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WTO的立法和裁决都将文化贸易争端视为一般贸易争端,没有予以特别对待。《保护和促进文化表达多样性公约》(CCD)在一定意义上对WTO具有平衡功能。CCD缔约方问的文化贸易纠纷可在CCD机制内解决。在CCD缔约方与非CCD缔约方因文化贸易争端诉诸WTO的情况下,CCD缔约方通过外交方式解决争端可以避免其他CCD缔约方搭WTO争端解决结果之便车。中国在中国出版物和音像娱乐制品案的败诉,不但使得美国的文化产品可能大量进入中国,欧盟等其他CCD缔约方的文化产品亦将可能搭WTO争端解决结果之便车进入中国。
Both the WTO’s legislation and ruling treat the cultural trade dispute as a general trade dispute and treat it without special treatment. The Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CCD), in a sense, has a balanced function on the WTO. Cultural trade disputes as asked by the CCD Contracting Parties can be resolved within the CCD mechanism. Where CCD parties and non-CCD parties resort to the WTO for cultural and trade disputes, the resolution by CCD contracting parties by diplomatic means can avoid the inconvenience of other CCD parties in obtaining the result of WTO dispute settlement. The loss of China’s publications and audio-visual entertainment products in China not only makes it possible for US cultural products to enter China in large numbers, but also cultural products of other CCD Parties such as the European Union may also enter the country with the possibility of obtaining WTO dispute-settlement results.