GATS Article XIX
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GATS Article XIX is a key provision of the General Agreement on Trade in Services that mandates progressive liberalization of trade in services through successive rounds of negotiations among World Trade Organization members.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article XIX of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) | 1 |
| GATS Article XIX canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6707707 — 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)
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Target entity: GATS Article XIX Context triple: [WTO Council for Trade in Services in Special Session, legalBasis, GATS Article XIX]
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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.
GATT 1994 Article XXI
GATT 1994 Article XXI is the World Trade Organization provision that allows members to take trade-restrictive measures they consider necessary for the protection of their essential security interests.
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C.
GATT 1994 Article V
GATT 1994 Article V is a core WTO provision that guarantees freedom of transit for goods across members’ territories, prohibiting unjustified restrictions and discrimination in transit routes and charges.
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D.
Article XX of GATT 1994
Article XX of GATT 1994 is the general exceptions clause that allows WTO members to justify trade-restrictive measures that would otherwise violate GATT obligations, provided they meet specified conditions such as necessity and non-discrimination.
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E.
Article VI of GATT 1994
Article VI of GATT 1994 is the provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that establishes the legal basis for imposing anti-dumping duties on imported products to offset injurious dumping.
- 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: GATS Article XIX Target entity description: GATS Article XIX is a key provision of the General Agreement on Trade in Services that mandates progressive liberalization of trade in services through successive rounds of negotiations among World Trade Organization members.
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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.
GATT 1994 Article XXI
GATT 1994 Article XXI is the World Trade Organization provision that allows members to take trade-restrictive measures they consider necessary for the protection of their essential security interests.
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C.
GATT 1994 Article V
GATT 1994 Article V is a core WTO provision that guarantees freedom of transit for goods across members’ territories, prohibiting unjustified restrictions and discrimination in transit routes and charges.
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D.
Article XX of GATT 1994
Article XX of GATT 1994 is the general exceptions clause that allows WTO members to justify trade-restrictive measures that would otherwise violate GATT obligations, provided they meet specified conditions such as necessity and non-discrimination.
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E.
Article VI of GATT 1994
Article VI of GATT 1994 is the provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that establishes the legal basis for imposing anti-dumping duties on imported products to offset injurious dumping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO legal provision
ⓘ
article of the General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| aimsAt | achieving a progressively higher level of liberalization of trade in services ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
WTO Members
ⓘ
trade in services ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle of progressive liberalization ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all WTO Members ⓘ |
| citation |
Article XIX of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
ⓘ
linked to:
GATS Article XIX
|
| enteredIntoForce | 1995-01-01 ⓘ |
| hasParagraph |
Article XIX:1
ⓘ
Article XIX:2 ⓘ Article XIX:3 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Progressive Liberalization ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
multilateral trade negotiations under the WTO
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services negotiations in the Doha Development Agenda ⓘ services negotiations in the Uruguay Round ⓘ |
| legalNature | multilateral treaty obligation ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
World Trade Organization law
ⓘ
linked to:
WTO agreements
|
| linkedTo |
GATS Article IV on increasing participation of developing countries
ⓘ
GATS Article XX on schedules of specific commitments ⓘ GATS Article XXI on modification of schedules ⓘ GATS schedules of specific commitments ⓘ |
| locatedInInstrument | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization – Annex 1B ⓘ |
| mandates | progressive liberalization of trade in services ⓘ |
| negotiationForum |
Council for Trade in Services and WTO Ministerial Conferences
ⓘ
linked to:
Council for Trade in Services
|
| objective |
development of developing and least-developed countries
ⓘ
promotion of economic growth of all trading partners ⓘ |
| paragraph1Content | sets out the commitment to progressive liberalization through successive rounds of negotiations ⓘ |
| paragraph2Content | requires flexibility for developing countries and special priority for least-developed countries ⓘ |
| paragraph3Content | provides that the process of liberalization shall take place with due respect for national policy objectives and development levels ⓘ |
| partOf |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
ⓘ
World Trade Organization legal framework ⓘ |
| recognizes | Members’ right to regulate the supply of services ⓘ |
| requires |
appropriate flexibility for individual developing country Members
ⓘ
due respect for national policy objectives ⓘ negotiations to secure an overall balance of rights and obligations ⓘ negotiations to take place with a view to promoting the interests of all participants ⓘ periodic rounds of services negotiations ⓘ respect for the level of development of individual Members ⓘ special priority to be given to least-developed country Members ⓘ successive rounds of negotiations on trade in services ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | negotiation of specific commitments on market access and national treatment in services ⓘ |
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Subject: GATS Article XIX Description of subject: GATS Article XIX is a key provision of the General Agreement on Trade in Services that mandates progressive liberalization of trade in services through successive rounds of negotiations among World Trade Organization members.
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linked to: GATS Article XIX