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.

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instanceOf WTO committee
intergovernmental body
subsidiary body of the Council for Trade in Goods
appliesTo non-tariff measures affecting market access
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
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
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
French
Spanish
locatedIn Geneva
Switzerland
meetsAt WTO headquarters in Geneva NERFINISHED
partOf Council for Trade in Goods NERFINISHED
World Trade Organization NERFINISHED
relatedTo Committee on Agriculture NERFINISHED
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
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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Committee on Import Licensing relatedTo WTO Committee on Market Access
this entity surface form: Committee on Market Access
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures relatedBody WTO Committee on Market Access
this entity surface form: Committee on Market Access