31.   The wine industry is furious that the administration failed to secure promised tariff reductions from Mexico after the NAFTA deal.

32.   Other recent indications of policy changes from the Chinese government tend to offset the positive impact of tariff reductions for foreign business.

33.   Agreements on tariff reductions have been harder to reach.

34.   Among the trade benefits Pastrana will seek are tariff reductions for Colombian textile products.

35.   And, given the mindset of our politicians, that is all you need to stop reforms, and with it tariff rate reduction.

36.   Beginning around September, specific rules on tariff reduction, how much and on what products, will be defined, said Manuel Rodriguez, Mexican ambassador to Belgium.

37.   Both argued that they did not favor a sector-by-sector approach to tariff reduction.

38.   Both sides said it will govern areas such as bilateral trade, investment, tariff reduction and intellectual property rights.

39.   Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen noted that the tariff reduction, its timing and scope are still to be negotiated.

40.   Customs departments in some member counters are also opposed to tariff reductions when their countries do not have net gains.