Standards Code

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GATT agreement multilateral trade agreement

The Standards Code was a multilateral trade agreement under the GATT that established detailed rules to prevent technical regulations and product standards from becoming disguised barriers to international trade.

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Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	GATT agreement ⓘ multilateral trade agreement ⓘ
abbreviation	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ surface form: GATT
addresses	technical barriers to trade ⓘ
aimsTo	encourage the use of international standards ⓘ enhance transparency in the preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations and standards ⓘ ensure that technical regulations and standards do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade ⓘ
alternativeName	Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ⓘ surface form: Tokyo Round Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade Tokyo Round ⓘ surface form: Tokyo Round Standards Code
appliesTo	central government bodies ⓘ local government bodies ⓘ non-governmental standardizing bodies when their standards are mandatory ⓘ
areaOfLaw	international economic law ⓘ international trade law ⓘ
basedOn	principles of non-discrimination ⓘ principles of proportionality in regulation ⓘ principles of transparency ⓘ
contains	disciplines on notification of conformity assessment procedures ⓘ disciplines on notification of proposed technical regulations ⓘ disciplines on the use of international standards as a basis for national regulations ⓘ provisions on avoidance of unnecessary obstacles to trade ⓘ provisions on non-discrimination in the application of technical regulations and standards ⓘ provisions on transparency and information exchange ⓘ
encourages	harmonization of national standards with international standards ⓘ
enteredIntoForceUnder	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) framework
framework	Tokyo Round ⓘ surface form: Tokyo Round Codes
fullName	Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ⓘ
historicalContext	Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations ⓘ surface form: Tokyo Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the GATT
legalContext	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
legalNature	binding international agreement among participating GATT contracting parties ⓘ
prohibits	use of technical regulations as disguised restrictions on international trade ⓘ
purpose	to prevent technical regulations and product standards from becoming disguised barriers to international trade ⓘ
regulates	use of conformity assessment procedures in international trade ⓘ use of product standards in international trade ⓘ use of technical regulations in international trade ⓘ
replacedBy	Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ⓘ surface form: WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
requires	members to establish enquiry points for information on technical regulations and standards ⓘ members to notify other parties of proposed technical regulations that may affect trade ⓘ members to provide opportunities for comments on proposed technical regulations ⓘ
shortName	Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ⓘ surface form: TBT Agreement
subjectMatter	conformity assessment procedures ⓘ product standards ⓘ technical regulations ⓘ
successor	Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ⓘ surface form: WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

Referenced by (2)

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Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade → predecessor → Standards Code ⓘ

Tokyo Round (1973–1979) → resultedIn → Standards Code ⓘ