GATT 1994 Article V
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GATT 1994 Article V is a core WTO provision that guarantees freedom of transit for goods across members’ territories, prohibiting unjustified restrictions and discrimination in transit routes and charges.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GATT 1994 Article V canonical | 2 |
| Article V of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 | 1 |
| GATT 1947 Article V | 1 |
| GATT 1994 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3379811 — 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.
Target entity: GATT 1994 Article V Context triple: [Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512), coveredProvision, GATT 1994 Article V]
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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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994
The Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994, commonly known as the Anti-Dumping Agreement, sets out detailed rules for how World Trade Organization members may investigate and apply measures against dumped imports that cause injury to domestic industries.
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E.
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994
The Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994, commonly known as the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement, sets out rules for determining the customs value of imported goods to ensure fair, uniform, and neutral application of trade regulations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: GATT 1994 Article V Target entity description: GATT 1994 Article V is a core WTO provision that guarantees freedom of transit for goods across members’ territories, prohibiting unjustified restrictions and discrimination in transit routes and charges.
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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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994
The Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994, commonly known as the Anti-Dumping Agreement, sets out detailed rules for how World Trade Organization members may investigate and apply measures against dumped imports that cause injury to domestic industries.
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E.
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994
The Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994, commonly known as the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement, sets out rules for determining the customs value of imported goods to ensure fair, uniform, and neutral application of trade regulations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GATT article
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WTO legal provision ⓘ |
| allows |
charges for transportation or administrative expenses in transit
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reasonable conditions for transit for safety or administrative reasons ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
goods in transit
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means of transport in transit ⓘ transit through the territory of WTO members ⓘ |
| beneficiaries | WTO members ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all WTO members ⓘ |
| citationForm |
GATT 1994 Article V
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Article V of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
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| enteredIntoForceWith |
Marrakesh Agreement
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surface form:
Marrakesh Agreement 1995
|
| guarantees | freedom of transit ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
WTO dispute settlement
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surface form:
WTO dispute settlement bodies
|
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffect | creates binding obligations on WTO members ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
WTO agreements
ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Organization law
|
| objective |
to ensure freedom of transit through the territory of WTO members
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to prevent disguised restrictions on international trade via transit measures ⓘ |
| partOf |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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surface form:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| predecessor |
GATT 1994 Article V
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GATT 1947 Article V
|
| prohibits |
discrimination in transit charges
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discrimination in transit routes ⓘ unnecessary delays in transit ⓘ unnecessary restrictions on transit ⓘ unreasonable restrictions on traffic in transit ⓘ |
| regulates |
conditions of passage for goods in transit
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transit through routes most convenient for international transit ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article I of GATT 1994
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surface form:
GATT 1994 Article I
Article III of GATT 1994 ⓘ
surface form:
GATT 1994 Article III
cross-border transport ⓘ landlocked countries’ access to the sea ⓘ trade facilitation ⓘ |
| requires |
most-favoured-nation treatment for traffic in transit
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national treatment for traffic in transit with respect to charges and regulations ⓘ non-discriminatory transit regulations ⓘ non-discriminatory treatment between traffic in transit to or from different WTO members ⓘ publication of transit regulations and charges in a transparent manner ⓘ reasonable transit charges ⓘ |
| scope |
transit across the territory of one or more WTO members
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transit to or from the territory of other WTO members ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
freedom of transit
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transit of goods ⓘ |
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Subject: GATT 1994 Article V Description of subject: GATT 1994 Article V is a core WTO provision that guarantees freedom of transit for goods across members’ territories, prohibiting unjustified restrictions and discrimination in transit routes and charges.
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