RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/TPR/D/28
17 November 1998
(98-4577)
Trade Policy Review Body
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
REVIEW OF URUGUAY
Communication from the Discussants
In pursuance of Annex 3, paragraph C (iv) of the WTO Agreement, the following are outlines
of the main points to be raised by the discussants, H.E. Mr. Ambassador Alejandro de la Peña
(Mexico) and Mr. Martin Harvey (New Zealand) at the Trade Policy Review of Uruguay on 23 and
25 November 1998.
It is recalled that the discussants act in their personal capacity.  They intend to divide their
remarks largely along the following lines
(a) H.E. Mr. Alejandro de la Peña
Economic Environment
- Impact of the world financial crisis on the economy.
- State involvement in the economy.
- Social policy and the rise of unemployment.
- Impact of real exchange rate appreciation on the economy.
Trade Policy Regimes
- Changes in trade liberalization because of MERCOSUR.
- New investment law and regime.
- Prospects for the approval of intellectual property laws.
- Prospects for competition legislation.
(b) Mr. Martin Harvey
Trade Policies and Practices by Measure
- The impact of tariff and tax concessions on levels of protection and resource
allocation.
- The use of minimum entry prices in some  sectors and evolution of trade remedies
mechanisms.
- Taxation policies for export industries and the experience of free trade zones.
Trade policies by sector
- Experience with opening up key sectors to greater competition.
- Taxation exemption policy – agriculture and textiles and clothing.
- The use of "National Interest" criteria and domestic content in granting tax
exemptions in manufacturing.
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