Thursday, November 20, 2014

Resolutions for the WTO




Per liberi comercii, libertas


Lexington Virginia USA

December 2014

Be it resolved in this plenary session of the Whirled Trade Organization (heretofore WTO) convened in Lexington, Virginia, USA, that:

I>        Agricultural products and automobiles, and all materials involved in the production of agriculture or automobiles, shall be traded freely, without prejudice to country of origin. 

II>       No member nation of the WTO shall impose non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade on products in the areas of agriculture, automobile production, or finance. 

III>      NTBs in the areas of agriculture that are prohibited include, but are not limited to, restrictions on genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) and any other production processes that are not demonstrated to be unsafe for human consumption.
           
IV>       In the interest of free trade and competition, no member nation shall provide direct subsidies or financial support to the agricultural, automobile, or financial industries.  

V>       No member nation of the WTO shall place restrictions on capital investment flows into or out of their country. 

VI>     All member nations of the WTO shall allow currency exchange rates to be determined by market mechanisms.
           
VII>    All member nations hereby commit themselves to furthering the goals of universal free trade in all goods and services by the year 2020.

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