The completion of the Uruguay Round in April 1994 did not solve all the problems. The issue of regionalism versus multilateral agreements such as the Uruguay Round remains a crucial one, as is argued in the first five chapters of this volume. Successive chapters deal with specific issues such as green protectionism, technical standards, intellectual property rights protection, the effects of disarmament on international trade, the effects of abolishing the Multi-Fibre Agreement and the external impact of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.