Trade-speak: your guide to GATT jargon. (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) (Glossary) From: AgExporter | Date: June 1, 1994 | COPYRIGHT 1994 U.S. Department of Agriculture. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Like specialists in any other field, trade negotiators have developed their own unique language that can be as inaccessible as the toughest trade barrier. The Uruguay Round agreement has further enriched the already-arcane language of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The following glossary is a brief guide to some of the more important terms and concepts relating to agriculture in the Uruguay Round and GATT agreements.

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