Annex on Air Transport Services
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The Annex on Air Transport Services is a specialized WTO legal text that clarifies how the General Agreement on Trade in Services applies to international air transport and related services, while carving out core traffic rights from its coverage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO legal text
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international agreement annex ⓘ |
| administeredBy | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Marrakesh ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
World Trade Organization
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surface form:
WTO Members
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| adoptedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
air transport services
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aircraft repair and maintenance services ⓘ computer reservation system services ⓘ international air transport services ⓘ selling and marketing of air transport services ⓘ |
| basedOn | principles of the General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all WTO Members ⓘ |
| category |
air transport law
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international trade law ⓘ |
| citation |
Annex on Air Transport Services
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Annex on Air Transport Services to the General Agreement on Trade in Services
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| clarifies |
application of GATS disciplines to air transport services
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scope of GATS in air transport sector ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1995 ⓘ |
| excludes |
air transport services directly related to the exercise of traffic rights
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cabotage traffic rights ⓘ freedoms of the air ⓘ traffic rights ⓘ |
| governs | certain air transport-related services under GATS ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding international treaty provision for WTO Members ⓘ |
| linkedTo | bilateral air services agreements ⓘ |
| objective |
to delineate GATS coverage in the air transport sector
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to preserve states’ sovereignty over traffic rights ⓘ |
| partOf |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
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WTO agreements ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Organization legal framework
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| preserves | existing rights and obligations under bilateral and multilateral air services agreements regarding traffic rights ⓘ |
| recognizes | special characteristics of the air transport sector ⓘ |
| regulates |
market access commitments for covered air transport-related services
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national treatment commitments for covered air transport-related services ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Convention on International Civil Aviation
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surface form:
Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| reviewedBy |
Council for Trade in Services
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surface form:
WTO Council for Trade in Services
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| scope | measures affecting trade in air transport services as specified in the annex ⓘ |
| sector |
air transport
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services ⓘ |
| shortName |
Annex on Air Transport Services
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GATS Annex on Air Transport Services
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| subjectTo | periodic review by WTO Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
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Annex on Air Transport Services
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citation
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Annex on Air Transport Services
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Annex on Air Transport Services to the General Agreement on Trade in Services
this entity surface form:
Annex on Financial Services to GATS
Annex on Air Transport Services
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shortName
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Annex on Air Transport Services
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
GATS Annex on Air Transport Services