High Technology
United States has secured "voluntary" restraint by Japanese of sales of numerically controlled machine tools.
United States is demanding antidumping action against Japanese semiconductors.
EEC raises duty on video tape recorders from 8% to 14% .
EEC drops semiconductor duty from 17% to 14% to compensate for VCR tariff increase, but is contemplating anti-dumping action against Japan's semiconductor manufacturers.
Brazil imposes import restrictions on a wide range of electronics equipment, spanning computers and all digital instruments.
India insists on special local content rules to protect its domestic computer sector.
Electromechanical Technology
EEC requires "export forecasting" by Japanese producers of automobiles, television sets, quartz watches, and machine tools.
United States moves against imports of South Korean TV sets.
Italy secures special protection against Japanese motorcycle imports and also has protection against hi-fi tuners.
France has special protection against quartz watches and radios.
Australia takes anti-dumping action against imports of dishwashers from West Germany, Italy, and France.
Traditional " Smokestack" Industries
United States imposes special protection against steel imports from the EEC, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico. Japan imposes special import restrictions on textiles and clothing from Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China.
United States restricts textile imports from Japan and from Portugal.
EEC has special measures on textiles favoring local producers in Britain, France, Ireland, Italy, and the Benelux countries. Canada has special import restrictions on steel from South Korea and the EEC, and on shoes from the EEC.
SOURCE: International Management, September 1986, 21 .
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