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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annex on Maritime Transport Services canonical | 1 |
| WTO Maritime Transport negotiations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T216688 — 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: Annex on Maritime Transport Services Context triple: [General Agreement on Trade in Services, contains, Annex on Maritime Transport Services]
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A.
Annex on Air Transport Services
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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B.
Annex 5 Discharges from Vessels
Annex 5 Discharges from Vessels is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that sets out binational rules and standards to control and reduce pollution from ships in the Great Lakes.
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C.
Annex on Telecommunications
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.
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D.
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements is the section of the WTO legal framework that contains optional, issue-specific trade agreements binding only on those WTO members that choose to accept them.
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E.
Annex 1 Areas of Concern
Annex 1 Areas of Concern is a section of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that identifies and addresses specific geographic locations within the Great Lakes Basin where water quality and ecosystem health are significantly impaired and require targeted remediation efforts.
- 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: Annex on Maritime Transport Services Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Annex on Air Transport Services
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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B.
Annex 5 Discharges from Vessels
Annex 5 Discharges from Vessels is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that sets out binational rules and standards to control and reduce pollution from ships in the Great Lakes.
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C.
Annex on Telecommunications
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.
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D.
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements is the section of the WTO legal framework that contains optional, issue-specific trade agreements binding only on those WTO members that choose to accept them.
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E.
Annex 1 Areas of Concern
Annex 1 Areas of Concern is a section of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that identifies and addresses specific geographic locations within the Great Lakes Basin where water quality and ecosystem health are significantly impaired and require targeted remediation efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Annex on Maritime Transport Services Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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Annex on Maritime Transport Services
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relatedTo
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Annex on Maritime Transport Services
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
WTO Maritime Transport negotiations