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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
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Find decisions of WTO bodies concerning the TRIMs Agreement in the Analytical Index — Guide to WTO Law
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