Cultural exception (French: l’exception culturelle) is a concept introduced by France in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations in 1993 to treat culture differently than other commercial products.
Read more about Cultural Exception: 1993 Gatt Negotiations, 1994 NAFTA, MAI, Cultural Diversity At UNESCO
Famous quotes containing the words cultural and/or exception:
“The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not “Am I really that oppressed?” but “Am I really that boring?””
—Margaret Atwood (b. 1939)
“There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that every one can in the end get what he wants if he only tries. This is the general rule. The particular rule is that every individual is more or less of an exception to the general rule.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)