United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-12-19 monographic deposited born digital 56 p. GA 1.13:GGD-95-45 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-45 P0b002ee18037191b f:gg95045 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-45 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-45 GGD-95-45 International agreements International trade International cooperation International relations Aircraft industry Information disclosure Aerospace industry Aerospace research Foreign governments International economic relations European Union North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA Chapter Report GGD

An objective of the 1979 Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft was to liberalize world trade in the civil aircraft industry through the removal of tariffs and other trade obstacles such as quotas, preferential technical standards, and export subsidies. However, trade tension between the United States and the European Union (EU) over the civil aircraft industry continued in the 1990s, due especially to U.S. concerns about continuing government support to EU large civil aircraft manufacturers. In July 1992, the United States and the EU entered into a bilateral agreement aimed at reducing government support to manufacturers of large civil aircraft--planes with a capacity of 100 or more passengers. This report assesses the (1) extent to which the agreement has proved viable in operation, (2) potential impact of changes in government support on the competitiveness of the U.S. large civil aircraft industry, and (3) the efforts of the United States and the European Union to extend coverage of the agreement to other nations with aerospace industries and to related aerospace products. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-45/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-45.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-45/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-45.pdf GAO/GGD-95-45 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-45 Chapter Report GAO/GGD-95-45; International Trade: Long-Term Viability of U.S.-European Union Aircraft Agreement Uncertain; International agreements International trade International cooperation International relations Aircraft industry Information disclosure Aerospace industry Aerospace research Foreign governments International economic relations European Union North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA Title 19 Section 1671 Title 19 Section 2411 19 U.S.C. 1671 19 U.S.C. 2411