WTO规则下的外汇管理

Foreign exchange control system under the WTO

外汇管理制度是一国国内金融法规的重要组成部分。适当的外汇政策可以维护国际收支稳定,保护本国金融市场免受国际投机的冲击,但过于严格的外汇管制则被认为是一种非关税贸易壁垒,将会受到WTO法律体系的制约。然而在WTO内,有关的外汇管理规范大多散见于各项协议之中,缺乏统一的体系结构,在实践中往往难以把握。本文即是旨在对WTO框架下的外汇管理规则进行理论上的阐述,以期概括WTO规范对其成员国的具体要求。

Foreign exchange control system is an important part of domestic finance law. An appropriate arrangement of foreign exchange police can uphold equilibrium of balance of payment, and protect national financial market from attacking of international speculation. But the over - restrict foreign exchange regulation is considered as a non - tariff barrier, distorting normal international trade, so it＇ s not in conformity with the principle of the WTO. In practice, however, the specific policies about foreign exchange in the WTO scattered in the GATT1994, GATS and another agreement is hard to grasp comprehensively. So this article is aim to illustrate these provisions, hoping to rationally explain the specific rules to its members in the WTO.