TANC may help you understand your rights under this Agreement and may inform relevant U.S. government officials to investigate with the other relevant country, if necessary, to help you resolve your issue. This Agreement defines the scope, tasks and structure of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The agreements previously negotiated under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and those concluded in the Uruguay Round have been incorporated as integral parts of the Marrakesh Agreement and are contained in its annexes. These agreements are now considered WTO agreements. While the Marrakesh Agreement itself does not apply directly to your business, the WTO Agreements contain in their annexes a comprehensive set of rules designed to facilitate competition in today`s global marketplace. The full texts of all WTO Agreements, including those concluded since the inception of the WTO, can be found in the U.S. Department of Commerce`s Tara Trade Agreement Negotiation and Compliance database. The Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, commonly referred to as the “Marrakesh Agreement”, was signed in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 15 April 1994, at the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations. All WTO Members are parties to the Marrakesh Agreement, including countries that have acceded to the WTO since its signature.
The objective of the signatories to the Marrakesh Agreement was to create an integrated multilateral trading system comprising the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the results of all trade rounds (including the Uruguay Round) organized since the signing of GATT in 1947. The Marrakesh Agreement:. . . .