Geneva Round (1955–1956)
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The Geneva Round (1955–1956) was a major postwar negotiation under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that further reduced global trade barriers and expanded multilateral trade rules.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GATT negotiation round
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multilateral trade negotiation → trade liberalization round → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
multilateral trading system
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| chronologyWithin |
postwar GATT rounds
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| country |
Switzerland
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| endTime |
1956
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| facetOf |
GATT rounds of negotiations
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| field |
international trade
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trade policy → |
| followedBy |
Dillon Round
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| follows |
Annecy Round
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Torquay Round → previous GATT tariff negotiations → |
| hasEffect |
expansion of world trade
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reduction of customs duties → strengthening of GATT rules → |
| hasOutcome |
consolidation of previous tariff reductions
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tariff concessions among GATT members → |
| hasParticipant |
GATT contracting parties
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developing countries → industrialized countries → |
| hasPurpose |
expansion of multilateral trade rules
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liberalization of international trade → reduction of global trade barriers → reduction of tariffs → |
| hasSignificance |
major postwar GATT negotiation
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step toward deeper multilateral trade liberalization → |
| historicalPeriod |
post–World War II era
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| location |
Geneva
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Switzerland → |
| namedAfter |
Geneva
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| partOf |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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| precededBy |
early GATT tariff negotiations
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| regulates |
international trade in goods
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| shortName |
Geneva Round
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| startTime |
1955
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| temporalContext |
Cold War
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| underAuspicesOf |
GATT
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Torquay Round (1950–1951)
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followedBy |
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Annecy Round of GATT
("Geneva Round of GATT")
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follows |
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Geneva Round (1955–1956)
("Geneva Round")
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shortName |