1. When a national industry is harmed by imports, governments can raise tariffs without violating trade agreement. 2. Before the duties can be imposed, the US International Trade Commission must decide that the US industry has been harmed. 3. Furthermore, she said, the United States will not impose any serious quotas on Russia as long as imports do not harm American industry. 4. Opponents said the ban would have harmed industries exporting items like helicopter rotors, which could be used for peaceful purposes as well as for military aircraft. 5. Other dialysis companies have adopted similar compensation arrangements over the years, and these have harmed the industry, some medical experts contend. 6. The central bank imposed the restriction to prevent the peso appreciating against the dollar and harming export industries. 7. The delegation asked the International Trade Commission to issue a ruling, due next month, that would acknowledge that the U.S. salmon industry has been harmed. 8. The Marrakesh accord allows countries to retaliate only if domestic industry has been harmed. 9. To be fair, Bush never made any bones about his opposition to the treaty, which he says would harm American industry without really improving air quality. 10. When a national industry is harmed by imports, governments can raise tariffs without violating any trade agreement. |