Uruguay Round (1986–1994)

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GATT trade round international agreement multilateral trade negotiation

The Uruguay Round (1986–1994) was a major multilateral trade negotiation that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization and significantly expanded and strengthened global trade rules.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Uruguay Round	9
Uruguay Round agreements	4
Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations	4
Uruguay Round Agreements	3
Uruguay Round negotiations	3
Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations	3
GATT Uruguay Round	2
Uruguay Round (1986–1994) canonical	2
Uruguay Round 1986–1994	1
Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	1
Uruguay Round services negotiations	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T120958 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
Context triple: [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, negotiationRound, Uruguay Round (1986–1994)]

A. Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
The Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization is the 1994 multilateral treaty that created the WTO and set the legal and institutional framework for the modern global trading system.
B. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was a post–World War II multilateral treaty that governed international trade by reducing tariffs and other barriers, laying the foundation for the modern global trading system.
C. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is a key international treaty that sets minimum global standards for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights among World Trade Organization members.
D. Reagan–Gorbachev summits
The Reagan–Gorbachev summits were a series of high-level meetings in the 1980s between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that significantly eased Cold War tensions and advanced nuclear arms control.
E. World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
Target entity description: The Uruguay Round (1986–1994) was a major multilateral trade negotiation that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization and significantly expanded and strengthened global trade rules.

A. Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
The Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization is the 1994 multilateral treaty that created the WTO and set the legal and institutional framework for the modern global trading system.
B. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was a post–World War II multilateral treaty that governed international trade by reducing tariffs and other barriers, laying the foundation for the modern global trading system.
C. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is a key international treaty that sets minimum global standards for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights among World Trade Organization members.
D. Reagan–Gorbachev summits
The Reagan–Gorbachev summits were a series of high-level meetings in the 1980s between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that significantly eased Cold War tensions and advanced nuclear arms control.
E. World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	GATT trade round ⓘ international agreement ⓘ multilateral trade negotiation ⓘ
abbreviation	Uruguay Round (1986–1994) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: GATT Uruguay Round
administeredBy	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ surface form: GATT Secretariat
concludedAt	Marrakesh ⓘ
concludedIn	1994 ⓘ
conclusionCountry	Morocco ⓘ
endDate	1994 ⓘ
expandedRulesTo	agriculture ⓘ intellectual property ⓘ sanitary and phytosanitary measures ⓘ technical barriers to trade ⓘ textiles and clothing ⓘ trade in services ⓘ trade‑related investment measures ⓘ
followedBy	Doha Development Agenda ⓘ surface form: Doha Development Round
framework	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
impact	integration of services and intellectual property into multilateral trade law ⓘ significant reduction of tariffs on industrial products ⓘ
launchCountry	Uruguay ⓘ
launchedAt	Punta del Este ⓘ
legacy	creation of a binding dispute settlement mechanism under the WTO ⓘ establishment of a rules‑based multilateral trading system ⓘ
legalInstrumentSigned	Marrakesh Agreement ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingCountries	over 120 ⓘ
objective	create a stronger and more comprehensive multilateral trading system ⓘ extend multilateral trade rules to new areas ⓘ reduce tariffs and non‑tariff barriers to trade ⓘ
predecessor	Tokyo Round ⓘ
producedAgreement	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ surface form: Agreement on Agriculture Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures ⓘ Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ⓘ Technical Committee on Rules of Origin ⓘ surface form: Agreement on Rules of Origin Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code ⓘ surface form: Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ⓘ Agreement on Textiles and Clothing ⓘ Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ⓘ surface form: Agreement on Trade‑Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement on Trade‑Related Investment Measures ⓘ Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures ⓘ Customs Valuation Agreement ⓘ General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements ⓘ surface form: Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement Dispute Settlement Understanding ⓘ surface form: Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
resultedIn	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ World Trade Organization ⓘ
scope	most comprehensive trade negotiation in GATT history ⓘ
startDate	1986 ⓘ
strengthened	global trade rules ⓘ

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Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization → partOf → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

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General Agreement on Trade in Services → adoptedAsPartOf → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round agreements

General Agreement on Trade in Services → negotiationRound → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round

Tokyo Round (1973–1979) → followedBy → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round

Tokyo Round (1973–1979) → followedBy → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: GATT Uruguay Round

Uruguay Round (1986–1994) → abbreviation → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: GATT Uruguay Round

Doha Development Agenda → predecessor → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round

Marrakesh Agreement → negotiationRound → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round

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this entity surface form: Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations

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this entity surface form: Uruguay Round services negotiations

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this entity surface form: Uruguay Round negotiations

Tokyo Round → successor → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round

Customs Valuation Code → partOf → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

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Agreement on Textiles and Clothing → negotiationContext → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round

Customs Valuation Agreement → concludedAt → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations

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this entity surface form: Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations

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this entity surface form: Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations

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Committee on Customs Valuation → establishedBy → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

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Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures → establishedInContextOf → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round

Uruguay Round Agreements Act → implements → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

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Uruguay Round Agreements Act → relatedTo → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures → adoptedIn → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations

History of the World Trade Organization → hasKeyComponent → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round negotiations

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this entity surface form: Uruguay Round 1986–1994

Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations → successor → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations

ATC → partOf → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

subject surface form: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round agreements

GATT contracting parties → participatedIn → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round

TRIMs accord → negotiatedDuring → Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruguay Round

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