agreement trade relat invest measur member minist agre punta del est declar examin oper gatt articl relat trade restrict distort effect invest measur negoti elabor provis avoid advers effect trade desir promot expans progress liberalis world trade facilit invest intern frontier increas econom growth trade partner develop countri member ensur free competit take account trade develop financi develop countri member develop countri member recogn invest measur trade restrict distort effect agre articl coverag agreement appli invest measur relat trade good refer agreement trim articl nation treatment quantit restrict prejudic right oblig gatt member appli trim inconsist provis articl iii articl xi gatt illustr list trim inconsist oblig nation treatment provid paragraph articl iii gatt oblig gener elimin quantit restrict provid paragraph articl xi gatt contain annex agreement articl except except gatt appli provis agreement articl develop countri member develop countri member free deviat temporarili provis articl extent manner articl xviii gatt understand balanc payment provis gatt declar trade measur balanc payment purpos adopt novemb bisd permit member deviat provis articl iii xi gatt articl notif transit arrang member dai date entri forc wto agreement notifi council trade good trim appli conform provis agreement trim gener specif applic notifi princip featur member elimin trim notifi paragraph year date entri forc wto agreement case develop countri member year case develop countri member year case develop countri member request council trade good extend transit period elimin trim notif paragraph develop countri member includ develop countri member demonstr difficulti implement provis agreement request council trade good account individu develop financi trade member question transit period member modifi term trim notifi paragraph prevail date entri forc wto agreement increas degre inconsist provis articl trim introduc dai date entri forc wto agreement benefit transit arrang provid paragraph notwithstand provis articl member order disadvantag establish enterpris subject trim notifi paragraph appli transit period trim invest product invest product establish enterpris ii avoid distort condit competit invest establish enterpris trim appli invest notifi council trade good term trim equival competit effect applic establish enterpris termin time articl transpar member reaffirm respect trim commit oblig transpar notif articl gatt undertak notifici contain understand notifict consult disput settlement surveil adopt novemb ministeri decis notif procedur adopt april member notifi secretariat public trim found includ appli region local govern author territori member accord sympathet consider request inform afford adequ opportun consult matter aris agreement rais member conform articl gatt member requir disclos inform disclosur imped law enforc contrari public interest prejudic legitim commerci interest enterpris public privat articl committe trade relat invest measur committe trade relat invest measur refer agreement committe establish open member committe elect chairman vice chairman meet year request member committe carri respons assign council trade good afford member opportun consult matter relat oper implement agreement committe monitor oper implement agreement report thereon annual council trade good articl consult disput settlement provis articl xxii xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand appli consult settlement disput agreement articl review council trade good year date entri forc wto agreement council trade good review oper agreement propos ministeri confer amend text review council trade good agreement complement provis invest polici competit polici annex illustr list trim inconsist oblig nation treatment provid paragraph articl iii gatt includ mandatori enforc domest law administr rule complianc obtain advantag requir purchas enterpris product domest origin domest sourc term product term volum product term proport volum local product enterpris purchas import product limit amount relat volum local product export trim inconsist oblig gener elimin quantit restrict provid paragraph articl xi gatt includ mandatori enforc domest law administr rule complianc obtain advantag restrict import enterpris product relat local product gener amount relat volum local product export import enterpris product relat local product restrict access foreign exchang amount relat foreign exchang inflow attribut enterpris export sale export enterpris product term product term volum product term proport volum local product case trim appli discretionari author specif applic notifi inform prejudic legitim commerci interest enterpris disclos