ithout the importing country having to make use exporting countries if the importing country can of quotas, tariffs or other import controls show that both overall imports of a product and imports from the individual countries are entering Textiles and clothing the country in such increased quantities as to ATC -The WTO Agreement on Textiles and cause -or threaten -serious damage to the Clothing which integrates trade in this sector back to gatt rules within a ten-year period Agriculture/SPS carry forward-When an exporting country uses Agenda 2000 reform plans for part of the following year's quota during the current 2000-06 aimed at strengthening the union with a view to receiving new members. Includes reform of carry over- When an exporting country utilizes the CAP(see below) the previous year's unutilized quota. border protection which acts to circumvention-Avoiding quotas and other restrain imports at point of entry. restrictions by altering the country of origin of a BSE- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or “ mad cow disease CTG- Council for trade in goods -oversees box-Category of domestic support.- Green box WTO agreements on goods, including the atC supports considered not to distort trade and integration programme-The phasing out of MFA restrictions in four stages starting on 1 January permitted supports linked to production, but subject to production limits and therefore minimally 1995 and ending on 1 January 2005. trade-distorting. -Amber box: supports ITCB- International Textiles and Clothing considered to distort trade and therefore subject to Bureau-Geneva-based group of some 20 reduction commitments developing country exporters of textiles and Caims Group-Group of agricultural exporting clothing nations lobby ing for agr icul tural trade liberal ization MFA- Multifibre Arrangement(1974-94)under It was formed in 1986 in Cairns, Australia just which countries whose markets are disrupted by before the beginning of the Uruguay Round increased imports of textiles and clothing from Current membership: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, another country were able to negotiate quota Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indonesia, malaysia, New Zealand swing-When an exporting country transfers part Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand and of a quota from one product to another restrained Uruguay CAP-Common Agricultural Policy -The EU TMB-The Textiles Monitoring Body, consisting comprehensive system of production targets and of a chairman plus ten members acting in a marketing mechanisms designed personal capacity, oversees the implementation of agricultural trade within the EU and AtC commitme transitional s d mechanism Codex Alimentarius- FAO/HO commission members to impose restrictions against individual hat deals with international standards on food41 without the importing country having to make use of quotas, tariffs or other import controls. Textiles and clothing ATC —The WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing which integrates trade in this sector back to GATT rules within a ten-year period. carry forward — When an exporting country uses part of the following year’s quota during the current year. carry over — When an exporting country utilizes the previous year’s unutilized quota. circumvention — Avoiding quotas and other restrictions by altering the country of origin of a product. CTG — Council for Trade in Goods — oversees WTO agreements on goods, including the ATC. integration programme — The phasing out of MFA restrictions in four stages starting on 1 January 1995 and ending on 1 January 2005. ITCB — International Textiles and Clothing Bureau — Geneva-based group of some 20 developing country exporters of textiles and clothing. MFA — Multifibre Arrangement (1974-94) under which countries whose markets are disrupted by increased imports of textiles and clothing from another country were able to negotiate quota restrictions. swing — When an exporting country transfers part of a quota from one product to another restrained product. TMB — The Textiles Monitoring Body, consisting of a chairman plus ten members acting in a personal capacity, oversees the implementation of ATC commitments. transitional safeguard mechanism — Allows members to impose restrictions against individual exporting countries if the importing country can show that both overall imports of a product and imports from the individual countries are entering the country in such increased quantities as to cause — or threaten — serious damage to the relevant domestic industry. Agriculture/SPS Agenda 2000 — EC’s financial reform plans for 2000–06 aimed at strengthening the union with a view to receiving new members. Includes reform of the CAP (see below). border protection — Any measure which acts to restrain imports at point of entry. BSE — Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or “mad cow disease”. box — Category of domestic support. — Green box: supports considered not to distort trade and therefore permitted with no limits. — Blue box: permitted supports linked to production, but subject to production limits and therefore minimally trade-distorting. —Amber box: supports considered to distort trade and therefore subject to reduction commitments. Cairns Group — Group of agricultural exporting nations lobbying for agricultural trade liberalization. It was formed in 1986 in Cairns, Australia just before the beginning of the Uruguay Round. Current membership: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand and Uruguay. CAP — Common Agricultural Policy — The EU’s comprehensive system of production targets and marketing mechanisms designed to manage agricultural trade within the EU and with the rest of the world. Codex Alimentarius — FAO/WHO commission that deals with international standards on food