Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization

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constituent instrument of an international organization founding treaty multilateral treaty treaty under international law

The Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization is the 1994 multilateral treaty that created the WTO and set the legal and institutional framework for the modern global trading system.

Aliases (11)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent instrument of an international organization → founding treaty → multilateral treaty → treaty under international law →
adoptedAt	Marrakesh, Morocco →
adoptionDate	1994-04-15 →
alsoKnownAs	Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization →
concludedDate	1994-04-15 →
creates	World Trade Organization →
defines	decision-making procedures of the World Trade Organization → functions of the World Trade Organization → scope of the World Trade Organization → structure of the World Trade Organization →
depositary	Director-General of the World Trade Organization →
effectiveFrom	1995-01-01 →
entryIntoForce	1995-01-01 →
establishes	Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization → General Council of the World Trade Organization → Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization → Trade Policy Review Body of the World Trade Organization → institutional framework of the World Trade Organization → legal framework of the World Trade Organization →
includes	Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods → Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) → Annex 1C: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) → Annex 2: Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes → Annex 3: Trade Policy Review Mechanism → Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements →
language	English → French → Spanish →
legalStatus	binding on WTO Members →
partOf	Uruguay Round agreements →
providesFor	accession procedures to the World Trade Organization → amendment procedures of WTO agreements → membership of the World Trade Organization → relationship between WTO and other international organizations → single undertaking of WTO agreements → withdrawal from the World Trade Organization →
replaces	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1947 institutional framework →
setsOut	objective of optimal use of the world’s resources in accordance with sustainable development → objective of protecting and preserving the environment → objective of sustainable development → objective of taking into account the needs of developing countries → objectives of ensuring full employment → objectives of expanding the production of and trade in goods and services → objectives of raising standards of living →
shortName	Marrakesh Agreement →
signedBy	representatives of contracting parties to the GATT 1947 →
signedIn	Marrakesh, Morocco →
subject	international trade → multilateral trading system → trade liberalization →
successorTo	GATT 1947 system →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing → Annex on Air Transport Services → Committee on Specific Commitments ("WTO Marrakesh Agreement framework") → Council for Trade in Goods → Director-General of the World Trade Organization → Dispute Settlement Body → General Council (World Trade Organization) → General Council of the World Trade Organization → Ministerial Conference →	legalBasis
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures → Agreement on Preshipment Inspection → Agreement on Safeguards → Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade → Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures → Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements → Dispute Settlement Understanding → Dispute Settlement Understanding → WTO Agreement on Safeguards →	partOf
Council for Trade in Services → Council for Trade in Services → Trade Policy Review Mechanism ("WTO Agreement") → WTO Appellate Body →	establishedBy
Council for Trade in Services → TPRM → Trade Policy Review Mechanism →	basedOn
Marrakesh Agreement ("Agreement Establishing the WTO") → Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization") →	alsoKnownAs
Article 4 (consultations) ("Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization – Annex 2") → Article XXI (Security Exceptions) ("Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization via GATT 1994") →	codifiedIn
Article XX (General Exceptions) ("GATT 1994") →	carriedOverTo
Dispute Settlement Body →	createdBy
Customs Valuation Code →	enteredIntoForceWith
General Council of the World Trade Organization ("Marrakesh Agreement of 1994") →	formedInContextOf
World Trade Organization →	foundingTreaty
Treaties of Mexico →	hasPart
Article III (National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation) ("Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization via GATT 1994") →	incorporatedInto
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements ("Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations") →	isLocatedIn
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights →	isPartOf
Annex on Telecommunications →	legalBasisIn
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade →	legalSuccessor
Marrakesh Agreement →	officialName
Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ("Agreement on Agriculture") →	producedAgreement
Article II (Schedules of Concessions) ("Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994") →	relatedTo
Uruguay Round (1986–1994) →	resultedIn
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements →	wasAdoptedWith