Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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GATT article international trade law provision

Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the core GATT provision governing the use of subsidies in international trade, including rules on export subsidies and their potential to distort competition.

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Label	Occurrences
Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	GATT article ⓘ international trade law provision ⓘ
addresses	domestic subsidies with trade effects ⓘ
administeredBy	World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure fair competition in international trade ⓘ limit trade-distorting subsidies ⓘ prevent distortion of international trade ⓘ
appliesTo	non-primary products ⓘ primary products ⓘ subsidies granted by contracting parties ⓘ
bindingOn	all WTO members through GATT 1994 incorporation ⓘ
characterizedAs	core GATT provision on subsidies ⓘ foundation of multilateral subsidy disciplines ⓘ
contains	rules on export subsidies on industrial products ⓘ rules on export subsidies on primary products ⓘ
discourages	export subsidies that displace or impede imports of another contracting party ⓘ export subsidies that displace the exports of another contracting party ⓘ
formsPartOf	GATT 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ GATT 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	export subsidies ⓘ subsidies in international trade ⓘ
historicallyPreceded	detailed WTO subsidy rules under the SCM Agreement ⓘ
influenced	Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ
interpretedBy	GATT dispute settlement panels NERFINISHED ⓘ WTO dispute settlement bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasisFor	multilateral disciplines on subsidies under GATT ⓘ
legalNature	binding obligation on GATT contracting parties ⓘ
legalSuccessorInstrument	Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	minimize trade distortions caused by subsidies ⓘ reduce the use of export subsidies ⓘ
originallyConcludedIn	1947 GENERATED ⓘ
partOf	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	certain export subsidies on primary products ⓘ
providesFor	consultations on subsidies among contracting parties ⓘ remedial action in case of adverse effects of subsidies ⓘ
relatedTo	Agreement on Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ countervailing duties ⓘ
requires	contracting parties to avoid export subsidies that result in more than an equitable share of world export trade ⓘ notification of subsidies to the GATT ⓘ transparency regarding subsidy programs ⓘ
scope	subsidies contingent upon export performance ⓘ subsidies that operate directly or indirectly to increase exports ⓘ subsidies that reduce imports ⓘ
shortName	GATT Article XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	subsidies and export competition ⓘ

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Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade → basedOn → Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