Multilateral Trade Negotiations

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 58Development and international economic cooperation, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1973–1980

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics

Development Economic Cooperation Multilateral Trade Negotiations Trade Agreements Trade Preferences

What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs

Declares once again that the results of the negotiations must reflect the following elements:

Substantial reduction and ultimate abolition of tariff and non-tariff restrictions against the trade of developing countries, in particula~ on products of special interest to developing countries;

( b) Removal of discriminatory and escalatory barriers against developing countries;

( c) Non-application of safeguard measures,. on a selective basis, to the trade of developing countries;

Improvement in the operation of the generalized system of preferences to provide wider covera~e and deeper cuts in tariffs, bearing in mind the provision of section I.3, paragraph (a) (x), of General Assembly resolution 3202 (S-VI) and section I, paragraph 8, of Assembly resolution 3362 (S-VII) on this subject, as well as the improvement of the system of information on the generalized system of preferences in order to enable all developing countries to make better use of the latter;

Reiterates the need for continued efforts aimed at the reform of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the international trade regime in accordance with the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries;

Emphasizes that any new codes or rules in the normative areas of negotiations affecting the trade of developing countries should not be adopted without the full participation of and acceptance by the developing countries;

Urges all participants in the multilateral trade negotiations, before the closure of the negotiations, to assess jointly the implementation, or otherwise, of the objectives of the Tokyo Declaration concerning additional benefits to the developing countries and to take corrective measures as necessary in the light of such a review;

Urges the developed countries to extend full cooperation to ensure the successful conclusion of the current multilateral trade negotiations, having full regard to the special needs and circumstances of developing countries and bearing in mind their just demands for an equitable international trading system in line with the Tokyo Declaration;

Invites the Director-General of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to submit to the

prehensive report on the results of the Tokyo round of multilateral trade negotiations;

Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session on the evaluation of the multilateral trade negotiations carried out at the fifth session of the Conference, as well as the recommendations emerging therefrom.

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