GATT subsidiary bodies and committees

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GATT subsidiary bodies and committees are specialized groups established under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to oversee and negotiate specific areas of international trade policy and rule implementation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international trade governance mechanism
subsidiary body
treaty body
appliesTo GATT contracting parties
field international trade law
multilateral trade negotiations
trade policy implementation
hasCharacteristic composed of representatives of GATT contracting parties
organized by subject-matter or agreement-specific mandates
usually operate by consensus
hasFunction administer GATT plurilateral codes and arrangements
collect and examine notifications from contracting parties
draft and clarify legal texts and interpretative notes
prepare recommendations for the GATT CONTRACTING PARTIES
provide technical forums for experts from member governments
review national trade policies in specific sectors or instruments
hasPurpose monitor compliance with GATT obligations
negotiate specific areas of international trade policy
oversee implementation of GATT rules
prepare and support multilateral trade negotiations
provide forum for dispute-related discussions short of formal panels
includes Committee on Agriculture (GATT negotiating group)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices (GATT)
Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (GATT)
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration (GATT)
Committee on Customs Valuation (GATT Code Committee)
Committee on Government Procurement (GATT Code Committee)
Committee on Import Licensing (GATT Code Committee)
Committee on Safeguards (GATT negotiating group)
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (GATT)
Committee on Tariff Concessions (GATT)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (GATT Standards Code Committee)
Committee on Trade and Development (GATT)
Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft (GATT Code Committee)
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs negotiating group)
GATT Council of Representatives
GATT dispute settlement panels
Negotiating Group on Market Access (GATT Uruguay Round)
Negotiating Group on Services (pre-WTO services talks under GATT umbrella)
Textiles Surveillance Body
influenced design of WTO institutional structure
legalBasis GATT Protocols and Decisions of the CONTRACTING PARTIES
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947
operatedUnder GATT 1947 institutional framework
partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
relatedTo World Trade Organization councils and committees
reportedTo GATT CONTRACTING PARTIES
GATT Council of Representatives
successorBody WTO subsidiary bodies and committees
timePeriod primarily active between 1948 and 1994

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GATT Council of Representatives meetsWith GATT subsidiary bodies and committees
GATT subsidiary bodies and committees includes Committee on Government Procurement (GATT Code Committee)
linked to: GATT subsidiary bodies and committees
GATT subsidiary bodies and committees includes Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft (GATT Code Committee)
linked to: GATT subsidiary bodies and committees
Multi-Fibre Arrangement monitoredBy GATT Textiles Surveillance Body
subject linked to: MFA
linked to: GATT subsidiary bodies and committees