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waivers (WTO IX:3 and IX:4)
1.203–12, 2.107: see also GATT
1947/WTO
continuity see also under “legal instruments” (GATT 1994
1(b)) see also under decisions on GATT 1947 waivers
Decision-Making Procedures Under Articles IX and
XII of the WTO Agreement, Council decision (1995) WTO 203
exceptional nature WTO
209, 210
GATT I/GATT XIII waivers, relationship GATT 682–3
GATT 1947 waivers WTO 206–8
GATT II (Schedules of Concessions) GATT
171, 176–80
limited duration WTO 212
Lomé waiver WTO
209, GATT 114, 682–3,
DSU 534
modification or addition to obligations, exclusion
WTO 210–11
Table of waivers WTO Table XX D
waiver decisions WTO 204–5
wines and spirits, additional
protection for GIs (TRIPS 23)
see also geographical indications (TRIPS
Part II Section 3) (GIs)
GI negotiations TRIPS 166–8
protected rights (TRIPS 16), potential for
conflict TRIPS 164
protected rights (TRIPS 16), resolution of
conflict (TRIPS 23.2) TRIPS 165
work programme (Doha 18/Hong Kong Declaration)
TRIPS 161
WIPO Copyright Agreement (1996)
WTO 162, TRIPS 301
approval by TRIPS Council and adoption TRIPS
89,
304
lex specialis/presumption against treaty
conflicts TRIPS 89
State/IGO emblems (PC 6ter) TRIPS 28
successive treaties relating to the same subject
matter (VCLT 30) and DSU 1533
withdrawal of appeal (ABWP 30)
good faith (DSU 3.10) and DSU 107
as means of amending an appeal (ABWP 23 bis changes)
DSU 1473–4
simple withdrawal DSU 1468
withdrawal of conditional appeal DSU 1469
withdrawal and re-filing of appeal, for scheduling
reasons DSU 1470–2
“withdrawal of subsidy without delay”
(SCM 4.7)
agricultural subsidies, applicability to SCM 153
continuation of payments SCM 206–7,
241
repayment of past subsidy/retroactive effect SCM
208–10, 210
“bring into conformity” (DSU 19) distinguished
SCM 216, DSU 20
countervailing duties (SCM 19.1) and SCM
208, 462
special or additional rules and procedures (DSU
1.2 and Appendix 2), relevance DSU 20
time limits, DSU 21.3 provisions, relevance DSU
1091
withdrawal of subsidy as SCM 7.8 remedy compared
SCM 208, 215, 328,
329
“without delay” SCM 211–14
DSU 21.3 and SCM
211, 217
obligation of panel to specify time-period SCM 214
private action and SCM
213, 241
withholding or withdrawal of
concessions (GATT XXVII)
GATT practice GATT 1071
Marrakesh Protocol provisions GATT 1071
Working Party on Domestic Regulation (WPDR)
annual reports GATS 213
establishment WTO
97, GATS 211
responsibilities GATS 211
as successor to Working Party on Professional
Services GATS 211
Working Party on GATS Rules
emergency safeguard measures (GATS X) GATS
69, 214
establishment WTO
97, GATS 214
government procurement (GATS XIII) GATS 73
subsidies (GATS XV) GATS
95, 214
Working Party on Professional Services
annual reports GATS 210
establishment WTO
97, GATS 209
replacement by Working Party on Domestic
Regulation (WPDR) GATS 211
Working Party on Subsidy Notifications
SCM 513
Working Procedures, fair, prompt
and effective settlement as objective, 17.115, 17.123, 17.133, 17.345,
17.743, 17.1367, 17.1474: see also prompt and satisfactory
settlement (DSU 3.3)
Working Procedures (AB) (DSU 17.9 and
ABWP): see AB procedures (DSU 17.9 and ABWP)
Working Procedures (Article 22.6
arbitrations): see arbitration (DSU
22.6);
working procedures
Working Procedures (DSU 12.1 and
Appendix 3): see panel procedures
(DSU 12 and
Appendix 3 (WP))
World Bank/WTO relationship (WTO III:5)
see also exchange arrangements
(IMF/WTO)
(GATT XV); IMF/ WTO relationship (WTO III:5)
Agreement (1997), conclusion and implementation
