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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DSB parentOrganization World Trade Organization
WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland occupant World Trade Organization
WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland ownedBy World Trade Organization
WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland governingBody World Trade Organization
WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland category World Trade Organization
WTO agreements governedBy World Trade Organization
WTO agreements administeredBy World Trade Organization
Agreement on Agriculture administeredBy World Trade Organization
Committee on Agriculture partOf World Trade Organization
Government of Taiwan isMemberOf World Trade Organization
Daehan Minguk memberOf World Trade Organization
Taiwan, Province of China memberOf World Trade Organization
Kingdom of Sweden memberOf World Trade Organization
Union of India isMemberOf World Trade Organization
Western governments alignedWith World Trade Organization
Committee on Safeguards partOf World Trade Organization
Committee on Import Licensing partOf World Trade Organization
Committee on Customs Valuation partOf World Trade Organization
Committee on Customs Valuation parentOrganization World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard headquartersOf World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard operator World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard hasTenant World Trade Organization
Supachai Panitchpakdi employer World Trade Organization
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices partOf World Trade Organization
Commonwealth of Australia memberOf World Trade Organization
Southern African Customs Union cooperatesWith World Trade Organization
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade partOf World Trade Organization
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures partOf World Trade Organization
Indian Customs collaboratesWith World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization (on trade facilitation matters)
Committee on International Trade worksWith World Trade Organization
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Confoederatio Helvetica
United States–China relations multilateralContext World Trade Organization
global trade systems governedBy World Trade Organization
ROC government memberOf World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: World Trade Organization (as Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu)
Economy of Ukraine tradeBlocMembership World Trade Organization
Economy of Jordan memberOf World Trade Organization
Renato Ruggiero employer World Trade Organization
Republic of Georgia memberOf World Trade Organization