Wto Ministerial Conferences

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was created in 1947 and operated almost five decades on a provisional basis until 1995 when the WTO was established. Its goal is to improve the welfare of peoples of its member countries, specifically by lowering trade barriers and providing a platform for the negotiation of trade. The organization deals with the rules of trade between nations at a global or near global level; it is responsible for negotiating and implementing new trade agreements and charged with policing Member Countries' adherence to all WTO agreements. In 2007 there were 150 Member States.

Offers in a single volume all the key outcomes from WTO Ministerial Conferences since the organization was established in 1995.

Preface; Part I. Sessions of the WTO Ministerial Conference: First Ministerial Conference (MC1): Singapore; Second Ministerial Conference (MC2): Geneva; Third Ministerial Conference (MC3): Seattle; Fourth Ministerial Conference (MC4): Doha; Fifth Ministerial Conference (MC5): Cancún; Sixth Ministerial Conference (MC6): Hong Kong; Seventh Ministerial Conference (MC7): Geneva; Eighth Ministerial Conference (MC8): Geneva; Ninth Ministerial Conference (MC9): Bali; Tenth Ministerial Conference (MC10): Nairobi; Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11): Buenos Aires; Part II. Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: Marrakesh Declaration of 15 April 1994; Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations; Ministerial Decisions and Declarations adopted by the Trade Negotiations Committee on 15 December 1993; Ministerial Decisions adopted by Ministers at the meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee in Marrakesh on 14 April 1994; Understanding on commitments in financial services.