GATT subsidiary bodies and committees

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GATT subsidiary bodies and committees are specialized groups established under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to oversee and negotiate specific areas of international trade policy and rule implementation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international trade governance mechanism ⓘ
subsidiary body ⓘ
treaty body ⓘ
appliesTo GATT contracting parties ⓘ
field international trade law ⓘ
multilateral trade negotiations ⓘ
trade policy implementation ⓘ
hasCharacteristic composed of representatives of GATT contracting parties ⓘ
organized by subject-matter or agreement-specific mandates ⓘ
usually operate by consensus ⓘ
hasFunction administer GATT plurilateral codes and arrangements ⓘ
collect and examine notifications from contracting parties ⓘ
draft and clarify legal texts and interpretative notes ⓘ
prepare recommendations for the GATT CONTRACTING PARTIES ⓘ
provide technical forums for experts from member governments ⓘ
review national trade policies in specific sectors or instruments ⓘ
hasPurpose monitor compliance with GATT obligations ⓘ
negotiate specific areas of international trade policy ⓘ
oversee implementation of GATT rules ⓘ
prepare and support multilateral trade negotiations ⓘ
provide forum for dispute-related discussions short of formal panels ⓘ
includes Committee on Agriculture (GATT negotiating group) ⓘ
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices (GATT) ⓘ
Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (GATT) ⓘ
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration (GATT) ⓘ
Committee on Customs Valuation (GATT Code Committee) ⓘ
Committee on Government Procurement (GATT Code Committee) ⓘ
Committee on Import Licensing (GATT Code Committee) ⓘ
Committee on Safeguards (GATT negotiating group) ⓘ
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (GATT) ⓘ
Committee on Tariff Concessions (GATT) ⓘ
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (GATT Standards Code Committee) ⓘ
Committee on Trade and Development (GATT) ⓘ
Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft (GATT Code Committee) ⓘ
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs negotiating group) ⓘ
GATT Council of Representatives ⓘ
GATT dispute settlement panels ⓘ
Negotiating Group on Market Access (GATT Uruguay Round) ⓘ
Negotiating Group on Services (pre-WTO services talks under GATT umbrella) ⓘ
Textiles Surveillance Body ⓘ
influenced design of WTO institutional structure ⓘ
legalBasis GATT Protocols and Decisions of the CONTRACTING PARTIES ⓘ
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947 ⓘ
operatedUnder GATT 1947 institutional framework ⓘ
partOf General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
relatedTo World Trade Organization councils and committees ⓘ
reportedTo GATT CONTRACTING PARTIES ⓘ
GATT Council of Representatives ⓘ
successorBody WTO subsidiary bodies and committees ⓘ
timePeriod primarily active between 1948 and 1994 ⓘ

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GATT Council of Representatives → meetsWith → GATT subsidiary bodies and committees ⓘ
GATT subsidiary bodies and committees → includes → Committee on Government Procurement (GATT Code Committee) ⓘ
linked to: GATT subsidiary bodies and committees
GATT subsidiary bodies and committees → includes → Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft (GATT Code Committee) ⓘ
linked to: GATT subsidiary bodies and committees
Multi-Fibre Arrangement → monitoredBy → GATT Textiles Surveillance Body ⓘ
subject linked to: MFA
linked to: GATT subsidiary bodies and committees