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AT VOTE: Clothes Supply Pact

Posted on Sep 10 2006, 03:23 AM

Clothing Supply Pact

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Gruenberg

Description: The United Nations,

Believing access to good, suitable and durable clothing constitutes a basic need,

Shocked at the plight of those lacking access to adequate clothing,

Wishing to improve the availability of adequate clothing to all,

Also wishing to promote international trade and industry:

1. Requests that nations secure for their people access to adequate clothing;

2. Defines "textile products" as:
- any items of clothing, textile or fabric;
- raw materials used towards the production of such goods (for example, crops or wool from sheep or goats);
- any machinery or equipment used in the manufacture and processing of such goods;

3. Requires the removal of all protectionist barriers on the international trade of textile products, including tariffs, import quotas, customs and excise duties, import/export taxes, and subsidies and subventions, subject to the exemptions of clause 4;

4. Declares that nations may apply for exemptions to clause 3 in the following cases:
- to ensure the stability of industries supplying essential products (such as military equipment or specialist clothing);
- in times of severe economic crisis, where such measures are required to ensure a stable clothing supply;
- to collect revenue for the sole purposes of economic recovery following severe collapse;
- to prevent price dumping of goods from non-UN nations;
- to suspend trading with nations against whom they are at declared war;

5. Declares it the right of nations to impose cultural, safety, ethical or other regulations on textile products and their manufacture, provided any such regulations are administered in a non-protectionist manner;

6. Authorises the UN Free Trade Commission to arbitrate any trade disputes arising from the interpretation of this regulation, specifically in the implementation of clauses 3, 4, and 5;

7. Encourages UN member nations to pursue similar agreements with non-UN nations;

8. Sets a timeline for implementation of ten years from the passage of this resolution.

Bazalonia

Eating A Bazalope Burger

Posts: 774

Posted on Sep 10 2006, 08:26 AM

We in Az-cz are apalled by this resolution. It pretends to be about protecting the good of the nation but really it's just a way to force trade pacts down the throats of member nations. If they want to propose free trade throughout the UN, they should do so, rather than dressing it up as humanitarian aide.

As a nation that strongly defends are rights to make trade agreements as we choose we strongly encourage a NO vote.

Az-cz

Senator in Training

Posts: 246

Posted on Sep 10 2006, 11:54 AM

To Whom it may concern (ooc: i forgot what the delegates name is)

I really dont like that, do you know how much money that would cost my government, this would maybe put my country into an economic struggle. A big NO from us here in Quakmybush.

Thanks,
Sébastien Vincelette (Head of UN in Quakmybush)

Quakmybush

Dedicated Scribe

Posts: 84

Posted on Sep 10 2006, 05:59 PM

"-explicitive removed- 'em, you can't ge tthe UN to declare free trade between nations," Lord Rodrigo Marquez said to his aide, "I don't want those Lamonians who are paid ten pence a week to make shoddy tracksuits being allowed to import their tat into Starblaydia. I'll go vote no."