Chapter 20: Q. 12 (page 490)
What are the conditions under which a country may use the unsafe products argument to block imports?
Short Answer
Same rules for foreign imports and domestic industry.
Chapter 20: Q. 12 (page 490)
What are the conditions under which a country may use the unsafe products argument to block imports?
Same rules for foreign imports and domestic industry.
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