Annex on Maritime Transport Services
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The Annex on Maritime Transport Services is a specialized component of the WTO’s services framework that sets out disciplines and commitments governing international maritime transport and related services.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| WTO Maritime Transport negotiations | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GATS annex
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WTO legal instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
World Trade Organization
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surface form:
World Trade Organization Members
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| appliesTo |
freight forwarding services related to maritime transport
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maritime agency services ⓘ maritime cargo handling services ⓘ maritime freight transport ⓘ maritime passenger transport ⓘ storage and warehousing services related to maritime transport ⓘ |
| authenticText |
WTO agreements
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surface form:
WTO legal texts collection
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| basedOn | GATS framework and principles ⓘ |
| concerns |
access to port services and infrastructure
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conditions of competition in international shipping ⓘ treatment of foreign maritime service suppliers ⓘ |
| excludes | cabotage services unless otherwise specified by Members ⓘ |
| governs |
access to and use of port services
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auxiliary services to maritime transport ⓘ international maritime transport services ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on WTO Members that have accepted it ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
GATS MFN exemptions in maritime transport
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GATS schedules of specific commitments ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | WTO Council for Trade in Services in Special Session ⓘ |
| negotiationContext |
Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
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surface form:
Uruguay Round services negotiations
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| objective |
to ensure transparency and predictability in maritime transport regulation
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to promote progressive liberalization of maritime transport services ⓘ to provide a multilateral framework for trade in maritime transport services ⓘ |
| partOf |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
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General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Organization services framework
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| relatedInstrument |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
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surface form:
GATS Article II on most-favoured-nation treatment
General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ
surface form:
GATS Article XVI on market access
General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ
surface form:
GATS Article XVII on national treatment
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| relatedTo |
Council for Trade in Services
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surface form:
WTO Council for Trade in Services
Annex on Maritime Transport Services self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
WTO Maritime Transport negotiations
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| requires | scheduling of commitments in Members’ GATS schedules for maritime sectors ⓘ |
| scope | international maritime transport and related services ⓘ |
| setsOut |
disciplines on access to and use of port facilities
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disciplines on auxiliary maritime services ⓘ disciplines on market access in maritime transport ⓘ disciplines on most-favoured-nation treatment in maritime transport ⓘ disciplines on national treatment in maritime transport ⓘ |
| subjectTo | WTO dispute settlement understanding ⓘ |
| usesClassification |
United Nations Central Product Classification for services
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W/120 services sectoral classification list ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
WTO Maritime Transport negotiations