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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Third Polish Republic memberOf World Trade Organization
Economy of Egypt internationalOrganizationMembership World Trade Organization
Dispute Settlement Body parentOrganization World Trade Organization
Dispute Settlement Body subjectArea World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization law
Council for Trade in Goods partOf World Trade Organization
Marrakesh Agreement createdOrganization World Trade Organization
Marrakesh Agreement legalBasisFor World Trade Organization
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements relatedTo World Trade Organization
Annex on Telecommunications adoptedBy World Trade Organization
Annex on Air Transport Services adoptedBy World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: WTO Members
Annex on Air Transport Services administeredBy World Trade Organization
DSU adoptedBy World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Dispute Settlement Understanding
Article 4 (consultations) jurisdiction World Trade Organization
Article 4 (consultations) appliesTo World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: WTO Members
Zhōnghuá Táiběi usedIn World Trade Organization
Annex on Maritime Transport Services adoptedBy World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization Members
Uruguay memberOf World Trade Organization
Mauritius memberOf World Trade Organization
SAFTA relatedTo World Trade Organization
United States foreign policy participation World Trade Organization
The New Rulers of the World mainSubject World Trade Organization
The New Rulers of the World criticizes World Trade Organization
Philippine government memberOf World Trade Organization
Togo memberOf World Trade Organization
Globalization and Its Discontents subject World Trade Organization
Globalization and Its Discontents criticizes World Trade Organization
Making Globalization Work mainSubject World Trade Organization
Kingdom of Spain memberOf World Trade Organization
New Zealand government isMemberOf World Trade Organization
Directorate-General for Trade worksWith World Trade Organization
CTS parentOrganization World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Council for Trade in Services
CTS partOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Council for Trade in Services
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization institutional structure
Committee on Trade in Financial Services partOf World Trade Organization
Committee on Trade in Financial Services appliesToJurisdiction World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: WTO members
Working Party on Domestic Regulation partOf World Trade Organization
Working Party on Domestic Regulation composedOf World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: WTO Members
Committee on Specific Commitments partOf World Trade Organization
Committee on Specific Commitments parentOrganization World Trade Organization
TPRM administeredBy World Trade Organization
TPRM beneficiary World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: WTO members