Annex on Telecommunications

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WTO legal text supplementary agreement trade in services instrument

The Annex on Telecommunications is a supplementary legal text to the General Agreement on Trade in Services that sets specific rules and principles governing access to and use of public telecommunications networks and services in international trade.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	WTO legal text → supplementary agreement → trade in services instrument →
adoptedBy	World Trade Organization →
adoptedIn	1994 →
aimsTo	ensure that service suppliers of any WTO Member have access to and use of public telecommunications networks → facilitate trade in services using telecommunications →
appliesTo	measures affecting trade in services → public telecommunications transport networks → public telecommunications transport services → service suppliers of WTO Members →
citationForm	Annex on Telecommunications to the General Agreement on Trade in Services →
contains	provisions on access to and use of public telecommunications transport networks and services → provisions on availability of information on tariffs and technical specifications → provisions on competitive safeguards related to major suppliers → provisions on conditions for access to private leased circuits → provisions on notification of changes in conditions for access and use → provisions on the protection of the confidentiality of messages → provisions on transparency of licensing criteria →
enteredIntoForce	1995-01-01 →
governs	access to public telecommunications networks → use of public telecommunications services →
hasJurisdiction	WTO dispute settlement system →
language	English → French → Spanish →
legalBasisIn	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization →
legalNature	binding on WTO Members that have accepted the GATS →
partOf	General Agreement on Trade in Services → WTO Agreements →
permits	reasonable conditions for access and use of public telecommunications networks →
recognizes	right of Members to maintain public policy regulation in telecommunications →
relatedTo	GATS Annex on Negotiations on Basic Telecommunications → Reference Paper on Regulatory Principles for Basic Telecommunications →
requires	non-discriminatory access to public telecommunications networks for foreign service suppliers → publication of relevant telecommunications measures →
scope	commercial presence using telecommunications networks → consumption abroad of services using telecommunications → cross-border supply of services using telecommunications → presence of natural persons using telecommunications networks →
setsOut	obligations regarding confidentiality of telecommunications → obligations regarding non-discriminatory access to public networks → obligations regarding technical interfaces and standards → obligations regarding transparency of telecommunications regulations → principles on access to and use of public telecommunications networks →
shortName	GATS Annex on Telecommunications →
subjectMatter	telecommunications and trade in services →
usedIn	WTO dispute settlement proceedings involving telecommunications services →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Annex on Telecommunications ("GATS Annex on Negotiations on Basic Telecommunications") → Annex on Telecommunications ("Reference Paper on Regulatory Principles for Basic Telecommunications") →	relatedTo
Annex on Telecommunications ("Annex on Telecommunications to the General Agreement on Trade in Services") →	citationForm
General Agreement on Trade in Services →	contains
Annex on Telecommunications ("GATS Annex on Telecommunications") →	shortName