Article 2.8: Administrative Fees and Formalities Article VIII of the GATT 1994 is incorporated into and made part of this agreement, mutatis mutandis. Neither Party shall require consular transactions, including related fees and charges, in connection with the importation of any good of the other Party. Welcome to Australia's Trade through Time - a comprehensive snapshot of Australia's trading history from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 60th anniversary of GATT 1 January 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the multilateral trading system. On 1 January 1948 the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (the GATT ) entered into force – an agreement that led ultimately to the establishment of the World Trade Organization in 1995. Trade remedies are trade policy tools that allow governments to take remedial action against imports which are causing material injury to a domestic industry.
