41.   Under the new quota system, a certain volume of imports is taxed at a lower rate, after which a more punitive tariff is levied.

42.   Part of that decline reflected a halt in shipments of Japanese luxury cars to this country because of threatened punitive tariffs the administration threatened to impose.

43.   A WTO Dispute Settlement Panel will decide next Monday when the punitive U.S. tariffs will begin.

44.   After make-or-break talks on opening the Japanese auto market fail, the top U.S. negotiator discusses moves to impose massive punitive tariffs with the White House economic advisers.

45.   Another source of controversy is the U.S. decision this week to impose punitive tariffs on steel imports.

46.   As an example, Jump cited recently imposed punitive tariffs to protect the ailing U.S. steel industry.

47.   Australian premier complains to President Clinton about punitive U.S. tariffs on lamb imports.

48.   Before the move, Canada took action in the WTO to force the opening of the market and threatened to impose punitive tariffs on a range of Australian exports.

49.   But European officials said the United States is violating WTO rules by unilaterally seeking to impose the punitive tariffs before the WTO has ruled on them.

50.   Canada took action in the WTO to force the opening of the market and threatened to impose punitive tariffs on a range of Australian exports.