World Trade Organization

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intergovernmental organization international organization

The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.

Aliases (16)

WTO ×4
WTO Members ×4
World Trade Organization law ×4
World Trade Organization members ×3
WTO members ×2
Council for Trade in Goods ×1
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ×1
Dispute Settlement Body ×1
Trade Policy Review Body ×1
WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland ×1
World Trade Organization Members ×1
World Trade Organization headquarters ×1
World Trade Organization institutional structure ×1
World Trade Organization legal framework ×1
World Trade Organization member states ×1
World Trade Organization, Geneva ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → international organization →
abbreviation	WTO →
budgetCurrency	Swiss franc →
cameIntoForceOn	1995-01-01 →
coreAgreement	Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights → Dispute Settlement Understanding → General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 → General Agreement on Trade in Services → Trade Policy Review Mechanism →
currentDirectorGeneral	Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala →
directorGeneralStartDate	2021-03-01 →
foundedBy	Uruguay Round participants →
foundedOn	1995-01-01 →
foundingTreaty	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization →
foundingTreatySignedOn	1994-04-15 →
hasFunction	administers WTO agreements → assists developing countries in trade policy → cooperates with other international organizations → forum for trade negotiations → handles trade disputes between members → monitors national trade policies →
hasLeader	Director-General of the World Trade Organization →
hasObserverStatusWith	United Nations General Assembly →
headquartersCountry	Switzerland →
headquartersLocation	Geneva →
legalStatus	treaty-based organization →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time →
mainOrgan	Council for Trade in Goods → Council for Trade in Services → Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights → Dispute Settlement Body → General Council → Ministerial Conference → Trade Policy Review Body →
memberCount	164 →
membershipType	sovereign states and customs territories →
officialLanguage	English → French → Spanish →
parentOrganization	United Nations system (observer relationship, not specialized agency) →
policyArea	international trade law → trade dispute settlement → trade liberalization →
predecessor	GATT 1947 →
predecessorDirectorGeneral	Roberto Azevêdo →
purpose	ensuring trade flows smoothly, predictably and freely → regulation of international trade →
regionServed	worldwide →
replaced	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade →
shortName	World Trade Organization →
website	https://www.wto.org →

