World Trade Organization

GATT Disputes

1948-1995 - Dispute Settlement Procedures

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Produktbeschreibung

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the GATT 1947, this publication was prepared to disseminate factual information concerning all GATT disputes and to offer insights into the evolution of dispute settlement under the GATT 1947, which served as the foundation for the WTO's Dispute Settlement Understanding. It represents the first comprehensive effort to consolidate information on all disputes during the entire GATT 1947 period (1948-1995). It relies on information from multiple sources including public and internal records held by the GATT/WTO Secretariats. The systematic analysis of these primary sources has led to some significant discoveries. It has uncovered, for instance, a number of disputes that had not been listed in previous compilations, including one brought by a least-developed country, as well as a secret dispute in which the parties chose not to disclose the details of their proceedings. This publication consists of two volumes. The first volume, Overview and One-Page Case Summaries, contains a one-page summary for each identified GATT dispute, recording all relevant steps and documents, and indexes the information by relevant parties, agreements and provisions. The second volume, Dispute Settlement Procedures compiles for the first time all GATT dispute settlement procedures, as well as a selection of other key documents of historical interest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bernan Distribution
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 295mm x 211mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 1179g
• ISBN-13: 9789287042620
• ISBN-10: 9287042624
• Artikelnr.: 58308523

Autorenporträt

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was created in 1947 and operated almost five decades on a provisional basis until 1995 when the WTO was established. Its goal is to improve the welfare of peoples of its member countries, specifically by lowering trade barriers and providing a platform for the negotiation of trade. The organization deals with the rules of trade between nations at a global or near global level; it is responsible for negotiating and implementing new trade agreements and charged with policing Member Countries' adherence to all WTO agreements. In 2007 there were 150 Member States.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Relevant provisions of the GATT 1947
1.a Original GATT Article XXII.
1.b GATT Article XXII, as amended on 7 October 1957.
1.c Original GATT Article XXIII.
1.d GATT Article XXIII, as amended on 7 October 1957.
2. Procedures relating to disputes under the GATT 1947
2.a Panel on Complaints (terms of reference and procedures).
2.b Decision of 24 October 1953, Waiver granted to the United Kingdom.
2.c Considerations Concerning Extended Use of Panels. Note by the Executive
Secretary.
2.d Procedures under Article XXII on Questions Affecting the Interests of a
Number of Contracting Parties. Procedures adopted on 10 November 1958.
2.e Procedures under Article XXIII. Decision of 5 April 1966.
2.f Understanding Regarding Notification, Consultation, Dispute Settlement
and Surveillance, adopted on 28 November 1979.
2.g Decision on Dispute Settlement contained in the Ministerial
Declaration, adopted on 29 November 1982.
2.h Dispute Settlement Procedures. Action taken on 30 November 1984.
2.i Derestriction of Future Panel Reports. Decision by the Council of 4 May
1988.
2.j Trade Negotiations Committee Meeting at Ministerial Level, Montreal,
December 1988.
2.k Improvements to the GATT Dispute Settlement Rules and Procedures.
Decision of 12 April 1989.
2.l Internal Working Procedures adopted by panels established under Article
XXIII:2 of the General Agreement. Group of Negotiations on Goods (GATT),
GATT Dispute Settlement System, Negotiating Group on Dispute Settlement,
Note by the Secretariat, Revision.
2.m April 1989 Decision on Improvements to the GATT Dispute Settlement
Rules and Procedures. Decision of 22 February 1994.
2.n Third Party Participation in Panels. Statement by the Chairman of the
Council on 21 June 1994.
3. Tokyo Round plurilateral agreements - provisions and procedures
3.a 1973 Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles, relevant
provisions.
3.b 1979 Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, relevant provisions.
3.c 1979 Agreement on Government Procurement, relevant provisions.
3.d 1979 Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI
and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, relevant
provisions.
3.e 1979 Arrangement regarding Bovine Meat, relevant provisions.
3.f 1979 International Dairy Arrangement, relevant provisions.
3.g 1979 Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, relevant provisions.
3.h 1979 Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, relevant provisions.
3.i 1979 Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft, relevant provisions.
3.j 1979 Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade, relevant provisions.
4. Documents of interest
4.a Import Restrictions. Procedures for Dealing with New Import
Restrictions Applied for Balance of Payments Reasons and Residual Import
Restrictions. Approved on 16 November 1960.
4.b Restrictive Business Practices. Arrangements for Consultations.
Decision of 18 November 1960.
4.c Dispute Settlement in International Economic Agreements. Factual Study
by the Secretariat.
4.d Notification and Surveillance. Proposal by the Director-General.
Document C/111 of 14 March 1980.
4.e Uniform Interpretation and Effective Application of the Agreement.
Statement by the Chairman at the Meeting of 5 December 1984.
4.f Uniform Interpretation and Effective Application of the Agreement.
Report by the Chairman.
4.g Non-violation Complaints under GATT Article XXIII:2. Note by the
Secretariat for the Uruguay Round Negotiating Group on Dispute Settlement.
5. Historical documents of disputes
5.a Working Party 7 on the Cuban Schedule, membership and terms of
reference.
5.b Working Party 7 on Brazilian Internal Taxes, membership and terms of
reference.
5.c Working Party on Australian Subsidy on Ammonium Sulphate, terms of
reference and composition. Summary Record of the Fifteenth Meeting of the
CONTRACTING PARTIES held on 14 March 1950.
5.d Working Party on Brazilian Internal taxes, terms of reference and
composition. Summary Record of the Sixth Meeting of the CONTRACTING PARTIES
held on 6 November 1950.
5.e Working Party 8 on Netherlands Action under Article XXIII:2, membership
and terms of reference.
5.f Panels for Conciliation and European Economic Community, Annex on
Procedures, Summary Record of the Meetings of the Intersessional Committee
held on 14 April - 2 May 1958.
5.g French Exports of Wheat and Flour, appointment of the Panel. Summary
Record of the Eighth Meeting of the CONTRACTING PARTIES held on 23 October
1958.
5.h Turkey - EEC Customs Union, terms of reference and membership of the
Working Party. Summary Record of the Eleventh Meeting of the CONTRACTING
PARTIES held on 25 March 1965.
5.i Working Party on United States Tobacco Subsidy, membership and terms of
reference.
5.j Greece - Preferential Tariff Quotas to the USSR, terms of reference and
membership of the Working Party. Minutes of Council Meeting held on 15 July
1970.
5.k Canadian Import Quotas on Eggs, terms of reference and membership of
the Working Party. Minutes of Council Meeting held on 25 September 1975.
5.l United States Suspension of Customs Liquidation regarding certain
Japanese Consumer Electronic Products, terms of reference and membership of
the Working Party. Minutes of Council Meeting held on 23 May 1977.