World Trade Organization

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

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instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
abbreviation World Trade Organization self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 World Trade Organization self-linksurface differs
surface form: Council for Trade in Goods

Council for Trade in Services
World Trade Organization self-linksurface differs
surface form: Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

World Trade Organization self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dispute Settlement Body

General Council
Ministerial Conference
World Trade Organization self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
surface form: 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 self-link
website https://www.wto.org

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Jamaica memberOf World Trade Organization
Geneva metropolitan area hosts World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization headquarters
Malta memberOf World Trade Organization
Republic of the Congo memberOf World Trade Organization
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala employer World Trade Organization
Malaysia memberOf World Trade Organization
Council for Trade in Services partOf World Trade Organization
Council for Trade in Services hasJurisdiction World Trade Organization
Trade Policy Review Mechanism partOf World Trade Organization
Trade Policy Review Mechanism administeredBy World Trade Organization
Roberto Azevêdo employer World Trade Organization
Bulgaria memberOf World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: WTO
Fiji memberOf World Trade Organization
Article XXI (Security Exceptions) legalSystem World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization law
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines memberOf World Trade Organization
Albania partOf World Trade Organization
Barbados internationalOrganizationMembership World Trade Organization
International Monetary Fund cooperatesWith World Trade Organization
Finland memberOf World Trade Organization
Colombia memberOf World Trade Organization
Trinidad and Tobago memberOf World Trade Organization
Kenya memberOf World Trade Organization
Myanmar memberOf World Trade Organization
Article II (Schedules of Concessions) legalSystem World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization law
Article II (Schedules of Concessions) appliesTo World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization members
Article III (National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation) appliesTo World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization members
Article XIX (Emergency Action on Imports of Particular Products) partOf World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization legal framework
Article XX (General Exceptions) legalSystem World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization law
Article XX (General Exceptions) appliesTo World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization members
Kennedy Round (1964–1967) relatedConcept World Trade Organization
Uruguay Round (1986–1994) resultedIn World Trade Organization
Doha Development Agenda administeredBy World Trade Organization
Doha Development Agenda negotiatedUnder World Trade Organization
Doha Development Agenda relatedTo World Trade Organization
French officialLanguageOf World Trade Organization
Saint Kitts and Nevis memberOf World Trade Organization
Czech Republic memberOf World Trade Organization
Cape Verde Islands memberOf World Trade Organization
Latvia memberOf World Trade Organization
Cambodia memberOf World Trade Organization
Slovakia memberOf World Trade Organization
Slovenia memberOf World Trade Organization
Bahrain memberOf World Trade Organization
Croatia memberOf World Trade Organization
USTR participatesIn World Trade Organization
Republic of China memberOf World Trade Organization
Ghana memberOf World Trade Organization