2 Results of the Uruguay Round
Author:
Jesús Seade
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Language:
English
Print Publication Date:
20 Jun 1996
Keywords:
BOOK; country; Uruguay Round agreement; trade; liberalization; export; WTO Agreement; intellectual property; applicant government; WTO dispute settlement system; WTO secretariat; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; Tariffs; Dispute resolution; Oil; Africa; Western Europe; North America; Asia and Pacific; Europe

Abstract

This chapter describes the principal results of the GATT’s eighth round of negotiations, launched in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in September 1986, and concluded in Marrakesh, Morocco, in April 1994- The World Trade Organization (WTO), the principal result of the Uruguay Round, enters into force on January 1, 1995 and replaces the GATT as the basis for trade relations among its members. After an overview of the GATT system and a brief summary of changes in the framework for trade relations contained in the Uruguay Round agreements, the chapter concludes with a description of the steps a country must take to become a WTO member.

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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