Chapter 1 The Establishment and Law of the WTO
1.1 The Formation and Development of Multilateral Trading System
1.1.1 The GATT and its trade rounds
1.1.2 Trade rounds under the WTO
1.1.3 The differences between the WTO and GATT
1.2 The Law of the WTO
1.2.1 The WTO Agreement
1.2.2 Annexes to the WTO Agreement
1.2.3 Ministerial decision and declarations
Chapter 2 The Objectives, Functions and Principles of the WTO
2.1 The Objectives and Functions of the WTO
2.1.1 Objectives
2.1.2 Functions
2.2 The Principles of the WTO
2.2.1 Trade without discrimination
2.2.2 Freer trade
2.2.3 Predictability
2.2.4 Promoting fair competition
2.2.5 Encouraging development and economic reform
Chapter 3 The Structure and Decision-making of the WTO
3.1 The WTO Structure
3.1.1 Ministerial Conference and General Council
3.1.2 Other bodies of the WTO
3.1.3 Director-General and Secretariat
3.2. Decision-making
3.2.1 Decision-making by consensus
3.2.2 Decision-making by reverse consensus
3.2.3 Decision-making by voting
Chapter 4 Tariff Concession
4.1 The Contents of Tariff Concession
4. I. 1 Definition of tariff concession
4.1.2 Tariff concession in the GATT 1994
4.2 Tariff Concession Negotiation
4.2.1 The cause of tariff concession
4.2.2 Basic principles and rules governing tariff concession
4.2.3 Organization of tariff negotiation
4.3 The Schedules of Tariff Concessions
4.3.1 The principle of the schedules of tariff concessions
4.3.2 The modification or withdrawal of schedules
4.3.3 The renegotiations under the GATT article XXVIII
Chapter 5 The General Agreement on Trade in Services
5.1 The Achievement of the GATS and Its Framework
5.1.1 The GATS and trade negotiations in services
5.1.2 Basic purpose and fi-amework of the GATS
5.1.3 Scope and application of the GATS
5.1.4 Definition of trade in services and modes of supply
5.1.5 Basic structure of the GATS
5.1.6 The schedules of specific commitments
5.2 The Basic Obligations under the GATS
5.2.1 Most-favored-nation Treatment
5.2.2 General transparency obligations
5.3 The Specific Commitments
5.3.1 Conditional granting of market access
5.3.2 Conditional granting of National Treatment
5.4 The Exceptions under the GATS
5.4.1 General exceptions and security exceptions
5.4.2 Emergency safeguard measures
5.4.3 Safeguarding the balance of payments
5.4.4 The government procurement
5.4.5 Economic integration agreements
5.5 Service Trade Dispute Settlement
5.5.1 Consultation
5.5.2 DSB settlement
5.5.3 The dispute settlement procedure
5.5.4 Settlement of disputes on the modification of schedules
Chapter 6 The Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights
6.1 The Intellectual Property Rights and the Founding Process of the TRIPS
6.1.1 Copyright and rights related to copyright
6.1.2 Industrial property
6.1.3 The founding process of the TRIPS
6.2 The Contents oftheTRIPS
6.2.1 Introduction and basic principles
6.2.2 Standards concerning the availability, scope and use of intellectual property rights
6.2.3 Other contents of the Agreement
Appendix 1 Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
Appendix 2 Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Appendix 3 Important Words and Expressions
References