WTO Council for Trade in Goods
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The WTO Council for Trade in Goods is a central World Trade Organization body overseeing the implementation and functioning of multilateral agreements on trade in goods and supervising specialized committees that handle specific areas such as subsidies, tariffs, and market access.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WTO Council for Trade in Goods canonical | 4 |
| World Trade Organization (on trade facilitation and customs valuation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6519751 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WTO Council for Trade in Goods Context triple: [Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, reportsTo, WTO Council for Trade in Goods]
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A.
General Council of the World Trade Organization
The General Council of the World Trade Organization is the main decision-making body in the WTO between ministerial conferences, overseeing the day-to-day implementation and functioning of global trade agreements.
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B.
WTO Committee on Market Access
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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C.
GATT Council of Representatives
The GATT Council of Representatives was the main decision-making body overseeing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) before its functions were succeeded by the World Trade Organization’s General Council.
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D.
WCO Council
WCO Council is the highest decision-making body of the World Customs Organization, responsible for setting global customs standards and policies.
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E.
Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization
The Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization is the WTO’s highest decision-making body, bringing together trade ministers from all member countries to set the organization’s agenda and make key policy and institutional decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WTO Council for Trade in Goods Target entity description: The WTO Council for Trade in Goods is a central World Trade Organization body overseeing the implementation and functioning of multilateral agreements on trade in goods and supervising specialized committees that handle specific areas such as subsidies, tariffs, and market access.
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A.
General Council of the World Trade Organization
The General Council of the World Trade Organization is the main decision-making body in the WTO between ministerial conferences, overseeing the day-to-day implementation and functioning of global trade agreements.
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B.
WTO Committee on Market Access
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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C.
GATT Council of Representatives
The GATT Council of Representatives was the main decision-making body overseeing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) before its functions were succeeded by the World Trade Organization’s General Council.
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D.
WCO Council
WCO Council is the highest decision-making body of the World Customs Organization, responsible for setting global customs standards and policies.
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E.
Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization
The Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization is the WTO’s highest decision-making body, bringing together trade ministers from all member countries to set the organization’s agenda and make key policy and institutional decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Council
ⓘ
WTO body ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Council for Trade in Goods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
WTO Council for TRIPS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WTO Council for Trade in Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | consensus among WTO Members ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Annex 1A of the Marrakesh Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMandate |
to oversee the operation of WTO agreements on trade in goods
ⓘ
to provide a forum for consultation on trade in goods ⓘ to supervise subsidiary bodies dealing with trade in goods ⓘ |
| hasScope | trade in goods ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfAgreementUnderItsPurview |
Agreement on Agriculture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Agreement on Anti-Dumping NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on Customs Valuation NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on Pre-shipment Inspection NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on Rules of Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on Safeguards NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ GATT 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ Information Technology Agreement (ITA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| meetsAt | WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membership | all WTO Members ⓘ |
| oversees |
functioning of WTO agreements on trade in goods
ⓘ
implementation of WTO agreements on trade in goods ⓘ multilateral agreements on trade in goods ⓘ |
| partOf | World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | WTO General Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises |
Committee on Agriculture
NERFINISHED
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Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Customs Valuation NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Import Licensing NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Information Technology Agreement (ITA) implementation NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Market Access NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Pre-shipment Inspection NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Rules of Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Safeguards NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ WTO committees on trade in goods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: WTO Council for Trade in Goods Description of subject: The WTO Council for Trade in Goods is a central World Trade Organization body overseeing the implementation and functioning of multilateral agreements on trade in goods and supervising specialized committees that handle specific areas such as subsidies, tariffs, and market access.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
World Trade Organization (on trade facilitation and customs valuation)