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	Why War? Keywords: Fair Trade
		Fair trade is a term used broadly by social justice, peace movement, ecology movement, and Green Movement groups, to contrast with "free trade" as implemented by the World Trade Organization and NAFTA.
		Trade outside the borders of the community is at higher tax rates, with more complex trade rules including labels, and at higher tariff rates, to pay for the difficulties of assessing and equalizing the risks borne by the community for its involvement in remote production and (potentially) exploitation.
		In response, advocates of fair trade argue that growing inequity and serious gaps in social justice, and the global export of terrorism, are simply symptoms of an economic system that permits harms to be exported to other countries, while importing their goods.
	www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/concepts/fair_trade (1433 words)

	Fair trade - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Proponents of "fair trade" criticise "free trade" for facilitating imbalances in trading relationships which permit the wealthy to exploit the poor and seek "fair" prices to provide a decent living for the workers.
		Advocates of fair trade argue that growing inequity and serious gaps in social justice, and the global export of terrorism, are symptoms of an economic system that permits harms to be exported to other countries, while importing their goods.
		Fair trade is also to be distinguished from safe trade which is more narrowly focused on preservation of biodiversity, biosafety, and biosecurity, and preventing serious global climate change.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /fair_trade.htm (1570 words)

	Fair trade
		Fair trade (equitable trade) is a term used broadly by social justice, peace movement, ecology movement, and Green Movement groups, to contrast with 'unfair' trade practices, and sometimes with free trade as promoted by the World Trade Organization and NAFTA.
		Fair, as opposed to 'unfair', trade aims to guarantee not just low prices, but some adherence to principles of ethical purchasing and tax, trade, tariff rules that apply some significant offsetting penalties to imported goods that do not satisfy the local concept of fairness, goals that are sometimes, but not necessarily, contrasting with free trade.
		Fair trade is therefore best known for the fair trade labelling plan, which gives the consumers a tool or brand which they can recognise, should they wish to take part in the process.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/fair_trade (1603 words)

	Fair trade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Proposed and practiced fair trade policies vary widely, ranging from the commonly adhered to prohibition of goods made using slave labour to minimum price support schemes such as those for coffee in the 1980s.
		Although critics of so-called fairer trading practices charge that proposals for reform simply amount to protectionism, campaigners maintain that it is rich countries such as the United States and the European Union which operate expansive programmes that subsidise their domestic producers.
		"Fair trade" was originally used by those supporting social justice and the alleviation of the intense poverty found in many developing nations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_trade (1645 words)

	Fair Trade Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fair Trade Commission (公正取引委員会; Koō-sei-torihiki-iinnkai) is a commission in the Japanese government responsible for enforcing Antimonopoly Law.
		The commission is commonly known as Kō-tori (公取) or Kō-tori-i (公取委).
		On July 13, 2004, the commission asked Microsoft to remove a clause which it thinks is hurting activities of Japanese companies getting licenses of Microsoft Windows from Microsoft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_Trade_Commission (119 words)

	Efta European Fair Trade Association promoting fair trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Instead, the Commission had chosen to invite international supermarket chain Carrefour to speak about the impact and relevance of Fair Trade, which was entirely inappropriate and merely served to propagate the view that large companies alone would make trade fair when showing partial commitment.
		In a joint letter to DG Trade, the four networks (FLO, IFAT, NEWS and EFTA) expressed their concerns, highlighting in particular the lack of communication on the part of the Commission and urging DG Trade to adjust the programme to account for a proper representation of the Fair Trade perspective during the Sustainable Trade Day.
		Fair Trade organisations believe that including visits to local Fair Trade producers in the missions’ programme would be important and are ready to support the Commission.
	www.eftafairtrade.org /Document.asp?DocID=387&tod=11827 (4462 words)

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		The first trade fair of Islamic countries was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the cooperation of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and the marketing council of Jeddah.
		During the six-day fair, the pavilions of the 190 participant companies were filled with enthusiastic visitors, some of whom entered into negotiations with representatives of the companies at the closing hours of the fair each day.
		The first trade fair of Islamic countries wrapped up its six-day activities with the conclusion of a number of agreements for joint trade and cooperation.A three-day seminar was also held on the sidelines of the fair in which the participants studied mechanisms to increase and expand trade cooperation among Islamic states.
	www.geocities.com /cyber_trader2003/articletrade.htm (1245 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Fair Trade Laws
		Under fair trade laws, a unit of a conglomerate with more than 5 trillion won in assets is prohibited from investing more than 25 percent of the unit's assets in other firms.
		Early this month, the Fair Trade Commission released a revision bill to the law, which calls for a reduction in the chaebol's control of their financial units.
		With fair trade, not to be confused with "free" trade, you have to establish a universal wage system and an equal taxation system.
	www.lawkt.com /files/Fair_Trade_Laws.html (1412 words)

