Special and differential treatment and the Enabling Clause

G-WTO-08 · gap-wto

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Enabling Clause adopted under GATT in 1979; it is the WTO legal basis for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) — Special and differential treatment and the Enabling Clause · 1979WTO, Special and differential treatment provisions · 1979Source named — not yet verified

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WTO, Special and differential treatment provisions — https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/dev_special_differential_provisions_e.htm. Matched to the source page by an automated research pass on 6 Oct 2026; not yet checked by a person..

What it proves

WTO law lets rich members grant non-reciprocal preferences and longer timelines to developing states, cutting against the exploitation charge.

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