General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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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.

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instanceOf international treaty
multilateral trade agreement
abbreviation General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs
surface form: GATT
aimsTo prevent protectionism
promote trade liberalization
provide a rules-based trading system
reduce non-tariff barriers to trade
reduce tariffs
appliesToJurisdiction member countries of GATT
basedOn Havana Charter negotiations
surface form: Havana Charter for an International Trade Organization
cameIntoForce 1 January 1948
concludedBy Uruguay Round agreements
continuedAs General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs
surface form: GATT 1994 under the WTO framework
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
dissolved 1 January 1995
draftedBy participating governments of 23 countries
fieldOfWork international trade
trade liberalization
follows Havana Charter negotiations
hasEffect creation of a multilateral trading system
expansion of world trade
reduction of average tariffs among industrialized countries
hasLegacy foundation of the modern multilateral trading system
hasPart General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs
surface form: Article I (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment)

Article II (Schedules of Concessions)
Article III (National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs
surface form: Article XI (General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions)

Article XIX (Emergency Action on Imports of Particular Products)
Article XX (General Exceptions)
Article XXI (Security Exceptions)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs
surface form: Article XXIV (Territorial Application—Frontier Traffic—Customs Unions and Free-trade Areas)

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs
surface form: GATT Articles I–XXXVIII

GATT contracting parties meetings
GATT dispute settlement procedures
headquartersLocation Geneva
Switzerland
inception 1947
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
Spanish
legalSuccessor Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
negotiationRound Annecy Round (1949)
Dillon Round (1960–1962)
Geneva Round (1947)
Kennedy Round (1964–1967)
Tokyo Round (1973–1979)
Torquay Round (1950–1951)
Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
numberOfMembers 128
originalSignatory Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Myanmar
surface form: Burma

Canada
Chile
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
France
India
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
South Africa
Zimbabwe
surface form: Southern Rhodesia

Sri Lanka
Syria
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf Bretton Woods system framework
post–World War II economic order
principle most-favoured-nation treatment
national treatment
reciprocity in trade concessions
tariffs as primary trade policy instrument
transparency in trade regulations
referredToAs General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
surface form: GATT 1947 in WTO context
replacedBy World Trade Organization
shortName General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs
surface form: GATT 1947
signedIn 1947

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GATT Council of Representatives partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GATT Council of Representatives legalBasis General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947
GATT Council of Representatives relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1947
Public Law 87-794 relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
WTO agreements predecessor General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1947
WTO agreements include General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Agreement on Agriculture relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods includesAgreement General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods interpretedInLightOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1994
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
GATT dispute settlement system appliesTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GATT dispute settlement system legalBasis General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures relatedAgreement General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Uruguay Round Agreements Act implements General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Torquay Round of GATT partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Torquay Round of GATT framework General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Torquay Round of GATT legalBasis General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade adoptedUnder General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade cameIntoForceWith General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1948
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade codifiedIn General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1947
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade codifiedIn General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1994
Article III of GATT 1994 partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1994
WTO dispute settlement appliesTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1994
ITO succeededBy General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
subject surface form: International Trade Organization
ITO relatedAgreement General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
subject surface form: International Trade Organization
History of the World Trade Organization relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
History of the World Trade Organization timeSpanIncludes General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT era 1948–1994
Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations framework General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations abbreviation General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT
Olivier Long employer General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Olivier Long affiliation General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GATT Government Procurement Code basedOn General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code framework General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code organizationContext General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT
ATC relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
subject surface form: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
Multi-Fibre Arrangement negotiatedUnder General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Multi-Fibre Arrangement quota system administeredBy General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT
Multi-Fibre Arrangement quota system relatedConcept General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
CVA relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Article XX of GATT 1994 partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Dillon Round of GATT partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Dillon Round of GATT negotiationFramework General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
United States – Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products agreementInvoked General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1994
European Communities – Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones) legalBasisChallenged General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1994
Brazil – Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres agreementInvoked General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1994
United States – Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline agreementInvoked General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1994
Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry legalInstrumentInvoked General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
this entity surface form: GATT 1994