Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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The Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of rules ensuring that technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1298007 — 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: Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Context triple: [Council for Trade in Goods, hasSubsidiaryBody, Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade]
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A.
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of rules on food safety and animal and plant health standards in international trade.
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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.
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C.
Technical Committee on Rules of Origin
The Technical Committee on Rules of Origin is a specialized body that develops, clarifies, and harmonizes international rules used to determine the country of origin of traded goods.
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D.
Harmonized System Committee
The Harmonized System Committee is a key technical body within the World Customs Organization responsible for overseeing the interpretation, amendment, and uniform application of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System used for international trade classification.
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E.
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is the World Trade Organization body responsible for overseeing the implementation and operation of the TRIPS Agreement on intellectual property rules in 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: Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Target entity description: The Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of rules ensuring that technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
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A.
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of rules on food safety and animal and plant health standards in international trade.
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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.
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C.
Technical Committee on Rules of Origin
The Technical Committee on Rules of Origin is a specialized body that develops, clarifies, and harmonizes international rules used to determine the country of origin of traded goods.
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D.
Harmonized System Committee
The Harmonized System Committee is a key technical body within the World Customs Organization responsible for overseeing the interpretation, amendment, and uniform application of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System used for international trade classification.
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E.
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is the World Trade Organization body responsible for overseeing the implementation and operation of the TRIPS Agreement on intellectual property rules in international trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO committee
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international organization body ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure that conformity assessment procedures do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade
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ensure that standards do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade ⓘ ensure that technical regulations do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade ⓘ |
| composedOf | representatives of WTO members ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith | other WTO bodies dealing with trade in goods ⓘ |
| encourages |
good regulatory practice among WTO members
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harmonization with international standards where appropriate ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization and its annexed agreements ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
TBT Committee
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linked to:
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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| hasFunction |
encourage use of international standards
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facilitate information exchange on technical barriers to trade ⓘ promote transparency in the preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations and standards ⓘ review national implementation of the TBT Agreement ⓘ review specific trade concerns raised by WTO members ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | World Trade Organization members ⓘ |
| holds | regular formal meetings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | official WTO languages ⓘ |
| maintains | TBT notification system ⓘ |
| mayHold | thematic sessions on specific TBT-related topics ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
WTO headquarters in Geneva
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linked to:
WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
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| monitors | implementation of notification obligations under the TBT Agreement ⓘ |
| operatesUnderAgreement |
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
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WTO TBT Agreement ⓘ
linked to:
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
|
| oversees |
implementation of rules on conformity assessment procedures
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implementation of rules on standards ⓘ implementation of rules on technical regulations ⓘ implementation of the WTO TBT Agreement ⓘ |
| partOf | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| providesForumFor |
discussion of trade concerns related to conformity assessment procedures
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discussion of trade concerns related to standards ⓘ discussion of trade concerns related to technical regulations ⓘ |
| publishes | annual reports on its activities ⓘ |
| reportsTo | WTO Council for Trade in Goods ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
conformity assessment
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standards ⓘ technical barriers to trade ⓘ technical regulations ⓘ |
| supports | implementation of special and differential treatment provisions for developing countries under the TBT Agreement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Description of subject: The Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of rules ensuring that technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
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establishesBody
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
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monitoredBy
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WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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linked to: Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
linked to: Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
GATT subsidiary bodies and committees
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includes
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (GATT Standards Code Committee)
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linked to: Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade