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　　People often hear the term “WTO-plus”. But they do not fully understand the exact meaning and the legal status of it under the WTO. The book divides FTA provisions into three categories and analyzes WTO-plus issues of different categories. These categories are those provisions dealing with the matters which are required by the GATT 1994 to be included in the FTAs; those FTA matters not required by the WTO, but allowed or admitted by explicit WTO provisions or not denied by WTO practices; and those matters not covered by the WTO or, although covered by the WTO, not allowed by the WTO to be an exception to the MFN principle. It is expected that through the analysis of the issues arising from different categories, readers will clearly understand the exact meaning of WTO-plus and the related issues. It is also hoped that the analysis will help WTO Members to negotiate further rules on FTAs under the WTO and to formulate their FTA rules and policies concerning the plus aspects, and to help dispute settlement decisions on the related issues.

　　許多人都聽過WTO-plus這個詞，但對該詞的真正含意及其在WTO下的法律地位，未必能掌握。本書將自由貿易協定的內容分成三類，亦即（1）GATT對於成立自由貿易協定所要求的內容。（2）WTO所並不要求，但為WTO規範明示允許或未為WTO實務所否定的內容；此種內容可作為最惠國待遇條款之例外。（3）WTO所未涵蓋的領域，或雖為WTO所涵蓋，但未為WTO所承認得作為最惠國待遇條款之例外。透過分析自由貿易協定此等不同類型的規定，讀者應可瞭解WTO-plus的正確法律上意義以及其衍生的相關問題。本書希望有助於WTO會員將來在WTO之下進行自由貿易協定相關規範的談判；並相望協助其談判自由貿易協定的條文以及擬定自由貿易協定的政策。將來如有相關的爭端案件，本書亦希望可以作為釐清相關問題的參考。