gener agreement tariff trade gener agreement tariff trade gatt consist provis gener agreement tariff trade date octob annex final act adopt conclus session preparatori committe unit nation confer trade employ exclud protocol provision applic rectifi amend modifi term legal instrument enter forc date entri forc wto agreement provis legal instrument set enter forc gatt date entri forc wto agreement protocol certif relat tariff concess ii protocol access exclud provis provision applic withdraw provision applic provid part ii gatt appli provision fullest extent inconsist legisl exist date protocol iii decis waiver grant articl xxv gatt forc date entri forc wto agreement iv decis contract parti gatt understand set understand interpret articl ii gener agreement tariff trade ii understand interpret articl xvii gener agreement tariff trade iii understand balanc payment provis gener agreement tariff trade iv understand interpret articl xxiv gener agreement tariff trade understand respect waiver oblig gener agreement tariff trade vi understand interpret articl xxviii gener agreement tariff trade marrakesh protocol gatt explanatori note refer contract parti provis gatt deem read member refer develop contract parti develop contract parti deem read develop countri member develop countri member refer execut secretari deem read director gener wto refer contract parti act jointli articl xv xv xv xxxviii note ad articl xii xviii provis special exchang agreement articl xv xv xv xv xv gatt deem refer wto function provis gatt assign contract parti act jointli alloc ministeri confer text gatt authent english french spanish ii text gatt french languag subject rectif term annex document mtn tnc iii authent text gatt spanish languag text volum iv basic instrument select document seri subject rectif term annex document mtn tnc provis part ii gatt appli measur member specif mandatori legisl enact member contract parti gatt prohibit sale leas foreign built foreign reconstruct vessel commerci applic point nation water water exclus econom zone exempt appli continu prompt renew conform provis legisl amend conform provis legisl extent amend decreas conform provis part ii gatt exempt limit measur legisl notifi prior date entri forc wto agreement legisl subsequ modifi decreas conform part ii gatt longer qualifi coverag paragraph ministeri confer review exempt year date entri forc wto agreement year long exempt forc purpos examin condit creat exempt prevail member measur cover exempt annual submit detail statist notif consist year move averag actual expect deliveri relev vessel addit inform sale leas repair relev vessel cover exempt member consid exempt oper manner justifi reciproc proportion limit sale leas repair vessel construct territori member invok exempt free introduc limit subject prior notif ministeri confer exempt prejudic solut specif aspect legisl cover exempt negoti sector agreement fora understand interpret articl ii gener agreement tariff trade member agree order ensur transpar legal right oblig deriv paragraph articl ii natur level duti charg levi bound tariff item refer provis record schedul concess annex gatt tariff item appli understood record chang legal charact duti charg date duti charg bound purpos articl ii april duti charg record schedul level appli date subsequ negoti concess negoti concess applic date tariff item question date incorpor concess schedul date instrument concess tariff item incorpor gatt gatt continu record column loos leaf schedul duti charg record respect tariff bind tariff item previous subject concess level duti charg record schedul higher level obtain time incorpor concess schedul open member challeng exist duti charg ground duti charg exist time origin bind item question consist record level duti charg previous bound level period year date entri forc wto agreement year date deposit director gener wto instrument incorpor schedul question gatt date record duti charg schedul prejudic consist right oblig gatt affect paragraph member retain challeng time consist duti charg oblig purpos understand provis articl xxii xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand appli duti charg omit schedul time deposit instrument incorpor schedul question gatt date entri forc wto agreement director gener contract parti gatt director gener wto subsequ ad duti charg record level lower prevail applic date restor level addit made month date deposit instrument decis paragraph date applic concess purpos paragraph articl ii gatt supersed decis applic date march bisd understand interpret articl xvii gener agreement tariff trade member note articl xvii oblig member respect activ state trade enterpris refer paragraph articl xvii requir consist gener principl discriminatori treatment prescrib gatt government measur affect import export privat trader note member subject gatt oblig respect government measur affect state trade enterpris recogn understand prejudic substant disciplin prescrib articl xvii agre order ensur transpar activ state trade enterpris member notifi enterpris council trade good review work parti set paragraph accord work definit government government enterpris includ market board grant exclus special right privileg includ statutori constitut power exercis influenc purchas sale level direct import export notif requir appli import product ultim consumpt government enterpris resal product good sale member conduct review polici regard submiss notif state trade enterpris council trade good take account provis understand carri review member regard ensur maximum transpar notif permit clear appreci manner oper enterpris notifi effect oper intern trade notif made accord questionnair state trade adopt bisd understood member notifi enterpris refer paragraph import export fact place member reason member adequ met notif