Number: RL30828
Title: Trade Agreement Monitoring and Enforcement: Issues for Congress
Authors: Dick K. Nanto and Mary Jane Bolle, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The policy issues for Congress surrounding the monitoring and enforcement of international trade agreements focus on three basic problems. The first is whether sufficient resources and the governmental organization exist to accomplish the task. The second and related issue is whether new data and information should be generated to determine whether trade agreements are being fully implemented. A third issue is the effectiveness of various monitoring and enforcement approaches and whether the WTO dispute settlement mechanism is effectively resolving complaints.
Pages: 17
Date: February 12, 2001