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Regional Trade Agreements in the GATT/WTO: Article XXIV and the Internal
Trade Requirement
Mathis, J.H.
Publication date
2001
Link to publication
Citation for published version (APA):
Mathis, J. H. (2001). Regional Trade Agreements in the GATT/WTO: Article XXIV and the
Internal Trade Requirement. T.M.C. Asser Press.
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NoteNote on terminology
Theree are a variety of terms used in the literature to characterise preferential trade agreements. An attemptt at consistency is made in this book according to the following conventions. The term "regionall trade agreement" or "regional agreement" will refer to those arrangements that are contemplatedd by the provisions of GATT Article XXTV and/or GATS Article V. These include for GATT,, customs unions, free-trade areas, and interim agreements leading to the completion of either. Forr GATS the term encompasses regional integration agreements. Although the term "regional trade agreement"" is not used in either Article, the WTO has established a Committee on Regional Trade Agreementss to review notified agreements that fall under the requirements of GATT Article XXIV andd GATS Article V. In this text the terms for "customs union" and "free-trade area" are intended to referr to those formations as they are distinctly treated by GATT Article XXIV. The various
abbreviationss for regional agreements, including PTAs, RTAs, FT As, CUs, etc., are generally avoided inn the primary text, but necessarily preserved in quotations as drawn from others.
Usee of the term "preferential", as in preferential arrangements or agreements, is intended to
encompassess all manner of preference exchanges, those falling both within the scope of Article XXTV andd those which do not. It is hoped that the context of the surrounding text makes clear what is being describedd in regard to the particular arrangement. In addition, there is an effort made throughout Part Onee to distinguish between the various types of preferential systems employed prior to the GATT. Thee use of the term "member" should also be clarified. A number of passages discuss in the same breathh members of both regional agreements and the Members of the WTO. To permit the distinction too remain clear in the discussion, the term is capitalised when it refers to WTO Members. When the termm is not capitalised, it refers only to the members of a regional agreement. Therefore, the term 'non-members'' refers to parties who are not members of a regional trade agreement.
Europeann Community terminology. In this text the conventions applied to the EEC, EC, and EU refer too the historical period in which the reference is framed as according to the appropriate Treaty. However,, contemporary legal acts dealing with the external commercial relations of the European Communityy are designated as acts of the EC,, or the European Community.
