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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DS512 forum World Trade Organization
WTO document WT/DS512/R organization World Trade Organization
DS567 forum World Trade Organization
DS567 forumAbbreviation World Trade Organization
this entity surface form: WTO
DS526 forum World Trade Organization
United Nations bodies hasPart World Trade Organization
subject surface form: United Nations related organizations
independent Republic of Croatia memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Republic of Croatia
United States–Ireland relations cooperatesIn World Trade Organization
United States economy membership World Trade Organization
Economy of Guatemala belongsToOrganization World Trade Organization
US memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: United States
US memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: United States
US memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: United States
United Kingdom foreign policy participatesIn World Trade Organization
GATT contracting parties replacedBy World Trade Organization
SPS Agreement administeredBy World Trade Organization
Codex Alimentarius Commission recognizedBy World Trade Organization
Codex Alimentarius Commission collaboratesWith World Trade Organization
Economy of Oman internationalOrganizationMembership World Trade Organization
TRIMs accord administeredBy World Trade Organization
IPA cooperatesWith World Trade Organization
subject surface form: International Publishers Association
Modern Greek state memberOf World Trade Organization
Filipina memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Philippines
Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia memberOf World Trade Organization
Republic of Ireland memberOf World Trade Organization
United States (corporate parent) memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: United States
modern Spain memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: Spain
Government of Haiti memberOf World Trade Organization
Irish state memberOf World Trade Organization
Republic of Cyprus (civil jurisdiction) memberOf World Trade Organization
United States (inferred, American television work) memberOf World Trade Organization
subject surface form: United States