Chapter 8 World Trade organization Section General Introduction to wTO .I. A Brief History of GATt> .l. The Differences and Relations Between Wto and gatt> 亚. Nature> Ⅳ. Objectives> .v. Main functions> .V. Structure(Main Organs)> Ⅶ ecision-making Ⅷ. Legal framework> 1. A Brief History of GATT WTo- World Trade organization came into being on 1 January 1995 headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland .GATT- Generalagreement on tariffs and trade. Wtos 'predecessor-- was established on October, 1947 1. A Brief History ofGATT · the second world war .international economic cooperation Bretton Woods" conference ( New Hampshire) World Bank -International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IMF--International Monetary Fund TTO--International Trade organization specialized agencies of the United Nations 1. A Brief History of GaTT A Charter for an International Trade organization (to) was drafted by the us and amended by many other countries. The Charter was intended to provide not only world trade disciplines but also contained rules relating to employment,2 Chapter 8 World Trade Organization Section 1:General Introduction to WTO •Ⅰ. A Brief History of GATT> •Ⅱ.The Differences and Relations Between WTO and GATT> •Ⅲ. Nature > •Ⅳ. Objectives> •Ⅴ. Main functions> •Ⅵ. Structure (Main Organs)> •Ⅶ. Decision-making> •Ⅷ. Legal Framework> Ⅰ. A Brief History of GATT •WTO— World Trade Organization came into being on 1 January 1995. •headquartered in Geneva,Switzerland •GATT--- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, WTO’s •predecessor-- was established on October ,1947 I. A Brief History of GATT •the Second World War •international economic cooperation •“ Bretton Woods” conference （New Hampshire） •World Bank --International Bank for Reconstruction and Development •IMF--International Monetary Fund •ITO--International Trade Organization • specialized agencies of the United Nations I. A Brief History of GATT •A Charter for an International Trade Organization (ITO) was drafted by the US and amended by many other countries. •The Charter was intended to provide not only world trade disciplines but also contained rules relating to employment