The General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade


The World created under GATT in 1948.

Written: 1948-66;
Source: CIESIN Thematic Guides;
Markup: Brian Baggins;
Online Version: Capitalism History Archive (marxists.org) 2002;
Further Reading: GATT defined in the Encyclopedia of Marxism.


PART I

Article I General Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
Article II Schedules of Concessions

PART II

Article III National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation
Article IV Special Provisions relating to Cinematograph Films
Article V Freedom of Transit
Article VI Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties
Article VII Valuation for Customs Purposes
Article VIII Fees and Formalities connected with Importation and Exportation
Article IX Marks of Origin
Article X Publication and Administration of Trade Regulations
Article XI General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions
Article XII Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance of Payments
Article XIII Non-discriminatory Administration of Quantitative Restrictions
Article XIV Exceptions to the Rule of Non-discrimination
Article XV Exchange Arrangements
Article XVI Subsidies
Article XVII State Trading Enterprises
Article XVIII Governmental Assistance to Economic Development
Article XIX Emergency Action on Imports of Particular Products
Article XX General Exceptions
Article XXI Security Exceptions
Article XXII Consultation
Article XXIII Nullification or Impairment

PART III

Article XXIV Territorial Application--Frontier Traffic--Customs Unions and Free-trade Areas
Article XXV Joint Action by the Contracting Parties
Article XXVI Acceptance, Entry into Force and Registration
Article XXVII Withholding or Withdrawal of Concessions
Article XXVIII Modification of Schedules
Article XXIX The Relation of this Agreement to the Havana Charter
Article XXX Amendments
Article XXXI Withdrawal
Article XXXII Contracting Parties
Article XXXIII Accession
Article XXXIV Annexes
Article XXXV Non-application of the Agreement between particular Contracting Parties

PART IV
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

Principles and Objectives
Article XXXVII Commitments
Article XXXVIII Joint Action
ANNEX A - H
Annex I -- Notes and Supplementary Provisions
PROTOCOL OF PROVISIONAL APPLICATION


The Governments of the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, the UNITED STATES of BRAZIL, BURMA, CANADA, CEYLON, the REPUBLIC OF CHILE, the REPUBLIC of CHINA [Government overthrown 1 year later, GATT treaty nullified], the REPUBLIC OF CUBA [Government overthrown 11 years later, GATT treaty nullified], the CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC [Government overthrown 1 year later, GATT treaty nullified], the FRENCH REPUBLIC, INDIA, LEBANON, the GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBURG, the KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, the KINGDOM OF NORWAY, PAKISTAN, SOUTHERN RHODESIA, SYRIA, the UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, and the UNITED STATES of AMERICA:

Recognizing that their relations in the field of trade and economic endeavour should be conducted with a view to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and a large and steadily growing volume of real income and effective demand, developing the full use of the resources of the world and expanding the production and exchange of goods,

Being desirous of contributing to these objectives by entering into reciprocal and mutually advantageous arrangements directed to the substantial reduction of tariffs and other barriers to trade and to the elimination of discriminatory treatment in international commerce,

Have through their Representatives agreed as follows:

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The World created under GATT in 1948.