agreement rule origin member note minist septemb agre uruguai round multilater trade negoti aim bring liber expans world trade strengthen role gatt increas respons gatt system evolv intern econom environ desir object gatt recogn clear predict rule origin applic facilit flow intern trade desir ensur rule origin creat unneccessari obstacl trade desir ensur rule origin nullifi impair right member gatt recogn desir provid transpar law regul practic rule origin desir ensur rule origin prepar appli imparti transpar predict consist neutral manner recogn avail consult mechan procedur speedi effect equit regul disput aris agreement desir harmon clarifi rule origin agre part definit coverag articl rule origin purpos part iv agreement rule origin defin law regul administr determin gener applic appli member determin countri origin good provid rule origin relat contractu autonom trade regim lead grant tariff prefer applic paragraph articl gatt rule origin refer paragraph includ rule origin preferenti commerci polici instrument applic favour nation treatment articl ii iii xi xiii gatt anti dump countervail duti articl vi gatt safeguard measur articl xix gatt origin mark requir articl ix gatt discriminatori quantit restrict tariff quota includ rule origin govern procur trade statist part ii disciplin govern applic rule origin articl disciplin transit period work programm harmon rule origin set part iv complet member ensur issu administr determin gener applic requir fulfil defin case criterion chang tariff classif appli rule origin except rule subhead head tariff nomenclatur address rule ii case ad valorem percentag criterion appli method calcul percentag rule origin iii case criterion manufactur process oper prescrib oper confer origin good concern precis notwithstand measur instrument commerci polici link rule origin instrument pursu trade object directli indirectli rule origin creat restrict distort disrupt effect intern trade pose unduli strict requir requir fulfil condit relat manufactur process prerequisit determin countri origin cost directli relat manufactur process includ purpos applic ad valorem percentag criterion consist subparagraph rule origin appli import export stringent rule origin appli determin good domest discrimin member irrespect affili manufactur good concern rule origin administ consist uniform imparti reason manner rule origin base posit standard rule origin state confer origin neg standard permiss part clarif posit standard individu case posit determin origin law regul judic decis administr rule gener applic relat rule origin publish subject accord provis paragraph articl gatt request export import person justifi assess origin accord good issu dai request assess provid element submit request assess accept trade good concern begin accept point time assess remain valid year provid fact condit includ rule origin made remain compar provid parti concern inform advanc assess longer valid decis contrari assess made review refer subparagraph assess made publicli subject provis subparagraph introduc rule origin rule origin appli retroact defin prejudic law regul administr action relat determin origin review promptli judici arbitr administr tribun procedur independ author issu determin effect modif revers determin inform natur confidenti provid confidenti basi purpos applic rule origin treat strictli confidenti author concern disclos specif permiss person govern provid inform extent requir disclos context judici proceed articl disciplin transit period take account aim member achiev result harmon work programm set part iv establish harmon rule origin member ensur implement result harmon work programm appli rule origin equal purpos set articl rule origin countri determin origin good countri good wholli obtain countri concern product good countri substanti transform carri rule origin appli import export stringent rule origin appli determin good domest discrimin member irrespect affili manufactur good concern rule origin administ consist uniform imparti reason manner law regul judici decis administr rule gener applic relat rule origin publish subject accord provis paragraph articl gatt request export import person justifi assess origin accord good issu dai request assess provid element submit request assess accept trade good concern begin accept point time assess remain valid year provid fact condit includ rule origin made remain compar provid parti concern inform advanc assess longer valid decis contrari assess made review refer subparagraph assess made publicli subject provis subparagraph introduc rule origin rule origin appli retroact defin prejudic law regul administr action relat determin origin review promptli judici arbitr administr tribun procedur independ author issu determin effect modif revers determin inform natur confidenti provid confidenti basi purpos applic rule origin treat strictli confidenti author concern disclos specif permiss person govern provid inform extent requir disclos context judici proceed part iii procedur arrang notif review consult disput settlement articl institut establish committe rule origin refer agreement committe compos repres member committe elect chairman meet year purpos afford member opportun consult matter relat oper part ii iii iv further object set part carri respons assign agreement council trade good committe request inform advic technic committe refer paragraph matter relat agreement committe request work technic committe consid further abovement object agreement wto secretariat act secretariat committe establish technic committe rule origin refer agreement technic committe auspic custom oper council ccc set annex technic committe carri technic work call part iv prescrib annex technic committe request inform advic committe matter relat agreement technic committe request work committe consid further abovement object agreement ccc secretariat act secretariat technic committe articl inform procedur modif introduct rule origin member provid secretariat dai date entri forc wto agreement rule origin judici decis administr rule gener applic relat rule origin effect date inadvert rule origin provid member concern provid immedi fact list inform receiv secretariat circul member secretariat period refer articl member introduc modif de minimi modif rule origin introduc rule origin purpos articl includ rule origin refer paragraph provid secretariat publish notic effect dai entri forc modifi rule manner enabl interest parti acquaint intent modifi rule origin introduc rule origin except circumst aris threaten aris member except case member publish modifi rule articl review committe review annual implement oper part ii iii agreement regard object committe annual inform council trade good develop period cover review committe review provis part ii iii propos amend reflect result harmon work programm committe cooper technic committe set mechan propos amend result harmon work programm take account object principl set articl includ instanc rule made oper updat account product process affect technolog chang articl consult provis articl xxii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand applic agreement articl disput settlement provis articl xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand applic agreement