Date: 30 October 1947
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: provisionally from 1 January
1948 in accordance with the Protocol of Provisional application
of the GATT, signed at Geneva on 30 October 1947
Reference: v55 U.N.T.S. p187
Status: ratified
Date: 30 October 1947
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1948
Reference: v55 U.N.T.S. p308
Status: effective date for South Africa: 13 June
1948
Date: 24 March 1948
Done at: Havana
Entry into force: 24 March 1948
Reference: v62 U.N.T.S. p2
Status: effective date for South Africa: 24 March
1948
Date: 24 March 1948
Done at: Havana
Entry into force: 24 March 1948
Reference: v62 U.N.T.S. p30
Status: effective date for South Africa: 16 February
1949
Date: 24 March 1948
Done at: Havana
Entry into force: 9 May 1949
Reference: v62 U.N.T.S. p40
Status: effective date for South Africa: 7 October
1951
Date: 24 March 1948
Done at: Havana
Entry into force: 7 June 1948
Reference: v62 U.N.T.S. p56
Status: effective date for South Africa: 19 September
1950
Date: 14 September 1948
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 14 September 1948
Reference: v62 U.N.T.S. p74
Status: effective date for South Africa: 14 September 1948
Date: 14 September 1948
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 24 September 1952
Reference: v138 U.N.T.S. p334
Status: effective date for South Africa: 11 January 1949
Date: 14 September 1948
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 14 December 1948
Reference: v62 U.N.T.S. p80
Status: effective date for South Africa: 11 January 1949
Date: 14 September 1948
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 14 September 1948
Reference: v62 U.N.T.S. p68
Status: effective date for South Africa: 16 February 1949
Date: 13 August 1949
Done at: Annecy
Entry into force: 21 October 1951
Reference: v107 U.N.T.S. p311
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 October 1951
Date: 13 August 1949
Done at: Annecy
Entry into force: 24 September 1952
Reference: v138 U.N.T.S. p381
Status: effective date for South Africa: 24 September 1952
Date: 13 August 1949
Done at: Annecy
Entry into force: 28 March 1950
Reference: v62 U.N.T.S. p113
Status: effective date for South Africa: 18 May 1950
Date: 13 August 1949
Done at: Annecy
Entry into force: 21 October 1951
Reference: v107 U.N.T.S. p83
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 October 1951
Date: 13 August 1949
Done at: Annecy
Entry into force: 22 September 1952
Reference: v138 U.N.T.S. p346
Status: effective date for South Africa: 24 September 1952
Date: 10 October 1949
Done at: Lake Success, New York
Entry into force: 1 January 1950
Reference: v62 U.N.T.S. p121
Status: effective date for South Africa: 4 May 1950
Date: 3 April 1950
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 24 September 1952
Reference: v138 U.N.T.S. p398
Status: effective date for South Africa: 24 September 1952
Date: 16 December 1950
Done at: Torquay
Entry into force: 30 June 1953
Reference: v167 U.N.T.S. p265
Status: effective date for South Africa: 30 June 1953
Date: 21 April 1951
Done at: Torquay
Entry into force: 21 June 1951
Reference: v142 U.N.T.S. p9
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 June
1951
Date: 21 April 1951
Done at: Torquay
Entry into force: 21 June 1951
Reference: v142 U.N.T.S. p13
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 June 1951
Date: 21 April 1951
Done at: Torquay
Entry into force: 21 June 1951
Reference: v142 U.N.T.S. p18
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 June 1951
Date: 21 April 1951
Done at: Torquay
Entry into force: 21 June 1951
Reference: v142 U.N.T.S. p22
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 June 1951
Date: 21 April 1951
Done at: Torquay
Entry into force: 21 June 1951
Reference: v142 U.N.T.S. p26
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 June 1951
Date: 21 April 1951
Done at: Torquay
Entry into force: 21 June 1951
Reference: v142 U.N.T.S. p30
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 June 1951
Date: 21 April 1951
Done at: Torquay
Entry into force: 6 June 1951
Reference: v142 U.N.T.S. p34
Status: effective date for South Africa: 18 November 1951
Date: 21 April 1951
Done at: Torquay
Entry into force: 21 April 1951
Reference: v147 U.N.T.S. p390
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 April 1951
Date: 27 October 1951
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 21 October 1953
Reference: v176 U.N.T.S. p2
Status: effective date for South Africa: 21 October 1953
Date: 27 October 1951
