APEC's formal program contains admirable proposals for further tariff reductions toward the goal of an Asia-Pacific free trade zone.

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After five months, the European trade commissioner has pushed through huge tariff reductions for 48 of the world's poorest countries.

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Germany added a record 7.4 gigawatts of solar power in 2010, and sales also surged in weeks preceding two previous tariff reductions.

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In return Korean exporters would enjoy tariff reductions and a better opportunity to partner with various U.S. sectors to build a North Asian powerhouse.

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In order to ensure the continuation of such staged reductions in rates of duty for originating goods of Chile in tariff categories that were modified to reflect amendments to the Convention, Presidential Proclamation 8771 made modifications to the HTS that I determined were necessary or appropriate to carry out the duty reductions proclaimed in Proclamation 7746.

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