Free trade agreement

NAFTA. See North American Free Trade Agreement. 

It is basically a schedule of duties or cost rates imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods. In certain areas of the world to offset tariff duties, worldwide free-trade agreements exist. 

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Crompton Corp. v. Government of Canada. (2001). Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim of Arbitration under Section B of chapter Eleven of the North American Free Trade Agreement, (http //www.intemational.gc.ca/tna-nac/disp/crompton archive-en.asp) (Last accessed Febmary, 2007)... 

As an outcome of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA), an Independent Review Mechanism has been introduced for negative PBAC recommendations. 

Outterson, Kevin. 2004. The U.S.-Australian Free Trade Agreement s Unfortunate Attack and Good Healthcare Policy. Comments Submitted to the U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, June 22,2004. Available at www.ita.doc.gov/td/chemicals/phRMA/Outterson%20Response 1. pdf. Last accessed October 20, 2005. 

Trading health for profit the impact of bilateral and regional free trade agreements on domestic intellectual property rules on pharmaceuticals... 

There are already serious questions about the relevance and suitability of TRIPS minimum IP standards for developing countries (CIPR 2002 UNDP 2003). The gross inflation of these standards in "free trade" agreements severely limit national strategies to provide affordable medicines and limits market access for generic medicines, irrespective of the country s level of development or disease burden. These practices not only raise serious ethical concerns, but also sharply curtail country capacity to realize the right to health for all. 

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Abbott, F. M. 2004. The Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health and the Contradictory Trend in Bilateral and Regional Free Trade Agreements. Geneva Quaker United Nations Office. Occasional Paper 14. Available at http //www.geneva.quno.info/pdf/ OP14AbbottfinaI.pdf [Accessed February 7, 2006]. 

Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (AGDFAT). 2005. Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUFSTA). Barton, ACT. AGDFAT. Available at littp //www.dfat.gov. au/trade/negotiations/us.html [Accessed November 26, 2005]. 

Drahos, P. and D. Henry. 2004. The Free Trade Agreement Between Australia and the United States undermines Australian Public Health and Protects US Interests in Pharmaceuticals. BM/328 1271-1272. 

Drahos, P., T. Faunce, M. Goddard, and David Henry. 2004. The FTA and the PBS. Submission to the Senate Select Committee on the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement Canberra. Canberra Australian Senate. Available at http //evatt.labor.net.au/publications/papers/126.html [Accessed November 26, 2005]. 

Sainsbury, P. 2004. Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement and the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Yale Journal of Health Policy Law Ethics 4 387-99. 

Brook K. Baker is Professor of Law at Northeastern University, IL. He studied economics at Harvard College and Law at Northeastern University. He has consulted and published widely on access to medicines issues and the global AIDS pandemic, focusing in particular on intellectual property, free trade agreements, and multilateral and bilateral global health initiatives. He is policy advisor to Health Global Access Project. 

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