WTO/GATT Research: Status of the WTO Agreements

This guide presents the essential sources for researching the former GATT and the current system under the Uruguay Round agreements and the World Trade Organization. NOTE: Main tabs list general sources that might not be repeated in the dropdown tabs.

Status of the agreements, ratifications, etc.

WTO Status of Legal Agreements
Provides information about registration with the United Nations, ratification, acceptance, accession, withdrawals, notifications, and communications from members regarding the instruments. Includes the text of communications, reservations and declarations. As of 2008, only the online version is updated, but earlier editions are available in the Law Library:

WTO Status of Legal Instruments. Geneva: WTO, 2006-.
Reserve K4610.A2 S733

Status of Legal Instruments. Geneva: WTO, 1997-2005.
Reserve K4600.A1944 A67x

Ongoing negotiations

Trade Topics, wto.org.
For example, the Agriculture page has information on the negotiations on agricultural trade reform.

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