Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures

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The Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets transparent, fair, and predictable rules for how countries administer import licensing systems.


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Trade Organization agreement
international treaty
multilateral trade agreement
administeredBy World Trade Organization
aimsToEnsure fair administration of import licensing
predictability of import licensing systems
transparency in import licensing
appliesTo all WTO members
basedOn principles of non-discrimination
principles of predictability
principles of transparency
concludedAt Marrakesh
concludedOn 1994-04-15
contains disciplines on automatic import licensing
disciplines on non-automatic import licensing
notification obligations for members
provisions on publication and information
provisions on review of administrative decisions
special provisions for developing country members
covers automatic import licensing procedures
non-automatic import licensing procedures
enteredIntoForceOn 1995-01-01
fullName Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures self-link
hasCommittee Committee on Import Licensing
language English
French
Spanish
legalForm annexed agreement to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the WTO
legalStatus binding on WTO members
monitoredBy Committee on Import Licensing
surface form: WTO Committee on Import Licensing
objective to ensure that import licensing procedures are neutral and administered in a fair and equitable manner
to prevent import licensing from creating unnecessary trade barriers
partOf Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
prohibits administrative procedures that distort trade in goods
import licensing procedures that have trade-restrictive effects additional to those caused by the imposition of the restriction
providesFor consultations among members on import licensing matters
dispute settlement under the WTO Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
relatedTo Agreement on Agriculture
WTO Agreement on Safeguards
surface form: Agreement on Safeguards

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
surface form: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
requires advance publication of changes in import licensing procedures
establishment of enquiry points for information on import licensing
non-discriminatory administration of import licensing
notification of import licensing procedures to the WTO
processing of applications within specified time limits
publication of rules and information on import licensing
scope procedural aspects of import licensing rather than substantive trade restrictions
shortName Import Licensing Agreement
subjectMatter import licensing procedures

Referenced by (4)

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Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures fullName Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures self-link
Council for Trade in Goods oversees Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
Uruguay Round (1986–1994) producedAgreement Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
Tokyo Round resultedIn Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures