General Council
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The General Council is the World Trade Organization’s highest-level decision-making body in Geneva that oversees the day-to-day work of the organization between ministerial conferences.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Council (World Trade Organization) | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO body
ⓘ
international organization organ ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
General Council of the World Trade Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
WTO General Council
|
| canAdopt | interpretations of WTO agreements within its mandate ⓘ |
| canEstablish | subsidiary bodies ⓘ |
| chairedBy |
General Council of the World Trade Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
Chairperson of the WTO General Council
|
| composedOf | representatives of all WTO members ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMode | consensus ⓘ |
| established | 1995 ⓘ |
| governs | WTO work between ministerial conferences ⓘ |
| handles |
accession decisions for new WTO members
ⓘ
administrative and budgetary matters of the WTO ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | implementation of WTO agreements by members ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
acts on behalf of the Ministerial Conference between sessions
ⓘ
adopts WTO rules and decisions within its competence ⓘ carries out functions assigned by the WTO Agreement ⓘ oversees implementation of WTO agreements ⓘ serves as forum for trade policy discussions among WTO members ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| location | Geneva ⓘ |
| meetsAs |
Dispute Settlement Body
ⓘ
Trade Policy Review Mechanism ⓘ
surface form:
Trade Policy Review Body
|
| meetsAt |
World Trade Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
|
| meetsFrequency | regularly throughout the year ⓘ |
| membershipType | one representative from each WTO member ⓘ |
| monitors | functioning of the WTO system ⓘ |
| oversees | day-to-day work of the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| overseesBody |
Dispute Settlement Body
ⓘ
Trade Policy Review Mechanism ⓘ
surface form:
Trade Policy Review Body
WTO councils and committees ⓘ |
| partOf | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| predecessor |
General Council of the World Trade Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
GATT Council of Representatives
|
| relatedBody |
Council for Trade in Goods
ⓘ
Council for Trade in Services ⓘ Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Ministerial Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
WTO Ministerial Conference
|
| role | highest-level decision-making body in Geneva between WTO ministerial conferences ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
international trade
ⓘ
multilateral trading system ⓘ |
| website | https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/gcounc_e/gcounc_e.htm ⓘ |
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