General Agreement on Trade in Services

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The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the main international treaty governing global trade in services, setting rules and commitments for how countries open and regulate their service sectors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Trade Organization agreement
multilateral trade agreement
abbreviation GATS
administeredBy World Trade Organization
adoptedAsPartOf Uruguay Round agreements
allows MFN exemptions under specified conditions
appliesTo all WTO members
bindingOn World Trade Organization members
concludedIn 1994
contains Annex on Air Transport Services
Annex on Financial Services
Annex on Maritime Transport Services
Annex on Movement of Natural Persons
Annex on Telecommunications
annexes on specific service sectors
general obligations
specific commitments schedules
covers domestic regulation of services
international trade in services
market access for services
most-favoured-nation treatment in services
national treatment for services
progressive liberalization of services trade
defines four modes of supply of services
enteredIntoForce 1995
excludes services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority
language English
French
Spanish
legalStatus binding international treaty
modeOfSupply Mode 1 cross-border supply
Mode 2 consumption abroad
Mode 3 commercial presence
Mode 4 presence of natural persons
negotiationForum Council for Trade in Services
negotiationRound Uruguay Round
objective increased participation of developing countries in services trade
progressive liberalization of trade in services
promotion of economic growth
partOf World Trade Organization legal framework
predecessor General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
principle most-favoured-nation treatment
national treatment
progressive liberalization through successive rounds of negotiations
transparency of regulations
requires establishment of enquiry points for information
publication of relevant measures affecting services trade
scope measures by members affecting trade in services
signedAt Marrakesh
subjectTo WTO dispute settlement mechanism

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World Trade Organization coreAgreement General Agreement on Trade in Services
Ministerial Conference canAmend WTO agreements subject to procedures in the Marrakesh Agreement
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization includes Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
General Agreement on Trade in Services abbreviation GATS
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Dispute Settlement Understanding appliesTo GATS
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Council for Trade in Services overseesImplementationOf General Agreement on Trade in Services
Council for Trade in Services overseesImplementationOf GATS
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Council for Trade in Services legalBasis Annex 1B of the WTO Agreement
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Uruguay Round (1986–1994) producedAgreement General Agreement on Trade in Services
Marrakesh Agreement includes Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements isDistinctFrom Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Annex on Telecommunications partOf General Agreement on Trade in Services
Annex on Air Transport Services partOf General Agreement on Trade in Services
Annex on Maritime Transport Services partOf General Agreement on Trade in Services
Annex on Maritime Transport Services partOf World Trade Organization services framework
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Annex on Maritime Transport Services relatedInstrument GATS Article II on most-favoured-nation treatment
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Annex on Maritime Transport Services relatedInstrument GATS Article XVI on market access
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Annex on Maritime Transport Services relatedInstrument GATS Article XVII on national treatment
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Council for Trade in Services legalBasis General Agreement on Trade in Services
subject linked to: CTS
Council for Trade in Services relatedInstrument Schedules of Specific Commitments under GATS
subject linked to: CTS
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Committee on Trade in Financial Services follows General Agreement on Trade in Services
Committee on Trade in Financial Services appliesRegime GATS
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Committee on Trade in Financial Services legalBasis General Agreement on Trade in Services
Working Party on Domestic Regulation legalBasis General Agreement on Trade in Services
Working Party on Domestic Regulation legalBasis GATS Article VI
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Committee on Specific Commitments operatesUnder General Agreement on Trade in Services
Committee on Specific Commitments legalBasis General Agreement on Trade in Services
Working Party on GATS Rules legalBasis General Agreement on Trade in Services
WTO panels appliesLaw GATS
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
WTO agreements include General Agreement on Trade in Services
WTO agreements hasComponent Annex 1B General Agreement on Trade in Services
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services basedOn General Agreement on Trade in Services
ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services modeledAfter GATS
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods relatedTo Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
United Nations Central Product Classification for services relatedTo WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) sectoral classifications
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
WTO Council for Trade in Services in Special Session legalBasis General Agreement on Trade in Services
Understanding on Commitments in Financial Services legalFramework General Agreement on Trade in Services
Understanding on Commitments in Financial Services category WTO services trade instrument
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Committee on Specific Commitments operatesUnderAgreement General Agreement on Trade in Services
subject linked to: CSC
Working Party on GATS Rules dealsWithAgreement General Agreement on Trade in Services
subject linked to: WPGR
Working Party on GATS Rules dealsWithAcronym GATS
subject linked to: WPGR
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Working Party on GATS Rules legalFramework General Agreement on Trade in Services
subject linked to: WPGR
WTO dispute settlement appliesTo GATS
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry legalInstrumentInvoked GATS
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
DS526 legalContext WTO agreements on trade in services
linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
TRIMs accord relatedTo General Agreement on Trade in Services