Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Volume 1
- Introduction
- Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement)
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
- Agreement on Agriculture
- Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement)
- Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
- Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
- Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures
- Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement)
- Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Customs Valuation Agreement)
- Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
- Agreement on Rules of Origin
- Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
- Volume 2
- Index by Subject
- Index by Case
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
from Volume 1
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2017
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Volume 1
- Introduction
- Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement)
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
- Agreement on Agriculture
- Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement)
- Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
- Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
- Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures
- Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement)
- Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Customs Valuation Agreement)
- Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
- Agreement on Rules of Origin
- Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
- Volume 2
- Index by Subject
- Index by Case
Summary
PREAMBLE
TEXT OF THE PREAMBLE
Members,
Having regard to the Multilateral Trade Negotiations;
Desiring to further the objectives of GATT 1994;
Taking into account the particular trade, development and financial needs of developing country Members;
Recognizing the usefulness of automatic import licensing for certain purposes and that such licensing should not be used to restrict trade;
Recognizing that import licensing may be employed to administer measures such as those adopted pursuant to the relevant provisions of GATT 1994;
Recognizing the provisions of GATT 1994 as they apply to import licensing procedures;
Desiring to ensure that import licensing procedures are not utilized in a manner contrary to the principles and obligations of GATT 1994;
Recognizing that the flow of international trade could be impeded by the inappropriate use of import licensing procedures;
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- WTO Analytical IndexGuide to WTO Law and Practice, pp. 1002 - 1014Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012