GATT
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Treaty organization affiliated with the United Nations whose purpose is to facilitate international trade. GATT was superseded by the WTO.
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was the predecessor of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and was absorbed into it in 1995. GATT was founded in 1947 with the aim of reducing barriers to international trade.
Definition: GATT was an international organisation established in 1947 which aimed to reduce, by agreement, the levels of tariffs and other protectionist tools and thereby ensure free trade in the world.
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*These titles are taken from the Text of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, dated 1986 but referred to in the Final Act of the Uruguay Round Negotiations as GATT 1947.
GATT
See General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. A multilateral treaty intended to help reduce trade barriers between signatory countries and to promote trade through tariff concessions.
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GATT PANEL
A group of trade experts convened by the GATT contracting parties to investigate any trade measures in dispute, make findings about the consistency of the measures under the GATT, and provide recommendations as to what, if anything, ...
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and trade, an organization in which the world's countries have sought to negotiate agreements creating freer international trade.
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GATT and WTO trade rounds[2] Name Start Duration Countries Subjects covered Achievements
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April 1947
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GATT (GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE) - a multilateral treaty that aims to reduce trade barrier...
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GATT: The abbreviation for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. A treaty, signed in 1947 by 23 countries including the United States, that was designed to reduce trade barriers.
GATT provision that prohibits the use of quantitative restrictions (e.g., embargoes, bans, quotas, restrictive licenses) to regulate imports and exports, except under certain specific conditions, or unless provided for in some other GATT Article ...
The GATT pact was ratified by Congress in 1994 to foster trade among nations by cutting international trade tariffs, standardizing copyright and patent protection, and liberalizing trade legislation.
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The GATT also permits free-trade areas (FTAs), such as the European Free Trade Area, which is composed primarily of Scandinavian countries.
Abbreviation: GATT
Major international agreement on trade and tariffs between many nations all over the world.The discussions are now held by the WTO.
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) A treaty adopted by the United Nations aimed at elimination of international trade barriers between member countries. General cash offer A public offering made to investors at large.
EFTA nations will continue to set their own tariffs for third countries subject to GATT and OECD agreements.
Since 1948 the general policy of the United States has been to negotiate reciprocal tariff concessions within the framework originally established by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). From 1947 until 1995, an international organization with a mandate to reduce protection and promote free trade among nations.
The WTO was formed in 1995 to enforce the regulations established by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and several other international trade agreements.
General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade (GATT)
Both a multilateral trade agreement aimed at expanding international trade and the organization which oversees the agreement.
Officials of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) organization claimed that countertrade accounts for around 5% of the world trade.
World Trade Organization (WTO): Established on January 1, 1995, the World Trade Organization provides the institutional framework for the GATT and all agreements and arrangements concluded under the auspices of the Uruguay Round of multilateral ...
Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles Aduaneros y Comercio (GATT):
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Established on January 1, 1995, the World Trade Organization provides the institutional framework for the GATT and all agreements and arrangements concluded under the auspices of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
Uruguay round - The most recent talks of GATT concluded in January 1994. They tackled the enormous increase in non tariff restrictions imposed in the 1980s, agricultural protection and the trade in services.
Article 18 of the GATT permits LDCs to protect infant industries, but the restricting country may be required to compensate other GATT members that are adversely affected. See also import substitution.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
A General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was signed in 1947 to provide an international forum to encourage free trade, reduce tariffs, and provide a mechanism for resolving trade disputes.
General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)
Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (SBJPA 96)
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA 97).
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) - A post-World War II agreement designed to promote freer international trade among the nations of the world. The GATT was replaced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1994.
The eighth round of multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
See also: Balance of Trade, GATT, Globalization, OECD, Trade, WTO
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) an international treaty and organization designed to promote mutual reductions in tariffs and other trade barriers among countries. (18) ...
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) An international agreement established in 1947 to further world trade by reducing barriers and tariffs.
Governed by Regulation T of the FED. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
A treaty adopted by the United Nations aimed at elimination of international trade barriers between member countries.
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The four main WTO agreements are: the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS); Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); and Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS).
the 19th century, especially in Britain, a belief in free trade became paramount and this view has dominated thinking among western nations for most of the time since then. In the years since the Second World War multilateral treaties like the GATT ...
 See also: Tariff, Tariffs, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Barriers, Free trade
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