General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
GATT
Signed at
Signed on
30 October 1947
In force on
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Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ANGOLA
  2. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  3. Antilles
  4. Aruba
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. AUSTRIA
  7. Bahrain
  8. BELGIUM
  9. BELIZE
  10. BOLIVIA
  11. BOTSWANA
  12. BRAZIL
  13. British Antarctic Territory
  14. Brunei
  15. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  16. BURMA
  17. CAMEROON
  18. CANADA
  19. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  20. CEYLON
  21. CHILE
  22. CHINA
  23. CONGO, REPUBLIC OF
  24. COSTA RICA
  25. CUBA
  26. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  27. CZECH REPUBLIC
  28. DJIBOUTI
  29. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  30. EL SALVADOR
  31. FRANCE
  32. French Overseas Territories
  33. GABON
  34. GHANA
  35. GRENADA
  36. GUATEMALA
  37. GUINEA BISSAU
  38. GUYANA
  39. HAITI
  40. HONDURAS
  41. Hong Kong
  42. HUNGARY
  43. INDIA
  44. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  45. JAMAICA
  46. JAMAICA
  47. JAPAN
  48. KIRIBATI
  49. KUWAIT
  50. LEBANON
  51. LESOTHO
  52. LIBERIA
  53. LIECHTENSTEIN
  54. LUXEMBOURG
  55. MACAU
  56. MADAGASCAR
  57. MALAYSIA
  58. MALDIVES
  59. MALI
  60. MAURITANIA
  61. MOROCCO
  62. MOZAMBIQUE
  63. NAMIBIA
  64. NETHERLANDS THE
  65. NEW ZEALAND
  66. NIGERIA
  67. NORWAY
  68. PAKISTAN
  69. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  70. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  71. PARAGUAY
  72. PORTUGAL
  73. Qatar
  74. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  75. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
  76. SAINT LUCIA
  77. SIERRA LEONE
  78. SINGAPORE
  79. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  80. SLOVENIA
  81. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  82. SOUTH AFRICA
  83. Southern Rhodesia
  84. ST KITTS AND NEVIS
  85. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  86. SURINAME
  87. SWAZILAND
  88. SYRIA
  89. TANGANYIKA
  90. TANZANIA
  91. TOGO
  92. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  93. TUNISIA
  94. TUVALU
  95. UGANDA
  96. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  97. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  98. UNITED KINGDOM
  99. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  100. UPPER VOLTA
  101. VENEZUELA
  102. YUGOSLAVIA
  103. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ANGOLA Contract. Party 22 April 1994 11 November 1975
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Contract. Party 30 March 1987
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Application 1 November 1981
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 30 October 1947
AUSTRALIA Notification 27 May 1964 27 May 1964
AUSTRIA Notification 27 October 1976 27 October 1976
Bahrain Contract. Party 17 January 1994 15 August 1971
BELGIUM Signature 30 October 1947
BELGIUM Contract. Party 21 October 1964 21 October 1964
BELIZE Succession 7 October 1983 21 September 1981
BOLIVIA Participation 9 August 1990 8 September 1990
BOTSWANA Contract. Party 28 August 1987
BRAZIL Signature 30 October 1947
British Antarctic Territory Extension 1 January 1965
Brunei Extension 1 January 1965
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Application 31 December 1983
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Succession 8 January 1994 31 December 1983
BURMA Signature 30 October 1947
CAMEROON Contract. Party 1 January 1960
CANADA Signature 30 October 1947
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Contract. Party 14 August 1960
CEYLON Signature 30 October 1947
CHILE Signature 30 October 1947
CHINA Withdrawal 5 May 1950
CHINA Signature 30 October 1947
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Contract. Party 15 August 1960
COSTA RICA Participation 25 October 1990 24 November 1995
CUBA Signature 30 October 1947
CUBA Notification 23 November 1964 23 November 1964
CUBA Notification 21 December 1964 21 December 1964
CZECH REPUBLIC Participation 16 March 1993 15 April 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 30 October 1947
DJIBOUTI Succession 17 April 1995 16 December 1994
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Application 3 November 1978
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Succession 20 April 1993 3 November 1978
EL SALVADOR Participation 22 May 1991
FRANCE Signature 30 October 1947
FRANCE Notification 10 January 1964 10 January 1964
French Overseas Territories Extension 13 June 1949
GABON Contract. Party 17 August 1960
