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GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

General

PL: GATT - Układ Ogólny w sprawie Taryf Celnych i Handlu | DE: GATT - Allgemeines Zoll- und Handelsabkommen

Definition

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is a 1947 multilateral trade agreement forming the foundation of the international trading system. GATT 1994 is part of WTO agreements. Key principles: Most-Favoured-Nation clause (MFN), prohibition of quantitative restrictions, and national treatment principle.

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