WTO Secretariat

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The WTO Secretariat is the administrative and technical body of the World Trade Organization that supports its councils and committees, conducts research and analysis, and assists member governments in implementing global trade rules.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
WTO Secretariat canonical 9
GATT Secretariat 1
WTO councils 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative body
international organization secretariat
technical body
employs economists
lawyers
statisticians
support staff
trade policy experts
establishedBy Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
establishedInYear 1995
follows WTO agreements
mandate set by WTO members
governedBy Director-General of the WTO
hasHeadquartersLocation Geneva
Switzerland
hasNoDecisionMakingPowerOn WTO rules
trade disputes
hasWorkingLanguages English
French
Spanish
locatedInBuilding Centre William Rappard
partOf World Trade Organization
performsFunction administrative support
assistance in trade negotiations
capacity building for member governments
collection of trade statistics
economic analysis
legal analysis
organization of WTO meetings
publication of trade reports
research on international trade
support for dispute settlement
technical assistance to developing countries
technical support
trade policy monitoring
translation and documentation services
publishes International Trade Statistics
Trade Profiles
World Trade Report
replaced GATT Secretariat
reportsTo General Council of the World Trade Organization
surface form: WTO General Council
servesMembers WTO member governments
supportsBody Dispute Settlement Body
Trade Policy Review Body
General Council of the World Trade Organization
surface form: WTO General Council

Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization
surface form: WTO Ministerial Conference

WTO committees
General Council of the World Trade Organization
surface form: WTO councils

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

General Council of the World Trade Organization hasAuthorityOver WTO Secretariat
this entity surface form: WTO councils
Tokyo Round hostOrganization WTO Secretariat
this entity surface form: GATT Secretariat
Committee on Agriculture engagesWith WTO Secretariat
Committee on Safeguards cooperatesWith WTO Secretariat