Marrakesh Agreement

Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: this Agreement, sometimes known as the WTO Agreement, was adopted on 15 April 1994 at the Marrakesh Ministerial Meeting. The entries on trade policy are here. It established the World Trade Organization. The entries on trade policy are here. It also sets out, in four annexes, the multilateral and plurilateral agreements under its jurisdiction. The Agreement entered into force on 1 January 1995. The entries on trade policy are here. Annex 1 contains the following multilateral agreements: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, Agreement on Agriculture, Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [Customs Valuation] 1994, Agreement on Preshipment Inspection, Agreement on Rules of Origin, Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and the Agreement on Safeguards. The entries on trade policy are here. Annex 2 consists of the General Agreement on Trade in Services. The entries on trade policy are here. Annex 3 is the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. The entries on trade policy are here. Annex 4 consists of the Understanding on Dispute Settlement, Trade Policy Review Mechanism and the WTO plurilateral trade agreements. The entries on trade policy are here. Appendix 1 to this Dictionary contains an outline of the provisions of the Marrakesh Agreement.[1]

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1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization” entry (OAS)

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