Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
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The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing was a World Trade Organization accord that phased out the longstanding quota system on textile and clothing imports, integrating the sector into normal GATT trade rules.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing Context triple: [Uruguay Round (1986–1994), producedAgreement, Agreement on Textiles and Clothing]
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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.
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B.
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
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C.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was a post–World War II multilateral treaty that governed international trade by reducing tariffs and other barriers, laying the foundation for the modern global trading system.
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D.
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.
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E.
New York Agreement
The New York Agreement is a component accord of the broader Chapultepec Peace Accords that helped formalize and support the negotiated end to El Salvador’s civil war.
- 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: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing Target entity description: The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing was a World Trade Organization accord that phased out the longstanding quota system on textile and clothing imports, integrating the sector into normal GATT trade rules.
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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.
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B.
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
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C.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was a post–World War II multilateral treaty that governed international trade by reducing tariffs and other barriers, laying the foundation for the modern global trading system.
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D.
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.
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E.
New York Agreement
The New York Agreement is a component accord of the broader Chapultepec Peace Accords that helped formalize and support the negotiated end to El Salvador’s civil war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Trade Organization agreement
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international trade agreement ⓘ |
| administeredBy | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Textiles and Clothing Agreement
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linked to:
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
|
| appliesTo |
trade in clothing
ⓘ
trade in textiles ⓘ |
| cameIntoEffectWith | establishment of the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| category |
international economic law
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trade liberalization agreement ⓘ |
| coreProvision |
integration of products into GATT 1994
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progressive elimination of quantitative restrictions ⓘ special treatment for developing countries ⓘ transitional safeguard mechanism ⓘ |
| duration | 10 years ⓘ |
| endedRegime | Multi-Fibre Arrangement quota system ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1995-01-01 ⓘ |
| feature |
four-stage integration schedule
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growth rates for remaining quotas during transition ⓘ product-by-product integration into GATT ⓘ |
| finalIntegrationDate | 2005-01-01 ⓘ |
| impact |
liberalization of global textiles and clothing trade
ⓘ
shift of production towards competitive developing countries ⓘ |
| implementedBy | WTO member states ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter2005 | expired ⓘ |
| linkedInstrument |
Agreement on Safeguards
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linked to:
WTO Agreement on Safeguards
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ⓘ
linked to:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
|
| negotiationContext |
Uruguay Round
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linked to:
Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
|
| objective |
integrate textiles and clothing into GATT rules
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phase out quotas on textiles and clothing ⓘ |
| partOf |
World Trade Organization legal framework
ⓘ
linked to:
WTO agreements
|
| phasedOut |
bilateral import quotas on clothing
ⓘ
bilateral import quotas on textiles ⓘ |
| predecessor | Multi-Fibre Arrangement ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
developed country importers
ⓘ
developing country exporters ⓘ |
| replaced | Multi-Fibre Arrangement ⓘ |
| replacedBy | full application of GATT 1994 rules to textiles and clothing ⓘ |
| scope | trade in textiles and clothing among WTO members ⓘ |
| shortName | ATC ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
clothing products
ⓘ
textile products ⓘ |
| terminatedOn | 2005-01-01 ⓘ |
| timeFrame | 1995–2004 ⓘ |
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Subject: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing Description of subject: The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing was a World Trade Organization accord that phased out the longstanding quota system on textile and clothing imports, integrating the sector into normal GATT trade rules.
Referenced by (17)
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linked to: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods
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includesAgreement
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Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
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subject linked to:
ATC
linked to: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
linked to: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
linked to: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
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MFA
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MFA
linked to: Agreement on Textiles and Clothing