1 Toward an Open International Trading System
Author:
Mr. Saíd El-Naggar https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396 International Monetary Fund

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Language:
English
Print Publication Date:
20 Jun 1996
Keywords:
BOOK; country; Uruguay Round agreement; trade; liberalization; export; GATT discipline; post-Uruguay Round situation; GATT negotiations; GATT provision; GATT edifice; Trade negotiation; Trade balance

Abstract

On April 15, 1994 at Marrakesh, Morocco, more than one hundred countries signed the Final Act of the Uruguay Round. This marked the conclusion of a complex and protracted process of negotiations that began in September 1986 with the Punta del Este Declaration. The Uruguay Round was the eighth round of multilateral trade negotiations conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Since its establishment in 1947, the GATT endeavored to achieve three principal objectives:

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Cover The Uruguay Round and the Arab Countries
The Uruguay Round and the Arab Countries
ISBN:
9781557754974
Publication Date:
20 Jun 1996
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557754974.071
Pages:
211