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AeA Report Calls for the European Union to Honor its Obligations to the Information Technology Agreement | ||
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Washington, DC (June 12, 2008) – AeA, the
nation’s largest technology trade association representing all segments of the
high-tech industry, today released the 24th installment of its Competitiveness
Series. The report explains the history and success of the Information
Technology Agreement (ITA) and supports the U.S. Trade Representative’s request
for dispute consultation with the European Union (EU) on the ITA. Rob Mulligan, AeA’s Senior Vice President, International, said, “The ITA signatories recognize the transformative nature of information and communication technologies, and the external benefits of their worldwide diffusion. The ITA has been an enormous success story both for economic development and expansion of trade. “We believe the European Union’s decision to impose duties on IT products that have previously received duty-free treatment under the ITA contradicts the letter and spirit of the agreement, hinders innovation in the importing countries, and raises trade barriers that harm U.S. exporters. ”AeA strongly supports the decision by the U.S. Trade Representative to initiate a request for dispute consultation in the World Trade Organization with the European Union.” The ITA was created in 1996 by 29 member nations of the World Trade Organization and currently has 71 signatories. To view and download the report, including AeA’s recommendations for action, go to: www.aeanet.org/ITA. All installments of the AeA Competitiveness Series can be downloaded for free at: www.aeanet.org/cs. - # # # -
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