{"id":117,"date":"2006-12-27T12:12:59","date_gmt":"2006-12-27T19:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/digest\/archives\/117"},"modified":"2010-08-09T14:40:25","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T18:40:25","slug":"united-states-and-panama-agree-in-principal-to-terms-of-free-trade-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/2006\/12\/united-states-and-panama-agree-in-principal-to-terms-of-free-trade-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. and Panama Agree to Terms of Free Trade Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced the conclusion of negotiations with Panama\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Minister of Trade and Industry, Alejandro Ferrer.  Though the agreement is still subject to more discussion regarding labor, it will eliminate ninety percent of Panama\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tariffs on industrial goods immediately, with a ten year phase-out for the remaining tariffs. 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