Referenced by (183)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Argentina → Australia → Bahrain → Bulgaria ("WTO") → Cambodia → Cape Verde Islands → China → Colombia → Croatia → Czech Republic → Denmark → Fiji → Finland → France → Ghana → Greece → India → Indonesia → Israel → Jamaica → Kenya → Kingdom of Spain → Kingdom of the Netherlands → Latvia → Luxembourg → Malaysia → Malta → Mauritius → Myanmar → Netherlands → New Zealand → Norway ("WTO") → Pakistan → Panama → Peru → Philippine government → Republic of China → Republic of the Congo → Saint Kitts and Nevis → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → Slovakia → Slovenia → South Africa → South Korea → Spain → Thailand → Third Polish Republic → Togo → Trinidad and Tobago → United States of America → Uruguay → Vietnam →	memberOf
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures → Agreement on Preshipment Inspection → Agreement on Safeguards → Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade → Agreement on Textiles and Clothing → Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights → Agreement on Trade‑Related Investment Measures → Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures → Annex on Air Transport Services → Customs Valuation Agreement → Customs Valuation Code → Dispute Settlement Understanding → Doha Development Agenda → General Agreement on Trade in Services → TPRM → Trade Policy Review Mechanism → WTO Agreement on Safeguards →	administeredBy
Albania → Article XIX (Emergency Action on Imports of Particular Products) ("World Trade Organization legal framework") → Committee on Specific Commitments → Committee on Trade in Financial Services → Council for Trade in Goods → Council for Trade in Services → Council for Trade in Services ("World Trade Organization institutional structure") → Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights → Director-General of the World Trade Organization → General Council (World Trade Organization) → General Council of the World Trade Organization → Ministerial Conference → Trade Policy Review Mechanism → WTO Appellate Body → WTO panels → Working Party on Domestic Regulation →	partOf
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation → Central European Free Trade Agreement → Facilitation Committee → International Chamber of Commerce → International Monetary Fund → United Nations Conference on Trade and Development → World Customs Organization → World Intellectual Property Organization →	cooperatesWith
Annex on Air Transport Services ("WTO Members") → Annex on Maritime Transport Services ("World Trade Organization Members") → Annex on Telecommunications → Dispute Settlement Understanding → Dispute Settlement Understanding →	adoptedBy
Bahamas → Barbados → Economy of Egypt → Peruvian economy → Philippines →	internationalOrganizationMembership
Committee on Specific Commitments → Committee on Trade in Financial Services → Council for Trade in Services → Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights → Dispute Settlement Body →	parentOrganization
Article 4 (consultations) ("WTO Members") → Article II (Schedules of Concessions) ("World Trade Organization members") → Article III (National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation) ("World Trade Organization members") → Article XX (General Exceptions) ("World Trade Organization members") →	appliesTo
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala → Pascal Lamy → Roberto Azevêdo → Roberto Azevêdo →	employer
World Trade Organization ("Dispute Settlement Body") → World Trade Organization ("Trade Policy Review Body") → World Trade Organization ("Council for Trade in Goods") → World Trade Organization ("Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights") →	mainOrgan
Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning Goods and Services from the United Arab Emirates (DS526) → Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) → Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) →	forum
Australian government → Thai government → United States government →	internationalOrganizationMember
Article 4 (consultations) → Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights → WTO Appellate Body ("World Trade Organization member states") →	jurisdiction
Article II (Schedules of Concessions) ("World Trade Organization law") → Article XX (General Exceptions) ("World Trade Organization law") → Article XXI (Security Exceptions) ("World Trade Organization law") →	legalSystem
European Union → USTR → United States Trade Representative →	participatesIn
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements → Doha Development Agenda → SAFTA →	relatedTo
CITES Secretariat → Directorate-General for Trade → OECD →	worksWith
Financing for Development Office → International Publishers Association →	collaboratesWith
Globalization and Its Discontents → The New Rulers of the World →	criticizes
Committee on Trade in Financial Services → Working Party on GATS Rules ("World Trade Organization, Geneva") →	locatedInOrganization
Making Globalization Work → The New Rulers of the World →	mainSubject
World Trade Organization ("WTO") →	abbreviation
Committee on Trade in Financial Services ("WTO members") →	appliesToJurisdiction
TPRM ("WTO members") →	beneficiary
Article III:8 ("WTO Members") →	bindingOn
Working Party on Domestic Regulation ("WTO Members") →	composedOf
G7 →	coordinatesWith
Marrakesh Agreement →	createdOrganization
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization →	creates
Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) ("WTO") →	forumAbbreviation
Working Party on GATS Rules →	governingOrganization
Director-General of the World Trade Organization →	hasEmployer
Council for Trade in Services →	hasJurisdiction
United Nations Chief Executives Board for Coordination →	hasMember
India–United Kingdom relations →	hasOrganizationFramework
Geneva metropolitan area ("World Trade Organization headquarters") →	hosts
New Zealand government →	isMemberOf
Netherlands–United States relations →	isMemberOfSameOrganization
Geneva →	isSeatOf
Marrakesh Agreement →	legalBasisFor
General Council (World Trade Organization) ("WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland") →	meetsAt
Doha Development Agenda →	negotiatedUnder
Director-General of the World Trade Organization →	officeCreatedFor
French →	officialLanguageOf
Government Procurement Code →	organizationContext
United States foreign policy →	participation
Kennedy Round (1964–1967) →	relatedConcept
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos →	relatedOrganization
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade →	replacedBy
Uruguay Round (1986–1994) →	resultedIn
World Trade Organization →	shortName
Globalization and Its Discontents →	subject
Dispute Settlement Body ("World Trade Organization law") →	subjectArea
Zhōnghuá Táiběi →	usedIn
Chinese Taipei →	usedInContextOf