Bears Armed
30-07-2008, 14:16
How do people feel about this potential proposal?
Free Trade in Sweetness
Category = Free Trade
Strength = Significant
The World Assembly,
Recognising that many people like to include sweet substances in their foods,
Regretting that some national governments impose customs duties, tariffs, or other taxes, that make it harder for people to afford those substances,
Recognising that this organisation should only reduce the sovereign rights of the member nations' governments within their own lands when this is absolutely necessary, but that international trade is a legitimate subject for international legislation,
1. Declares that no member nation may impose customs duties, tariffs, or other taxation, on imported dietary sweeteners (including, but not limited to, honey, maple syrup, sugar, molasses, treacle, or marmalade), unless any of the following conditions apply _
A/ The nation concerned also produces the same substance within their own territories, and taxes that domestic product at least as heavily as they wish to tax the imports;
B/ The imposition of tariffs or other taxes is intended purely to counteract production subsidies within, and/or "product dumping" by, another nation, and does not exceed the level necessary for this;
2. Creates an organisation called the World Assembly Arbitration Tribunals (or 'WAAT'), and _
A/ Gives WAAT the right and duty to impose binding arbitration on any disputes about the application of this resolution's terms that are brought before it;
B/ Creates a universal right of appeal to WAAT in any disputes about these matters that national legal systems do not settle to the satisfaction of all parties involved;
C/ Authorises WAAT to collect the costs of holding its hearings from the parties to those hearings, as a part of its decsions in those cases;
D/ Requires that WAAT and all of its staff act honestly, and without fear or favour, in these matters.
Borrin o Redwood,
Ambassador to the World Assembly
for the
High Council of Clans,
of the Free Bears of Bears Armed.
Free Trade in Sweetness
Category = Free Trade
Strength = Significant
The World Assembly,
Recognising that many people like to include sweet substances in their foods,
Regretting that some national governments impose customs duties, tariffs, or other taxes, that make it harder for people to afford those substances,
Recognising that this organisation should only reduce the sovereign rights of the member nations' governments within their own lands when this is absolutely necessary, but that international trade is a legitimate subject for international legislation,
1. Declares that no member nation may impose customs duties, tariffs, or other taxation, on imported dietary sweeteners (including, but not limited to, honey, maple syrup, sugar, molasses, treacle, or marmalade), unless any of the following conditions apply _
A/ The nation concerned also produces the same substance within their own territories, and taxes that domestic product at least as heavily as they wish to tax the imports;
B/ The imposition of tariffs or other taxes is intended purely to counteract production subsidies within, and/or "product dumping" by, another nation, and does not exceed the level necessary for this;
2. Creates an organisation called the World Assembly Arbitration Tribunals (or 'WAAT'), and _
A/ Gives WAAT the right and duty to impose binding arbitration on any disputes about the application of this resolution's terms that are brought before it;
B/ Creates a universal right of appeal to WAAT in any disputes about these matters that national legal systems do not settle to the satisfaction of all parties involved;
C/ Authorises WAAT to collect the costs of holding its hearings from the parties to those hearings, as a part of its decsions in those cases;
D/ Requires that WAAT and all of its staff act honestly, and without fear or favour, in these matters.
Borrin o Redwood,
Ambassador to the World Assembly
for the
High Council of Clans,
of the Free Bears of Bears Armed.