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Introduction
• GATT was the outcome of the failure of
International Trade Organization (ITO) with 23 member countries
– As governments negotiated the ITO, 15 negotiating states began
parallel negotiations for the GATT as a way to attain early tariff
reductions
– GATT was formed in 1947 and lasted until 1994.
– Once the ITO failed in 1950, only the GATT agreement was left.
History of the GATT
• From 1947 until the Torquay Round, largely concerned
which commodities would be covered by the agreement
and freezing existing tariff levels
• encompassing three rounds, from 1959 to 1979, focused
on reducing tariffs.
• consisting only of the Uruguay Round from 1986 to
1994, extended the agreement fully to new areas such
as intellectual property, services, capital, and
agriculture. Out of this round the WTO was born.
Objectives
• To follow unconditional most favoured
nation (MFN) principle
• To liberalize tariff measures through
multilateral negotiations
• To carry on trade on the principle on non-
discrimination and transparency.
Rounds
GATT organize total of 8 rounds.
• Geneva
– April 1947
– 7 months
– 23
– Tariffs
• Signing of GATT, 45,000 tariff concessions affecting $10 billion of trade
• Annecy
– April 1949
– 5 months
– 13
– Tariffs
• Countries exchanged some 5,000 tariff concessions
Contd..
• Torquay
– September 1950
– 8 months
– 38
– Tariffs
• Countries exchanged some 8,700 tariff concessions, cutting the 1948 tariff
levels by 25%
• Geneva
– January 1956
– 5 months
– 26
– Tariffs, admission of Japan
• $2.5 billion in tariff reductions
Contd..
• Geneva
– September 1960
– 11 months
– 26
– Tariffs
• Tariff concessions worth $4.9 billion of world trade
• Kennedy
– May 1964
– 37 months
– 62
– Tariffs, Anti-dumping
• Tariff concessions worth $40 billion of world trade
Contd..
• Tokyo
– September 1973
– 74 months
– 102
– Tariffs "framework" agreements
• Tariff reductions worth more than $300 billion dollars achieved
• Uruguay
– September 1986
– 87 months
– 123
– Tariffs, rules, services, intellectual property, dispute settlement, textiles, agriculture,
creation of WTO, etc
• The round led to the creation of WTO, and extended the range of trade negotiations, leading to
major reductions in tariffs (about 40%) and agricultural subsidies, an agreement to allow full
access for textiles and clothing from developing countries, and an extension of intellectual
property rights.

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General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT)

  • 1.
  • 2. Introduction • GATT was the outcome of the failure of International Trade Organization (ITO) with 23 member countries – As governments negotiated the ITO, 15 negotiating states began parallel negotiations for the GATT as a way to attain early tariff reductions – GATT was formed in 1947 and lasted until 1994. – Once the ITO failed in 1950, only the GATT agreement was left.
  • 3. History of the GATT • From 1947 until the Torquay Round, largely concerned which commodities would be covered by the agreement and freezing existing tariff levels • encompassing three rounds, from 1959 to 1979, focused on reducing tariffs. • consisting only of the Uruguay Round from 1986 to 1994, extended the agreement fully to new areas such as intellectual property, services, capital, and agriculture. Out of this round the WTO was born.
  • 4. Objectives • To follow unconditional most favoured nation (MFN) principle • To liberalize tariff measures through multilateral negotiations • To carry on trade on the principle on non- discrimination and transparency.
  • 5. Rounds GATT organize total of 8 rounds. • Geneva – April 1947 – 7 months – 23 – Tariffs • Signing of GATT, 45,000 tariff concessions affecting $10 billion of trade • Annecy – April 1949 – 5 months – 13 – Tariffs • Countries exchanged some 5,000 tariff concessions
  • 6. Contd.. • Torquay – September 1950 – 8 months – 38 – Tariffs • Countries exchanged some 8,700 tariff concessions, cutting the 1948 tariff levels by 25% • Geneva – January 1956 – 5 months – 26 – Tariffs, admission of Japan • $2.5 billion in tariff reductions
  • 7. Contd.. • Geneva – September 1960 – 11 months – 26 – Tariffs • Tariff concessions worth $4.9 billion of world trade • Kennedy – May 1964 – 37 months – 62 – Tariffs, Anti-dumping • Tariff concessions worth $40 billion of world trade
  • 8. Contd.. • Tokyo – September 1973 – 74 months – 102 – Tariffs "framework" agreements • Tariff reductions worth more than $300 billion dollars achieved • Uruguay – September 1986 – 87 months – 123 – Tariffs, rules, services, intellectual property, dispute settlement, textiles, agriculture, creation of WTO, etc • The round led to the creation of WTO, and extended the range of trade negotiations, leading to major reductions in tariffs (about 40%) and agricultural subsidies, an agreement to allow full access for textiles and clothing from developing countries, and an extension of intellectual property rights.