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NSIAD-85-118 1 (1985-09-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabfhl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RESTRICTED - Melt to be released outside the General 2.2D \-_3 AccouinUrg QOf V;.t oi. tiv3 ' . _,s of specii4j ajVjc' by the Ohice o@ go;.grs;s.oiiai wst -aonw BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On International Economic Policy Oceans And Environment Senate Committee On Foreign Relations OF THE UNITED STATES Current Issues In U.S. Participation In The Multilateral Trading System Frustration with the apparent inability of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to stem the rise of trade bar- riers and resolve trade disputes has led to questions about its utility and effectiveness and about the desirability of continued U.S. support for the GATT system. GAO found that much frustration with the GATT is the result of failure to resolve issues that are primarily conflicts over important do- mestic policies which also have trade ef- fects. GATT principles and efforts to reduce barriers to trade are in consonance with U.S. trade policy objectives and, as an insti- tution, the GATT provides a valuable forum for bilateral and multilateral trade negotia- tions. Despite difficulties, the GATT has made significant contributions to the com- petitive flow of world trade. GAO con- cludes that it is in the interest of the United States to continue to support the GATT system and principles. 2 U I ~GAO/NSIAD-85-1 18 $1:' SEPTEMBER 23,1985 PS~2-~Tht-7 I 7

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