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MFN only obligates countries to not discriminate. It does not obligate them to set tariffs at a particular level (presumably to protect domestic industries). The particular tariff levels are negotiated separately, most recently at the Uruguay round. Since then tariff reduction effort at the WTO is basically stalled.



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