GHANA Accession 18 October 1957
GRENADA Succession 9 February 1994 7 February 1974
GUATEMALA Participation 10 February 1991 10 October 1991
GUINEA BISSAU Succession 22 April 1994 10 September 1974
GUYANA Contract. Party 26 May 1966
HAITI Ratification 7 March 1952
HONDURAS Participation 11 March 1994 10 April 1994
Hong Kong Extension 23 April 1986
HUNGARY Contract. Party 9 September 1973
INDIA Signature 30 October 1947
INDIA Notification 16 May 1975 31 December 1974
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Notification 3 September 1975 3 September 1975
JAMAICA Provisional application 1 August 1962
JAMAICA Contract. Party 6 August 1962
JAPAN Accession 10 September 1955
KIRIBATI Application 12 July 1979
KUWAIT Contract. Party 18 June 1961
LEBANON Signature 30 October 1947
LEBANON Withdrawal 25 February 1951 25 February 1951
LESOTHO Succession 8 January 1988 4 October 1966
LIBERIA Ratification 17 May 1950
LIECHTENSTEIN Participation 22 April 1994 29 March 1994
LUXEMBOURG Signature 30 October 1947
LUXEMBOURG Notification 21 October 1964 21 October 1964
MACAU Succession 11 January 1991 11 January 1991
MADAGASCAR Contract. Party 25 June 1960
MALAYSIA Accession 24 October 1957
MALDIVES Contract. Party 19 April 1983 26 July 1965
MALI Succession 11 January 1993 20 June 1960
MAURITANIA Contract. Party 28 November 1960
MOROCCO Contract. Party 17 June 1987
MOZAMBIQUE Succession 27 July 1992 25 May 1975
NAMIBIA Succession 15 September 1993 21 March 1990
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 30 October 1947
NETHERLANDS THE Notification 21 October 1964 21 October 1964
NEW ZEALAND Signature 30 October 1947
NIGERIA Accession 1 October 1960
NIGERIA Notification 17 October 1975 17 October 1975
NORWAY Signature 30 October 1947
PAKISTAN Signature 30 October 1947
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Extension 4 August 1975 3 September 1975
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Application 25 February 1976
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Succession 17 April 1995 16 December 1994
PARAGUAY Participation 7 December 1993 6 January 1994
PORTUGAL Notification 31 March 1972 31 March 1972
PORTUGAL Notification 16 May 1975 31 December 1974
Qatar Contract. Party 22 April 1994 3 September 1971
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 28 June 1948
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Notification 2 August 1963 2 August 1963
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Application 19 September 1983
SAINT LUCIA Succession 13 April 1993 22 February 1979
SIERRA LEONE Accession 27 April 1961
SIERRA LEONE Notification 7 September 1973 7 September 1973
SINGAPORE Succession 8 October 1973 9 August 1965
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Participation 16 March 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Participation 30 September 1994 30 October 1944
SOLOMON ISLANDS Contract. Party 7 July 1978 28 December 1994
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 30 October 1947
Southern Rhodesia Signature 30 October 1947
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Succession 22 April 1974 19 September 1983
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 18 May 1993 27 October 1979
SURINAME Contract. Party 25 November 1978 25 November 1975
SWAZILAND Succession 8 February 1993 6 September 1968
SYRIA Withdrawal 6 August 1951
SYRIA Signature 30 October 1947
TANGANYIKA Accession 9 December 1961
TANZANIA Notification 2 August 1974 2 August 1974
TOGO Contract. Party 27 April 1960 27 April 1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Contract. Party 31 August 1962
TUNISIA Participation 20 July 1990 19 August 1990
TUVALU Application 1 October 1978
UGANDA Contract. Party 9 August 1963
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Succession 8 March 1994 1 December 1971
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 9 May 1970
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 30 October 1947
UNITED KINGDOM Provisional application 28 June 1948
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 30 October 1947
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Notification 14 November 1971 14 November 1971
UPPER VOLTA Contract. Party 5 August 1960
VENEZUELA Participation 31 August 1990
YUGOSLAVIA Contract. Party 26 July 1966
ZAMBIA Succession 24 February 1982 24 October 1964

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/322/0: 0
  2. UN Registration United/0: 55 187
  3. Command Paper 0/1947: Cmd. 7258
  4. South African Treaty Series 5/1949: 0
Metadata

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UUID: 53ffe0f9-17f8-4502-ba2a-768f5c644ff3
Treaty ID: 2040
Record ID: 70249