I artiklen om »Forhandlinger om særlige forplig telser« hedder det, at den gradvise liberaliseringsproces skal fremmes i hver sådan runde gennem bilaterale, plurilaterale eller multilaterale forhandlinger, der er rettet mod at øge det almindelige niveau for særlige forpligtelser.
The Article 'Negotiation of specific commitments' states that the process of progressive liberalization shall be advanced in each such round, through bilateral, plurilateral or multilateral negotiations directed towards increasing the general level of specific commitments.