WTO/GATT Resources

Useful Search Terms to be used when searching by keyword within library catalogs, databases, and Internet Search Engines for information related to WTO/GATT resources include:

• Antidumping
• "Appellate Body Reports"
• "Foreign trade regulation"
• "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade"
• "International economic relations"
• "International trade"
• "World Trade Organization"

WTO Panel Reports:

An example of a WTO panel report citation is: Panel Report, Canada—Measures Affecting the Export of Civilian Aircraft, WT/DS70/R (April 14, 1999)

• Panel Report = Type of report
• Canada—Measures Affecting the Export of Civilian Aircraft = Dispute caption (Canada is the respondent country)
• WT/DS70/R = The document symbol
• April 14, 1999 = The date the report was issued

WTO Appellate Body Reports:

An example of a WTO Appellate Body report is: Appellate Body Report, United States—Measures Relating to Zeroing and Sunset Reviews, WT/DS322/AB/R (Jan. 9, 2007)

• Appellate Body Report = Type of report
• United States—Measures Relating to Zeroing and Sunset Reviews = Dispute caption (The U.S. is the respondent country)
• WT/DS/322/AB/R = The document symbol
• Jan. 9, 2007 = The date the report was issued

GATT Panel Decisions:

An example of a GATT panel decision is: Report of the Panel, United States—Imports of Sugar from Nicaragua, L/5607 (Mar. 13, 1984), GATT B.I.S.D. (31st Supp.) at 67 (1985)

• Report of the Panel = Type of report
• United States— Imports of Sugar from Nicaragua = Dispute caption (The U.S. is the respondent country)
• L/5607 = The document symbol
• Mar. 13, 1984 = The date the report was issued
• GATT B.I.S.D. = GATT Basic Instruments and Selected Documents (The publication where the report appears)
• 31st Supp. = The supplement volume of GATT B.I.S.D. where the report appears
• at 67 = The page number where the report begins
• 1985 = The year of publication of the GATT B.I.S.D. volume

Names and Citations for the General Agreement on Tarifs and Trade (GATT) and the Uruguay Round Agreements:

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade:

• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947 (GATT 1947), 55 U.N.T.S. 194

Uruguay Round Agreements:

• Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization,1867 U.N.T.S. 154

• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), 1867 U.N.T.S. 187

• Agreement on Agriculture, 1867 U.N.T.S. 410

• Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, 1867 U.N.T.S. 493

• Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, 1868 U.N.T.S. 14

• Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, 1868 U.N.T.S. 120

• Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures, 1868 U.N.T.S. 186

• Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement), 1868 U.N.T.S. 201

• Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (Customs Valuation Agreement), 1868 U.N.T.S. 279

• Agreement on Preshipment Inspection, 1868 U.N.T.S. 368

• Agreement on Rules of Origin, 1868 U.N.T.S. 397

• Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, 1868 U.N.T.S. 436

• Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 1869 U.N.T.S. 14

• Agreement on Safeguards, 1869 U.N.T.S. 154

• General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), 1869 U.N.T.S. 183

• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), 1869 U.N.T.S. 299

• Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes, 1869 U.N.T.S. 401

• Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft, 1869 U.N.T.S. 508 (Text available at 1186 U.N.T.S. 170)

• Agreement on Government Procurement, 1869 U.N.T.S. 508 (Text available at 1915 U.N.T.S. 103)

• International Dairy Agreement, 1869 U.N.T.S. 508 (Text available at 1895 U.N.T.S. 294)

• International Bovine Meat Agreement, 1869 U.N.T.S. 508 (Text available at 1895 U.N.T.S. 249)

• Rule 21.11 and Table T3.8 (The Bluebook, 19th ed.)
  Rules on citing WTO panel and Appellate Body materials, GATT panel decisions, WTO Secretariat reports, and founding agreements, and ministerial documents