USTR's Trade Advisory Committee Reports, Etc. on Proposed U.S.-Dominican Republic Agreement on CAFTA Now Available
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has posted to its Web site the reports of 32 Trade Advisory Committees on the proposed U.S.-Dominican Republic agreement which integrates the Dominican Republic into the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
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(On March 15, 2004, the U.S. and the Dominican Republic concluded the negotiations integrating the Dominican Republic into CAFTA. At that time, the USTR noted that the Dominican Republic would assume the same set of obligations and commitments as Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/18/04 news, 04031815, for BP summary of the conclusion of these negotiations.)
In addition, on March 24, 2004, President Bush notified Congress of his intent to sign CAFTA with the Dominican Republic. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/31/04 news, 04033105, for BP summary of this notification.))
List of USTR's Dominican Republic CAFTA Committee Reports
Reports for the following Trade Advisory Committees are available at http://www.ustr.gov/new/fta/Dr/advisor/index.htm:
Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN);
Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (TEPAC);
Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee (IGPAC);
Labor Advisory Committee (LAC);
Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC);
Six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade (ATACs);
Animal and Animal Products ATAC
Fruits and Vegetables ATAC
Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts ATAC
Sweeteners ATAC
Grains, Feed, and Oilseeds ATAC
Processed Foods ATAC
Four Industry Functional Advisory Committees (IFACs):
IFAC 1 - Customs Matters
IFAC 2 - Standards
IFAC 3 - Intellectual Property Rights
IFAC 4 - Electronic Commerce
- Industry Sector Advisory Committees (ISACs):
ISAC 1 - Aerospace Equipment
ISAC 2 - Capital Goods
ISAC 3 - Chemicals and Allied Products
ISAC 4 - Consumer Goods
ISAC 5 - Electronics and Instrumentation
ISAC 6 - Energy
ISAC 7 - Ferrous Ores and Metals
ISAC 8 - Footwear, Leather and Leather Products
ISAC 9 - Building Products and Other Material
ISAC 10 - Lumber and Wood Products
ISAC 11 - Nonferrous Ores and Metals
ISAC 12 - Paper and Paper Products
ISAC 13 - Services
ISAC 14 - Small and Minority Business
ISAC 15 - Textiles and Apparel
ISAC 16 - Transportation, Construction and Agricultural Equipment
ISAC 17 - Wholesaling and Retailing
In addition, the USTR's Web site also contains links to the draft text of the CAFTA agreement with the Dominican Republic, the USTR's Congressional notification letters, fact sheets, USTR press releases, etc. These documents can be accessed at http://www.ustr.gov/new/fta/cafta.htm.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/01/04 news, 04040110, for BP summary of USTR's Trade Advisory Committee Reports, etc. for the other CAFTA countries.)