General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was a post–World War II multilateral treaty that governed international trade by reducing tariffs and other barriers, laying the foundation for the modern global trading system.
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Target entity: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Context triple: [World Trade Organization, replaced, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]
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World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
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Bretton Woods system
The Bretton Woods system was a post–World War II international monetary order in which major currencies were pegged to the U.S. dollar, and the dollar was convertible to gold, creating a fixed exchange rate regime that lasted until the early 1970s.
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North Atlantic Treaty
The North Atlantic Treaty is the 1949 founding agreement that created the NATO military alliance, establishing collective defense commitments among Western nations during the early Cold War.
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League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, serving as a precursor to the United Nations.
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Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation was an intergovernmental body founded in 1948 to promote economic cooperation and reconstruction among Western European countries after World War II, and later evolved into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Target entity description: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was a post–World War II multilateral treaty that governed international trade by reducing tariffs and other barriers, laying the foundation for the modern global trading system.
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A.
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
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B.
Bretton Woods system
The Bretton Woods system was a post–World War II international monetary order in which major currencies were pegged to the U.S. dollar, and the dollar was convertible to gold, creating a fixed exchange rate regime that lasted until the early 1970s.
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C.
North Atlantic Treaty
The North Atlantic Treaty is the 1949 founding agreement that created the NATO military alliance, establishing collective defense commitments among Western nations during the early Cold War.
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D.
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, serving as a precursor to the United Nations.
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E.
Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation was an intergovernmental body founded in 1948 to promote economic cooperation and reconstruction among Western European countries after World War II, and later evolved into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international treaty
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multilateral trade agreement ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
GATT
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| aimsTo |
prevent protectionism
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promote trade liberalization ⓘ provide a rules-based trading system ⓘ reduce non-tariff barriers to trade ⓘ reduce tariffs ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | member countries of GATT ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Havana Charter negotiations
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surface form:
Havana Charter for an International Trade Organization
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| cameIntoForce | 1 January 1948 ⓘ |
| concludedBy | Uruguay Round agreements ⓘ |
| continuedAs |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GATT 1994 under the WTO framework
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| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1 January 1995 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | participating governments of 23 countries ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international trade
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trade liberalization ⓘ |
| follows | Havana Charter negotiations ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of a multilateral trading system
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expansion of world trade ⓘ reduction of average tariffs among industrialized countries ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | foundation of the modern multilateral trading system ⓘ |
| hasPart |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Article I (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment)
Article II (Schedules of Concessions) ⓘ Article III (National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation) ⓘ General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Article XI (General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions)
Article XIX (Emergency Action on Imports of Particular Products) ⓘ Article XX (General Exceptions) ⓘ Article XXI (Security Exceptions) ⓘ General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Article XXIV (Territorial Application—Frontier Traffic—Customs Unions and Free-trade Areas)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GATT Articles I–XXXVIII
GATT contracting parties meetings ⓘ GATT dispute settlement procedures ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalSuccessor | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| negotiationRound |
Annecy Round (1949)
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Dillon Round (1960–1962) ⓘ Geneva Round (1947) ⓘ Kennedy Round (1964–1967) ⓘ Tokyo Round (1973–1979) ⓘ Torquay Round (1950–1951) ⓘ Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 128 ⓘ |
| originalSignatory |
Australia
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Belgium ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Canada ⓘ Chile ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Czechoslovakia ⓘ Denmark ⓘ France ⓘ India ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Norway ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Rhodesia
Sri Lanka ⓘ Syria ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| partOf |
Bretton Woods system framework
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post–World War II economic order ⓘ |
| principle |
most-favoured-nation treatment
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national treatment ⓘ reciprocity in trade concessions ⓘ tariffs as primary trade policy instrument ⓘ transparency in trade regulations ⓘ |
| referredToAs |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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surface form:
GATT 1947 in WTO context
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| replacedBy | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| shortName |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GATT 1947
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| signedIn | 1947 ⓘ |
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