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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Australian government internationalOrganizationMember World Trade Organization
Working Party on GATS Rules governingOrganization World Trade Organization
Working Party on GATS Rules locatedInOrganization World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization, Geneva
Maria Azevêdo employer World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Roberto Azevêdo
International Chamber of Commerce cooperatesWith World Trade Organization
Kingdom of the Netherlands memberOf World Trade Organization
Thai government internationalOrganizationMember World Trade Organization
WTO Agreement on Safeguards administeredBy World Trade Organization
Government Procurement Code organizationContext World Trade Organization
Customs Valuation Code administeredBy World Trade Organization
Agreement on Safeguards administeredBy World Trade Organization
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing administeredBy World Trade Organization
Customs Valuation Agreement administeredBy World Trade Organization
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection administeredBy World Trade Organization
Pascal Lamy employer World Trade Organization
Peruvian economy internationalOrganizationMembership World Trade Organization
WTO panels partOf World Trade Organization
WTO Appellate Body partOf World Trade Organization
WTO Appellate Body jurisdiction World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization member states
Financing for Development Office collaboratesWith World Trade Organization
CITES Secretariat worksWith World Trade Organization
Central European Free Trade Agreement cooperatesWith World Trade Organization
Article III:8 bindingOn World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: WTO Members
International Publishers Association collaboratesWith World Trade Organization
ROC participatesIn World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Republic of China
ROC (Taiwan) memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
Pax Americana associatedWithInstitution World Trade Organization
World Organisation for Animal Health recognizedBy World Trade Organization
World Organisation for Animal Health cooperatesWith World Trade Organization
WTO Secretariat partOf World Trade Organization
GATT Council of Representatives relatedTo World Trade Organization
Jagdish Bhagwati advisorTo World Trade Organization
New Zealand (until creation of VC for New Zealand and then in its own form) memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: New Zealand
Office of WTO and Multilateral Affairs engagesWith World Trade Organization
Government of Malaysia memberOf World Trade Organization
Mike Moore employer World Trade Organization
DSB partOf World Trade Organization