WTO中的非歧视贸易原则指的是最惠国待遇原则和国民待遇原则。 一、最惠国待遇原则 1.最惠国待遇的本质。 最惠国待遇是签署贸易协定的一项法律原则,通常以最惠国待遇条款的形式在贸易协定中固定下来。订立最惠国待遇条款并非为了给予或取得特殊待遇、差别待遇,更非为了给予或获得最优惠的待遇,而是为了保障均等的贸易机会,保证双方或多方在平等的条件下开展自由竞争。 最惠国待遇几乎在世贸组织的每一个协议中都有规定,如GATT1994第一条规定了最惠国待遇原则,“在对输出或输入及 The principle of non-discrimination in WTO refers to the principle of most-favored-nation treatment and national treatment. I. The Most Favored Nation Treatment Principle 1. The essence of the most favored nation treatment. Most-favored nation treatment is a legal principle of signing a trade agreement and is usually fixed in a trade agreement in the form of the most-favored-nation clause. The provision of most-favored-nation treatment is not for the purpose of giving or receiving special treatment or differential treatment, nor for giving or obtaining the most favorable treatment, but for ensuring equal trade opportunities and ensuring free competition between two or more parties under equal conditions. Most-favored-nation treatment is stipulated in almost every WTO agreement. For example, Article 1 of GATT 1994 sets forth the principle of most-favored-nation treatment. "When it comes to exporting or importing and