Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods

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WTO legal instrument annex to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization

Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods is the core WTO legal framework governing international trade in goods, encompassing key agreements such as the GATT 1994 and various sectoral and rules-based trade disciplines.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods canonical	2
Annex 1A Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods	1
Annex 1A agreement to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization	1
Annex 1A agreement to the WTO Agreement	1
Annex 1A of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the WTO	1
Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods
Context triple: [Marrakesh Agreement, includes, Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods]

A. Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements is the section of the WTO legal framework that contains optional, issue-specific trade agreements binding only on those WTO members that choose to accept them.
B. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is a World Trade Organization treaty that disciplines how governments design and apply technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures so they do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
C. 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.
D. Agreement on Trade‑Related Investment Measures
The Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) is a World Trade Organization accord that disciplines investment measures affecting trade in goods, particularly by prohibiting certain performance requirements such as local content rules.
E. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets rules for member countries’ food safety and animal and plant health regulations to ensure they are science-based and do not unjustifiably restrict international trade.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods
Target entity description: Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods is the core WTO legal framework governing international trade in goods, encompassing key agreements such as the GATT 1994 and various sectoral and rules-based trade disciplines.

A. Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements is the section of the WTO legal framework that contains optional, issue-specific trade agreements binding only on those WTO members that choose to accept them.
B. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is a World Trade Organization treaty that disciplines how governments design and apply technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures so they do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
C. 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.
D. Agreement on Trade‑Related Investment Measures
The Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) is a World Trade Organization accord that disciplines investment measures affecting trade in goods, particularly by prohibiting certain performance requirements such as local content rules.
E. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets rules for member countries’ food safety and animal and plant health regulations to ensure they are science-based and do not unjustifiably restrict international trade.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	WTO legal instrument ⓘ annex to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ
administeredBy	World Trade Organization ⓘ
adopted	15 April 1994 ⓘ
appliesTo	trade in goods between WTO Members ⓘ
bindingOn	all WTO Members ⓘ
coreComponentOf	World Trade Organization legal framework ⓘ
enteredIntoForceWith	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ
formsPartOf	single undertaking of the WTO Agreement ⓘ
governs	international trade in goods ⓘ
includesAgreement	Agreement on Agriculture ⓘ Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 ⓘ linked to: Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994 ⓘ linked to: Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994 Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures ⓘ Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ⓘ Agreement on Rules of Origin ⓘ linked to: Technical Committee on Rules of Origin Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ linked to: Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ⓘ Agreement on Textiles and Clothing ⓘ Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ linked to: Agreement on Trade‑Related Investment Measures Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures ⓘ General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ⓘ linked to: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
interpretedInLightOf	GATT 1994 ⓘ linked to: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
language	authentic in English ⓘ authentic in French ⓘ authentic in Spanish ⓘ
legalNature	multilateral treaty framework ⓘ
legalStatus	binding multilateral obligations ⓘ
partOf	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ
placeOfAdoption	Marrakesh, Morocco ⓘ linked to: Marrakesh
providesFrameworkFor	WTO dispute settlement in trade in goods ⓘ linked to: WTO dispute settlement
relatedTo	Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services Annex 1C: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ⓘ linked to: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
subjectMatter	agricultural trade disciplines ⓘ anti-dumping disciplines ⓘ customs valuation ⓘ import licensing procedures ⓘ non-tariff measures affecting trade in goods ⓘ rules of origin ⓘ safeguard measures ⓘ sanitary and phytosanitary measures ⓘ subsidies and countervailing measures ⓘ tariffs and market access for goods ⓘ technical regulations and standards for goods ⓘ trade remedies ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marrakesh Agreement → includes → Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods ⓘ

Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements → isDistinctFrom → Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods ⓘ

Customs Valuation Agreement → legalStatus → Annex 1A agreement to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