectos; las inversiones en educacin, vivienda, salud, leyes; muchas de ellas gracias al
comercio y al cambio fomentado en sus leyes. El modelo de comercio adoptado por
Ecuador de la OMC influyo mucho en este cambio.
El Gobierno decidi adoptar medidas que de una u otra manera ayudaron a recaudar
fondos para poder equilibrar la balanza de pagos, pero que de nada sirvi porque el
excesivo gasto pblico era inminente. Estas medidas arancelarias acarrearon problemas
con la OMC, que hasta la fecha se siguen analizando por el organismo puesto que el
pas fue el ms afectado por la cada del precio del petrleo. Para que estas medidas
sean eficaces y puedan lograr el fin deseado, se debera revisar la aplicacin de estas
medidas a determinados productos que no afectan a la produccin nacional y que al
contrario si son ingresados y consumidos dentro del pas podran generar una mayor
recaudacin por concepto de aranceles lo que beneficiara directamente al pas y a los
consumidores.
En la situacin en la que se encuentra nuestro pas a causa del sismo suscitado, es
importante que nuestro gobierno analice bien los fondos a destinarse sin descuidar el
dinero destinado al comercio que es el mayor ingreso que nos permitir salir adelante.
Bibliografa
LALAMA, V. S. (2002). LA AGRICULTURA ECUATORIANA EN EL CONTEXTO
COMERCIAL DE LA OMC Y SU CRECIEMIENTO. QUITO, PICHINCHA,
ESTADO.