Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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provision of international trade law treaty article

Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the GATT provision that establishes the fundamental rules for determining the customs value of imported goods in international trade.

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Label	Occurrences
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994	2
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade canonical	1
GATT Article VII	1

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Target entity: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Context triple: [Customs Valuation Code, basedOn, Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]

A. Article III of GATT 1994
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.
B. Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, often called the Subsidies Code, was a GATT-era multilateral treaty that clarified and disciplined the use of subsidies and countervailing measures in international trade before the establishment of the WTO.
C. GATT Article XIX
GATT Article XIX is the safeguard provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that allows countries to temporarily restrict imports to protect domestic industries from serious injury caused by sudden import surges.
D. Article XX of GATT 1994
Article XX of GATT 1994 is the general exceptions clause that allows WTO members to justify trade-restrictive measures that would otherwise violate GATT obligations, provided they meet specified conditions such as necessity and non-discrimination.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Target entity description: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the GATT provision that establishes the fundamental rules for determining the customs value of imported goods in international trade.

A. Article III of GATT 1994
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.
B. Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, often called the Subsidies Code, was a GATT-era multilateral treaty that clarified and disciplined the use of subsidies and countervailing measures in international trade before the establishment of the WTO.
C. GATT Article XIX
GATT Article XIX is the safeguard provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that allows countries to temporarily restrict imports to protect domestic industries from serious injury caused by sudden import surges.
D. Article XX of GATT 1994
Article XX of GATT 1994 is the general exceptions clause that allows WTO members to justify trade-restrictive measures that would otherwise violate GATT obligations, provided they meet specified conditions such as necessity and non-discrimination.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provision of international trade law ⓘ treaty article ⓘ
administeredWithin	World Trade Organization framework ⓘ
adoptedBy	contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
adoptedIn	1947 ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure fair and uniform valuation of imported goods ⓘ prevent arbitrary or fictitious customs values ⓘ
appliesTo	customs administrations of GATT contracting parties ⓘ imported goods ⓘ
bindingOn	GATT contracting parties ⓘ World Trade Organization members through GATT 1994 ⓘ
cameIntoForceWith	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1948
category	Article III of GATT 1994 ⓘ surface form: GATT rules on border measures GATT rules on customs procedures ⓘ
clarifiedBy	interpretative notes to Article VII of the GATT ⓘ
codifiedIn	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ surface form: GATT 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ surface form: GATT 1994
establishes	fundamental rules for determining customs value ⓘ
hasSection	paragraph 1 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 2 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 3 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 4 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 5 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 6 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 7 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ
historicalPrecursorOf	WTO rules on customs valuation ⓘ
implementedBy	Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994 ⓘ surface form: Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994
influenced	national customs valuation legislation ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalDomain	customs law ⓘ international trade law ⓘ
objective	promote transparency in customs valuation ⓘ reduce trade distortions caused by customs valuation practices ⓘ
partOf	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
principle	customs value should be based on actual value of imported goods ⓘ customs value should not be based on arbitrary or fictitious values ⓘ customs value should not be based on the price of goods in domestic markets of the importing country ⓘ customs value should not be based on the value of goods of national origin ⓘ
relatedInstrument	Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994 ⓘ surface form: Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 Customs Valuation Agreement ⓘ surface form: WTO Customs Valuation Agreement
requires	publication of laws and regulations on customs valuation ⓘ valuation procedures not to be used as a means of protectionism ⓘ valuation procedures to be of general application ⓘ
shortName	Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: GATT Article VII
subjectMatter	customs valuation of imported goods ⓘ determination of customs value ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Customs Valuation Code → basedOn → Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ

Customs Valuation Agreement → linkedTo → Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994

Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade → shortName → Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: GATT Article VII

CVA → basedOn → Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