The Issues of International Legal Regulation of Trade in Agricultural Products under GATT and Agreement on Agriculture

Alisher Bobonazarov Bolmuhammad  ugli

doi:10.51699/mjssh.v1i9.493

Authors

Alisher Bobonazarov Bolmuhammad ugli Associate at Intellectual Property department under Ministry of Justice of Republic of Uzbekistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v1i9.493

Keywords:

Agricultural products, Trade regulation, WTO principles, GATT agreement, Economic provisions, Tariffs of trade

Abstract

There has been significant growth in international trade. This growth has been driven in part by the even faster rise in international trade and this growth in trade is in turn the result of both technological developments and concerted efforts to reduce trade barriers. This article reviews some issues of importance of GATT mechanism, regulation of Trading agricultural products within GATT agreement and interprets some reports of World Trade Organization on these products. Although the regulation of agricultural products is not expressly mentioned in the agreement, it serves states to use some general rules and principles to apply to this sphere. Therefore, it is crucial to determine to what extend the agreement allows agricultural products and their trade to be regulated.

References

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GATT: Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Marrakesh, 15 April 1994;

General Agreement on Trade in Services, entered into force in January 1995;

Understanding the WTO, Fifth Edition Written and published by the World Trade Organization Information and External Relations Division © WTO 2015;

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KOREA - MEASURES CONCERNING THE TESTING AND INSPECTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, Request for Consultations by the United States pursuant to Article XXII of the GATT 1994, Article 11 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Article 14 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and Article 19 of the Agreement on Agriculture, WT/DS3/1 6 April 1995;

DS207: Chile — Price Band System and Safeguard Measures Relating to Certain Agricultural Products,

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