The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: The Legal Texts

This book contains the legal texts of the agreements negotiated in the Uruguay Round, now the legal framework of the World Trade Organization. The agreements will govern world trade into the 21st century. They cover: Goods: the updated General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that includes new rules on agriculture, textiles, anti-dumping, subsidies and countervailing measures, import licensing, rules of origin, standards, and pre-shipment inspection. (The original GATT text is also included in this volume.) Services: the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Intellectual property: the Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Disputes: the new dispute settlement mechanism; The legal framework for the World Trade Organization. English, French and Spanish versions available.