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Article: International tribunal to judge Kodak, Fuji flap U.S. refers dispute to World Trade Organization
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 14, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The Clinton administration, after three years of picking
face-to-face fights with Japan over trade, decided to dump a
contentious Kodak vs. Fuji dispute in the lap of the fledgling
World Trade Organization.
But the high-stakes gamble could backfire if the international
tribunal sides with the Japanese.
Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor and other top administration
officials said an 11-month U.S. investigation had determined the
accuracy of allegations made by Eastman Kodak Co.
Kodak charged that Japanese rival Fuji Photo Film Co. and the
government of Japan had conspired to erect an intricate web of
anti-competitive barriers that are keeping Kodak products from being
widely distributed in ...