oblig rais matter member concern matter satisfactorili resolv make counter notif council trade good consider work parti set paragraph simultan inform member concern work parti set behalf council trade good review notif counter notif light review prejudic paragraph articl xvii council trade good make recommend regard adequaci notif inform work parti review light notif receiv adequaci abovement questionnair state trade coverag state trade enterpris notifi paragraph develop illustr list show kind relationship govern enterpris kind activ engag enterpris relev purpos articl xvii understood secretariat provid gener background paper work parti oper state trade enterpris relat intern trade membership work parti open member indic serv meet year date entri forc wto agreement year report annual council trade good understand balanc payment provis gener agreement tariff trade member recogn provis articl xii xviii gatt declar trade measur balanc payment purpos adopt novemb bisd refer understand declar order clarifi provis agre applic measur member confirm commit announc publicli time schedul remov restrict import measur balanc payment purpos understood time schedul modifi account balanc payment situat time schedul publicli announc member member provid justif reason therefor member confirm commit give prefer measur disrupt effect trade measur refer understand price base measur understood includ import surcharg import deposit requir equival trade measur impact price import good understood notwithstand provis articl ii price base measur balanc payment purpos appli member excess duti inscrib schedul member member amount price base measur exce bound duti separ notif procedur understand member seek avoid imposit quantit restrict balanc payment purpos critic balanc payment situat price base measur arrest sharp deterior extern payment posit case member appli quantit restrict provid justif reason price base measur adequ instrument deal balanc payment situat member maintain quantit restrict success consult progress made significantli reduc incid restrict effect measur understood type restrict import measur balanc payment purpos appli product member confirm restrict import measur balanc payment purpos appli control gener level import exce address balanc payment situat order minim incident protect effect member administ restrict transpar manner author import member provid adequ justif criteria determin product subject restrict provid paragraph articl xii paragraph articl xviii member case essenti product exclud limit applic surcharg appli board measur appli balanc payment purpos term essenti product understood product meet basic consumpt contribut member effort improv balanc payment situat capit good input need product administr quantit restrict member discretionari licens unavoid phase progress justif provid criteria determin allow import quantiti valu procedur balanc payment consult committe balanc payment restrict refer understand committe carri consult order review restrict import measur balanc payment purpos membership committe open member indic serv committe follow procedur consult balanc payment restrict approv april bisd refer understand full consult procedur subject provis set member appli restrict rais gener level exist restrict substanti intensif measur enter consult committe month adopt measur member adopt measur request consult held paragraph articl xii paragraph articl xviii request made chairman committe invit member hold consult factor examin consult includ inter alia introduct type restrict measur balanc payment purpos increas level product coverag restrict restrict appli balanc payment purpos subject period review committe paragraph articl xii paragraph articl xviii subject possibl alter period consult agreement consult member pursuant specif review procedur recommend gener council consult held simplifi procedur approv decemb bisd refer understand simplifi consult procedur case develop countri member case develop countri member pursu liber effort conform schedul present committe previou consult simplifi consult procedur trade polici review develop countri member schedul calendar year date fix consult case decis full consult procedur made basi factor enumer paragraph declar case develop countri member success consult held simplifi consult procedur notif document member notifi gener council introduct applic restrict import measur balanc payment purpos modif time schedul remov measur announc paragraph signific notifi gener council prior dai announc yearli basi member make secretariat consolid notif includ law regul polici statement public notic examin member notif includ full inform tariff line level type measur appli criteria administr product coverag trade flow affect request member notif review committe review limit clarif specif issu rais notif examin consult paragraph articl xii paragraph articl xvvii requir member reason restrict import measur appli member balanc payment purpos bring matter attent committe chairman committe request inform measur make member prejudic member committe seek clarif consult question submit advanc consider consult member consult member prepar basic document consult addit inform consid relev includ overview balanc payment situat prospect includ consider intern extern factor bear balanc payment situat domest polici measur order restor equilibrium sound last basi full descript restrict appli balanc payment purpos legal basi step reduc incident protect effect measur consult liber import restrict light conclus committe plan elimin progress relax remain restrict refer made relev inform provid notif report made wto simplifi consult procedur consult member submit written statement essenti inform element cover basic document secretariat view facilit consult committe prepar factual background paper deal