WTO Agreements Clause Samples
The WTO Agreements clause establishes that the terms and obligations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements are recognized and may apply to the contractual relationship between the parties. In practice, this clause can reference compliance with WTO rules on trade, tariffs, or dispute resolution, ensuring that both parties adhere to internationally accepted standards. Its core function is to provide a clear legal framework for international trade, reducing uncertainty and aligning the contract with global trade norms.
WTO Agreements. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply:
WTO Agreements. For the purposes of this Agreement:
WTO Agreements. For the purposes of this Agreement:
(a) Agreement on Agriculture" means the Agreement on Agriculture contained in Annex 1A of the WTO Agreement;
WTO Agreements. According to Appendix 1 of the DSU, the DSU applies to all WTO multilateral agreements (i.e., Annexes 1A through 1C to the Marrakesh Agreement). As to the plurilateral agreements, (i.e., Annex 4 to the Marrakesh Agreement), the applica- bility of the DSU shall be subject to the adoption of a decision by the parties to each plurilateral agreement setting out the terms for the application of the DSU to the individual agreement, including any special or additional rules or procedures.
WTO Agreements. There are no other WTO agreements directly relevant to this subject matter.
WTO Agreements. The WTO agreements specify, in numerous provisions,68 the need to offer tech- nical assistance to developing and LDC Members.69 Each of those provisions relates specifically to the particular subject matter of the respective agreement. 66 For details, see below, Section 6.2.2. 67 See ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Can the TRIPS Agreement ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Technology Transfer to Developing Countries? Draft of March 2003, submitted to a Conference at Duke University [hereinafter ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Draft]. 68 For a detailed overview of these provisions, see UNCTAD (2001), Compendium of International Arrangements on Transfer of Technology. Selected Instruments, New York and Geneva, p. 52 et seq. [hereinafter Compendium (TOT)].
69 A generally flexible approach to the obligations of, in particular, the least-developed country Members is advocated by the terms of the Decision on Measures in Favour of Least Developed Countries appended to the Final Act of the Uruguay Round of 1994.
WTO Agreements. The term ‘‘WTO Agreements’’ means the WTO Agreement and agreements annexed to that Agreement. (Pub. L. 114–125, title VI, § 611, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 192.) SUBCHAPTER VI—ENGAGEMENT ON CUR- RENCY EXCHANGE RATE AND ECONOMIC POLICIES
(a) Major trading partner report
(1) In general
WTO Agreements. Other international instruments
WTO Agreements. There is no particular relationship between Article 73 and the provisions on se- curity exceptions under other WTO agreements. As mentioned above (Section 1), the text of Article 73 was modelled upon Article XI of the GATT 1947 and is almost identical to Article XIV bis of the GATS.
WTO Agreements. The WTO Agreement provides at Article XVI:5: “5. No reservations may be made in respect of any provision of this Agreement. Reservations in respect of any of the provisions of the Multilateral Trade Agree- ments may only be made to the extent provided for in those Agreements. Reserva- tions in respect of a provision of a Plurilateral Trade Agreement shall be governed by the provisions of that Agreement.” Article 72, pursuant to Article XVI:5 of the WTO Agreement, governs the extent to which reservations may be entered in respect of TRIPS.