Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures
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Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures is a provision of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards that restricts the use of certain trade-restrictive actions by members beyond those explicitly allowed as safeguard measures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures Context triple: [WTO Agreement on Safeguards, contains, Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures]
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A.
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.
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B.
Article 9
Article 9 is the famous pacifist clause of Japan’s postwar constitution that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces.
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C.
Article 123
Article 123 is the provision of the Mexican Constitution that establishes and regulates labor rights and working conditions in Mexico.
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D.
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention is a provision that addresses the temporal application and entry into force of the Convention’s obligations regarding the crime of genocide.
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E.
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent refoulement to countries where individuals risk torture.
- 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: Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures Target entity description: Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures is a provision of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards that restricts the use of certain trade-restrictive actions by members beyond those explicitly allowed as safeguard measures.
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A.
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.
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B.
Article 9
Article 9 is the famous pacifist clause of Japan’s postwar constitution that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces.
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C.
Article 123
Article 123 is the provision of the Mexican Constitution that establishes and regulates labor rights and working conditions in Mexico.
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D.
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention
Article 11 of the Genocide Convention is a provision that addresses the temporal application and entry into force of the Convention’s obligations regarding the crime of genocide.
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E.
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent refoulement to countries where individuals risk torture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO legal provision
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treaty provision ⓘ |
| adoptedIn |
Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations
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linked to:
Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
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| appliesTo |
WTO Members
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linked to:
World Trade Organization member states
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| authenticText | WTO legal texts as deposited with the Director-General of the WTO ⓘ |
| basedOn |
non-discrimination principle in WTO law
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transparency principle in WTO law ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all WTO Members without reservation ⓘ |
| citationForm | Article 11 of the Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ |
| complements | notification and transparency obligations in the Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
WTO dispute settlement system
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linked to:
WTO dispute settlement
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| enteredIntoForceOn | 1 January 1995 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith | Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
WTO Appellate Body
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WTO panels ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
limits Members from using non-agreed safeguard-type instruments
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requires conformity of safeguard measures with the Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ |
| legalNature | mandatory obligation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | World Trade Organization law ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
GATT Contracting Parties
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linked to:
GATT contracting parties
|
| objective |
to prevent bilateral or plurilateral arrangements that restrict trade outside WTO rules
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to strengthen multilateral control over safeguard measures ⓘ |
| partOf |
Agreement on Safeguards
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ
linked to:
WTO Agreement on Safeguards
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| prohibits |
grey-area measures related to imports
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orderly marketing arrangements not consistent with the Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ similar export or import restrictive arrangements not consistent with the Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ voluntary export restraints not consistent with the Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure that safeguard action is taken only under the Agreement on Safeguards
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to prevent circumvention of safeguard disciplines ⓘ to prohibit certain non-conforming safeguard-type measures ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 1 of the Agreement on Safeguards
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Article 19 of the GATT 1994 ⓘ Article 2 of the Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ |
| requires |
elimination of existing grey-area measures within a transition period
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that safeguard-type restrictions be applied only pursuant to the Agreement on Safeguards ⓘ |
| scope | measures taken by WTO Members affecting imports ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
safeguard measures
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trade-restrictive measures ⓘ |
| successorTo | disciplines on grey-area measures under the pre-WTO safeguard regime ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures Description of subject: Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures is a provision of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards that restricts the use of certain trade-restrictive actions by members beyond those explicitly allowed as safeguard measures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
WTO Agreement on Safeguards
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contains
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Article 11 Prohibition and Elimination of Certain Measures
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