The General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

Written: 1948-66;
Source: CIESIN Thematic Guides;
Markup: Brian Baggins;
Online Version: Capitalism History Archive (marxists.org) 2002;
Further Reading: GATT defined in the Encyclopedia of Marxism.

The Governments of the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, the UNITED STATES of BRAZIL, BURMA, CANADA, CEYLON, the REPUBLIC OF CHILE, the REPUBLIC of CHINA [Government overthrown 1 year later, GATT treaty nullified], the REPUBLIC OF CUBA [Government overthrown 11 years later, GATT treaty nullified], the CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC [Government overthrown 1 year later, GATT treaty nullified], the FRENCH REPUBLIC, INDIA, LEBANON, the GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBURG, the KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, the KINGDOM OF NORWAY, PAKISTAN, SOUTHERN RHODESIA, SYRIA, the UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, and the UNITED STATES of AMERICA:

Recognizing that their relations in the field of trade and economic endeavour should be conducted with a view to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and a large and steadily growing volume of real income and effective demand, developing the full use of the resources of the world and expanding the production and exchange of goods,

Being desirous of contributing to these objectives by entering into reciprocal and mutually advantageous arrangements directed to the substantial reduction of tariffs and other barriers to trade and to the elimination of discriminatory treatment in international commerce,

Have through their Representatives agreed as follows:

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The General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

PART I

PART II

PART III

PART IV TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

PART IV
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT