General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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GATT Documents
| Rule | Documents of the GATT should be cited in the following form:
<Document title>, GATT Doc <no(s)> (<Full date>) <Pinpoint> (<Description of the document>) OR <Document title>, GATT BISD, <no>th Supp, <Starting page>, GATT Doc <no(s)> (<Full date>), <Pinpoint> (<Description of the document>).
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| Examples | United States – Restrictions on Imports of Tuna, GATT Doc DS29/R (16 June 1994) (Report of the Panel).
Denial of Most-Favored Nation Treatment as the Non-Rubber Footwear from Brazil, GATT BISD, 39th Supp, 128 GATT Doc DS18/R (19 June 1992), 129 (Report of the Panel, adopted on 19 June 1992). |
See the rule on the citation of Founding Agreements of the World Trade Organization for a clarification of the meaning of 'GATT'.
Location
The most complete set of GATT decisions is available on Lexis or Westlaw
Lexis:
- For earlier reports from 1948 onwards, put 'GATT Panel and World Trade Decisions' into the source box.
- For documents since 1996, put 'World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement' instead.
Westlaw:
- Select the Directory link from the top right of the screen, then click on:
- International/Worldwide Materials → International Organizations → WTO and GATT Panel Decisions
Selected GATT Decisions are published in hard copy in Basic Instruments and Selected Documents (BISD):
- UniM ERC B 337.91 G326 (1952–69)
- UniM ERC B 337.91 G326 (Supplement from 1953–59 and 1981–98)
For adopted Panel Reports within the framework of GATT and other documents:
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