Transparency providing for international trade regulation within GATT / WTO
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35774/econa2018.01.099Keywords:
transparency, international trade, foreign trade policy, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, World Trade Organization, Notification, most favoured mode, trade disputes, Free trade zoneAbstract
The article deals with the main principles of the WTO agreements as for the trade in goods and services that provide for transparency. The importance of the factor of transparency for the development of international trade is analysed. The main mechanisms for ensuring the transparency of regulation of international trade at the national and multilateral level are determined. The obligations of WTO members to respect the principle of transparency are outlined. The main problems of application of the principle of WTO transparency in the field of bilateral free trade agreements are considered.
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