Torquay Round (1950–1951)

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GATT trade negotiation round multilateral trade negotiation tariff reduction negotiation

Torquay Round (1950–1951) was an early postwar multilateral trade negotiation under the GATT framework that focused on reducing tariffs and expanding international trade liberalization.

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Torquay Round 4

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf GATT trade negotiation round ⓘ
multilateral trade negotiation ⓘ
tariff reduction negotiation ⓘ
aimedAt expanding world trade ⓘ
lowering customs duties ⓘ
chronologicalPosition third round of GATT trade negotiations ⓘ
countryOfLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1951 ⓘ
field international economics ⓘ
trade liberalization ⓘ
followedBy Geneva Round (1955–1956) ⓘ
framework General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
surface form: GATT framework
historicalContext early post–World War II period ⓘ
isPartOf postwar trade liberalization process ⓘ
legalBasis General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1947
location Torquay ⓘ
outcome consolidation of previous tariff reductions ⓘ
further multilateral tariff cuts ⓘ
participants GATT contracting parties ⓘ
partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
policyArea international trade policy ⓘ
policyInstrument tariff concessions ⓘ
precededBy Annecy Round (1949) ⓘ
surface form: Annecy Round
purpose expansion of international trade liberalization ⓘ
reduction of tariffs ⓘ
relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
surface form: World Trade Organization

multilateral trading system ⓘ
shortName Torquay Round (1950–1951) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Torquay Round
startTime 1950 ⓘ
subjectOf studies in international trade history ⓘ

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Annecy Round (1949) → followedBy → Torquay Round (1950–1951) ⓘ
Dillon Round (1960–1962) → follows → Torquay Round (1950–1951) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torquay Round
Geneva Round (1955–1956) → follows → Torquay Round (1950–1951) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torquay Round
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade → negotiationRound → Torquay Round (1950–1951) ⓘ
Dillon Round → precededBy → Torquay Round (1950–1951) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torquay Round
Annecy Round (1949) → relatedTo → Torquay Round (1950–1951) ⓘ
Torquay Round (1950–1951) → shortName → Torquay Round (1950–1951) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torquay Round