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 25 May 1952
Reference: v131 U.N.T.S. p316
Status: effective date for South Africa: 25 May 1952
Date: 8 November 1952
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 2 February 1959
Reference: v321 U.N.T.S. p245
Status: effective date for South Africa: 2 February 1959
Date: 24 October 1953
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 2 February 1959
Reference: v321 U.N.T.S. p266
Status: effective date for South Africa: 2 February 1959
Date: 24 October 1953
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1954
Reference: v183 U.N.T.S. p351
Status: effective date for South Africa: 1 January 1954
Date: 7 March 1955
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 23 January 1959 in terms
of par.3
Reference: v324 U.N.T.S. p300
Status: accepted on 7 March 1955
Date: 10 March 1955
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 July 1955 (earliest), terminated
on 31 December 1957
Reference: v220 U.N.T.S. p154
Status: accepted on 28 June 1955, entered into force for South Africa on 1 July 1955
Date: 10 March 1955
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: Did not enter into force. On
20 November 1967, the Contracting Parties decided to abandon the Protocol
if, by 31 December 1967, it had not entered into force.
Reference: GATT publication, 10 March 1955
Status: accepted on 15 November 1955
Date: 10 March 1955
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 7 October 1957 in terms of
par.8
Reference: v278 U.N.T.S. p168
Status: accepted on 15 November 1955; Reservation:
"Subject to the reservation that the amendments contained herein to Part II of the General Agreement will be applied to the fullest extent not inconsistent with legislation which existed on 30 October 1947 and reserving the right to accept the Agreement subject to a reservation that Part II of the Agreement will be applied to the fullest extent not unconsistent with legislation which existed on 30 October 1947 and which is still in force.
Date: 10 March 1955
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: Did not enter into force as
the time-limit for signature of the Protocol expired on 7 April 1966
Reference: GATT publication, 10 March 1955
Status: accepted on 15 November 1955
Date: 10 March 1955
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: Did not enter into force as
a result of the expiry of the time-limit for signature of the Protocol
of Organizational Amendments
Reference: GATT publication, 10 March 1955/3 December
1955
Status: accepted on 15 November 1955
Date: 15 June 1955
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: Rectifications affecting Part
I : 7 February 1969, Rectifications affecting Parts II and III and Annexes
A, B, C, D, I : 24 October 1956
Reference: v253 U.N.T.S. p316
Status: accepted on 15 November 1955
Date: 3 December 1955
Done at: Geneva
Status: accepted on 22 February 1956, rectifications in Section B entered into force on7 October 1957.
Date: 3 December 1955
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 7 February 1969
Reference: v661 U.N.T.S. p214
Status: accepted on 5 December 1955
Date: 11 April 1957
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 7 Feruary 1969
Reference: v662 U.N.T.S. p2
Status: accepted on 17 April 1957
Date: 30 November 1957
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 7 February 1969
Reference: v663 U.N.T.S. p2
Status: accepted on 30 November 1957
Date: 22 November 1958
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1960 (earliest); Terminated
on 31 July 1966, pursuant to par.8, except for schedules contained in the
Annex, which are in force, pursuant to par.7 of the Protocol for the Accession
of Switzerland
Reference: v350 U.N.T.S. p2
Status: accepted on 30 March 1960, entry into force for South Africa on 29 April 1960
Date: 31 December 1958
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: Parts I and II on 7 February
1969; Part III on 30 March 1959 (earliest)
Reference: v398 U.N.T.S. p318
Status: With regard to Parts I and II: accepted on 22 May 1959; with regard to Part III : accepted on
Date: 18 February 1959
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 7 February 1969
Reference: v663 U.N.T.S. p106
Status: accepted on 22 May 1959
Date: 29 May 1959
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 9 October 1959 (earliest); Terminated
on 31 December 1961 in terms of par.6
Reference: v344 U.N.T.S. p304
Status: accepted on 17 November 1959, entered into force for South Africa in terms of par.6 on 17 November 1959.
