- The WTO shall facilitate the implementation, administration and operation, and shall also provide the frame work for the implementation, administration and operation of the Trade Agreements
- The WTO shall provide the forum for negotiations among its members concerning their multilateral trade relations in matters dealt with under the Agreement in the Annexes to this Agreement.
- The WTO shall administer the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes.
- The WTO shall administer Trade Policy Review Mechanism.
- With a view to achieving greater coherence in global economic policy making, the WTO shall cooperate, as appropriate, with the international Monetary Fund (IMF) and its affiliated agencies