Analysis of the First Case on the Freedom of Transit in GATT:The Colombia-Indicative Prices and Restrictions on Ports of Entry

Abstract

It is the first time for the WTO panel toapplythe provisions ofArticle 5 ofGATTtothe WTO dispute,namely the Colombia-Indicative Prices and Restrictions on Ports of Entry. The panel interpreted the application scope and specific obligations specified in the article,which makes clear the members' obligations to products in transit in different circumstances.