Worse still, this trend also extends to a number of bilateral tariff agreements, hitherto justified under the Enabling Clause, the role of which should be re-examained to ensure that arrangements established under it are brought under stronger multilateral control and are more transparent This makes it even more imperative to clarify the applicable standards, and to tighten multilateral scrutiny of these putative RTAs, so as to ensure that any such agree
ments are genuinely trade liberalising and supportive of multilateralism, and do not distort markets, restrict trade with other Members, or
undermine MFN-based ...[+++]liberalisation.