从GATT到WTO--new--英文版.pptVIP

Chapter Eight : from GATT to WTO Contents：Trade Treaties and Agreements, from GATT to WTO, basic knowledge of WTO Learning Points: tenets function and basic principles of WTO Section 1 Trade Treaties and Agreement 1. Connotation of Trade Treaties It is a written agreement between two or more sovereign states to determine the economic relationship between the two countries, especially the trade relationship between the two countries. As early as in 508 BC, There are trade terms in the treaty signed between Rome and Carthage Britain used trade treaties earlier to protect its own interests and compete for market, for example, in 1654, Britain signed a trade treaty with Portugal, in accordance with the provisions， Portugal in its maritime trade must only hire British ships；in 1707, The provisions of the British and Portuguese trade treaty concluded that British can export wool to Portugal, and British reduce imports tax of Portuguese wine. Section 2 Category 1.Trade Treaty Comprehensive Contents (customs duties and customs clearance treaments of import and export commodities, The rights and interests of the citizens and enterprises of the Contracting States in respect of the enjoyed economic rights in other countries, the navigation of ships and the use of ports, railway transportation and transit, the intellectual property protection, the domestic commodity import taxes, restrictions number on the import and export, the enforcement of arbitral awards, samples and exhibits duty-free treatment, consular treatment) Signed by the head of state or by its plenipotentiary Approved by the states highest authority Longer validity 2.Trade Agreements and Trade Protocol 2.1Trade Agreements: A written agreement signed by a Contracting State for the purpose of regulating and developing trade relations with one another. Narrow Scale: More specific provisions ( The most favored nation treatment clause and the application of the national treatment clause, the import and