The Conformity Of Chinese Administrative Law with The WTO Agreements

In China, WTO agreements include two aspects. The first aspect is the text of the agreements, which are generally applied to each Member. The second aspect is the protocols with the accession conditions of China and the associated annexes. China's accession conditions are divided into the conditions of the domestic market system and the condition of the market opening. The former is the domestic market system required by the international free trade and the government administration system, and the latter is the tariffs established by the government and the reduction or elimination of non-tariff barriers to trade. Since 2001, when China completed the accession process, China has not only realized the commitment of market opening in the stipulated transitional period, but also fulfilled the obligation which ensures conformity to the laws, administrative provisions and administrative procedures with the WTO Agreements. Although there is domestic legislation, which has been adjudicated as being in violation of provisions by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body, China has got through all the reviews on the domestic trade system organized by the WTO. It shows that domestic legislation has reached an acceptable level of conformity with the WTO Agreements.