The legal texts : the results of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations / World Trade Organization.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

World Trade Organization, issuing body.

Conference Name:

Uruguay Round (1987-1994)

Series:

World Trade Organization legal texts.

World Trade Organization legal texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign trade regulation.

World Trade Organization.

Tariff--Law and legislation.

Tariff.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 492 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The Agreements negotiated in the Uruguay Round, which form the legal framework of the World Trade Organization, will govern world trade into the twenty-first century. This volume covers: · Goods: the updated General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that includes new rules on agriculture, textiles, anti-dumping, subsidies and countervailing measures, import licensing, rules of origin, standards, and pre-shipment inspection. (The original 1947 GATT text is also included in this volume.) · Services: the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) · Intellectual Property: the Agreement on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) · Disputes: the new procedures for dispute settlement · The legal framework for the World Trade Organization This is the definitive reference for all practising and academic trade lawyers. It is an essential addition to all international law libraries, a vital source book for students taking courses on international economic or trade law and an important resource for economists and political scientists.

Contents:

Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization

Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods

General Agreement on Trade in Services

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

Understanding the rules and procedures governing the settlement of disputes

Trade policy review mechanism

Plurilateral trade agreements

Ministerial decisions and declarations adopted by the Trade Negotiation Committee on 15 December 1993

Ministerial decisions adopted by ministers at the meeting of the Trade Negotiation Committee on 14 April 1994

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1947).

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780511818424

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