Does the GATT belong to the world organization?

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a multilateral international agreement and organization on tariffs and trade guidelines. After World War II, the international economy was in serious depression and the international order was chaotic, and the International Monetary and Financial Conference held in Bretton Woods in the United States in July 1944 (attended by 44 countries) proposed the establishment of the International Monetary Organization, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (i.e., the World Bank) and the International Organization as the three pillars supporting the global economy to regulate world economic and trade relations and promote the recovery and development of the global economy. In 1946, the United Nations Economic and Social Council decided to convene an international conference on ** and employment, and set up a preparatory committee to start drafting the constitution of the ** international organization.

From April to October 1947, the second meeting of the Preparatory Committee held in Geneva agreed to extract the provisions relating to tariffs and customs in the draft charter of the international ** organization, which was being drafted, to form a separate agreement, and named it the "General Agreement on Tariffs and **", and 23 countries and regions signed this "provisional application" protocol. It entered into force on January 1, 1948, and on the basis of that document it was established a corresponding body, with its headquarters in Geneva, and its membership eventually grew to more than 130. Its member States are divided into three levels, namely, contracting States, de facto GATT States and observer States.

From 1947 to 1994, the GATT held eight rounds of multilateral** negotiations. According to incomplete statistics, nearly 100,000 kinds of goods reached tariff concessions in the first seven rounds of negotiations. According to incomplete statistics, nearly 100,000 kinds of goods reached tariff concessions in the first seven rounds of negotiations.

On 15 December 1993, the eighth round of negotiations (known as the Uruguay Round) made more significant progress and the Representative approved a "Final Act". The document provides for the establishment of a world ** organization to replace the current GATT provisional institutions, while reducing tariffs on thousands of products and extending global ** rules to agricultural products and services. On 12 December 1995, the 128 GATT Parties held their final meeting in Geneva, announcing the end of the GATT's historic mission.

According to the agreement reached in the Uruguay Round of multilateral** negotiations, the GATT was replaced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as of January 1, 1996.

It was the former name of the WTO.

Legal Analysis: The GATT was signed at Geneva on 30 October 1947 and entered into force on 1 January 1948.

Legal basis: "Foreign Affairs Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 6 The People's Republic of China shall, in accordance with the international treaties and agreements concluded or acceded to in the People's Republic of China, grant the most favored nation treatment and national treatment to other contracting parties and participants, or give the other party the most favored nation treatment and national treatment according to the principle of reciprocity and reciprocity.

The GATT is different from the world's largest organizations in terms of international status or nature, different jurisdictions, and different dispute settlement mechanisms of the world's largest organizations.

1. Different international status or nature

The GATT originally referred only to a Protocol on the Provisional Application of the General Agreement on Tariffs and **, an international agreement, and later became a quasi-international organization. The WTO is a permanent international organization established on the basis of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and is independent of the United Nations.

2. The scope of jurisdiction is different

The GATT covers only most goods, while the World Organization covers most goods, services and intellectual property.

3. The dispute settlement mechanism of the world's leading organizations is different

The GATT adopts the principle of consensus, and the world** organization may vote in the event of unsuccessful consultations.

The main basic principles that the WTO adheres to in the course of its operation:

1. The principle of non-discrimination. It is embodied through the most-favoured-nation and national treatment clauses.

2. The principle of tariff protection. The WTO allows the protection of domestic industry, but only through tariffs, and no other import restriction measures.

3. The principle of decreasing barriers. Members negotiate to reduce their respective tariff levels, and include these concessions in the tariff concession schedules of each member, so as to "constrain" the clan bureau, so as to lay a stable and predictable foundation for the development of the first among members.

4. The principle of fair competition. The WTO emphasizes open and fair competition and opposes unfair practices, mainly dumping and subsidies.

5. The principle of general prohibition of quantity limitation. In general, the imposition of quantitative restrictions on imports and exports is contrary to the basic principles of the GATT.

6. The principle of consultation and mediation. Consultation and mediation are important principles for the WTO in settling disputes among its members.

7. The principle of preferential treatment for developing countries.

1. The world's leading organization is one of the most important contemporary international economic organizations, with 164 member countries, mainly including Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, western Israel, India, Indonesia, China, the United States, Mexico, Canada, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Austria, Ireland, Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, etc.

2. The European Union has 28 member states, mainly Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

3. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has 10 member countries, mainly Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.

4. Before the attack, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries had 14 member countries, mainly Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Venezuela, Gabon, and Congo.

Legal Analysis: Tongyou.

The GATT was signed in Geneva on 30 October 1947 and entered into force on 1 January 1948.

Legal basis: Foreign Affairs Law of the People's Republic of China Article 6 The People's Republic of China shall, in accordance with the international treaties and agreements concluded or acceded to, grant the most favored nation treatment and national treatment to other contracting parties and participants, or give the other party the most favored nation treatment and national treatment of the other party in accordance with the principles of reciprocity and reciprocity.

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was established in 1947.

The GATT was signed in Geneva on 30 October 1947 and became provisional on 1 January 1948. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Tariffs is a multilateral international agreement on tariffs and rules concluded between administrations, referred to as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Its purpose is to eliminate differential treatment in the international community and promote international liberalization by reducing tariffs and other barriers, so as to make full use of the world's resources and expand the production and circulation of goods.

It should be noted that, due to the failure to meet the prescribed conditions for entry into force, the GATT, as a multilateral international agreement, has never been formally rejected, but has always had provisional effects in the form of a Protocol on Provisional Application. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is the predecessor of the world's leading organization.

Purpose of the GATT

The preamble to the GATT clearly states that its purpose is that the administrators of the Contracting States consider that in dealing with their relations with economic affairs, they should aim at raising the standard of living, ensuring full employment, guaranteeing a substantial and sustained increase in real income and effective demand, expanding the full utilization of the world's resources, and developing the production and exchange of commodities.

Contribute to the above objectives by concluding mutually beneficial agreements, drastically reducing tariffs and other obstacles, and eliminating discriminatory treatment at the international level. Over the past 40 years since the implementation of the GATT, after many tariff negotiations on Bixian, the tariffs of the contracting parties have been greatly reduced, and the world's top has increased more than ten times, and it has played an increasingly important role in the international field.

The above content refers to the Encyclopedia-GATT.