Auto Free Trade Agreement

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Auto Free Trade Agreement

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.


Category: Free Trade


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Teruchev

Description: The United Nations,

RECOGNISING that protectionist economic policies, by restricting the free flow of trade, seriously hinder the economic development of nations,

CONVINCED that free flow of trade greatly improves economic growth, technological development, and purchasing power, giving all nations the opportunity to specialise on their most efficient industries and acquire goods they are not equiped to produce,

CERTAIN that a common market in the trade of automotive technology and equipment will create economic development, sustainability, and technological dissemination, benefiting all member nations,

ESTABLISHES the United Nations Free Trade Agreement for the Automotive sector (UNFTAA):

-1- REQUIRES all member nations to phase out all protectionist devices in the trade of Automotive technology and equipment, including but not limited to tariffs, duties, production subsidies and import quotas;

-2- ENCOURAGES global cooperation in the development and distribution of automotive technology, with special emphasis on environmentally friendly technology;

-3- URGES member nations to minimise all barriers to free competition, including but not limited to trusts, cartels, dumping, price coordination, and excessive market power, ensuring they do not limit the benefits of the UNFTAA;

-4-AUTHORIZES the United Nations Free Trade Commission (UNFTC) to arbitrate any trade disputes which may arise concerning the interpretation of the UNFTAA;

-5- DECLARES that member nations retain the right to employ retaliatory tariffs towards non-UN nations;

-6- MANDATES a timeline for implementation not exceeding five years in length.

Votes For: 1,387

Votes Against: 1,536

[Delegate Votes]

Voting Ends: Mon Apr 10 2006

[New Dracora]

The first line should read: "...seriously hinder the economic development of other nations..."

Nay. *Hugs local auto industry.*

[Skwerrel]

I see that the auto industry has started to bribe the UN now...

[Sinn Féin's Ireland]

Hmm. I didnt really read this one, but surely protectionism is a bad thing? So what if Rover has just gone into administration? Maybe Britain wasnt meant to make cars. Maybe Britain was meant to just make Tourist pap, like plates and mugs saying i (heart) London, or with the Queens head unceremoniously punched onto each piece of ceramic. Well, thats what i think anyway. Then if a company gets out of line by making a monopoly we simply take away half their assets and use it to repay African Debts, or kick the big pharma's into line for being bast*rds....well. You get the picture. Play it by ear. Never hurt anyone.