Article III of GATT 1994

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Article III of GATT 1994 is a core provision of the WTO legal framework that establishes the national treatment obligation, requiring WTO members to treat imported products no less favorably than like domestic products in respect of internal taxation and regulation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WTO law provision
treaty provision
appliesTo domestic products
imported products
bindingOn World Trade Organization member states
surface form: WTO members
concerns internal taxes and other internal charges
laws regulations and requirements affecting internal sale offering for sale purchase transportation distribution or use
corePrinciple non-discrimination
doesNotApplyTo border measures such as customs duties
enteredIntoForceWith WTO Agreement in 1995
establishes national treatment obligation
hasParagraph Article III:1
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hasShortName Article III of GATT 1994 self-linksurface differs
surface form: GATT Article III
interpretedBy WTO Appellate Body
WTO panels
language English
French
Spanish
legalEffect creates enforceable obligations in WTO dispute settlement
legalSystem World Trade Organization legal framework
objective to prevent protectionism through internal measures
originatesFrom Article III of GATT 1994 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Article III of GATT 1947
partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
surface form: GATT 1994

Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
prohibits higher internal taxes on imported products than on like domestic products
internal taxes applied so as to afford protection to domestic production
less favorable treatment of imported products than like domestic products in respect of internal regulation
provides exceptions for government procurement
exceptions for subsidies and government support of domestic producers
regulates internal regulation
internal taxation
relatedPrinciple most-favoured-nation treatment
relatedTo Article I of GATT 1994
Article XX of GATT 1994
requires treatment of imported products no less favorable than like domestic products
scope internal measures applied to products after importation
setsOut general principle of national treatment on internal taxation and regulation
subjectMatter national treatment on internal taxation and regulation

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Article III:4 locatedInDocument Article III of GATT 1994
Article III:4 relatedTo Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: Article III:1 of GATT 1994
Article III:4 relatedTo Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: Article III:2 of GATT 1994
Article III:8 partOf Article III of GATT 1994
Article III:8 citationForm Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: GATT 1994, Article III:8
Article III:8 relatedTo Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: Article III:1 of GATT 1994
Article III:8 relatedTo Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: Article III:4 of GATT 1994
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade category Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: GATT rules on border measures
Article III of GATT 1994 originatesFrom Article III of GATT 1994 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Article III of GATT 1947
Article III of GATT 1994 hasShortName Article III of GATT 1994 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: GATT Article III
United States – Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline legalProvisionInvoked Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: GATT 1994 Article III:4
China – Measures Affecting Imports of Automobile Parts WTOAgreementInvoked Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: GATT 1994 Article III
European Communities – Measures Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Seal Products legalBasisInvoked Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: GATT Article III:4
GATT 1994 Article V relatedTo Article III of GATT 1994
this entity surface form: GATT 1994 Article III
TRIMs accord legalBasis Article III of GATT 1994