Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52517#.VJpSKcCAM4 Author(s) Youngjeen Cho Affiliation(s) Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea . ABSTRACT Although the “tariff only” principle was adopted in the Uruguay Round (UR) negotiations on agricultural products, Korea was able to apply special treatment to its rice and postpone tariffication of rice imports. After two decades of delay, the Korean government officially announced its decision to open its rice market beginning in 2015. This paper examines whether it would be legally possible for the Korean government to postpone the tariffication of rice imports beyo...
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