51.   Chretien has promised Canadian support for CARICOM countries during the transition from preferential trade regimes to a global free trade system.

52.   Clinton delinked the improving human rights from granting MFN, or preferential trade treatment to China, but Washngton has pressed the matter on other fronts, Lord said.

53.   Damond was here to assess labor conditions in Indonesia in order to decide on renewing preferential trade privileges.

54.   Each accord includes a human rights clause which allows the EU to suspend preferential trade arrangements.

55.   Despite simmering tensions with Beijing, President Bill Clinton renewed trade preferential trade privileges for China Friday, administration officials said.

56.   Draft legislation that would provide the preferential trade access has been put before the House of Representatives Ways and means Committee.

57.   European Commission President Jacques Santer said the body would not include Serbia in countries in the region that will benefit from preferential trade measures.

58.   Finance minister Herbert Murerwa said the new tariffs were in line with World Trade Organisation covenants and the status quo would remain on any preferential trade agreements in force.

59.   European businessmen who attended the talks said they wanted closer examination of emerging preferential trade and other agreements between East Asian economies and North America.

60.   Fiji is dependent on European aid and preferential trade access.