Article XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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Article XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is a core provision establishing the rules and procedures for addressing nullification or impairment of trade benefits and for resolving disputes between GATT contracting parties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf GATT article
treaty provision
adoptedInContextOf GATT 1947
allows collective decision-making by the CONTRACTING PARTIES
retaliatory suspension of substantially equivalent concessions
appliesTo GATT contracting parties
WTO Members
basisFor GATT dispute settlement practice
WTO dispute settlement procedures under the DSU
bindingOn all GATT contracting parties
all WTO Members through GATT 1994 incorporation
contains Article XXIII:1
Article XXIII:2
linked to: Article XXIII:1

Article XXIII:3
establishes procedures for consultations
procedures for dispute settlement under GATT
remedies for nullification or impairment of benefits
rules for complaints by contracting parties
historicalPrecursorOf WTO dispute settlement system
interpretedBy GATT panels
linked to: WTO panels

WTO Appellate Body
WTO panels
language English
French
Spanish
legalConcept non-violation complaints
nullification or impairment
situation complaints
violation complaints
legalDomain World Trade Organization law
international trade law
linkedTo GATT 1994
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
providesFor authorization of other obligations under GATT
authorization of suspension of concessions
consultations between contracting parties
investigation of matters raised by a contracting party
recommendations by the CONTRACTING PARTIES
purpose to address nullification or impairment of benefits accruing under GATT
to provide a mechanism for resolving disputes between GATT contracting parties
requires a prima facie case of nullification or impairment
good-faith consultations before further action
shortName GATT Article XXIII
subjectMatter dispute settlement
obligations under GATT
trade concessions

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Article XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade shortName GATT Article XXIII
linked to: Article XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade