Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements

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WTO legal instrument treaty annex

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements canonical	2
Annex 4 Plurilateral Trade Agreements	1
Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T216641 — 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.

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

Target entity: Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements
Context triple: [Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, includes, Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements]

A. Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
The Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization is the 1994 multilateral treaty that created the WTO and set the legal and institutional framework for the modern global trading system.
B. General Agreement on Trade in Services
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the main international treaty governing global trade in services, setting rules and commitments for how countries open and regulate their service sectors.
C. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is a key international treaty that sets minimum global standards for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights among World Trade Organization members.
D. Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern
Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that identifies and guides coordinated action on priority toxic substances posing significant risks to the Great Lakes ecosystem and human health.
E. APEC Working Groups
APEC Working Groups are specialized committees within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation that coordinate member economies’ cooperation and policy initiatives across key sectors such as trade, energy, transportation, and human resources.
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 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements
Target entity description: 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.

A. Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
The Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization is the 1994 multilateral treaty that created the WTO and set the legal and institutional framework for the modern global trading system.
B. General Agreement on Trade in Services
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the main international treaty governing global trade in services, setting rules and commitments for how countries open and regulate their service sectors.
C. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is a key international treaty that sets minimum global standards for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights among World Trade Organization members.
D. Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern
Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that identifies and guides coordinated action on priority toxic substances posing significant risks to the Great Lakes ecosystem and human health.
E. APEC Working Groups
APEC Working Groups are specialized committees within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation that coordinate member economies’ cooperation and policy initiatives across key sectors such as trade, energy, transportation, and human resources.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	WTO legal instrument ⓘ treaty annex ⓘ
adoptionDate	1994-04-15 ⓘ
appliesTo	WTO members that accept the relevant plurilateral agreement ⓘ
authenticTextStatus	equally authentic in English, French and Spanish ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1995-01-01 ⓘ
governs	plurilateral trade commitments among subsets of WTO members ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	binding only on accepting members ⓘ issue-specific ⓘ optional for WTO members ⓘ
hasLegalNature	plurilateral trade agreements ⓘ
hasScope	trade-related matters agreed by subsets of WTO members ⓘ
hasTypeOfMembership	variable participation by WTO members ⓘ
isAnnexNumber	4 ⓘ
isBindingOn	WTO members that have accepted the relevant plurilateral agreement ⓘ
isDistinctFrom	Annex 1: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods ⓘ Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods ⓘ 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 Annex 2: Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ⓘ Annex 3: Trade Policy Review Mechanism ⓘ
isFrameworkFor	plurilateral agreements negotiated under WTO auspices ⓘ
isLocatedIn	Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations ⓘ linked to: Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
isNotBindingOn	WTO members that have not accepted the relevant plurilateral agreement ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalEffect	creates additional rights and obligations among participating WTO members only ⓘ
legalStatus	integral part of WTO Agreement ⓘ
partOf	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ WTO legal framework ⓘ linked to: WTO agreements
providesFrameworkFor	cooperation among subsets of WTO members on specific trade issues ⓘ
relatedTo	Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations ⓘ linked to: Uruguay Round (1986–1994) World Trade Organization ⓘ
requires	explicit acceptance by a WTO member to be bound ⓘ
subjectTo	WTO dispute settlement procedures where provided in the respective plurilateral agreements ⓘ
wasAdoptedWith	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization → includes → Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements ⓘ

Uruguay Round (1986–1994) → producedAgreement → Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ

linked to: Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements

Marrakesh Agreement → includes → Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements ⓘ

WTO agreements → hasComponent → Annex 4 Plurilateral Trade Agreements ⓘ