GATT Secretariat

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The GATT Secretariat was the administrative body that supported the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, overseeing its day-to-day operations and trade negotiations before being succeeded by the World Trade Organization Secretariat.

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instanceOf administrative body
intergovernmental organization organ
international organization secretariat
affiliation United Nations system (de facto, via GATT’s relationship with ECOSOC) NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction GATT contracting parties
country Switzerland
dissolved 1995
employerOf administrative staff
international lawyers
statisticians
trade economists
endTime 1995
fieldOfWork international trade
multilateral trade negotiations
tariff reduction
trade liberalization
trade policy
followedBy World Trade Organization Secretariat NERFINISHED
fullName Secretariat of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade NERFINISHED
hasRole administrative support for GATT
documentation and record‑keeping
legal advice on GATT provisions
organization of trade negotiation rounds
research and analysis on trade
servicing GATT councils and committees
support for dispute settlement under GATT
technical support for trade negotiations
headquartersLocation Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod post‑World War II era
legalBasis General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade NERFINISHED
locatedIn Centre William Rappard NERFINISHED
name GATT Secretariat NERFINISHED
notableFor supporting the development of the multilateral trading system before the creation of the WTO
operatedInLanguage English
French
Spanish
operatedUnder GATT contracting parties
parentOrganization General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade NERFINISHED
partOf GATT system NERFINISHED
post‑war multilateral trading system
replacedBy World Trade Organization Secretariat NERFINISHED
shortName GATT Secretariat NERFINISHED
significantEvent support of the Kennedy Round of trade negotiations
support of the Tokyo Round of trade negotiations
support of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations
transition of staff and functions to the WTO Secretariat in 1995
startTime 1948

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WTO Secretariat replaced GATT Secretariat
GATT Council of Representatives parentOrganization GATT Secretariat
this entity surface form: GATT Secretariat (administrative support)