aspect plan consult case develop countri member secretariat document includ relev background analyt materi incid extern trade environ balanc payment situat prospect consult member technic assist servic secretariat request develop countri member assist prepar document consult conclus balanc payment consult committe report consult gener council full consult procedur report committe conclus element plan consult fact reason base committe endeavour includ conclus propos recommend aim promot implement articl xii xviii declar understand case time schedul present remov restrict measur balanc payment purpos gener council recommend adher time schedul member deem complianc gatt oblig gener council made specif recommend right oblig member assess light recommend absenc specif propos recommend gener council committe conclus record view express committe simplifi consult procedur report includ summari main element discuss committe decis full consult procedur requir understand interpret articl xxiv gener agreement tariff trade member regard provis articl xxiv gatt recogn custom union free trade area greatli increas number import establish gatt todai cover signific proport world trade recogn contribut expans world trade made closer integr economi parti agreement recogn contribut increas elimin constitu territori duti restrict regul commerc extend trade diminish major sector trade exclud reaffirm purpos agreement facilit trade constitu territori rais barrier trade member territori format enlarg parti greatest extent avoid creat advers effect trade member convinc reinforc effect role council trade good review agreement notifi articl xxiv clarifi criteria procedur assess enlarg agreement improv transpar articl xxiv agreement recogn common understand oblig member paragraph articl xxiv agre custom union free trade area interim agreement lead format custom union free trade area consist articl xxiv satisfi inter alia provis paragraph articl articl xxiv evalu paragraph articl xxiv gener incid duti regul commerc applic format custom union respect duti charg base assess weight averag tariff rate custom duti collect assess base import statist previou repres period suppli custom union tariff line basi valu quantiti broken wto countri origin secretariat comput weight averag tariff rate custom duti collect accord methodolog assess tariff offer uruguai round multilater trade negoti purpos duti charg consider appli rate duti recogn purpos assess incid regul commerc quantif aggreg difficult examin individu measur regul product cover trade flow affect requir reason length time refer paragraph articl xxiv exce year except case case member parti interim agreement year insuffici provid full explan council trade good longer period articl xxiv paragraph articl xxiv establish procedur member form custom union propos increas bound rate duti regard member reaffirm procedur set articl xxviii elabor guidelin adopt novemb bisd understand interpret articl xxviii gatt commenc tariff concess modifi withdrawn format custom union interim agreement lead format custom union negoti enter good faith view achiev mutual satisfactori compensatori adjust negoti requir paragraph articl xxiv due account reduct duti tariff line made constitu custom union format reduct suffici provid compensatori adjust custom union offer compens form reduct duti tariff line offer consider member negoti right bind modifi withdrawn compensatori adjust remain unaccept negoti continu effort agreement negoti compensatori adjust articl xxviii elabor understand interpret articl xxviii gatt reach reason period initi negoti custom union free modifi withdraw concess affect member free withdraw substanti equival concess accord articl xxviii gatt impos oblig member benefit reduct duti consequ format custom union interim agreement lead format custom union provid compensatori adjust constitu review custom union free trade area notif made paragraph articl xxiv examin work parti light relev provis gatt paragraph understand work parti submit report council trade good find regard council trade good make recommend member deem regard interim agreement work parti report make recommend propos time frame measur requir complet format custom union free trade area provid review agreement member parti interim agreement notifi substanti plan schedul includ agreement council trade good request council examin interim agreement notifi paragraph articl xxiv includ plan schedul contrari paragraph articl xxiv work parti report recommend plan schedul parti maintain put forc case agreement prepar modifi accord recommend provis made subsequ review implementaton recommend custom union constitu free trade area report period council trade good envisag contract parti gatt instruct gatt council report region agreement bisd oper relev agreement signific develop agreement report occur disput settlement provis articl xxii xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand invok respect matter aris applic provis articl xxiv relat custom union free trade area interim agreement lead format custom union free trade area articl xxiv member fulli respons gatt observ provis gatt reason measur ensur observ region local govern author territori provis articl xxii xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand invok respect measur affect observ region local govern author territori member disput settlement bodi rule provis gatt observ respons member reason measur ensur observ provis relat compens suspens concess oblig appli case secur oberv member undertak accord sympathet consider afford adequ opportun consult represent made member measur affect oper gatt territori understand respect waiver oblig gener agreement tariff trade member agre request waiver extens exist waiver describ measur member propos specif polici object member seek pursu