Dunkel Draft Or Dunkel Text

Dunkel Draft or Dunkel Text and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Dunkel Draft or Dunkel Text: Efforts to conclude the Uruguay Round in 1991 culminated in December of that year with the tabling of a “Draft Final Act” (DFA) by GATT Director-General Arthur Dunkel, embodying all of the rule-making agreements under negotiation in the Round. In some portions of the DFA –commonly referred to as the Dunkel Draft or Dunkel Text –the texts had been fully negotiated among participating countries; in others where this was not possible, Dunkel put forward his own proposed solutions after extensive consultations with delegations.