Report: U.S. recycling legislation violates trade law

Industry Organizations

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has released a new report finding that The Responsible Recycling Act (RERA, S. 1270, HR 2284) violates international trade law. The report notes the total export ban called for by RERA will be “difficult to reconcile with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), one of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements and could be susceptible to challenge before a WTO panel.” CRS works for Congress providing policy a...

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