Exceptions to the Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment Principle

GATT article I (1) provides for WTO members to accord Most-Favoured-Nation treatment to like products of other WTO members regarding tariffs, regulations on exports and imports, internal taxes and charges, and internal regulations. The MFN is a fundamental principle of the WTO.The GATT and the WTO A...

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Main Author: R. A. Shepenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 2009-09-01
Series:Московский журнал международного права
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Online Access:https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/1130
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