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
multilateral trade negotiation
trade liberalization round
appliesToJurisdiction multilateral trading system
chronologyWithin postwar GATT rounds
country Switzerland
endTime 1956
facetOf GATT rounds of negotiations
field international trade
trade policy
followedBy Dillon Round
follows Annecy Round
Torquay Round
previous GATT tariff negotiations
hasEffect expansion of world trade
reduction of customs duties
strengthening of GATT rules
hasOutcome consolidation of previous tariff reductions
tariff concessions among GATT members
hasParticipant GATT contracting parties
developing countries
industrialized countries
hasPurpose expansion of multilateral trade rules
liberalization of international trade
reduction of global trade barriers
reduction of tariffs
hasSignificance major postwar GATT negotiation
step toward deeper multilateral trade liberalization
historicalPeriod post–World War II era
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Geneva
Switzerland
namedAfter Geneva
partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
precededBy early GATT tariff negotiations
regulates international trade in goods
shortName Geneva Round
startTime 1955
temporalContext Cold War
underAuspicesOf GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Torquay Round (1950–1951)
followedBy
Annecy Round of GATT ("Geneva Round of GATT")
follows
Geneva Round (1955–1956) ("Geneva Round")
shortName

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