Agreement on Trade‑Related Investment Measures

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The Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) is a World Trade Organization accord that disciplines investment measures affecting trade in goods, particularly by prohibiting certain performance requirements such as local content rules.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Trade Organization agreement ⓘ
multilateral trade agreement ⓘ
administeredBy World Trade Organization ⓘ
adoptedAsPartOf Uruguay Round agreements ⓘ
linked to: WTO agreements
alsoKnownAs TRIMs accord ⓘ
appliesTo measures taken by central governments ⓘ
measures taken by local governments ⓘ
measures taken by regional governments ⓘ
basedOn General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ⓘ
bindingOn all WTO members ⓘ
developed countries ⓘ
developing countries ⓘ
least‑developed countries that are WTO members ⓘ
concerns investment measures ⓘ
trade in goods ⓘ
contains illustrative list of inconsistent measures ⓘ
enshrinesPrinciple elimination of quantitative restrictions ⓘ
national treatment for imported products ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1995 ⓘ
excludes investment measures related to trade in services ⓘ
geographicalScope global ⓘ
implements GATT 1994 national treatment obligation ⓘ
GATT 1994 prohibition of quantitative restrictions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalNature binding international agreement ⓘ
legalStatus annexed agreement to GATT 1994 ⓘ
objective to ensure that investment measures do not restrict or distort trade ⓘ
to reinforce GATT disciplines on non‑discrimination ⓘ
partOf World Trade Organization legal framework ⓘ
prohibits discriminatory investment measures affecting imported products ⓘ
export restrictions linked to investment performance ⓘ
foreign exchange restrictions linked to imports ⓘ
local content requirements ⓘ
trade‑balancing requirements ⓘ
providesFor transitional periods for elimination of inconsistent measures ⓘ
regulates performance requirements linked to investment ⓘ
requires notification of existing inconsistent measures ⓘ
scope investment measures related to trade in goods ⓘ
shortName TRIMs ⓘ
TRIMs Agreement ⓘ
linked to: WTO agreements
subjectArea international economic law ⓘ
international trade law ⓘ
investment regulation ⓘ
subjectTo WTO dispute settlement mechanism ⓘ

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Uruguay Round (1986–1994) → producedAgreement → Agreement on Trade‑Related Investment Measures ⓘ
Council for Trade in Goods → oversees → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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WTO agreements → include → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods → includesAgreement → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures → namedAfter → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures → legalBasis → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry → legalInstrumentInvoked → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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United States – Tax Treatment for “Foreign Sales Corporations” → agreementInvoked → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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China – Measures Affecting Imports of Automobile Parts → allegedInconsistencyWith → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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TRIMs accord → fullName → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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World Trade Organization member states → governedBy → WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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WTO Council for Trade in Goods → hasTypeOfAgreementUnderItsPurview → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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TRIMs Committee → administers → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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TRIMs Committee → overseesImplementationOf → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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TRIMs Committee → monitorsOperationOf → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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TRIMs Committee → legalBasis → Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures ⓘ
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