美國國家電氣制造商協(xié)會（NEMA）欣然接受了上周在Geneva頒布的關(guān)于工業(yè)商品協(xié)商的最新世界貿(mào)易組織文件，由加拿大大使唐納•德斯蒂芬編著，此文指出了多哈回合談判中關(guān)于全球貿(mào)易自由化的下一步發(fā)展。 NEMA總裁Evan Gaddis說：“我們的行業(yè)強烈支持在電氣設(shè)備上的世界范圍內(nèi)的自由貿(mào)易，同時我們也很高興引用我們行業(yè)為例。遺憾的是，這些討論已經(jīng)發(fā)表幾年了，但是其仍然沒有一個新的突破性進(jìn)展。我們鼓勵來自所有參與國的談判代表發(fā)揮你們的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)水平，形成氣候，為電氣設(shè)備貿(mào)易打開新局面，因為其與經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展和生活標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的改善息息相關(guān)?！? 美國電氣行業(yè)在目前回合中優(yōu)先考慮的問題包括： •“非農(nóng)業(yè)市場準(zhǔn)入”導(dǎo)致重要關(guān)稅被主要的發(fā)展中經(jīng)濟(jì)所切斷 • 部門自由化因電氣設(shè)備、工業(yè)機械而實現(xiàn)主動性，醫(yī)療保健技術(shù)在這些產(chǎn)品領(lǐng)域大幅降低或是消除關(guān)稅。 •關(guān)稅的消除是在環(huán)境友好型商品之上實現(xiàn)的。（后者源于歐美之間一個重要聯(lián)合倡議，于2007年末提議。） NEMA組織了零關(guān)稅同盟，設(shè)立于國家制造商協(xié)會，其主張互惠部門明確協(xié)議，以減少和消除海關(guān)關(guān)稅。協(xié)會強烈感覺到多哈談判中的全部協(xié)議應(yīng)大幅加強全球市場準(zhǔn)入機會，對于MENA會員公司來說這些機會意味著成千上百萬美元的價值。 NEMA是美國電氣工業(yè)制造商協(xié)會的簡稱，成立于1926年，總部位于華盛頓附近，現(xiàn)約有450名會員公司，制造的產(chǎn)品應(yīng)用的領(lǐng)域有：生產(chǎn)，傳送和分配，控制及電氣的終端使用。這些產(chǎn)品可應(yīng)用的行業(yè)有：公用設(shè)施，醫(yī)療成像，工業(yè)，商業(yè)，制度上用和居民應(yīng)用。美國國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)的電氣產(chǎn)品出銷到國外的超過1200億美元。除位于弗吉尼亞Rosslyn的總部外，NEMA在北京，圣保羅和墨西哥市都有辦事處。 [FONT=times] original text [/FONT] [font=times][Color=#708090]The National Electrical Manufacturers Association （NEMA） welcomed last week’s release in Geneva of the latest World Trade Organization text on industrial goods negotiations. Authored by Ambassador Donald Stephenson of Canada, the paper marks the next step in WTO “Doha” Round negotiations on liberalizing international trade. “Our industry strongly supports world-wide reciprocal free trade in electrical equipment, and we are pleased that our industry’s fundamental priorities are cited prominently,” said NEMA President Evan Gaddis. “Unfortunately, these talks have been going on for several years, and there is still no sign of a breakthrough. We encourage negotiators from all participating countries to show leadership now in forging a deal that opens up trade in electrical equipment, which is closely linked to economic development and improved standards-of-living.” U.S. electro-industry priorities for the current round include: • “Non-Agricultural Market Access” results that feature meaningful tariff cuts by the major developing economies; • Sectoral liberalization initiatives for electrical equipment, industrial machinery, and health-care technology that significantly reduce or eliminate tariffs in these product areas; • The elimination of tariffs on environmentally friendly goods. （The latter stems from an important joint U.S.-European Union initiative that was proposed in late 2007.） NEMA chairs the Zero Tariff Coalition, housed at the National Association of Manufacturers （NAM）, which advocates for reciprocal sector-specific agreements to reduce and eliminate customs duties. The Association strongly feels that an overall agreement in the WTO’s ‘Doha’ negotiations should feature greatly enhanced global market access opportunities—valued in the hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars—for NEMA member companies. NEMA is the trade association of choice for the electrical manufacturing industry. Founded in 1926 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., its approximately 450 member companies manufacture products used in the generation, transmission and distribution, control, and end-use of electricity. These products are used in utility, medical imaging, industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential applications. Domestic production of electrical products sold worldwide exceeds $120 billion. In addition to its headquarters in Rosslyn, Virginia, NEMA also has offices in Beijing, São Paulo, and Mexico City.[/color][/font]