Protectionists in the United States and Europe, itching to slap huge punitive tariffs on Chinese goods, have been caught flat footed.

Tariffs and Tortillas

These punitive policies are self defeating.

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Thus, for instance, bound tariffs (i.e., agreed ceilings) allow countries to raise actual tariffs, which are often lower, without restraint.

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The tariff proposal contained in the central piece of global warming legislation now before Congress would impose emission controls on domestic industries starting in 2012. It would also levy punitive tariffs on greenhouse gas intensive products imported from countries that lack comparable action to that of the US, starting in 2020.

The punitive measures for prostitution related offences have increased in severity.

They should not be used in a vexatious or punitive manner.

Specific preventive and punitive measures are necessary to overcome trafficking and sexual exploitation.

What about industrial tariffs? Rich countries have demanded sharp cuts in import tariffs by developing countries such as India and Brazil in return for phasing out their farm subsidies.

At common law, damages are categorized into compensatory (or actual) damages, and punitive damages.

Legal and punitive measures cannot be totally successful unless the attitudes of society change.

In developing countries, tariffs are usually much further from covering costs.

A recent Congressional bill has called for imposing a 27.5 punitive tariff on Chinese imports.

Turkey is already enforcing a punitive economic embargo on Armenia, including closure of its border.

The reason for this is that it appears as a provision of a punitive character.

There was some lowering of agricultural and other tariffs by the EU.

When some in the world called for sanctions and punitive action, South Korea pushed for dialogue.

The tariffs that Obama imposed were considerably below what the USITC had recommended.

The objective of zero tariffs for all goods originating in LDCs remained elusive.

By Tuesday he had to reverse himself and provide an 85billion loan to AIG on punitive terms.

Those extensions were based not on objective but on military criteria and were both punitive and discriminatory.

Furthermore, when it comes to tariffs and standards, WTO rules are not created equal.

With Gazprom having already doubled gas tariffs for Georgia, the energy noose is tightening.

Furthermore, the EU s non discriminatory tariffs are fully applicable to only nine trading partners.

In towns, displays in shop windows illustrated the costs of tariffs to ordinary consumers.

The United States and others are substituting high rhetoric and symbolic punitive action for real action on Syria.

When possible, legislation criminalizing abortion could be amended to remove punitive provisions imposed on women who undergo abortion.

Meanwhile, rich countries agricultural subsidies and tariffs have undoubtedly undermined food production in developing countries.

Tariffs have fallen, although non tariff barriers and preferential agreements have been on the rise.

Water tariffs have been used extensively for recovering the costs of water infrastructure and services.

February 17 Sino Vietnamese War, China launches a punitive attack on North Vietnam to punish it for invading Cambodia.

They stress that most current juvenile justice systems are more punitive rather than corrective, which is detrimental to rehabilitation.

The Committee deplored the punitive nature of the demolition of homes and called on Israel to cease the practice.

Tariffs are generally modest already, so gains from their further reduction would be modest as well.

Without competition, lowering tariffs may merely be reflected in higher profit margins for a monopoly importer.

Its unilateral reduction of tariffs has made the country a fairly open economy (see figure below).

Moreover, with lower MFN tariffs on all large markets, the concern of circumvention often appears outdated.

With the reduction in tariffs, non tariff barriers are increasingly becoming front stage market access concerns.

As the largest creditor, Germany could dictate the terms of assistance, which were punitive and pushed debtor countries towards insolvency.

Of course, exemplary and punitive damages in order to discourage conduct inimical to society do exist in the statute books.

The Ordinance provides for social and economic measures to prevent prostitution and punitive measures against customers, procurers and prostitution organizers.

Such a strategy should not be restricted to punitive measures, but, rather, also properly tackle the root causes of terrorism.

(e) To review the mandate and restructure the Commission on Minors' Affairs with a view to removing its punitive functions