part iv harmon rule origin articl object principl object harmon rule origin inter alia provid certainti conduct world trade ministeri confer undertak work programm set conjunct ccc basi principl rule origin appli equal purpos set articl rule origin provid countri determin origin good countri good wholli obtain countri concern product good countri substanti transform carri rule origin object understand predict notwithstand measur instrument link rule origin instrument pursu trade object directli indirectli creat restrict distort disrupt effect intern trade pose unduli strict requir requir fulfil condit relat manufactur process prerequisit determin countri origin cost directli relat manufactur process includ purpos applic ad valorem percentag criterion rule origin administr consist uniform imparti reason manner rule origin coher rule origin base posit standard neg standard clarifi posit standard work programm work programm initi entri forc wto agreement complet year initi committe technic committe provid articl bodi conduct work provid detail input ccc committe request technic committe provid interpret opinion result work basi principl list paragraph ensur time complet work programm harmon work conduct product sector basi repres chapter section harmon system hs nomenclatur wholli obtain minim oper process technic committe develop harmon definit good consid wholli obtain countri work detail minim oper process confer origin good result work submit committe month receipt request committe ii substanti transform chang tariff classif technic committe elabor basi criterion substanti transform chang tariff subhead head develop rule origin product product sector minimum chang nomenclatur meet criterion technic committe divid work product basi take account chapter section hs nomenclatur submit result work committe quarterli basi technic committe complet work year month receipt request committe iii substanti transform supplementari criteria complet work subparagraph ii product sector individu product categori exclus hs nomenclatur expresson substanti transform technic committe elabor basi criterion substanti transform supplementari exclus manner requir includ ad valorem percentag manufactur process oper develop rule origin product product sector provid explan propos divid work product basi take account chapter section hs nomenclatur submit result work committe quarterli basi technic committe comple work year month receipt request committe role committe basi principl list paragraph committe interpret opinion technic committe period accord time frame provid subparagraph ii iii paragraph view endors interpret opinion committe request technic committe refin elabor work develop approach assist technic committe committe provid reason request addit work suggest altern approach complet work identifi subparagraph ii iii paragraph committe result term coher result harmon work programm subsequ work ministeri confer establish result harmon work programm annex integr part agreement ministeri confer establish time frame entri forc annex annex technic committe rule origin respons respons technic committe includ request member technic committe examin specif technic problem aris dai dai administr rule origin member give advisori opinion solut base fact present furnish inform advic matter origin determin good request member committe prepar circul period report technic aspect oper statu agreement review annual technic aspect implement oper part ii iii technic committe exercis respons committe request technic committe attempt conclud work specif matter refer member committe short period time represent member repres technic committe member nomin deleg altern repres technic committe member repres technic committe hereinaft refer member technic committe repres member technic committe assist advis meet technic committe wto secretariat attend meet observ statu member ccc member wto repres meet technic committe deleg altern repres attend meet technic committe observ subject approv chairman technic committe secretari gener ccc refer annex secretari gener invit repres govern member wto member ccc repres intern government trade organ attend meet technic committe observ nomin deleg altern advis meet technic committe made secretari gener meet technic committe meet year procedur technic committe elect chairman establish procedur annex ii common declar regard preferenti rule origin recogn member appli preferenti rule origin distinct preferenti rule origin member agre purpos common declar preferenti rule origin defin law regul administr determin gener applic appli member determin good qualifi preferenti treatment contractu autonom trade regim lead grant tariff prefer applic paragraph articl gatt member agre ensur issu administr determin gener applic requir fulfil defin case criterion chang tariff classif appli preferenti rule origin except rule subhead head tariff nomenclatur address rule ii case ad valorem percentag criterion appli method calcul percentag preferenti rule origin iii case criterion manufactur process oper prescrib oper confer preferenti origin precis preferenti rule origin base posit standard preferenti rule origin state confer preferenti origin neg standard permiss part clarif posit standard individu case posit determin preferenti origin law regul judici decis administr rule gener applic relat preferenti rule origin publish subject accord provis paragraph articl gatt request export import person justifi assess preferenti origin accord good issu dai request assess provid element submit request assess accept trade good concern begin accept point time assess remain valid year provid fact condit includ preferenti rule origin made remain compar provid parti concern inform advanc assess longer valid decis contrari assess made review refer subparagraph assess made publicli subject provis subparagraph introduc preferenti rule origin preferenti rule origin appli retroact defin prejudic law regul administr action relat determin preferenti origin review promptli judici arbitr administr tribun procedur independ author issu determin effect modif revers determin inform natur confidenti provid confidenti basi purpos applic preferenti rule origin treat strictli confidenti author concern disclos specif permiss person govern provid inform extent requir disclos context judici proceed member agre provid secretariat promptli preferenti rule origin includ list preferenti arrang appli judici decis administr rule gener applic relat preferenti rule origin effect date entri forc wto agreement member concern member agre provid modif preferenti rule origin preferenti rule origin secretariat list inform receiv secretariat circul member secretariat understood provis prejudic determin made purpos defin domest industri product domest industri similar term appli respect rule origin appli purpos govern procur provis creat oblig addit assum member gatt respect request made year date entri forc wto agreement member requir issu assess ad valorem criterion prescrib method calcul percentag rule origin criterion manufactur process oper prescrib oper confer origin product concern precis time consider arrang settlement disput relat custom classif respect request made year entri forc wto agreement member requir issu assess