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really isn't specific enough with regard to information that would 

 be important for individuals. 



Ambassador Kantor. The staff just handed me, "A Preliminary 

 Analysis of the Effects of the North American Free-Trade Agree- 

 ment on U.S. Agricultural Commodities." 



That was done in September of 1992. I will be glad to leave a 

 copy with you. 



If that needs to be updated or if you have further questions, obvi- 

 ously we would be delighted to help you with that. 



Ms. Long. Thank you. 



I also have another question regarding the GATT. It is a 

 lengthier question, so I will submit it for the record and ask for a 

 response. It has to do with dispute settlements and the Multilat- 

 eral Trade Organization concept and what impact that would have 

 on our ability to effectively resolve a dispute. 



It is a fairly lengthy question, so I will submit that one for the 

 record. 



[The written questions follow:] 



Questions for Ambassador Kantor From Hon. Long 



Mr. Ambassador, for some time now a number of Members, including myself, have 

 been concerned with dispute settlement provisions as contained in the current Uru- 

 guay Round text. In particular, we are concerned about how the Multilateral Trade 

 Organization — the MTO — would function. 



It appears to me that the MTO dispute settlement provisions bring into question 

 the ability of our nation to maintain laws that are challenged and lost in the MTO 

 dispute settlement process. 



I will make available to you and your staff several documents, including a Con- 

 gressional Research Service memorandum which states that if the dispute settle- 

 ment provisions as outlined in the MTO are adopted, and I quote: "A party would 

 no longer have control over whether or not it must change that particular policy or 

 law to conform with the GATT." 



I will make the entire CRS memorandum available to you and your staff for your 

 information. I want you to be aware that there are many Members who are con- 

 cerned about this. I will also make available to you a letter that over 50 Members 

 sent to President Bush on this issue. 



Have you examined the MTO provisions with regard to dispute settlement in de- 

 tail? 



[The answers were not submitted at time of printing.] 



Ambassador Kantor. And we will try to answer that. 



We have deep concerns about the MTO, both in terms of amend- 

 ments, waivers, decisionmaking — you name it and we have con- 

 cerns. 



Ms. Long. As do I. 



Ambassador Kantor. As a country, we have submitted about a 

 42-page protocol both in terms of the language — and of course the 

 creation of MTO itself has been questioned by this country. So we 

 share a number of your concerns and we would be delighted to an- 

 swer that question. 



Ms. Long. Thank you. 



Mr. English. Mr. Boehner. 



Mr. Boehner. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Ambassador, welcome to the committee. 



As you may be aware, Mexico has become the second largest 

 market for United States pork producers. Over the last year, ex- 

 ports to Mexico are down 59 percent because we have been in a dis- 

 pute over animal health issues. 



