期刊名称：Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy
印刷版ISSN：1496-5208
出版年度：2009
卷号：11
期号：01
出版社：Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade
摘要：Bashar H. Malkawi
Associate Professor of Law, the Hashemite University, Jordan
Jordan acceded to the WTO in 1999. In its accession Jordan agreed, for example, to reduce tariffs on imported products and open its services market; it also modified its intellectual property regime. Jordan enjoyed special and differential treatment in few areas and was not able to designate olive oil as a good eligible for special safeguards. The WTO agreements required fundamental changes in the domestic laws and regulations of Jordan. The article concludes by arguing that Jordan's accession to the WTO was a lengthy and costly process. Jordan agreed to an arduous package of legal and economic reforms. Given that Jordan agreed to greater commitments compared to the obligations of the original WTO members, the multilateral trading system witnessed an accession saga.
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