... and is in much respect the instrument of the individual members" . In order to emphasize the critical importance of each member's will, she relies on a comparison of the processes of decision-making between the European Council and the General Council of the WTO. But the history of the liberalization of the International Trade System also bears witness to the intergovernmental character of the WTO. Farrell notes that "The international ... the European Union's preference principle and internal support mechanism, while the pace adopted by the Community in reducing the level of subsidies ...

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