Overview

This detailed and intelligible guide to the intricacies of the WTO Agreements which are rewriting wholesale the rules of economic intercourse between countries is for those negotiators, trade policy officials, executives in industry and students of international economic relations and commercial diplomacy who need to understand the new multilateral framework for world trade. The author explains the provisions stand in non-technical language while taking care not to detract from their legal precision. He explains technical terms, gives examples where appropriate and links widely scattered provisions in the Agreements where they are connected in their operation. Every effort has been made to make this seminal guide useful both to those not yet acquainted with the subject as well as those still needing some clarification of certain concepts, ideas and even general provisions. The intention is to foster a more thorough understanding of the WTO Agreements, helping countries to know their rights and obligations, and industry and trade bodies the parameters within which they can now operate.

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Author:   Bhagirath Lal Das
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781856497114

ISBN 10:   1856497119
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   26 July 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Background Information 1. Background and Introduction. Part II: General Principles 2. Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Treatment. 3. National Treatment. 4. Other General Principles. Part III: Market Access 5. Tariffs. 6. Safeguards. 7. Balance of Payments Provisions (Art. XVIIIB of GATT 1994). 8. Technical Barriers to Trade. 9. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. 10. Trade-related Investment Measures (TRIMS). 11. General Exceptions. Part IV: Measures Against Unfair Trade 12. Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 13. Anti-Dumping. Part V: Some Specific Sectors 14. Agriculture. 15. Textiles and Clothing. Part VI: Procedural and Other Matters Relating to Goods 16. Customs Valuation. 17. Import Licensing. 18. Rules of Origin. 19. Pre-shipment Inspection. 20. State Trading Enterprises. 21. Part IV of GATT 1994. 22. Plurilateral Agreements. Part VII: Areas Other than Goods 23. Services. 24. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). Part VIII: Dispute Settlement and Institutional Matters 25. Dispute Settlement Process. 26. Institutional Matters.

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Bhagirath Lal Das was India's ambassador to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and served as director of international trade programmes at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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