41. Officials said they also agreed on May 15, 2002 date to begin talks on tariff barriers . 42. WTO rules allow members with developing-nation status more freedom to protect their economies with tariff barriers . 43. Many countries have successfully industrialized behind tariff barriers . 44. The plan calls for lower tariffs and a reduction in non-tariff barriers such as investment regulations. 45. It will eliminate some of the non-tariff barriers for U . S . products, Hayes said. 46. Standards take a special place among non-tariff barriers . 47. That will require aggressive action on small measures that would knock down tariff and non-tariff barriers . 48. No country is more adept at non-tariff barriers than Japan, which practically invented the art form. 49. China cut its average tariff barriers from 35 . 9 percent to 23 percent from April 1. 50. Raise tariff barriers , which would stifle imports.