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Work
on the relationship between trade and investment
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- Reports
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- List
of representatives from WTO members for the purposes of the
Working Group (Document code WT/WGTI/INF/*) > search
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2.
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) back to top
This Agreement, negotiated during the Uruguay Round, applies only to measures that affect trade in goods. Recognizing that certain investment measures can have trade-restrictive and distorting effects, it states that no Member shall apply a measure that is prohibited by the provisions of GATT Article III (national treatment) or Article XI (quantitative restrictions). Examples of inconsistent measures, as spelled out in the Annex's Illustrative List, include local content or trade balancing requirements. The Agreement contains transitional arrangements allowing Members to maintain notified TRIMs for a limited time following the entry into force of the WTO (two years in the case of developed country Members, five years for developing country Members, and seven years for least-developed country Members). The Agreement also establishes a Committee on TRIMs to monitor the operation and implementation of these commitments.
The
mandate for work on TRIMs
 The
Doha mandate: Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) in the 2001
ministerial decision on implementation
Summary
of the TRIMs Agreement
Browse or download the text of the “TRIMs agreement” from the legal
texts gateway
Find decisions of WTO bodies concerning the TRIMs Agreement in the Analytical Index — Guide to WTO Law
and Practice
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Work
on TRIMs in the WTO, and official documents
This
work is carried out under the Committee on
Trade-Related Investment Measures.
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Current Chairperson
Work
in the TRIMs Committee
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TRIMs documents
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Technical
Cooperation Handbook on Notification Requirements (Document
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- Documents
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- Observer
Status (Document
code G/TRIMS* and keyword “observer”) > search
- Rules
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code G/TRIMS/W/* and keyword “Rules of Procedure”) > search
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Panel
and Appellate Body Reports involving TRIMs Agreement
- European
Communities — Regime for the Importation,
Sale and Distribution of Bananas
Dispute
settlement panel report, WordPerfect format
Dispute
settlement panel report, Word format
Dispute
settlement Appellate Body report, pdf format
Dispute
settlement Appellate Body report, WordPerfect
format
Dispute
settlement Arbitrator's report, WordPerfect
format
Dispute
settlement Arbitrator's report, pdf format
- Indonesia — Certain Measures Affecting the Automobile
Industry
Dispute
settlement panel report, Word format
Dispute
settlement panel report, pdf format
Dispute
settlement Arbitrator's
report, Word format
Dispute
settlement Arbitrator's
report, pdf format
- Canada — Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive
Industry
Dispute
settlement panel report, Word format
Dispute
settlement panel report, pdf format
Dispute
settlement Appellate Body report, Word format
Dispute
settlement Appellate Body report, pdf format
3.
Trade and Investment in the context of the GATS back to top The
mandate
Overview
of the GATS and rules for growth and investment
Links to the section on GATS and rules for growth
and investment section of the WTO Guide “Understanding the WTO”.
Summary
of the GATS
Download
the legal
text of the GATS in pdf format.
Work
on investment and the GATS
See
the Services section of the WTO website for
information on work within the WTO on investment
and the general
agreement for trade in services (GATS)
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