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The WTO agreements cover goods, services and intellectual property.
They spell out the principles
of liberalization and the permitted exceptions. They include individual
members' commitment to lower tariffs and other trade barriers, to open and keep
open services markets, and to protect intellectual property. In addition, they
set procedures for settling disputes. They prescribe special treatment for
developing economies. They require governments to make their trade policies
transparent by notifying the WTO about laws in force and measures adopted, and
through regular reports by the secretariat on members' trade policies.
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The WTO's rules - "The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: The legal texts " comprises about 60 agreements, annexes, decisions and understandings.
Different Ministerial Conferences of WTO are as follows:
Doha summit
Cancun Summit
Hong Kong Conference
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