ABSTRACT
Since the creation of the GATT, tariffs have decreased and have been consolidated. During the Uruguay Round, consolidations increased from 78 to 99 per cent for developed countries, 21 to 73 per cent for developing countries and 73 to 98 per cent for economies in transition. All non-quantitative import restrictions have been tariffed, thus enabling the introduction of greater transparency in the agricultural domain and making way for the lowering of tariffs in this area of activity.