	LBR: Competition Regulators: Japan
		The Fair Trade Commission is established as an administrative body responsible for implementing Japan's Antimonopoly Act and competition policy.
		The Fair Trade Association is not a regulatory body, but is established under the auspices of the Commission and is very closely associated with it.
		Kunpei Sato is a former Commissioner of the Fair Trade Commission and leads the firm's Antitrust and Economic Regulatory Group, which has frequent dealings not only with the Commission but also with the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Finance and other government bodies.
	www.global-competition.com /regultrs/japan.htm (407 words)

	InformationWeek > Hardware > Japan's Fair Trade Commission Raids Intel Offices > April 8, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Fair trade authorities suspect that Intel improperly urged clients not to include central processing units--the key chips that do computers' thinking--manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices and other companies, said Masaru Matsuo, a manager at the Fair Trade Commission.
		The fair trade agency spokesman, Matsuo, declined to specify what exactly investigators were after, and Mulloy said he did not have enough information to comment further.
		On Feb. 26, the Japanese fair trade agency raided Microsoft offices in Tokyo over a clause in the company's contracts with hardware companies that essentially barred Japanese companies that license Windows operating systems from any legal action against Microsoft over patent violations, commission and Microsoft officials have said.
	www.informationweek.com /story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18900652 (641 words)

	Fair Trade
		But, how fair is trade when a nation's own global trading policies together with international corporations' desire to increase their profits result in manipulated international trade pacts and agreements, so that they are most favorable for themselves?
		For example, some believe that one of the main problems causing the 1998/99 financial crisis around the world is a lack of global regulations to help protect developing nations as they enter a global market.
		There is already a growing fair trade movement around the world, where local producers are able to fairly trade their products.
	globalissues.org /TradeRelated/FairTrade.asp (549 words)

	USATODAY.com - Japan's Fair Trade Commission raids Intel offices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Japan's fair trade authorities suspect Intel improperly urged clients not to include central processing units manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices and other companies, said Masaru Matsuo, a manager at the Fair Trade Commission.
		The FTC raided the Japanese offices of U.S. software giant Microsoft in February, saying a possibly restrictive clause in the company's contracts with hardware companies here was behind the raid.
		But shortly after the commission's raid, the company said it had decided the previous week to delete the clause in future contracts — and had already told the manufacturers.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2004-04-08-intel-japan_x.htm (448 words)

	fair-trade laws on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Intended to protect independent retailers from the price-cutting competition of large chain stores, such statutes were originally nullified by the courts, which found most fair-trade rules in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
		As a result, Congress passed (1937) the Miller-Tydings Act in order to exempt fair trade from antitrust legislation.
		FTC to lodge criminal complaint against 8 firms for bid-rigging Mon.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/f1/fairtrad.asp (351 words)

	Fair Trade Coffee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Fair Trade is a different way of trading that promotes a fair and equitable exchange of goods and services between consumers and producers.
		While conventional trade focuses mainly on short-term profit, altogether disregarding humans and the environment in which we live, Fair Trade offers us a concrete opportunity to promote durable and sustainable development.
		Fair trade is conducted as much as possible with organic farmers who do not use any chemical pesticides or fertilizers.
	ssmu.mcgill.ca /qpirg/coffee.html (1655 words)

	Fair Trade Asia handicrafts fair trade store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		One of their member of the European Parliament, Caroline Lucas from the UK, argues that "many developing countries called for a study to examine the effects of tariff reductions on local industries and jobs, before being required to open their markets further.
		According to World Bank's comments on their 2003 study of sustainable coffee markets, sustainable coffees (both fair trade and organic), "can provide such benefits as improved natural resource management; fewer agrochemicals used in production, which decreases costs and health risks; and increased use of rural labor, which provides more jobs for those in desperate need.
		It should be noted that the definition of fair trade here does not involve government-mandated additional taxes or generic foreign aid.
	www.asia-handicrafts.com /fair-trade/fair-trade.htm (1378 words)

	DYNAMIC-KOREA.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		(2) The Fair Trade Commission may give opinions to the chief-officers of the appropriate administrative authorities as to the Introduction of competition or other measures necessary to improve market structures, where it appears to be necessary for the Commission to carry out action plans formulated under paragraph (1).
		Where there exists any act violating the provisions of Article 3-2, the Fair Trade Commission may order the market-dominating enterpriser involved to reduce prices, to discontinue the act that is a violation, to announce its violation of the Acts, and to take other measures necessary for correction.
		(3) The Fair Trade Commission may entrust business related to the publication as prescribed in the provisions of paragraph (1) to institutions in charge of receiving reports, which are established pursuant to the provisions of Article 186 of the Securities and Exchange Act.
	www.dynamic-korea.net /archives/view.php?uid=200500006174&main=DOC (5407 words)

