The Blair House Agreement was the November 1992 agreement between the
United States
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and the
European Union
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on export subsidy and domestic subsidy reduction commitments in the
Uruguay Round
The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), spanning from 1986 to 1993 and embracing 123 countries as "contracting parties". The R ...
of
multilateral trade negotiations
The term multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) initially applied to negotiations between General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) member nations conducted under the auspices of the GATT and aimed at reducing tariff and nontariff trade barriers ...
. The agreement also dealt with some bilateral agricultural trade issues.
See also
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European Union–United States relations
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Blair House
Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The President's Guest House has been called "the world's most exclusive hotel" because it is primarily used ...
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1992 in the United States
1992 in international relations
1992 in economics
Agriculture in Europe
Agricultural marketing in the United States
European Union and agriculture
United States–European Union relations
Treaties of the United States
Treaties of the European Union
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