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第15回ガット東京総会 << 1959年(昭和34年) 11月2日 >> 2-4-117

15th GATT Session in Tokyo Issued on November 2, 1959 (Showa 34)

15th GATT Session in Tokyo Issued on November 2, 1959 (Showa 34) GATT (Genaral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is a general agreement on tariffs and trade, which aims to promote free international trade between member states. It was signed in Geneva in 1948 and Japan joined in 1955. Then, in 1995, it was succeededto the WTO (World Trade Organization).The stamp was issued in commemoration of theGATT General Assembly held in Tokyo in 1959, and is designed with the earth and commemorative letters.