Section 701 Of Chapter 5. Foreign Trade Practices From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5.
701
. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) California farm sales, which are of vital importance to
California agriculture and the state's economy, have been adversely
affected by increasing foreign imports and a loss of export markets
as a result of numerous factors including, in some cases, unfair
trade practices of foreign governments and foreign business
enterprises.
(b) Under the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 2101 et seq.), an
interested party may file a petition with the United States Trade
Representative to negotiate for a remedy when any act, policy, or
practice of a foreign government is inconsistent with international
trade agreements, or otherwise unreasonable, unjustifiable, or
discriminatory and is a burden or is restrictive to United States
commerce, or if a foreign government fails to grant United States
rights under a trade agreement.
(c) Agricultural parties at interest under the act are
encountering difficulties in obtaining these remedies. They are
encountering a lengthy, costly, political process which requires
extensive factfinding to show significant interest and substantial
damage.