Committee on Specific Commitments
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The Committee on Specific Commitments is a World Trade Organization body that oversees and reviews member countries’ specific commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Committee on Specific Commitments canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T450312 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Specific Commitments Context triple: [Council for Trade in Services, hasSubordinateBody, Committee on Specific Commitments]
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A.
Committee of Permanent Representatives
The Committee of Permanent Representatives is a key preparatory body of the European Union where member states’ ambassadors coordinate and negotiate on EU legislation and policies before they reach the Council of the European Union for formal decision.
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B.
Permanent Representatives' Committee
The Permanent Representatives' Committee is a key decision-preparatory body of the African Union composed of member states' ambassadors, responsible for overseeing implementation of AU policies and coordinating the work of its various organs.
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C.
Joint Committees
Joint Committees are parliamentary bodies in India composed of members from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, formed to examine specific issues, bills, or matters of public importance in detail.
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D.
Enforcement Committee
The Enforcement Committee is a key body within the World Customs Organization that focuses on international customs enforcement, including combating smuggling, fraud, and other cross-border illicit activities.
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E.
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure is a key body within the U.S. federal judiciary that oversees the development and revision of the procedural rules governing federal courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Specific Commitments Target entity description: The Committee on Specific Commitments is a World Trade Organization body that oversees and reviews member countries’ specific commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
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A.
Committee of Permanent Representatives
The Committee of Permanent Representatives is a key preparatory body of the European Union where member states’ ambassadors coordinate and negotiate on EU legislation and policies before they reach the Council of the European Union for formal decision.
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B.
Permanent Representatives' Committee
The Permanent Representatives' Committee is a key decision-preparatory body of the African Union composed of member states' ambassadors, responsible for overseeing implementation of AU policies and coordinating the work of its various organs.
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C.
Joint Committees
Joint Committees are parliamentary bodies in India composed of members from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, formed to examine specific issues, bills, or matters of public importance in detail.
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D.
Enforcement Committee
The Enforcement Committee is a key body within the World Customs Organization that focuses on international customs enforcement, including combating smuggling, fraud, and other cross-border illicit activities.
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E.
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure is a key body within the U.S. federal judiciary that oversees the development and revision of the procedural rules governing federal courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO body
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intergovernmental committee ⓘ subsidiary body of the Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| addresses | technical questions on scheduling and modification of commitments ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the scope and meaning of scheduled commitments
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enhance transparency of members’ GATS commitments ⓘ facilitate comparability of commitments across members ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Council for Trade in Services in Special Session
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Working Party on Domestic Regulation ⓘ Working Party on GATS Rules ⓘ |
| decisionMaking | consensus ⓘ |
| handles |
issues related to additional commitments under GATS Article XVIII
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issues related to modification and withdrawal of GATS commitments under Article XXI ⓘ |
| hasMandate |
consider technical issues related to scheduling of GATS commitments
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contribute to the progressive liberalization of trade in services through clarification of commitments ⓘ discuss the legal and technical aspects of GATS schedules ⓘ examine classification issues related to services commitments ⓘ improve the understanding of specific commitments undertaken by members ⓘ oversee implementation of specific commitments under GATS ⓘ review WTO members’ schedules of specific commitments in services ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
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WTO Marrakesh Agreement framework ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Geneva ⓘ |
| meetsAt | WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland ⓘ |
| membership | all WTO members ⓘ |
| monitors | technical consistency of schedules with GATS disciplines ⓘ |
| operatesUnder | General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ |
| oversees | implementation of members’ GATS specific commitments ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
Council for Trade in Services
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World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| produces |
background notes and technical papers on GATS scheduling issues
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reports to the Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| reviews | GATS schedules of specific commitments ⓘ |
| scopeOfWork | all WTO members’ GATS schedules of specific commitments ⓘ |
| shortName | CSC ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
GATS specific commitments
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trade in services ⓘ |
| supports | negotiating processes on services by providing technical input on commitments ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | standing committee ⓘ |
| usesClassification |
UN Central Product Classification as reference for services
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W/120 services sectoral classification list ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee on Specific Commitments Description of subject: The Committee on Specific Commitments is a World Trade Organization body that oversees and reviews member countries’ specific commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
Referenced by (2)
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