WTO Committee on Market Access
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The WTO Committee on Market Access is a World Trade Organization body responsible for overseeing and facilitating the implementation, negotiation, and administration of members’ tariff and non-tariff market access commitments for goods.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Committee on Market Access | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO committee
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intergovernmental body ⓘ subsidiary body of the Council for Trade in Goods ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
non-tariff measures affecting market access
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tariff commitments ⓘ trade in goods ⓘ |
| composedOf | representatives of all WTO members ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | consensus among WTO members ⓘ |
| formedUnder | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | WTO rules and procedures ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
assist in resolving market access-related issues through discussion
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enhance predictability of market access conditions for goods ⓘ facilitate exchange of information on market access policies ⓘ support multilateral trade negotiations on goods ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | WTO members NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMandate |
administer WTO schedules of concessions on goods
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consider waiver requests related to market access commitments for goods ⓘ coordinate with other WTO bodies on goods market access matters ⓘ ensure transparency of WTO members’ tariff regimes ⓘ examine and approve modifications to WTO members’ schedules of concessions ⓘ facilitate negotiations on tariff reductions and bindings ⓘ monitor changes in tariff and non-tariff measures affecting market access ⓘ oversee implementation of WTO members’ market access commitments for goods ⓘ provide a forum for discussion of market access issues among WTO members ⓘ review notifications related to tariffs and other market access measures ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| meetsAt | WTO headquarters in Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Council for Trade in Goods
NERFINISHED
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World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Committee on Agriculture
NERFINISHED
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Trade in Goods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Council for Trade in Goods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | WTO official documents and reports on market access ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | member-driven body ⓘ |
| worksOn |
consolidation and certification of WTO members’ tariff schedules
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implementation of GATT 1994 market access provisions ⓘ non-tariff barriers affecting goods market access ⓘ rectifications and modifications of schedules of concessions ⓘ tariff bindings and concessions ⓘ tariff classification issues related to schedules of concessions ⓘ |
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