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Article XX (d) GATT - necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations (…)
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NICCOLO RIDI

 

Article XX (d) GATT

(d) necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, including those relating to customs enforcement, the enforcement of monopolies operated under paragraph 4 of Article II and Article XVII, the protection of patents, trade marks and copyrights, and the prevention of deceptive practices;

A. General

1     Art. XX (d) covers the potential impact on trade of measures “necessary”…

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Ridi, Niccolo, “Article XX (d) GATT - necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations (…)”, in: Commentaries on World Trade Law Online, Peter-Tobias Stoll and Holger Hestermeyer (General Editors); Laura Wanner, Gregory Messenger, Kiliane Huyghebaert, Jin Woo Kim, Markus Wagner, Patrick Abel, Christian Riffel (Volume Editors). Consulted online on 23 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2666-4941_WTCO_COM_4028>
First published online: 2022



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