Council for Trade in Goods

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WTO body intergovernmental organization organ subsidiary body of the General Council of the WTO

The Council for Trade in Goods is a key World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation and functioning of multilateral agreements governing international trade in goods.

Aliases (2)

Committee on Market Access ×1
Goods Council ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	WTO body → intergovernmental organization organ → subsidiary body of the General Council of the WTO →
alsoKnownAs	Goods Council →
composition	representatives of all WTO members →
decisionMakingProcess	consensus →
field	international trade in goods → multilateral trade agreements → trade policy →
hasSubsidiaryBody	Committee on Agriculture → Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices → Committee on Customs Valuation → Committee on Import Licensing → Committee on Market Access → Committee on Rules of Origin → Committee on Safeguards → Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures → Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures → Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade → Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures →
jurisdiction	World Trade Organization members →
language	English → French → Spanish →
legalBasis	Annex 1A of the WTO Agreement → Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization →
meetsAt	WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland →
oversees	Agreement on Agriculture → Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 → Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994 → Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures → Agreement on Preshipment Inspection → Agreement on Rules of Origin → Agreement on Safeguards → Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures → Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures → Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures → General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 → Information Technology Agreement implementation in goods context →
parentOrganization	General Council of the World Trade Organization →
partOf	World Trade Organization →
purpose	monitor compliance with WTO rules on trade in goods → oversee the functioning of WTO agreements on trade in goods → provide a forum for WTO members to consult on trade in goods → supervise implementation of multilateral agreements on trade in goods →
reportsTo	General Council of the World Trade Organization →
website	https://www.wto.org/ →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Council for Trade in Goods ("Goods Council") →	alsoKnownAs
General Council of the World Trade Organization →	hasAuthorityOver
Council for Trade in Goods ("Committee on Market Access") →	hasSubsidiaryBody
General Council (World Trade Organization) →	relatedBody