... for a tightening of the GATT exemption on regional agreements" which is contained in article XXIV of the GATT, that is the article which permitted the setting up of the European Economic Community (EEC). And Farrell recalls that "as a result of this understanding, the European Union proposal to extend membership to certain countries from Eastern Europe will come under closer scrutiny ... that liberalization could bring significant benefits for European producers in terms of wider export and import markets." . So therefore, "concessions on internal policies could be compensated for by t...

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... integrated economy that can compete in the global arena. The ASEAN is the most elaborate and longstanding arrangement promoting economic integration in Asia yet it is far less institutionalized than the European Union (EU). As a response to the increasing global competition, the ASEAN leaders sought to enhance their economies by the formation of an agreement. Thus, with its comprehensive ... the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA). ACIA is an ASEAN's instrument to create a free and open investment regime/environment in the context of an integrated economic community and ASEAN...

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• Has Bibliography
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... external tariff (TEC) and adoption of a common trade policy with regard to nonmember states or groups of states, and the coordination of positions in regional and international commercial and economic meetings; Coordination of macroeconomic and sectorial policies of member states relating to foreign trade, agriculture, industry, taxes, monetary system, exchange and capital, services, customs, transport and communications, ... and any others they may agree on, in order to ensure free competition between member states; and The commitment by the member states to make the necessary adjustme...

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• Grade Level: Graduate