Date: 17 August 1959
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 7 February 1969
Reference: v664-665 U.N.T.S.
Status: accepted on 28 August 1959
Date: 18 November 1960
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 14 October 1962 (earliest)
Reference: v442 U.N.T.S. p302
Status: accepted on 20 June 1961, entered into force for South Africa on 14 October 1962
Date: 8 December 1961
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 9 December 1961 (earliest),
Terminated on 31 December 1964 (latest)
Reference: v424 U.N.T.S. p324
Status: accepted on 3 May 1962, entered into force for South Africa on 3 May 1962
Date: 6 April 1962
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 6 May 1962 in terms of
par.10
Reference: v431 U.N.T.S. p208
Status: accepted on 1 August 1962
Date: 7 November 1962
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 20 November 1962 (earliest),
Terminated on 31 December 1964 (latest)
Reference: v452 U.N.T.S. p290
Status: accepted on 16 November 1962, entered into
force for South Africa on 20 November 1962
Date: 1 July 1963
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 11 September 1963 in terms
of par.11(a)
Reference: v476 U.N.T.S. p264
Status: accepted schedules under par.5 on 30 August
1963, entered into force for South Africa on 29 September 1963
Date: 5 March 1964
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 19 April 1964 (earliest) in
terms of par.4
Reference: v496 U.N.T.S. p326
Status: accepted on 18 August 1964, entered into
force for South Africa on 17 September 1964
Date: 30 October 1964
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 25 November 1964 (earliest)
in terms of par.2
Reference: v525 U.N.T.S. p270
Status: accepted on 30 December 1964, entered into force for South Africa on 30 December 1964
Date: 30 October 1964
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 25 November 1964 (earliest)
in terms of par.2
Reference: v525 U.N.T.S. p288
Status: accepted on 30 December 1964, entered into force for South Africa on 30 December 1964
Date: 8 February 1965
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 27 June 1966 in terms of
par.5
Reference: v572 U.N.T.S. p320
Status: accepted on 12 November 1971; Reservation:
"In accepting the Protocol Amending the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to Introduce Part IV on Trade and Development, the Government of the Republic of South Africa undertakes to give effect to the commitments set out in Article XXXVII:I thereof to the fullest extent possible consistent with its own development needs and bearing in mind that special provision is made in Article XVIII:4(b) for countries at a stage of development similar to that reached by the Republic of South Africa. In giving the aforementioned undertaking, the Government of the Republic of South Africa wishes to recall the statement made by its representative at the Second Special Session of the CONTRACTING PARTIES on 26 November 1964."
Date: 14 December 1965
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 28 December 1965 (earliest)
in terms of par.2; Terminated on 31 December 1967
Reference: v557 U.N.T.S. p266
Status: accepted on 6 May 1966, entered into force for South Africa on 6 May 1966
Date: 1 April 1966
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 August 1966 in terms of
par.12
Reference: v570 U.N.T.S. p272
Status: accepted on 17 August 1966 (supplementary acceptance)
Date: 17 November 1966
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 9 January 1967 (earliest) in
terms of par.2; Terminated on 10 October 1967
Reference: v590 U.N.T.S. p246
Status: accepted on 22 March 1967, entered into force for South Africa on 22 March 1967
Date: 2 March 1967
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 14 April 1967 in terms of
par.6
Reference: v595 U.N.T.S. p342
Status: accepted on 4 July 1967
Date: 30 June 1967
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1968 (earliest) in
terms of par.6
Reference: v620-629 U.N.T.S.