WTO 42–4, 162,
308
annual reports WTO 51
observer status WTO 45
World Customs Organization (WCO)
communication on relationship between WCO
instruments and GATT XVIII GATT 508
right to refer dispute to (DSU 23.1) DSU 1311
World Organization for Animal Health
(previously Office International des Epizooties (OIE))
Equivalence Decision (SPS 4) and SPS 115–16
provision of information to SPS Committee SPS 2
WTO cooperation agreement with (1998) WTO 162
World Tourism Organization,
agreement with WTO on means to avoid confusion WTO 17
writing, need for: see
transparency (AD 3 and 5); written record/ notification and (AD
Agreement)
WTO
accessions: see accession
(WTO XII)
Assets, Liabilities, Records, Staff and Functions
from GATT to the WTO, Agreement on (1994) WTO
195, 267
decision-making procedures: see decision-making
procedures (WTO IX)
establishment WTO 16
functions
“decisions on all matters under any of the
Multilateral Trade Agreements”
forum for negotiations: see “forum for
negotiations” (WTO III:2)
IMF and: see IMF/WTO relationship
(WTO
III:5)
legal status (WTO VIII:1) WTO 191
membership
see also accession
(WTO XII), original
membership (WTO XI:1)
as at 30 September 2011 WTO Table XX A
statistics WTO 223
Ministerial Conference (WTO IV:1): see Ministerial
Conference (WTO IV:1)
name WTO 16
World Tourism Organization, agreement on means to
avoid confusion WTO 17
officers, appointment, guidelines WTO 73
privileges and immunities: see privileges
and immunities (WTO VIII)
structure (WTO IV), organization chart WTO 52
WTO Agreement
amendments (WTO X)
acceptance requirements (WTO X:3) WTO 215–16
adoption by Ministerial Conference (WTO X:1) WTO
62
Annex 1 Agreements (WTO X:1), TRIPs Agreement
(Decision of 6 December 2005) WTO 213–14
multilateral interpretation, effect WTO 202
applicability of preamble to
all covered agreements WTO 3
GATT XX(g) WTO 2,
3
GATT XXIV WTO 14
continuity with GATT 1947: see GATT
1947/WTO
continuity
cumulative nature of obligations SPS
63, SCM 687,
SG 1, 6
entry into force (WTO XIV:1) WTO 264
“unless the Ministers decide otherwise”,
retroactive extension WTO 265
non-application in absence of consent (WTO XIII:1)
WTO 259–60
table of invocations WTO 260
objectives
“integrated multilateral trading system” WTO
12, SCM 690–2
“security and predictability”: see security
and predictability of WTO obligations (DSU 3.2)
“to protect and preserve the environment” WTO
1–3
registration (WTO XVI:6) WTO 304
reservations (WTO XVI:5) WTO 296–303
as single undertaking (WTO II:2) WTO 18–26
coexistence WTO 25–6
common context WTO 23–4
withdrawal (WTO XV) WTO 271
WTO cooperation with other governmental
organizations (WTO V:1)
GATS XXVI WTO
165, GATS 221–2
International Plant Convention Secretariat SPS 2
ITU WTO 162,
GATS 221
TRIPS 68 WTO 165
WIPO Copyright Agreement (1996): see WIPO
Copyright Agreement (1996)
World Bank : see exchange arrangements
(IMF/WTO)
(GATT XV); World Bank/WTO relationship (WTO III:5)
World Organization for Animal Health (previously
Office International des Epizooties (OIE)) WTO
162, SPS 2, 115–16
WTO documents, General Council
Decisions on circulation and derestriction
18 July 1996, abrogation WTO 29
14 May 2002 WTO 29
1 June 2006 (Derestriction of Official GATT 1947
Documents) WTO 30
transmission to bodies established under the
Plurilateral Trade Agreements for consideration and action, Circulation
and Derestriction of Documents of Government Procurement Committee GPA
27
WTO Law Advisory Centre DSU
1357 n. 2139
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