	FCIC: Fair Credit Reporting
		The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, is designed to promote accuracy and ensure the privacy of the information used in consumer reports.
		Although the FTC can't act as your lawyer in private disputes, information about your experiences and concerns is vital to the enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
		The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/money/fair-credit/fair-crd.htm (1458 words)

	My "Fair Trade" pages list. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		At its most basic, trade is fair when small scale Third World producers get a decent price for their products.
		"Fair Trade: Reform and Realities in the International Trading System" by Michael Barratt Brown, ZED Books, 1993, ISBN: 1 85649 074 2 pb For centuries the north has bulldozed up a huge accumulated mountain of investment and technological...
		Fair Trade Federation (FTF) is a non-profit consortium of organizations with the following purpose and mission: To promote ethical trade practices based on principles of social and economic justice.
	www.ba.infn.it /~gelao/fair_trade.html (526 words)

	PICA: Maine Fair Trade Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		This means that Maine now has the time and space to ensure a democratic process and thorough evaluation of each trade agreement before we decide whether or not to allow our government procurement to be bound by the rules of the agreement.
		The Maine Fair Trade Campaign is a group of individuals and organizations, including labor, international solidarity, peace and justice, and environmental groups.
		The Maine Fair Trade Campaign is always looking for more organizations and individuals to get active in the coalitions.
	www.pica.ws /mftc (1089 words)

	RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT, 1953 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		—(1) The Commission may, on their own initiative, and shall, at the request of the Minister, cause an enquiry to be held into the conditions which obtain in regard to the supply and distribution of any kind of goods.
		(5) The Commission may, in the course of an enquiry in relation to the supply or distribution of any kind of goods, enquire into the conditions which obtain in regard to the rendering, in the course of carrying on any trade or business, of any services affecting such supply or distribution.
		the Commission may certify the offence of that person under their hands to the High Court and the court may, after such inquiry as it thinks proper to make, punish or take steps for the punishment of that person in like manner as if he had been guilty of contempt of that court.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /1953_14.html (2739 words)

	Japan's fair trade watchdog raids Microsoft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Eight officials from Japan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) entered the Japan's offices of Microsoft Corp. Thursday morning as part of an investigation into possible anti-competitive practices by the U.S. software giant, the company confirmed.
		A team from Microsoft is continuing to help the FTC officials with their investigations, Araki said.
		In 1998, Microsoft was warned by the FTC to stop engaging in anti-competitive business practices, but the company escaped punishment.
	www.itworld.com /Man/2696/040226japanfair/search.html (226 words)

	Japanese fair trade commission raids Intel offices
		THE JAPANESE fair trade commission (FTC) is currently raiding a number of Intel offices in the country as part of a nationwide investigation into cartels, sources tell the INQUIRER.
		The raids are taking place, we understand, as part of a general investigation by the FTC into companies which may breach the rather stringent Japanese antimonopoly laws.
		We'll have more on this when we verify it, but the FTC is currently holding a press conference in Japan on the reason for the raids.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=15230 (153 words)

	Fair Trade Commission raids Intel offices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Japan's fair trade authorities suspect that Intel improperly urged clients not to include processors manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and other companies, said Masaru Matsuo, a manager at the Fair Trade Commission.
		Thursday's raid occurred exactly six weeks after the commission visited the offices of Microsoft Corp. in a probe of alleged anticompetitive practices by the world's most powerful software company.
		But shortly after the commission's raid, the company said it had decided to delete the clause in future contracts -- and had already told the manufacturers.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/04/08/financial0856EDT0028.DTL&type=printable (585 words)

	fair trade federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Traditions is a member of the Fair Trade Federation, an association of fair trade wholesalers, retailers, and producers whose members are committed
		The mission of the Fair Trade Federation (FTF) is to foster an equitable and sustainable global system of production and trade.
		the increase in cultivation and trade in narcotics...
	cartrade.w500.info /fair-trade-federation (549 words)

	Augusta Georgia: technology@ugusta: Japanese trade commission probes Microsoft 1/15/98
		TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Fair Trade Commission searched the Tokyo offices of Microsoft Corp.'s Japanese unit, investigating whether the company is violating anti-monopoly laws, news reports said.
		The FTC declined to comment on the report, saying that it never discusses ongoing investigations.
		In a statement from its headquarters in Redmond, Wash., Microsoft confirmed the investigation and said it was confident that the company was complying with Japan's regulations on fair trade competition.
	www.augustachronicle.com /stories/011598/tech_124-6617.shtml (241 words)

	Italian Trade Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The Italian Trade Commission (Istituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero) will organize a business trip to the SMAC (International Footwear Machinery Fair).
		On behalf of the Italian Trade Commission this to inform you that you might be selected as one of the foreign businessmen to visit the above mentioned fair.
		For the occasion, the Italian Trade Commission will offer you an A/R air ticket (economy class) from Istanbul to Italy, while the fair organizer will extend you hotel accomodation and meals for the duration of your visit.
	www.iceistanbul.com /smac_giris.htm (143 words)

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