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11Alive: Pedestrian hit by car while carrying infant in body harness: GSP The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), established in 1971 under the guidance of UNCTAD, has played a significant role in creating a favorable trading environment for developing countries over the years. This handbook provides a general explanation of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme of the European Union to allow oficials and users responsible or involved in GSP issues to gain a better understanding of the scheme. The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme is a voluntary trade measure implemented by developed countries that provide an advantageous, or “preferential”, tariff treatment to imports from developing countries.

Understanding the Context

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a voluntary trade scheme provided by developed economies that offers lower tariffs to imports from their developing counterparts. The GSP Subcommittee conducts annual reviews of the GSP programme, in which it considers a wider range of petitions. Any interested party – embassies, government agencies, United States foreign firms, and so forth – may petition the GSP Subcommittee to request modifications to the list of products or countries eligible for GSP treatment. GSP - Handbook on the scheme of the United States of America The document contains a list of beneficiaries for each of the GSP schemes currently in operation according to notifications received from UNCTAD member States.