reason prevent member achiev polici object measur consist oblig gatt waiver effect date entri forc wto agreement termin extend accord procedur articl ix wto agreement date expiri year date entri forc wto agreement whichev earlier member benefit accru gatt nullifi impair result failur member waiver grant observ term condit waiver applic measur consist term condit waiver invok provis articl xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand understand interpret articl xxviii gener agreement tariff trade member agre purpos modif withdraw concess member highest ratio export affect concess export product market member modifi withdraw concess total export deem princip suppli interest initi negoti princip suppli interest provid paragraph articl xxviii agre paragraph review council trade good year date entri forc wto agreement view decid criterion work satisfactorili secur redistribut negoti right favour small medium size export member case consider improv includ light avail adequ data adopt criterion base ratio export affect concess export market product question member consid princip suppli interest term paragraph commun claim write support evid member propos modifi withdraw concess time inform secretariat paragraph procedur negoti articl xxviii adopt novemb bisd appli case determin member princip suppli interest provid paragraph paragraph articl xxviii substanti interest trade affect product place mfn basi consider trade affect product place contractu prefer account trade question ceas benefit preferenti treatment mfn trade time negoti modif withdraw concess conclus negoti tariff concess modifi withdrawn product product year trade statist member possess initi negoti right tariff line product classifi deem initi negoti concess question determin princip suppli substanti interest calcul compens account inter alia product capac invest affect product export member estim export growth forecast demand product import member purpos paragraph product understood includ tariff item creat mean breakout exist tariff line member consid princip suppli substanti interest term paragraph commun claim write support evid member propos modifi withdraw concess time inform secretariat paragraph abovement procedur negoti articl xxviii appli case unlimit tariff concess replac tariff rate quota amount compens provid exce amount trade affect modif concess basi calcul compens amount futur trade prospect exce level quota understood calcul futur trade prospect base greater averag annual trade recent repres year period increas averag annual growth rate import period cent whichev greater trade recent year increas cent case member liabil compens exce entail complet withdraw concess member princip suppli interest provid paragraph paragraph articl xxviii concess modifi withdrawn accord initi negoti compensatori concess form compens agre member concern marrakesh protocol gener agreement tariff trade member carri negoti framework gatt pursuant ministeri declar uruguai round agre schedul annex protocol relat member schedul gatt relat member dai wto agreement enter forc member schedul submit accord ministeri decis measur favour develop countri deem annex protocol tariff reduct agre member implement equal rate reduct member schedul reduct made effect date entri forc wto agreement success reduct made effect januari year final rate effect date year date entri forc wto agreement member schedul schedul member accept wto agreement entri forc date agreement enter forc make effect rate reduct place reduct preced sentenc oblig make effect januari year make effect remain rate reduct schedul previou sentenc reduc rate stage round decim agricultur product defin articl agreement agricultur stage reduct implement relev part schedul implement concess commit contain schedul annex protocol request subject multilater examin member prejudic right oblig member agreement annex wto agreement schedul annex protocol relat member schedul gatt pursuant provis paragraph member free time withhold withdraw part concess schedul respect product princip supplier uruguai round particip schedul schedul gatt action written notic withhold withdraw concess council trade good consult held request member relev schedul relat schedul gatt substanti interest product involv concess withheld withdrawn appli dai schedul member princip suppli interest schedul gatt prejudic provis paragraph articl agreement agricultur purpos refer paragraph articl ii gatt date agreement applic date respect product subject concess provid schedul concess annex protocol date protocol purpos refer paragraph articl ii gatt date agreement applic date respect schedul concess annex protocol date protocol case modif withdraw concess relat tariff measur contain part iii schedul provis articl xxviii gatt procedur negoti articl xxviii adopt novemb bisd appli prejudic right oblig member gatt case schedul annex protocol result product treatment favour provid product schedul gatt prior entri forc wto agreement member schedul relat deem action relev provis articl xxviii gatt provis paragraph appli egypt peru south africa uruguai schedul annex hereto authent english french spanish languag schedul date protocol april agre schedul particip annex marrakesh protocol treati copi wto agreement waiver cover provis list footnot page part ii document mtn fa decemb mtn fa corr march ministeri confer establish session revis list waiver cover provis add waiver grant gatt decemb date entri forc wto agreement delet waiver expir time activ work parti coordin work group provid section iii ministeri decis notif procedur adopt april understand intend modifi right oblig member articl xii xviii gatt provis articl xxii xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand invok respect matter aris applic restrict import measur balanc payment purpos