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A Study on the WTO Negotiations of Trade in Services

  • DONG-A LAW REVIEW
  • 2015, (69), pp.203-230
  • Publisher : The Institute for Legal Studies Dong-A University
  • Research Area : Social Science > Law

Choi Hye - sun 1

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ABSTRACT

Under the mandate of Article XIX, WTO negotiations on trade in services began in January 2000. There are four major areas of services negotiations. First, with respect to market access, most Members accept that a result in this part is essential for any services outcome, but general levels of commitment remained below or at current levels of liberalization. Second, Working Party on domestic regulation have made a progress. Chairman attached a text to a document and considerable efforts were made to reduce gaps regarding each para in that text. As a result, there are some paras could be said where agreement had been reached on an ad referendum basis. Nevertheless, some Members argue that more work on service part should commence only after more clarity in other negotiations is achieved. Third, differently from the domestic regulation part, Working Party in GATS rules have not been able to move to a text-based process. Fourth, the Bali Ministerial Conference in December 2013, ministers adopted a decision on the “Operationalization of the Waiver Concerning Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers of Least developed countries” on 7 December 2013. According to the decision, Members agreed that delegations make a effort to notify preferences as early as possible, and no later than 31 July 2015. By 31 July, eleven WTO members had notified a LDCs services waiver to the Council for Trade in Services.

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