Status: accepted on 2 February 1968, entered into force for South Africa on 2 February 1968
Date: 30 June 1967
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 11 October 1967in terms of
par.6
Reference: v609 U.N.T.S. p206
Status: accepted on 2 February 1968
Date: 30 June 1967
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 21 April 19687in terms of
par.6
Reference: v640 U.N.T.S. p336
Status: accepted on 1 April 1971
Date: 30 June 1967
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 22 December 1967in terms
of par.6
Reference: v629 U.N.T.S. p225
Status: accepted on 20 February 1968
Date: 30 June 1967
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 18 October 1967in terms of
par.11
Reference: v609 U.N.T.S. p236
Status: accepted on 2 February 1968
Date: 12 January 1970
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 14 May 1970in terms of
art.VIII(1)
Reference: v738 U.N.T.S. p322
Status: accepted on 13 May 1970, and entered into force for South Africa on 14 May 1970; South Africa subsequently accepted the International Dairy Arrangement on 12 April 1979, which provides in par.1(d) of its Art. VIII that such acceptance carries denunciation of the Arrangement Concerning Certain Dairy Products
Date: 11 August 1971
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 11 September 1971in terms
of par.7
Reference: v798 U.N.T.S. p284
Status: accepted on 12 November 1971
Date: 23 July 1975
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 22 January 1976 (earliest)in
terms of par.4
Reference: v1028 U.N.T.S. p420
Status: accepted on 7 January 1976, entered into force for South Africa on 6 February 1976
Date: 12 November 1976
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 17 December 1976in terms
of par.2
Reference: v1050 U.N.T.S. p338
Status: accepted on 9 February 1977, and entered
into force for South Africa on 9 February 1977
Date: 14 November 1978
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 27 December 1979 (earliest)
in terms of par.2
Reference: GATT publication, 14 November 1978
Status: accepted on 20 June 1979, and entered into
force for South Africa on 20 June 1979
Date: 12 April 1979
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1980in terms of
par.3
Reference: v1186 U.N.T.S. p344
Status: accepted on 18 December 1979, and entered
into force for South Africa on 1 January 1980
Date: 12 April 1979
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1980in terms of
par.3
Reference: v1186 U.N.T.S. p372
Status: accepted on 18 December 1979, and entered into force for South Africa on 1 January 1980
Date: 30 June 1979
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1980in terms of
par.5(b)
Reference: BISD 26S/3
Status: accepted on 18 December 1979, and entered
into force for South Africa on 1 January 1980
Date: 12 April 1979
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1980in terms of
Art. VIII(3)(a)
Reference: v1186 U.N.T.S. p54
Status: accepted on 18 December 1979, and entered
into force for South Africa on 1 January 1980
Date: 12 April 1979
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1981in terms of
art.24
Reference: v1235 U.N.T.S. p126
Status: accepted on 1 June 1983, and entered into
force for South Africa on 1 June 1983
Date: 1 November 1979
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 1 January 1981
Reference: v1235 U.N.T.S. p238
Status: accepted on 1 June 1983, and entered into
force for South Africa on 1 July 1983
Date: 28 November 1979
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 3 October 1981in terms of
par.6
Reference: GATT publication, 28 November 1979
Status: accepted on 5 March 1982
Date: 10 November 1980
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 26 December 1980 (earliest)in
terms of par.2
Reference: GATT publication, 10 November 1980
Status: accepted on 31 July 1981, and entered into
force for South Africa on 31 July 1981
Date: 15 April 1994
Done at: Marrakesh, Morocco
Entry into force: 1 January 1995 in accordance
with par.3 of the Final Act
Reference:
Status: signed on 15 April 1994
Date: 7 May 1982
Done at: Lusaka
Entry into force: 7 May 1982 in accordance
with par.4 of res. 05-79
Reference: v1276 U.N.T.S. p3
Status: acceded on 13 December 1995
Date: 1 September 1994
Done at: Geneva
Entry into force: 30 July 1995 in accordance
with art. XV(1)
Reference: Depositary notification C.N.295.1994.TREATIES-2
of 28 September 1994
Status: signed on 3 October 1994; ratified 16 March 1995
Date: 13 June 1976
Done at: Rome
Entry into force: 30 November 1977 in accordance
with art. 13, section 3(a)
Reference: v1059 U.N.T.S. p191
Status: acceded on 14 February 1997
Date: 8 April 1979
Done at: Vienna
Entry into force: 21 June 1985 in accordance with art.
25 (2b)
Reference: v1401 U.N.T.S. p3
Status: acceded on 24 October 2000