Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the core GATT provision governing the use of subsidies in international trade, including rules on export subsidies and their potential to distort competition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13015449 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Context triple: [Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, basedOn, Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]
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Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the GATT provision that establishes the fundamental rules for determining the customs value of imported goods in international trade.
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B.
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, often called the Subsidies Code, was a GATT-era multilateral treaty that clarified and disciplined the use of subsidies and countervailing measures in international trade before the establishment of the WTO.
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C.
Article VI of GATT 1994
Article VI of GATT 1994 is the provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that establishes the legal basis for imposing anti-dumping duties on imported products to offset injurious dumping.
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D.
Article III of GATT 1994
Article III of GATT 1994 is a core provision of the WTO legal framework that establishes the national treatment obligation, requiring WTO members to treat imported products no less favorably than like domestic products in respect of internal taxation and regulation.
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E.
GATT Article XIX
GATT Article XIX is the safeguard provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that allows countries to temporarily restrict imports to protect domestic industries from serious injury caused by sudden import surges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Target entity description: Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the core GATT provision governing the use of subsidies in international trade, including rules on export subsidies and their potential to distort competition.
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A.
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the GATT provision that establishes the fundamental rules for determining the customs value of imported goods in international trade.
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B.
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, often called the Subsidies Code, was a GATT-era multilateral treaty that clarified and disciplined the use of subsidies and countervailing measures in international trade before the establishment of the WTO.
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C.
Article VI of GATT 1994
Article VI of GATT 1994 is the provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that establishes the legal basis for imposing anti-dumping duties on imported products to offset injurious dumping.
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D.
Article III of GATT 1994
Article III of GATT 1994 is a core provision of the WTO legal framework that establishes the national treatment obligation, requiring WTO members to treat imported products no less favorably than like domestic products in respect of internal taxation and regulation.
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E.
GATT Article XIX
GATT Article XIX is the safeguard provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that allows countries to temporarily restrict imports to protect domestic industries from serious injury caused by sudden import surges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GATT article
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international trade law provision ⓘ |
| addresses | domestic subsidies with trade effects ⓘ |
| administeredBy | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure fair competition in international trade
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limit trade-distorting subsidies ⓘ prevent distortion of international trade ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
non-primary products
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primary products ⓘ subsidies granted by contracting parties ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all WTO members through GATT 1994 incorporation ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
core GATT provision on subsidies
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foundation of multilateral subsidy disciplines ⓘ |
| contains |
rules on export subsidies on industrial products
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rules on export subsidies on primary products ⓘ |
| discourages |
export subsidies that displace or impede imports of another contracting party
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export subsidies that displace the exports of another contracting party ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
GATT 1947
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linked to:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GATT 1994 ⓘ
linked to:
GATT 1994 via the Uruguay Round Agreements
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| governs |
export subsidies
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subsidies in international trade ⓘ |
| historicallyPreceded | detailed WTO subsidy rules under the SCM Agreement ⓘ |
| influenced |
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
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linked to:
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
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| interpretedBy |
GATT dispute settlement panels
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linked to:
GATT dispute settlement system
WTO dispute settlement bodies ⓘ
linked to:
WTO dispute settlement
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| legalBasisFor | multilateral disciplines on subsidies under GATT ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding obligation on GATT contracting parties ⓘ |
| legalSuccessorInstrument |
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
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linked to:
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
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| objective |
minimize trade distortions caused by subsidies
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reduce the use of export subsidies ⓘ |
| originallyConcludedIn | 1947 ⓘ |
| partOf | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| prohibits | certain export subsidies on primary products ⓘ |
| providesFor |
consultations on subsidies among contracting parties
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remedial action in case of adverse effects of subsidies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Agreement on Agriculture
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Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
linked to:
Article VI of GATT 1994
countervailing duties ⓘ |
| requires |
contracting parties to avoid export subsidies that result in more than an equitable share of world export trade
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notification of subsidies to the GATT ⓘ transparency regarding subsidy programs ⓘ |
| scope |
subsidies contingent upon export performance
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subsidies that operate directly or indirectly to increase exports ⓘ subsidies that reduce imports ⓘ |
| shortName | GATT Article XVI ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | subsidies and export competition ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Description of subject: Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the core GATT provision governing the use of subsidies in international trade, including rules on export subsidies and their potential to distort competition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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basedOn
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Article XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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