Article III:12
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Article III:12 is a specific paragraph within Article III of the GATT 1994 that refines and supplements the general rules on national treatment for internal taxation and regulation of imported and domestic products.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paragraph of Article III of GATT 1994
ⓘ
treaty provision ⓘ |
| aimsToEnsure | equality of competitive conditions between imported and domestic products ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
domestic products
ⓘ
imported products ⓘ internal regulation of products ⓘ internal taxation of products ⓘ |
| authenticTextIn | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
WTO goods-related disciplines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WTO national treatment provisions ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all WTO Members ⓘ |
| citationForm | GATT 1994, Article III:12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith | GATT 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | treatment of imported products relative to like domestic products ⓘ |
| hasInterpretativeGuidanceFrom | WTO dispute settlement reports interpreting Article III of GATT 1994 ⓘ |
| interpretedInContextOf |
Article III:1 of GATT 1994
ⓘ
Article III:2 of GATT 1994 ⓘ Article III:4 of GATT 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalHierarchy | multilateral trade agreement under WTO Agreement ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding obligation on WTO Members ⓘ |
| legalSystem | World Trade Organization law ⓘ |
| objective | to prevent protectionist use of internal taxes and regulations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Article III of GATT 1994
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GATT 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorInstrument | Article III of GATT 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refines | national treatment obligation in Article III of GATT 1994 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | non‑discriminatory treatment of imported and domestic products ⓘ |
| supplements | general rules on national treatment for internal taxation and regulation ⓘ |
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